David Yee
“David was a Navy veteran of 20 years. He was born in Reno, Nevada and made his childhood home in Sparks, Nevada. He always made friends easily. When he was young, our neighborhood had a lot of children – he was always the oldest, and the neighborhood kids looked up to him. He was an […]
Stephen Akins
Stephen was born September 11, 1983 in Midland, TX. He grew up loving the outdoors and enjoyed spending time in the mountains, hunting, fishing, and camping. Stephen had a heart of gold and one of the greatest rewards in his life was helping others. His mother said he recently volunteered with the Wounded Warrior Project […]
Hampton Alley
Hampton was born on October 25, 1989. He attended Bluefield High and then Princeton Senior High schools in WV. He joined the Army when he was 17. Hampton served in the 3rd Brigade 2 Platoon Transportation in Korea, and the 101st Airborne Division, Rakkasans at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.Hampton joined the Army after high school. He […]
Wade Baker
“Wade Baker was born November 12, 1970 in a small town in central Iowa to Darrell and Candy Baker. He was welcomed home by a 4 year old sister, Laura. Their childhood was the American dream. A loving family that was there every night, playing with friends until the street lights came on and never […]
Coy Barnard
“My husband is from everywhere. He called Colorado home, though. He served 3 deployments and several duty stations during his time in the Army. He was a military police officer. He was in 9 years when he became a veteran and was working for the Department of Justice for a year prior to his death. […]
Jonathan Bartlett
Suicide Claims Life of ‘Cocky’ Wounded Veteran Featured in HBO’s ‘Alive Day Memories’‘We Knew He Had Demons,’ War Veteran’s Mom Says by Kate WiltroutThe Virginian-Pilot, April 20, 2012 Jonathan Bartlett, shown above exercising inside a hospital rehab facility, has died. His family confirmed his death on April 17, 2012 was a suicide. (Vicki Cronis-Nohe, The […]
James Bearup
“Our brother might’ve survived the Afghan war but a part of him never returned home. Several years later this war finally consumed another American hero. Stats will never paint the true picture of our country’s loss.He served his country with honor and without fear. It’s a horrible shame to have ones loved one come home […]
Joshua Berry
Shared by his father, Howard, after speaking to Josh on the phone: “He felt like he had won the lottery.” Joshua Berry was excited and eager – ready to be finally heading home from Afghanistan via Fort Hood. After a year-long deployment in Afghanistan, SGT Berry was in a transition program at Fort Hood, awaiting […]
Nicholas Beswick
Nick was deployed to Afghanistan in July of 2013 with the 946th Transportation Company of the US Army. His dates of Service were 8/25/13 – 11/15/13. Nick earned the Army Achievement Award for exceptionally meritorious service as a motor transport operator in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.When he was released early in November 2013, he […]
David Biehl
“I joined the United States Army at the age of 17. I was a junior at Central Valley High School when I joined. I wanted the privilege and honor to represent my flag in a foreign country. I have worn this flag for two years in Iraq. I have worn this flag with pride and […]