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Home > Archive by category "Fallen Heroes"


Marine from N.J. dies in Iraq CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — The military is investigating the death of a North Carolina-based Marine who died over the weekend in Iraq, the Department of Defense said April 3. Pfc. Miguel A. Marcial III, 19, of Secaucus, N.J., died April 1 in Anbar province....
Pvt Noah L. Boye
October 16th, 2011 1 Comment


Hundreds gather to honor fallen Grand Island Marine Associated Press GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Marine Pvt. Noah Boye will be remembered for his distinctive smile, a big husky laugh and the way he touched people’s lives. About 700 people turned out Wednesday at the Evangelical Free Church as Boye was...
Sgt Adan Gonzales Jr.
October 16th, 2011 18 Comments


Marine from Bakersfield dies in Afghanistan The Associated Press BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A Marine from Bakersfield who had survived a tour of duty in Iraq and previous combat experiences has been killed while fighting in Afghanistan. The Pentagon reported Tuesday that 28-year-old Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr. Bakersfield died Sunday after...
Sgt Alan D. Sherman
October 16th, 2011 1 Comment


N.J. Marine reservist killed in Iraq Associated Press FOLSOM, Pa. — A New Jersey Marine reportedly was among three American servicemen killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, military officials said Wednesday. The reservist was identified as Sgt. Alan Sherman, 36, according to broadcast reports. Sherman was serving with a...
Cpl Bryan J. Scripsick
October 14th, 2011 1 Comment


Pauls Valley Marine killed in Iraq The Associated Press TULSA, Okla. — Friends and family members of an Oklahoma Marine are remembering him following his death in a suicide bomb attack north of Baghdad. Cpl. Bryan Scripsick was among several casualties in the attack in Anbar province on Sept. 6,...
Cpl Anthony G. Mihalo
October 14th, 2011


Chicago-area Marine killed in Afghanistan Staff report A 22-year-old enlisted Marine with ties to the Chicago area died Thursday in Afghanistan, his family told local media. Lance Cpl. Tony Mihalo grew up in Naperville, Ill. The Defense Department has not confirmed his death by press time, and no unit information...
Capt Trevor J. Yurista
October 14th, 2011 1 Comment


Camp Pendleton Marine dies in Afghanistan The Associated Press PLEASANT VALLEY, N.Y. — A 32-year-old Camp Pendleton, Calif., Marine has died in Afghanistan. The Defense Department says 1st Lt. Trevor Yurista of Hudson Valley, N.Y., died Monday in Helmand province. He was assigned to the 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine...
Capt Joshua S. Meadows
October 14th, 2011 2 Comments


MarSOC officer killed in Afghanistan Staff report A California-based Marine was killed Saturday in Afghanistan’s Farah province, the Pentagon reported Wednesday. Capt. Joshua S. Meadows, 30, of Bastrop, Texas, died from wounds sustained during a firefight, friends told the Elgin Courier, his hometown newspaper. A UH-1N Huey pilot, he was...
Capt Aaron J. Contreras
October 14th, 2011


Religious father of three was ‘determined at everything’ By Patrick McMahon USA Today To his hometown parish priest, Marine Capt. Aaron Contreras, 31, was a devout Catholic who knew his Bible inside and out. “He was a very unusual young man in a spiritual way,” recalled the Rev. Tom McCarthy,...
1stLt Oscar Jimenez
October 14th, 2011


Marine from San Diego killed in Iraq Associated Press SAN DIEGO — A 34-year-old Marine from San Diego was killed while fighting in the Anbar province of Iraq, military officials have announced. Marine 1st Lt. Oscar Jimenez was killed by enemy fire on Sunday, the Department of Defense said Monday....
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