Amy Jack

Dick Winters was wounded 82 years ago today in Carentan…what a leader. 😎 - 2 combat jumps 🪂 - 4 Campaign Stars ⭐️ - CIB 🪖 - Distinguished Service Cross 🇺🇸 - 2 Bronze Stars 🎖️ - Purple Heart 💜 - French Croix de Guerre 🇫🇷

🇺🇸 US Air Force Staff Sergeant Timothy Louis Bowles was a dedicated service member who was killed in action at the age of 24 while serving during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.🕊️ On March 15, 2009, though he was not originally scheduled to work, Bowles again volunteered to take the spot of an ill comrade on a patrol mission. The security convoy was traveling near Kot in Eastern Afghanistan to inspect a recently rebuilt local school. While en route, his Humvee encountered an improvised explosive device (IED). The resulting explosion inflicted fatal wounds, claiming the lives of Bowles and three fellow service members. #USAirforce #History #Military #Afghanistanwar

"My Uncle Wes just died and I want to tell you something about him. I met my Uncle in 5th grade (1968) during Vietnam. My Dad was stationed on Pendleton and at the time the Marine Corps had a program where stateside Marines hosted Marines coming back from Vietnam who was convalescing here. My Uncle came back from Kke Sanh, with shell fragments and bullet holes in his back and arms. As a child, I had never seen anything like that. My parents introduced him to my mom's sister and soon after they were married. Uncle Wes did three tours and earned several purple hearts which he had framed in his house. He used to tell me stories of his time in Nam, which I can't even repeat here. He kept his buddy’s Zippo lighter who didn't make it back from there for years. He and my Dad inspired me to join the Marines. Uncle Wes Petersen, I know you are now guarding the streets of heaven and I miss you dearly. Semper Fi." - John Shipley #TheVietnamWar

"They say no man is truly Dead until he is Forgotten, so Today I say your name so you are not." #nooneleftbehind #rememberthefallen #warrior #usarmy #army #1stsquadron #75thcavalryregiment #2ndbrigadecombatteam #101stairbornedivision

Our two World War II veterans, Jack Boeki and Jack Hugman, pay their respects to Jake McNiece and the Filthy Thirteen — legendary paratroopers of the 101st Airborne. @Normandy @WW2Facts #dday #normandy #heroes #neverforget #ww2

U.S. Army Private First Class Thomas Earl Owens killed by Friendly Fire June 13, 1969, 3 weeks in Long An Province, South Vietnam. Tom was 19 from Wetumpka, Alabama. Bravo Co. 2nd BN, 47th Infantry, 9th INF DIV. Remember Tom a fine Infantryman🎖️American Hero 🇺🇸