November 16, 2010 PATROL BASE SHANFIELD, Afghanistan — The dust of Patrol Base Shanfield turned to gold as the sun started a long plunge toward the Marjah countryside. As the Marines came forward to pay their final respects, it peeked over hesco walls and snuck under the camouflage netting that covered the place where they knelt in honor of 1st Lt. James R. Zimmerman.

Nov. 16, 2010 White House, President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta for extraordinary bravery in the face of almost death. Giunta is the first living recipient of the award since the Vietnam War.

USFallen.org is pleased to announce Roberto Duran, 5-time World Boxing Champion and International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, is not only a big fan of ours, buts wants to get involved with our mission. Not only will he conduct meetings with us, but also catch the Pacquiao vs Margarito fight at the Cowboys Stadium on Saturday.

Cody A. Board – Memorial Tribute. This video highlights the events of Pfc. Cody A. Board, KIA Oct. 4, his homecoming on Oct 14, and interment on Oct. 16, at Ft. Sills National Cemetery.

McKinney, TX (Oct. 14, 2010) at 4:00PM and as family, friends, Patriot Guard Riders, 1st Cavalry, and the southern comfort of a appreciative community welcomed their hero home- Pfc. Cody A. Board.

Considering this young warrior has paid the ultimate price you would think his funeral procession would be allowed access free of charge. To our shock and horror, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, after repeated requests for an exception, has informed the family they must pay the toll fees.

(Oct. 12, 2010) Houston, Texas. McNerney was born on June 2, 1931, in Lowell, Massachusetts, died Oct. 10, 2010. His father was a decorated World War I veteran, having received the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, and two Purple Hearts. Two of his siblings served in World War II and a third was a fighter pilot in Vietnam.

Pfc. Cody A. Board, 19, of McKinney, Texas, died Oct. 4, just two weeks shy of his 20th birthday, at Mirwais, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany.

The president has bestowed the Medal of Honor this afternoon upon the family of Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller, whose actions allowed seven of his Special Forces teammates and 15 Afghan soldiers to escape an ambush kill zone.

I am Robin Hefner and this is my son. This is Shawn’s story that was written by me to honor him and his fellow marines that has taken us in as family as we have also taken them into ours. Thank you to all our military that honor those that fights for our freedom and vow to never forget.