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, 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.
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
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, 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
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.
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.”
Pvt. Devon J Harris, KIA, Military Honors Dec. 6, 2010
On Dec. 6, 2010 at DFW National Cemetery members of the North Texas Patriot Guard Riders escorted the body of Pvt. Devon Harris to his …
Pvt. Austin G Staggs, N. Texan among 6 killed by Afgan cop
The family of Pvt. Austin G Staggs contacted us earlier today to advise us of their trip to Dover AFB to witness the dignified transfer. They also confirmed he would be coming home to North Texas for burial. The 19-year-old grew up in Weatherford and attended high school there. He graduated from a private school and then joined the Army.
Pvt. Devon Harris KIA is returning home to North Texas
Pvt. Devon Harris’ mother Sorainya Harris, brother and twin sister will face Christmas this year without their loved one, who was killed late last week. The 24-year-old Army private had been in Afghanistan only a month when a rocket-propelled grenade killed him.









