| Pfc. Lukas C. Hopper, 1/505th, Dies in Iraq 5 days ago by mark12ministries On Friday, October 30th, just two weeks before rotating home, Private First Class Lukas C. Hopper was killed in a vehicle accident outside of Baghdad, Iraq. Pfc. Hopper was an airborne infantryman in Company D, 1/505th PIR, 3rd Bde, 82nd Airborne. He was from Merced, CA. and is survived by his paren ... Mark12ministries's Weblog - mark12ministries.wordpress.com · 5 references | | REAL PEOPLE, REAL LOSSES 5 days ago by marthagillis Many family members and friends of those who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan want their nation to remember their loved one as more than an anonymous casualty statistic scrolling across the bottom of some TV screen. Author Joanna Fuchs put it simply and eloquently in her poem: Traditional Memorial ... Touched By the War - touchedbythewar.wordpress.com | | Military Family Month ~ 6 days ago by yankeemom President Proclaims Military Family Month American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2009 - President Barack Obama pledged his support of military members and their families and said Americans have a “solemn obligation” to preserve their well-being in his proclamation declaring November as Mi ... yankeemom.com - yankeemom.com · Rank: 89,471 · 40 references | | IMAGINED HORRORS 16 days ago by marthagillis DIARY ENTRY June 30, 2009 Times when I’m with my grandchildren are inescapably poignant. I hear echoes of similar scenes 20-plus years ago, when the toddler laughing and prattling was Brian, not my grandchild. Does his mother remember that bright shining face and then wonder what horror the IED left ... Touched By the War - touchedbythewar.wordpress.com | |