MEMORIAL DAY 2012 VALOR In valor there is hope -Publius Cornelius Tacitus

Medal of Honor Army Medal of Honor Navy I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. -Thomas Paine

Distinguished Service Cross Air Force Cross Navy Cross

Cpl Jason L Dunham USMC 10 NOV APR 04 Not Forgotten SFC Paul Ray Smith US Army 24 SEP APR 03 Not Forgotten Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" -Isaiah 6:8

LT Michael Patrick Murphy USN 7 MAY JUN 05 Not Forgotten SFC Jared C Monti US Army 20 SEP JUN 06 Not Forgotten These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. -Thomas Paine

MAA2 Michael A Monsoor USN 5 APR SEP 06 Not Forgotten PFC Ross A McGinness US Army 14 JUN DEC 06 Not Forgotten On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation! -Thomas William Parsons

SSG Robert James Miller US Army 14 OCT JAN 08 Not Forgotten Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored. -Daniel Webster TSgt John A Chapman USAF 14 JUL MAR 02 Not Forgotten

SrA Jason Dean Cunningham USAF 2 MAR MAR 02 Not Forgotten It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. -Norman Schwarzkopf Capt Brent Lee Morel USMC 26 JUL APR 04 Not Forgotten

Sgt Rafael Peralta USMC 7 APR NOV 04 Not Forgotten LCpl Christopher S Adlesperger 24 OCT DEC 04 Not Forgotten These Marines were here because for them doing nothing was not an option. -Lt. Col. Michael Hudson

Cpl Jason S Clairday USMC 23 MAY DEC 04 Not Forgotten ST2 Matthew Gene Axelson US Navy 25 JUN JUN 05 Not Forgotten They fell, but o'er their glorious grave Floats free the banner of the cause they died to save. -Francis Marion Crawford

GM2 Daniel Phillip Dietz US Navy 26 JAN JUN 05 Not Forgotten SGT Charles E Wychoff US Army 10 NOV JUN 07 Not Forgotten Only two defining forces have died for you. Jesus, for your sins and American Troops, for your freedom. -Unknown

SSG Travis W Atkins US Army 9 DEC JUN 07 Not Forgotten CW4 Keith Yoakum US Army 24 NOV FEB 07 Not Forgotten American soldiers in battle don't fight for what some president says on T.V., they don't fight for mom, apple pie, the American flag... they fight for one another. -LTC Hal Moore

LCpl Jordan C Haerter USMC 30 JUL APR 08 Not Forgotten Cpl Jonathan T Yale USMC 22 JAN APR 08 Not Forgotten Heroes are never forgotten, we live their memory daily through our freedom. -Unknown

Cpl Michael W Ouellette USMC 25 MAY MAR 09 Not Forgotten LCpl Donald J Hogan USMC 25 NOV AUG 09 Not Forgotten The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect. -Bill Frist

Our deaths are not ours, They are yours. They will mean what you make them mean. We leave you our deaths, Give them meaning. We were young, We have died, Please remember us. -A. MacLeish

Rest easy, sleep well my brothers. Know the line has held, your job is done. Rest easy, sleep well. Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held. Peace, peace, and farewell... - Unknown