| Heroes |
| Heroes |
| Army Staff Sgt. Brian Cody Prosser, 28, of Frazier Park, CA (Kern County), died Dec. 5, 2001, when a B-52 dropped a 2,000-pound bomb too close to his position in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He served in the 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky. |
| Army Pfc. Brian A. Botello 19, of Alta, Iowa; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died April 29 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations. |
| Army Pfc. Travis W. Buford 23, of Galveston, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Feb. 23 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq, on Feb. 22. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Joshua R. Hager and Pfc. Rowan D. Walter. |
| Army Pfc. Nicholas E. Riehl 21, of Shiocton, Wis.; assigned to the 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.; died April 27 in Fallujah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat patrol. |
| Army Cpl. Ray M. Bevel 22, of Andrews, Texas; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.; died April 21 in Yusufiyah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat patrol operations |
| Army Sgt. Mario K. DeLeon 26, of San Francisco; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died April 16 in Baghdad of wounds sustained from enemy small-arms fire. |
Cpl. Bradley T. Arms, 20, of Charlottesville,
Va. died Nov. 19, as result of enemy action in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
the Marine Corps Reserve’s 4th Combat
Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division,
headquartered in Baltimore, Md.
Va. died Nov. 19, as result of enemy action in
Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to
the Marine Corps Reserve’s 4th Combat
Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division,
headquartered in Baltimore, Md.
| Army Pfc. Cory C. Kosters 19, of The Woodlands, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died March 5 in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit during combat operations. |
| Army Pvt. Barry W. Mayo 21, of Ecru, Miss. .; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died March 5 in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. |
| Army Sgt. Daniel E. Woodcock 25, of Glennallen, Alaska; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died March 11, in Ad Dawr, Iraq, of wounds suffered from a building explosion while on combat patrol. |
| Cpl. Ian W. Stewart, 21, of Lake Hughes, Calif., died Dec. 12 as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. |
| Army Staff Sgt. Charles D. Allen 28, of Wasilla, Alaska; assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Jan. 4 in Baghdad of injuries suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations. |
| Army Cpl. Jeremiah J. Johnson 23, of Vancouver, Wash.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Jan. 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when his vehicle rolled over Dec. 26 in Baghdad. |
| Army 2nd Lt. Mark J. Daily 23, of Irvine, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas; died Jan. 15 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. |
| If you have a photo of a loved one who paid the ultimate price for our freedom, and would like to see it here, send to: Collectors World Online Heroes |
| A huge thank you to the owners of the MySpace page "In loving memory of all USMC / US ARMY" for their generous contribution to the making pf this tribute. Ian~ |
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THERE ARE SOME THINGS I MUST DO, TO KEEP THE PROMISE I MADE. I'M SURE THERE WILL BE SOME HEARTACHE, AND I KNOW THAT YOU'LL CRY TEARS, BUT YOUR SON IS A MARINE! NOW, MOM; THERE IS NOTHING YOU SHOULD FEAR IF I EVER GO TO WAR DAD, I KNOW THAT YOU'LL BE STRONG, BUT YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY DAD, CAUSE YOU TAUGHT ME RIGHT FROM WRONG. YOU KEPT ME FIRMLY ON THE GROUND, YET STILL TAUGHT ME HOW TO FLY, YOUR SON IS A MARINE! DAD, I LOVE YOU SEMPER FI!!! IF I EVER GO TO WAR MY BROTHERS, THERE ARE SOME THINGS I WANT TO SAY, YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD MY BACK, AND I KNOW IT'S MY TIME TO REPAY. YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY DAYBREAK, THROUGH ALL OF LIFE'S DARK CLOUDS, YOUR BROTHER'S A MARINE! BRO'S, I PROMISE I'LL MAKE YOU PROUD! IF I EVER GO TO WAR MY SISTERS, WE'LL NEVER BE APART, THOUGH WE MAY NOT MEET AGAIN, I'LL HOLD YOU IN MY HEART. REMEMBER ALL THE TIMES WE HAD, DON'T LET YOUR MEMORIES CEASE, YOUR BROTHER IS A MARINE! MY SISTERS, AND I'LL DIE TO BRING YOU PEACE! AND IF I GO TO HEAVEN, AND SEE THOSE PEARLY GATES, ILL GLADLY DECLINE ENTRANCE, THEN STAND MY POST AND WAIT. I'M SORRY SIR I CAN'T COME IN, I'M SORT OF IN A BIND. YOU SEE SIR I'M STILL A MARINE! MY GOD, SO I CAN'T LEAVE THEM BEHIND. |
Lance Cpl. Jason C. Cooling, an infantryman assigned to C Company,
1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5,
embraces a set of identification tags belonging to Lance Cpl.
Christopher B. Cosgrove III. Twenty-three year-old Cosgrove was killed in
action Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. A memorial service was held Oct. 8, where hundreds of fellow
Marines and sailors gathered to honor Cosgrove. He was from Cedar
Knolls, N.J.
1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5,
embraces a set of identification tags belonging to Lance Cpl.
Christopher B. Cosgrove III. Twenty-three year-old Cosgrove was killed in
action Oct. 1 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar Province,
Iraq. A memorial service was held Oct. 8, where hundreds of fellow
Marines and sailors gathered to honor Cosgrove. He was from Cedar
Knolls, N.J.
| Lance Cpl. Michael J. Alfred, 22, of of Hyde Park, Utah. died Sept 6 due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl Alfred was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. |
| Sgt. Brandon M. Stair pays his final respects to Staff Sgt. Christopher M. Zimmerman who was killed in action Sept. 30, 2006. Marines from 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 5 memorialized Zimmerman Sept. 30 at Camp Fallujah's Chapel of Hope. |
| Cpl. Marcus A. Johnson, a 21-year-old mortarman, spends a moment to pray for his fallen friend Lance Cpl. Rene Matinez in the Camp Habbaniyah Chapel in Habbaniyah, Iraq Oct. 5. Johnson and other Marines of I Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment were there to honor Martinez's memory. Martinez, a 20-year-old mortarman from Miami-Dade, Fla., was killed while conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar Province. Johnson is from Worcester, Mass. All Marines serve under Regiment Combat Team 5 and will be conducting operations for the next several months. |
Holding the Flag By the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve |
| Cpl. Johnathan a Lahmann of Richmond, Indiana. Lahmann died Dec. 10 after an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while in combat near Tikrit, Iraq. |