PFC. Andrew M. Krippner KIA - Military Funeral Jun. 2011

PFC. Andrew M. Krippner KIA – Military Funeral Jun. 2011

Jun. 4, 2011 Dallas, TX. Andrew Mark Krippner, better known as Andy, was given Full Military Honors at DFW National Cemetery.

James Arness, 88, WWII Hero and legendary cowboy died

James Arness, 88, WWII Hero and legendary cowboy died

James Arness, the actor who played Marshal Matt Dillon on the long running television series Gunsmoke, died on Friday, June 3, 2011, at the age of 88.

Vietnam MIA's Memorial Day Tribute 2011

Vietnam MIA’s Memorial Day Tribute 2011

On Nov. 12, 1969, Dennany and Tucci were flying the number three aircraft of three F-4Ds escorting an AC-130 gunship on a night strike mission …

SSGT Omar Aceves Full Military Honors Funeral

SSGT Omar Aceves Full Military Honors Funeral

Dallas, TX, Jan. 21, 2011 US Army SSGT Omar Aceves was laid to rest with full military honors at Dallas Ft. Worth National Cemetery. After the funeral services at Grace Baptist Church, family and friends boarded their vehicles and formed a funeral procession. They were escorted by the Dallas Police Department Escort Detail and North Texas Patriot Guard Riders from the church to the cemetery.

US Army SSGT Omar Aceves Military Funeral

US Army SSGT Omar Aceves Military Funeral

Dallas, TX, Jan 21, 2011 US Army Honor Guard transferred the remains of one of their own to the Grace Temple Baptist Church. Family members of SSGT. Omar Aceves and military service members gathered for an open casket viewing.

SSGT Omar Aceves, KIA, Homecoming Jan. 20, 2011

SSGT Omar Aceves, KIA, Homecoming Jan. 20, 2011

Dallas, TX Jan. 20, 2011 at DFW, a charted flight from Dover, DE, landed at approximately 10:15 with the remains of SSGT. Omar Aceves. The winds were brisk and temperature was in the low 30′s and falling. The light rain and fog just added to the miserable weather.

SSGT Omar Aceves, 30, KIA, returns home on Thursday, at DFW

SSGT Omar Aceves, 30, KIA, returns home on Thursday, at DFW

SSGT Omar Aceves, 30, KIA, Jan. 17, 2011 is returning home to N. Texas’ DFW Airport on Thursday morning. Staff Sergeant Omar Aceves is survived by his wife, 6 children, his mother and father, and two brothers and two sisters.

Maj. Richard D. Winters a WWII Hero died at 92

Maj. Richard D. Winters a WWII Hero died at 92

Major Richard “Dick” D. Winters died January 2, 2011, he was a United States Army officer and decorated war veteran. His life was recounted in the best-selling book and HBO mini-series “Band of Brothers,” . He commanded Company “E”, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, during World War II.

Body of US Military Expert found in DE landfill

Body of US Military Expert found in DE landfill

John P. Wheeler III, 66, was found dead in a Delaware landfill, and his death has been ruled a homicide by Newark, Del., police. They are asking the public for leads in the case.

Navy WWII veteran and baseball Hall of Famer, Bob Feller, dies at 92

Navy WWII veteran and baseball Hall of Famer, Bob Feller, dies at 92

A feature on the Navy Times shared the passing of Bob Feller, a Hall of Fame pitcher and Navy veteran, who served in the Navy for four years during World War II. Bob FellerHis service in the Navy prevented him from achieving what is considered as the “traditional standards of pitching greatness”: winning 300 games, or striking out 3,000 batters. He finished his career with 266 victories and 2,581 strikeouts, but he was remembered as saying: “I’m not too much concerned about my baseball career… I want to be remembered as a good American citizen, who enjoyed baseball and farming with his dad. And when it was time to fish or cut bait, I signed up two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor.”

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