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Named in Honor of Danny Dietz Jr. January 26, 1980 - June 28, 2005 Born in Aurora, Colorado, Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Danny Dietz Jr....

Named in Honor of 1st Lt Daniel B Hyde Died March 7, 2009 Daniel graduated from Downey High School in 2003. He lettered in three...

Named in Honor of David Boris June 22, 1977 – November 12, 2007 U.S. Army Capt. David Boris was killed Nov. 12, 2007 in Bermel,...

Named in Honor of Nicholas Lee Diehl February 6, 1982 – September 30, 2017 Nicholas Diehl, age 35, was a resident of Macungie,...

Named in Honor of Army Spc. Faith R. Hinkley 1987 – August 7, 2010 Enlisting on 8-27-2007, Army Sgt. Faith R. Hinkley, 23, of Monte...

Named in Honor of Ernest Louis Benfante April 17, 1932 – November 12, 2010 Ernest was the oldest out of four children. Born to immigrant...

Named in Honor of Specialist Lori Ann Piestewa December 14, 1979 – March 23, 2003 Lori was a U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps soldier killed...

Named in Honor of Lieutenant Colonel Mark P. Phelan 1970 – October 13, 2004 Lieutenant Colonel Mark P. Phelan, 44, of Green Lane,...

Named in Honor of Joshua B. Smith August 18, 1985 – November 5, 2012 Lehigh Valley Resident Joshua B. Smith joined the Marine Corp in...

Named in Honor of Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez February 19, 1983 – September 12, 2006 In July 2001, after graduation from high school, Perez...

Named in honor of Army Ranger Stephen Szever August 11, 1970 - May 4, 2021 Stephen was a Whitehall High School graduate that lived in...

Named in Honor of Jacob Robert Gordan June 2, 1917 – July 15, 1979 A Sergeant in the Army Second Armor Division WWII Tank driver. Purple...

Named in Honor of PFC John Rivers, USMC November 23, 1918 - August 21, 1942 John Rivers was killed at the Battle of Tenaru, Guadalcanal,...

Brandon Joseph Van Parys November 2,1986 to February 5, 2007 US Marine Corps. As a boy of 16, Brandon Van Parys plastered a red ‘’Semper...

Army Specialist Michael C. Wargo from Lehighton, PA June 22,1976 to May 20, 2013 Michael’s story is impactful. A 1994 National Honor...

Named in Honor of Army Staff Sgt. Mark C. Baum Died – February 21, 2009 Mark Baum, from Quakertown, PA joined the Guard in 2005 after...

Named in Honor of Travis C. Zimmerman US Army October 26, 1986 – April 22, 2006 Private First Class, US Army, Travis Clyde Zimmerman, of...

Named in Honor of Marc Alan Lee US Navy Seal March 20, 1978 to August 2, 2006 Marc enlisted in the United States Navy SEAL Program in May...

Named in Honor of Army Captain Christopher S. Seifert April 24, 1975 to March 22, 2003 United States Army Captain Christopher S. Seifert...

Named in Honor of Sr. Chief Petty Officer Scott Cooper Dayton July 30, 1974 – November 24, 2016 Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott Cooper...