On November 3rd, 2018, while advising Afghan forces in Kabul, Mayor of North Ogden Brent Taylor was killed during an apparent insider attack.
With a desire to continue her late brother’s legacy of service, Jenine Melton dedicates her life to honoring our nation’s Veterans and fallen heroes.
Timothy was born in 1963 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He enlisted in the Navy in 1980 and completed basic training in San Diego, California.
Stan Lee, known for Marvel comics, enlisted in the Army after hearing of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and was assigned to the Signal Corps.
Dan Manrique, a Thousands Oaks native, is a former Marine Corps radio operator. He was one of 12 people murdered at Borderline Bar & Grill on November 7th.
During World War I, Army Veteran James Platt fought in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and in the battles up to and on the Vesle River.
Born in Romania, Joseph Rosenblum immigrated to the U.S. in 1913. He was drafted into the Army; assigned to Battery C, 308th Field Artillery, 78th Division.
Louis Rosen was in France right after the World War I armistice. Awaiting his trip home, he typed two letters detailing his experience during the war.
During his service in the Medical Corps in World War I, Richard Leith earned the rank of captain and was attached to the British Expeditionary Force.
Lucius Nash was born in 1892 in Illinois. He originally enlisted in the Navy Reserves in August of 1917 as an Electrician First Class.
Albert Kleinecke was born in Chicago. He enlisted to serve in WWI at 28 years old and served from 1917 to 1919 as a surveyor.
Ernest lived to the age of 111 and passed away in 2006. He was one of the United States’ longest living Veterans of World War I.