Navy SEAL Vet and TV Host/star of "Future Weapons" dies of brain cancer... Navy SEAL Vet and TV Host Dies At 51 From Brain Cancer Jan 04, 2017 | This article by Brian ORourke originally appeared on Task & Purpose, a digital news and culture publication dedicated to military and veterans issues.
Old soldier fades away... World War II Hero, Medal of Honor Recipient Arthur Jackson Dies at 92 16 Jun 2017 | Art Jackson, who singlehandedly destroyed a dozen enemy pillboxes and killed 50 Japanese soldiers during a fierce battle on the Pacific island of Peleliu, died Wednesday at the Boise VA Medical Center.
Army Veteran Who Wrote Wounded Warrior Creed Passes Away... Army Veteran Who Wrote Wounded Warrior Creed Dies 8 Aug 2017 | A paralyzed veteran who wrote the official Wounded Warrior Creed adopted by the Marine Corps has died.
Member of Navajo Code Talkers Dies at Age 94... Tribe: Navajo Code Talker Dies at Age 94 in New Mexico 10 Oct 2017 — A Navajo code talker who used the Navajo language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II has died in New Mexico, Navajo Nation officials said.
A good buddy of mine died 6 years ago today. We went to high school together. He entered the Navy in hopes to become a Navy SEAL. I have no idea what class he was in when he attended BUDs but he made it pretty far. Made it past hell week just fine. He ended up quitting near the end for a reason I don't know. Still proud of him for making it that far. He left the Navy and joined the Army. Back then it was called the blue to green program, not sure if it's still a thing. We saw each other briefly when he came to my OSUT graduation at Fort Benning. The following month he was in Iraq. A couple months after that he caught a ricochet and we'll leave it at that. RIP my dude. Arch Angel looking down and giving us enemy coordinates
Apollo 12 Astronaut Richard Gordon Dies at 88... Apollo 12 Astronaut Richard Gordon Dies November 07, 2017 - U.S. astronaut Richard Gordon, who flew around the moon but never got a chance to walk on the surface, has died. He was 88.
Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient Wesley Fox Dies at 86... Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient Wesley Fox Dies at 86 1 Dec 2017 | WASHINGTON -- Marine Corps Col. Wesley Fox, who received the Medal of Honor for successfully leading his company through an enemy attack during the Vietnam War and retired decades later at the mandatory age of 62, died the evening of Nov. 24 in Blacksburg, Va. He was 86. The Congressional Medal of Honor Society confirmed his death Monday but did not provide a cause.
A 1/9, the 9th Marines better remembered as the "Walking Dead." You really have to search to find a Marine who served with the 9th Marines during the Vietnam War who wasn't awarded the Purple Heart. I consider my self really lucky when I first arrived in-country that I was assigned to 1/13 and not the 12th Marines. If I were have been assigned to the 12th Marines it was very likely I would have been attached to the "Walking Dead" (9th Marines)
NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless goes out of this world for the last time... NASA Astronaut, 1st to Fly Untethered in Space, Dies at 80 December 22, 2017 — NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless, the first person to fly freely and untethered in space, has died. He was 80.
Capt. McCandless came from long line of patriotic men... 1st Untethered Spacewalker Was Son, Grandson of MoH Recipients 28 Dec 2017 | Retired Navy Capt. Bruce McCandless II, the first astronaut to take an untethered "spacewalk" and the son and grandson of Medal of Honor recipients, died last week at age 80 in California.
Survivor of World War II Bataan Death March lived to be 100... Survivor of World War II Bataan Death March Dies at 100 27 Dec 2017 | The Bay Area man symbolized the thousands of unheralded Filipinos who fought alongside U.S. forces during WWII.
