Soldiers Who Have Lost Their Lives in the Line of Duty
Mon, 2010-02-15 14:59
Soldiers Who Have Lost Their Lives in the Line of Duty
If you or someone you know has lost a loved one in the line of duty, please post a memorial here for them.
Mon, 2010-02-15 15:12
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Raymond L. White, 22
Died November 12, 2004
White died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol encountered enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment (Armor), 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
"Shortly after 9-11, he came to me, 'Dad, I think I have a higher calling,' " father of fallen soldier Henry White said. White’s name is one of 168 soldiers etched in granite outside of the 1st Cavalry Division headquarters in Fort Hood; none of those soldiers made it back home. The granite for the monument comes from the same mountain as the Vietnam Memorial. A nearby statue of two soldiers, helping an Iraqi child, is made from bronze that used to be a statue of Saddam Hussein. There's not a day that hasn't gone by that we shed tears. It's usually first thing in the morning, in the calm of the morning and the last thing at night in the calm of the night," Henry White said. Henry and his wife, Sharon, came from Indiana to see their son's name. "We raised a warrior. We raised a good military man," Henry said. Raymond's parent's say by having his name etched in stone, his name will last forever, even for those hearts that didn't know him.
"The Presidential Medal of Freedom is America's highest civil award," Bush said. "It is conferred upon men and women of high achievement in the arts and entertainment, public service, science, education, athletics, business and other fields." 1 of 11 recipients was Raymond White
Died November 12, 2004
White died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol encountered enemy forces using small arms fire. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment (Armor), 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
"Shortly after 9-11, he came to me, 'Dad, I think I have a higher calling,' " father of fallen soldier Henry White said. White’s name is one of 168 soldiers etched in granite outside of the 1st Cavalry Division headquarters in Fort Hood; none of those soldiers made it back home. The granite for the monument comes from the same mountain as the Vietnam Memorial. A nearby statue of two soldiers, helping an Iraqi child, is made from bronze that used to be a statue of Saddam Hussein. There's not a day that hasn't gone by that we shed tears. It's usually first thing in the morning, in the calm of the morning and the last thing at night in the calm of the night," Henry White said. Henry and his wife, Sharon, came from Indiana to see their son's name. "We raised a warrior. We raised a good military man," Henry said. Raymond's parent's say by having his name etched in stone, his name will last forever, even for those hearts that didn't know him.
"The Presidential Medal of Freedom is America's highest civil award," Bush said. "It is conferred upon men and women of high achievement in the arts and entertainment, public service, science, education, athletics, business and other fields." 1 of 11 recipients was Raymond White
