War Memorials & Cemeteries

                   

Idaho veteran of three wars, Medal of Honor hero dies

idahostatesman.com     23 hrs ago   9 related          

Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Ed "Too Tall" Freeman of Boise died Wednesday. Freeman, 80, was a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Vietnam on Nov. 14,...                    

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OBITS IN THE NEWS: 0821 obits in the news

heraldextra.com     21 hrs ago   11 related          

Ed Freeman BOISE, Idaho --Ed Freeman, an Army veteran who was awarded the congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam War, has died. Freeman's youngest son, Doug Freeman, says his father died Wednesday in...                    

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Commentary: Farewell to an American hero

mcclatchydc.com     12 hrs ago   1 related          

By Joseph L. Galloway | McClatchy Newspapers For the better part of 60 years, two old Army pilots who loved each other argued over many a meal and drink as to which of them was the second best pilot in the world. Too Tall and...                    

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Speak out, lose job

usatoday.com     yesterday   5 related          

Speaking up in the military can be hazardous to the health of your career, even when it's done to help wounded soldiers or the families of fallen warriors. Last Friday, an Army social services coordinator who told USA TODAY...                    

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Remains of 4 vets to be buried in NH

nashuatelegraph.com     yesterday          

MANCHESTER (AP) – The unclaimed remains of four veterans are scheduled to be buried after years of sitting in a cardboard box at a funeral home. The men will be buried with military honors at the state's veteran's cemetery in...                    

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Apopka woman's 2,700-mile trek on foot finds shared gratitude for troops across the land

orlandosentinel.com     yesterday          

That was the heartening lesson for the Apopka woman, who earlier this month completed a 2,700-mile walk from California to Arlington National Cemetery to salute the troops, her "Journey of a Thousand Thanks." "The one thing...                    

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America Supports You: North Carolina Group Honors State’s Fallen

freerepublic.com     yesterday          

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2008 – More than 100 runners are expected to participate in a 99-mile run Aug. 23-24 hosted by a Greenville, N.C.-based care package group in honor of the 117 North Carolinians who have lost their lives...                    

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basingstokegazette.co.uk: Paratroopers carry the coffin of Private Peter Cowton, who died in Afghanistan in July, at his military funeral in Aldershot basingstokegazette.co.uk

A true British hero

basingstokegazette.co.uk     19-Aug-2008   1 related          

THEY came to remember him. Friends and family gathered to say farewell to Private Peter Cowton, of the 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, who was killed while serving in Afghanistan. The 25-year-old soldier was laid to rest...                    

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A somber vigil in Mashpee

capecodonline.com     19-Aug-2008   6 related          

Dan Mahoney, center, holds a candle during yesterday’s memorial service in Mashpee for his brother, Army Pfc. Paul Conlon, and Marine Pfc. Daniel McGuire.Cape Cod Times/Ron Schloerb MASHPEE — Cardboard boxes full of white taper...                    

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Richard D. Sukeforth

villagesoup.com     18-Aug-2008          

Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, Inc. OWLS HEAD (Aug 18): Richard D. Sukeforth, 84, died unexpectedly at his home Aug. 15, 2008. Born in Rockland on Dec. 26, 1923, he was the son of Earl H. and Ethel Clarke Sukeforth....                    

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