United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Brent Basil Loucha was killed in action on June 9, 2006 while conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Brent was 19 years old and from Merrick, Nebraska. 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Remember Brent.🇺🇸

RESPECT 🫡 🇺🇸 AND HONOR !! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Lawrence Joel was sh*t through the chest and left for dead in a Vietnam battlefield, but the Army medic refused to stop. He treated wounded soldiers under machine-gun fire, dragged men to safety, and kept fighting until his own body gave out. Joel was serving as a medical specialist with the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. It was November 8, 1965, near Bien Hoa, Vietnam. His unit came under a massive enemy attack. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces opened fire from hidden positions. American soldiers were being hit everywhere. Joel ran toward them. He treated the wounded. Then he was shot. A bullet entered his chest. He collapsed. The enemy kept firing. Joel got back up. He continued treating casualties while bullets ripped through the battlefield. Then he was shot again. And again. He refused evacuation. He kept moving between wounded soldiers. He bandaged wounds. Administered medication. Dragged men away from exposed positions. At one point, he crawled toward a soldier who was bleeding heavily and treated him while enemy fire continued around them. Joel eventually suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He was losing blood. He was exhausted. But he refused to stop until the wounded men were stabilized. When reinforcements finally arrived, Joel was evacuated. He survived. For his actions, he received the Medal of Honor. He became the first living African American soldier to receive the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam. But the story didn't end there. Joel continued serving in the Army. He later worked with veterans. He retired after more than 20 years of service. Lawrence Joel died in 1984. He was 57. His legacy was later honored when the U.S. Army named a clinic after him. The soldier who had been shot and left for dead became a symbol of battlefield medicine. He didn't stop because he was wounded. He kept treating other soldiers while bleeding himself. Lawrence Joel was shot repeatedly in Vietnam. He kept crawling toward the wounded.

Sixteen years ago today my son LCpl Christopher Blake Rodgers was KIA. I miss you and love you my good son. ❤️❤️❤️ CBR ❤️❤️❤️

Del Toro joined the Air Force as a Tactical Air Control Party (apprentice; his main responsibility was to call for air support. He saw action in Bosnia in March 2001 and in the Iraq War earning a Bronze Star Medal for his service. In August 2005, Del Toro deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. On December 4, 2005, while on a mission to neutralize a high-value target, Del Toro's Humvee struck an improvised explosive device. He later recounted feeling a "intense heat blast" and being "on fire from head to toe." After he collapsed, a member of the team carried him to a nearby creek; others kept him awake until medical evacuation could arrive.While receiving medical attention, Del Toro successfully instructed a soldier to call for an airstrike (in his stead. He was evacuated by helicopter to a field hospital. Despite the severity of Del Toro's injuries, after five years and over 100 surgeries, he eventually recovered his strength. Given the choice between retiring from the Air Force and reenlisting as a TACP instructor, Del Toro chose to remain in the Air Force, becoming the first airman to reenlist after being deemed 100 percent disabled. 🫡

I am in tears. A procession with a massive amount of Police vehicles was done for Officer Christopher DeLong after his life was taken Pray for his wife and two kids 🙏

United States Army Private First Class Mario Alberto Reyes was killed in action on November 7, 2005 in Baghdad, Iraq. Mario was 19 years old and from Las Cruces, New Mexico. 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Remember Mario.🇺🇸🎖️

United States Army Private First Class William Cavinta Ramirez was killed in action on February 11, 2004 in Baghdad, Iraq. William was 19 years old and from Portland, Oregon. Troop E, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Remember William.🇺🇸🎖️

United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Mathew Davis Puckett was killed in action on September 13, 2004 in Anbar Province, Iraq. Mathew was 19 years old and from Mason, Texas. 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division. Remember Mathew. Semper Fidelis.🇺🇸

United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Sean Patrick Maher was killed in action on February 2, 2005 in Anbar Province, Iraq. Sean was 19 years old and from Grayslake, Illinois. 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. Remember Sean. Semper Fidelis.🇺🇸

U.S. Army Specialist Leslie Denise Jackson was killed on May 20, 2004 when her military vehicle hit an Improvised Explosive Device as she was returning to Camp Eagle in Baghdad, Iraq. Leslie was 18 years old and from Richmond, Virginia. A Company, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. Remember Leslie.🇺🇸🎖️

U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Andrew Jason McFall Halverson was killed in action on October 9, 2004 in Anbar Province, Iraq. Andrew was 19 years old and from Grant, Wisconsin. 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Remember Andrew. Semper Fidelis.🇺🇸