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Matthew Henderson

CPL MATTHEW HENDERSONMARINEMatthew Henderson was born on May 15, 1979, in Columbia, MI, and was a 1998 graduate of Palmyra High School in Palmyra, NE. Following high school, Matthew went …

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Johnny Douangdara

PO1 (SEAL) JOHNNY DOUANGDARA NAVYPetty Officer First Class Johnny Douangdara was born December 29, 1984 in Sioux City, IA. He was the third of five children of his parents – …

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Joseph Cemper

SPC JOSEPH CEMPERNAVYJoseph Brian Cemper was born on November 15, 1989 in Omaha, NE to SFC Eugene B. Cemper and Angela Cemper. As a young boy, Joseph played football, soccer, …

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Garrison Avery

1LT GARRISON AVERYARMYGarrison Avery – just the name rings with memories and proud, happy thoughts for many people – especially for me, his mother. Garrison was a person who loved …

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Trever Erickson

TREVER ERICKSONAIR FORCETrever Erickson was born in Osmond, Nebraska on January 23, 1988. On March 3, 2006, Trever enlisted in the United States Air Force as a Security Forces member …

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Lantham Dodson

LANTHAM DODSONARMYMajor Lantham Wade Dodson was born on December 26, 1970 in St. Louis, Missouri. He grew up in Webster and attended Webster High School. After graduating high school, he …

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Christopher Allgaier

CW3 Christopher M. AllgaierARMYChris Allgaier was born in Omaha, NE on July 25, 1973 to parents Bob and Sally Allgaier. He had an older brother, Rob, and a younger sister, …

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William Egle

Pvt WILLIAM (Will) EGLE JRARMYPvt William (Will) Egle Jr, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Division, age 24, was KIA near Cierges, France on August 1, 1918, during the “Second Battle of …

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Leo and Rudolph Blitz

MM2 LEO BLITZ – FIC RUDOLPH BLITZNAVYLeo and Rudolph Blitz were born in Lincoln, NE on April 9, 1921. They were two of twelve children in the family of Russian …

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Paul R. Hayduska, Jr.

ET3 PAUL R. HAYDUSKA, JR.NAVYWho was Paul R. Hayduska? Paul was a Vietnam Veteran in the U.S. Navy. He was a son, a brother, a friend, a husband to Kathy, …