Hero Stories for May 2010

Died: May 20, 2010 in Kirkuk, Iraq Spc. Stanley J. Sokolowski, III of Ocean, New Jersey died at age 26 in Kirkuk, Iraq, in a non-combat related incident. Special Troops Battalion 1st Brigade 1st Armored Division Fort Bliss, Texas To be updated&#8230; <

PFC Michael W. Shipman Jr., U.S. Army, Camp Kadena Japan PFC Michael Shipman was killed in a training accident while on active duty while serving his country at Camp Kadena Japan on November 13, 2009. He was survived by a his father, Mother who is still on active duty with the army, his sister, and a very large family. He will be missed but never forgotten . He was interred at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton,

Born: August 31, 1984 in Beaver, Pennsylvania Died: April 16, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq Spc. Aaron M. Genevie of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania attended Hopewell High School and was a 2003 graduate of McConnellsburg High School that included a close-knit 66 students graduating that year. He worked in the shipping department of TB Wood&#8217;s Inc., a Chambersburg transmission [.

Pfc. Jason D. Fingar, 24, of Columbia, Missouri, died May 22, 2010, in Durai, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his military vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Fingar was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. </d

Born: November 4, 1982 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Died: August 31, 2007 in Landstuhl, Germany Sgt. Kevin A. Gilbertson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa was a graduate of Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School and was known as an upbeat, rabble-rousing, ball of fire nicknamed Gilmoe. He joined the Army right out of high school in hopes of [.

VAN NUYS, CA - May 20, 2010: On Saturday and Sunday May 29-30, 2010, hundreds of dedicated Operation Gratitude Volunteers will assemble and ship thousands of Care Packages to U.S. Military personnel deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq and on ships at sea, during the signature weekend of the organization's 2010 Patriotic Drive. During Saturday's official program at noon, the group will announce the total number of letters collected locally in pursuit of the $50,000 grant offered by BJ's Wholesale ...

VAN NUYS, CA - May 20, 2010: On Saturday and Sunday May 29-30, 2010, hundreds of dedicated Operation Gratitude Volunteers will assemble and ship thousands of Care Packages to U.S. Military personnel deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq and on ships at sea, during the signature weekend of the organization's 2010 Patriotic Drive. During Saturday's official program at noon, the group will announce the total number of letters collected locally in pursuit of the $50,000 grant offered by BJ's Wholesale ...

Died: May 18, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan Col. John M. McHugh of New Jersey attended James Caldwell High School in 1982 before attending West Point Military Academy. He died at age 46 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their convoy with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Army U.S. Army Battle Command Training [.

Died: May 17, 2010 in Helmand, Afghanistan Staff Sgt. Adam L. Perkins of Antelope, California died at age 27 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Marines 7th Engineer Support Battalion 1st Marine Logistics Group I Marine Expeditionary Force Camp Pendleton, California To be updated&#8230; <

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