LBGA

We will not tire, we will not falter, we will not fail.

On September the 11th, enemies of freedom committed an act of war against our country. Americans have known wars, but for the past 136 years they have been wars on foreign soil, except for one Sunday in 1941. Americans haveknown the casualties of war, but not at the center of a great city on a peaceful morning.
Americans have known surprise attacks, but never before on thousands of civilians. All of this was brought upon us in a single day, and night fell on a different world,a world where freedom itself is under attack.
- George W. Bush

artwork by Billie

Fallen Heroes

January 30, 2003 - Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment

Sgt. Gregory Frampton,
37, of California. He is survived by his wife and his mother.

Chief Warrant Officer 2
Thomas Gibbons,
31, of Maryland. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Staff Sgt. Daniel Kisling Jr.,
31, of Neosho, Mo. He is survived by his wife and three children.

Chief Warrant Officer 3
Mark O'Steen,
43, of Alabama. He is survived by his wife and three children.

February 25, 2003 - Camp Udairi, Kuwait
V Corps' 11th Attack Helicopter Regiment

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy W. Moehling,
36, of Panama City, Fla. He is survived by his wife, Lisa and three children; Alex, Sarah and Noah.

Spc. William J. Tracy,
27, Manchester, N.H. Single - Tracy was a soldier to the core, volunteering for every mission.

Chief Warrant Officer 2
John D. Smith,
32, of Salt Lake City, Utah. He is survived by his wife, Meredith and daughters, Kiara and Madeline.

Spc. Rodrigo Gonzalez-Garza,
26, San Antonio, TX. Single - When he stayed at the home of a friend with a small baby, Gonzo would get up during the night to change his diapers or play with him.

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The waving flag came from a Quicktime movie I made of the flag with my digital camera on the day my son graduated from Airborne School at Ft. Benning, GA. It was a great day for the flag and for me.