SSgt MICHAEL A. BOCKMARINEMarine Staff Sgt. Michael A. Bock, 26, of Leesburg, Fla. SSgt. Bock was assigned to 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine …
Manuel Puentes
Ssg MANUEL R. PUENTESARMYManuel Rameriz Puentes was born on August 28, 1950. According to our records Texas was his home or enlistment state and El Paso County included within the …
Brandon Meyer
SPC BRANDON A. MEYERARMYBrandon Meyer was a wide-smiling pastor’s son with a sarcastic sense of humor and a fondness for practical jokes. And when he first spoke by telephone with …
Floyd Whittaker
SSG FLOYD WHITTAKERARMYMabel Stansbury, sister of the late Staff Sgt. Floyd E. Whittaker, receives an Honor and Remember flag during a ceremony at the Ferguson House in Lincoln. Picture by …
Edwin Wood
PFC EDWIN C. WOODARMYOn the ground in Afghanistan barely more than a month, Edwin “Eddie” Wood already had survived one bomb attack. Back out on patrol Monday as a scout …
Adam Herold
SPC ADAM G. HEROLDARMYLINCOLN — Families of fallen military members asked Nebraska senators this year to provide legal recognition to a special flag that honors their loved ones. What they …
Caleb Nelson
P01 CALEB A. NELSONNAVYPetty Officer 1st Class (PO1) Caleb Nelson, 26, strongly felt that God had directed him into the SEALs and had given him the skills to excel in …
Robert Yllescas
CPT ROBERT J. YLLESCASARMYRobert J. Yllescas was born on October 7, 1977 to Otto Yllescas and Barb Vorthmann in Guatemala. He has a brother Christopher, two sisters Jennifer and Natalie. …
Lonnie Allen
Sgt LONNIE C. ALLENARMYStories and memories of a compassionate and fun-loving soldier who marched to the beat of his own drum filled a small church in Bellevue on Sunday. Army …