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Kevin Thomas Kolm, New York, U. S. Marines
"Hero Cpl. Kevin T. Kolm, a member of the United States Marine Corps who was killed on April 13 while fighting in Iraq on behalf of his country. At the time of his death, Kevin, 23, was serving in the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.
He arrived in Iraq on March 20 as part of the Marine contingent that replaced the Army's 101st Airborne Division in the Fallujah area. Kevin served as a crew chief for an amphibious assault vehicle, a lightly armored troop carrier capable of landing on a beach and then driving on shore. He was killed while part of an effort to rescue a group of Marines pinned down in Fallujah, when his own vehicle came under attack. He died saving the lives of others. " More...
Charles Todd Caldwell, Massachusetts, U. S. National Guard
"Someone gave me the idea of recording messages on a mini tape recorder. So we did, we sent tape recorder messages, an hour long, each of them. I have a total of 12 or so which are the best idea someone could of given me. " More...
James Cawley, Utah, U. S. Marines
"My brother was SSGT James W Cawley. He was a reservist with the USMC. This is a letter he wrote to his 8 year old son, Cecil, the night before left for Iraq...
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Andrew Robbins, North Carolina, U.S. Army
"June 8, 2003. My mom and I were in North Carolina where our next home would be. We had been there a week, had moved there from a three year stay in Germany. My dad was at war. I woke up to a sound I never wanted to hear." More...
Victor A. Rosaleslomeli, California, U.S. Army
"Three months after giving birth we were forced to take my son to California due to an upcoming deployment to Iraq. One month later we deployed. " More...
John R. Sullivan, Kansas, U.S. Army
"Army Specialist John R. Sullivan is the third of my six sons. He was killed Nov. 15, 2003, in the same helicopter crash as Pierre Piche (John was also in the 626th FSB--a dang proud Rakkasan--with Pierre) and 15 other soldiers. He was 26. " More...
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