HALL OF HEROES ... A Tribute to those who have paid the price for freedom!

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[dottie]

Excellent thread, BJ.  Thank you.

[strobelvets]

 

[BuoyJumper]

  Cpl. Ray Michael Bevel ... 22, of Andrews, Texas 

Cpl. Ray Michael Bevel was killed south of Baghdad early Saturday, April 21, 2007, by a bomb blast. Bevel was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.  Cpl. Bevel is survived by his wife: Brooke Bevel (19) of Odessa; his parents: Jerry and Lonna Bevel of Andrews; mother: Christy Hobbs Bevel of Lubbock; brothers: Jerry Don Bevel of Odessa, Private Rusty Smith of Fort Wainright, Alaska; sister: Keisha Bevel of Andrews; grandparents: Ruth Willis of Rockwall, Texas, Betty Hobbs of Odessa, Jerry and Susan Hallmark of Lingerville, Texas, great grandmothers: Willie Mae Hallmark of Stephenville, Texas and Dorothy Wiseman of Belmont, Illinois; uncles: David Hobbs, Mike Bevel, Greg Bevel and Don Hallmark

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[strobelvets]

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[Just Mary]

  "Taps"

Day is done
Gone the sun
From the Lakes
From the hills
From the sky.
All is well,
Safely rest.
God is nigh.
Fading light
Dims the sight
And a star
Gems the sky,
Gleaming bright
From afar,
Drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Thanks and praise,
For our days,
Neath the sun,
Neath the stars,
Neath the sky,
As we go,
This we know,
God is nigh.

[preachermedic]

Thanks, BJ.  This is a very fitting tribute that honors the memory of these fine men.   

[SaucyWench]

http://www.fallenheroesmemorial.com/oif/profiles/hornbeckkellyl.html


http://www.groups.sfahq.com/10th/hornbeck_kelly_10sfg.htm

http://www.striketactical.com/memoriam/?id=27&type=m

http://www.militarycity.com/valor/257020.html

[BuoyJumper]

   Master Sergant Kelly L. Hornbeck ... 36, of Fort Worth, Texas

Master Sgt. Hornbeck was assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, based at Fort Carson, Colo.; died of combat wounds Jan. 18, 2004 at 28th Combat Support Hospital (CSH), Iraq. Hornbeck sustained his injuries Jan. 16 when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle south of Samarra, Iraq. He was initially evacuated to the 21st CSH, and then moved to the 28th CSH for further treatment.  While in South America fighting drug dealers for the U.S. military, Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck flew a Texas flag over his camp. When asked by a friend, retired Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Callahan, why the banner was chosen, Hornbeck replied:

  “When those guerrillas attack, I want them to know there’s a Texan here.”

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[BuoyJumper]

Master Sergant Kenneth N. Mack ... 42, of Fort Worth, Texas

Master Sgt. Mack was assigned to II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, II MEF, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died May 5 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Last year, when he received orders for a second tour of duty in Iraq, he didn't mind one bit.  "He wanted to go," said his brother, Robert Mack. "He loved being in the military. He felt like it was his duty to go back."  Sgt. Mack leaves behind an 18-year-old daughter, Shyquadra, and an 11-year-old son, Nathanial, his mother, Mahalia Mack and his wife Peggy.

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