Category Archive for 'Memorial Day Tributes'

Roslyn Schulte

AF 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte, killed in action May 20, 2009.

She passed up on the Ivy leagues to go to the Air Force Academy. She qualified for state in five different sports in high school, was an all-American in college, a qualified pilot.

Cpl. Jennifer M. Parcell, 20, of Bel Air, Md., died Feb. 7 [2007] while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Parcell was assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.

Cpl. Jennifer M. Parcell, 20, of Bel Air, Md., died Feb. 7 [2007] while supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq

Sgt. Amanda Pinson, killed in action march 16, 2006

Although all of our soldiers are precious to us Amanda was like a daughter to me and she will always be loved and remain in my thoughts, prayers, and in my heart. I will forever miss hearing Amanda calling me Old Man.

Spc. Jessica Sarandrea, 22, of Miami, was killed during a mortar attack, March 3 2009, in Mosul, Iraq.

“Her heart and personality were larger than life and she had a smile that could warm anyone’s heart,” said Staff Sgt. Donald Carlisle, Sarandrea’s section sergeant.

She fidgeted with her black bracelet showing a black and white portrait of a man wearing dark sunglasses inscribed with a date and some words. Underneath her uniform, she wears a cross concealing within it, a vial of ashes. She smiled as she said, “I am a walking memorial of my brother.”

A Polish military rifle team standby to deliver a twenty-one gun salute during a Memorial Day ceremony May 26, 2008, at Camp Echo, Iraq

Photo: A Polish military rifle team standby to deliver a twenty-one gun salute during a Memorial Day ceremony

Toby Keith spent a few hours talking with us, singing, and taking photographs with us. He is the first person to come to a firebase in the middle of nowhere. This was a huge morale booster for everyone and the soldiers at FOB Mizan can’t say enough good things about him. He is very down to earth and just an all-around good guy.

Memorial Day 2008

Memorial Day poster from DoD 2008

Photo: DoD poster for Memorial Day 2008

Memorial Day 2007

Amanda Pinson

Amanda Pinson, KIA March 16, 2006

Jason Dunham, KIA April 14, 2004

Terrence Crowe KIA June 7, 2005

Charles H. Simmins, Sr. RIP July 12, 1985