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Caring for the families of America's fallen heroes Founded: 1994 Mission: Provides comfort, care and resources to all those grieving the death of a military loved one. Type: Nonprofit 501(C)(3) Corporation. Veterans Service Organization Headquarters: Arlington, Virginia: Key People: Bonnie Carroll (President and Founder) John B. Wood (Board Chair)
More than 200,000 American heroes lie in their final resting places at the 26 overseas American military cemeteries that commemorate their sacrifice. Marble headstones in the shape of Latin ...
IFHF's first initiative was to provide support to families of both the United States and British military personnel lost in performance of their duty, mostly in service in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the years from 2000 to 2005, the Fund provided close to $20 million to spouses and dependent children, and to parents of unmarried service members.
Nicole Leeann Gee (née Herrera; May 1, 1998 – August 21, 2021) was a United States Marine Corps Sergeant who was killed in Afghanistan during Operation Allies Refuge.She was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
But such close relationships also put them at risk of excruciating grief at the sudden, violent death of a loved comrade, something that happens all too frequently. In a 2013 Wounded Warrior Project survey of its members, all severely wounded combat veterans, 80 percent said they had a friend seriously wounded or killed in action.
They served as military surgeons — now they're taking on a life-or-death issue at home Cynthia McFadden and Kevin Monahan and Alexandra Chaidez Updated May 18, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Maynard Harrison "Snuffy" Smith (May 19, 1911 – May 11, 1984) was a United States Army Air Forces staff sergeant and aerial gunner aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber in World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his conduct during a bombing mission over France on May 1, 1943.
John Robert Fox (May 18, 1915 – December 26, 1944) was a United States Army first lieutenant who was killed in action after calling in artillery fire on the enemy during World War II.