Posted on 05/27/2013 9:08:29 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
Let us never forget those who gave their life for our freedoms.
Remembering the brave men and women who gave their “last full measure of devotion” for our freedoms, requires us to take a moment on this Memorial Day to focus on the individuals behind the numbers and remember they are not just names on a wall.
One of those individuals who gave everything he had for us was Marine Captain John J. McKenna IV who was killed on August 16, 2006 during an operation in Fallujah Iraq.
The story of John McKenna’s life and death is the story of a genuine American hero. Having had the great honor of spending a day with John J. McKenna III, the Captain’s father, I learned the story of how the McKenna family got the awful news of his death. It was a reminder that the heroes who step forward to defend us, come from America’s greatest asset: our families.
Captain McKenna lost his life trying to comfort one of his men, Lance Corporal Michael Glover. They were conducting an operation near Fallujah Iraq when...
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“They are not names on a wall,” especially the unknowns. Prayers for the Gold Star families.
May 26, 2013 by Tim Brown
Obama Snubs Marine Just Before Memorial Day Weekend
As Barack Obama prepared to board Marine One for the Naval Academy graduation on Friday in Annapolis, Maryland, he snubbed the Marine posted at the helicopter by failing to return a salute.
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