On Oct. 14, 2010 3 soldiers were killed after being attacked by insurgents in Afghanistan including SSG Carlos Benitez. With a wife and two children living in Colorado and a mother with two siblings living in Dallas, the arrangements for SSG Carlos Benitez’s return were chaotic.

It is with a heavy heart to announce the homecoming if SSG Carlos A. Benitez, 24, KIA on October 14, 2010 in Afghanistan, is expected to return to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.

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.

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.

SSG Blis has recruited LTG (Ret) Ricardo Sanchez, author of Wiser in Battle – A Soldier’s History, MG (Ret.) Alfred Valenzuela, author of No Greater Love – Lives and Times of Hispanics Soldiers, and Jerry Castillo, the founder of USFallen.org, to establish an association to deal with these challenges and obstacles faced by our Hispanic active duty service personnel and veterans.

On Monday, amid a small group of mourners, Gail Barrett of Tucson trembled and wept as Spc. Brandon Barrett was laid to rest without Army …

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.

In 2007, a German explosive team found human remains and military equipment in a field between Vossenack and Huertgen. The remains included two of Konyud’s identification tags, the Department of Defense said.

Sept. 21, 2010 Washington DC. Of all the military decorations that our nation can bestow, the highest is the Medal of Honor. It is …

If you still have the mental capacity of a patriotic American citizen, please stop the hate against our own warriors. Young men and women join the US military not because they are forced to, but rather out of a since of duty to protect our country, all its citizens and its values, just as you and your sons have bravely served. The values most precious to all military personnel are the American dream to pursue life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.