Each day, we will randomly highlight one service member’s life, and include links and stories. We choose to never forget, and this is our way, before the run, to remember our fallen service members.
Sgt. Raymond S. Sevaaetasi was killed when his vehicle struck a makeshift bomb in Baghdad. He was 29 years old.
Sentiments shared from In Remembrance.
* Its been a long time since i Have seen Sev. He was my squad leader when we were in A.Co. He even was a groomsman in my wedding, and his wife my bridesmaid. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved him. Even though alot of us on here put our deepest sympathies on here, but by those who really knew sev, he wouldn’t want us to grieve forever, but to remember how he lived. How he made us laugh and how he was there for us when we needed a friend. We will miss you!!!!
- Tonya Porter (Killeen, TX)
We will run for Raymond on August 8, 2008 outside Temple Acres, Tennessee.
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Faces of the Fallen
In Remembrance
Each day, we will randomly highlight one service member’s life, and include links and stories. We choose to never forget, and this is our way, before the run, to remember our fallen service members.
Nathan S. Barnes, who loved hiking, camping and hunting, didn”t like to stay still. He ran cross country and was always complaining that he didn”t get to run enough in the Army. “He was always volunteering. He told us, ”I don”t like to sit around,”” said Kevin Barnes, his father. Barnes, 23, of American Fork, Utah, was shot July 17 in Rushdi Mullah while getting out of a helicopter. He was assigned to Fort Drum. He and Lisa Blake, his sister, often talked philosophy and discussed novels in their e-mails. “He”d always ask me these deep questions, and I would have to think and think to come up with good answers,” she said. “He”s the smartest person I know _ a ravenous reader.” He also is survived by his mother, Donna. Family members said they would most remember Nathan Barnes for his love of children. During one mission, he spent some time in a basement room with three little Iraqi boys, who, he told his brother, reminded him of his family growing up. “He got out his flashlight and made shadow puppets on the wall,” said Tim Barnes. “He liked to make them laugh.”
Information for this story was acquired from In Remembrance.
We will run for Nathan on August 14, 2008 outside Buchanan, Virginia.
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Faces of the Fallen
Each day, we will randomly highlight one service member’s life, and include links and stories. We choose to never forget, and this is our way, before the run, to remember our fallen service members.
Sgt. Michael T. Lilly, 23, of Boise, died Monday, April 7, 2008 while in Iraq. Michael was born May 31, 1984 in Boise, Idaho. As a small child Michael was joyful and kind hearted. He loved playing outside with his brothers Jeff and Brennen and his sister, Kristin. Being out in the sunshine and fresh air is what always pleased him most, especially when he could fashion a ramp with his neighborhood friends and older brother and ride his bicycle over it as fast as he could. The family cabin at Warm Lake was his favorite place to go with his father, John, mother, Vicky and his siblings. He spent hours upon hours hiking and exploring. Spurred by the attacks of Sept. 11 2001, Michael enlisted during the summer of 2002 and attended Basic Training and Infantry Training at Fort Benning, Ga. Michael was killed in Sadr City on April 7, 2008, when enemy forces attacked using a rocket propelled grenade.
Information for this story was acquired from Idaho Statesman.
We will run for Michael on August 21, 2008 outside Stafford, Virginia.
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In Remembrance
Each day, we will randomly highlight one service member’s life, and include links and stories. We choose to never forget, and this is our way, before the run, to remember our fallen service members.
Pfc. Jeffrey Braun was adopted by an American family, but he dreamed of starting an orphanage in Honduras, where he was born. “Jeff always had a plan, a purpose,” said the Rev. Richard Forcier, Braun’s family priest. “He had a dream to give back.” The 19-year-old from Stafford, Conn., died Dec. 12 of a non-hostile gunshot wound in Baghdad. He was stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C. As a teenager, Braun’s hairstyles changed often, friends said. He enlisted in the Army shortly after graduating from high school, where he was a multi-sport athlete and member of the choir. “My brother was never afraid to try new things while everyone stood aside and just watched him,” Julie Braun wrote in a letter that was read at the soldier’s funeral. “Everyone could feel the warmth of his personality,” she wrote. His parents, William and Meredith Braun, and his sister say they are continuing his work to start an orphanage.
Information for this story was acquired from In Remembrance.
We will run for Jeffrey on June 22, 2008 outside Joshua Tree, California.
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Faces of the Fallen
Each day, we will randomly highlight one service member’s life, and include links and stories. We choose to never forget, and this is our way, before the run, to remember our fallen service members.
Lance Cpl. Richard Z. James was killed when he was shot in an exchange of gunfire with insurgents near Ramadi, in the Sunni Triangle. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
We will run for Richard on July 25, 2008 outside Linn Creek, Missouri.
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Faces of the Fallen
In Remembrance
Military Times