Fallen Friday 2019 – Military Mama Network

What is an Honor Wall?

On Fridays, we honor those who have died serving or having served our country. We have an honor wall and offer an act of kindness in memory of those who have died. Join us, and help us honor the lives this honor wall represents.

January

Sgt. Tyrone Hassell III, 23

Army

January

Staff Sgt. Clarence R. Vanzandt, 30

Marines

January

Lcpl. Riley Kiznia, 20

Marines

January

Cornelius Cornelssen VIII ,93

WWII Veteran

January

Carl Marietta, 94

WWII Battle of the Bulge

January

Joe Farina, 97

WWII Veteran | Co-founder of the National Purple Heart Wall

January

Francis Byrne, 94

WWII Veteran D Day | Battle of the Bulge

January

Robert Gooch, 34

Army

January

Sgt. Jorden Williams, 25

Army

January

Sr. Airman XinHua Mesenburg, 25

Air Force

January

Corpsman 1st Class Eric J. Ramakers, 37

Navy

January

Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Austin Gainuss, 22

Navy

January

Kenneth D. Hops, 73

Veteran

January

Moffatt Burriss, 99

WWII Veteran | Captured 15,000 Germans with only 3 others

January

Ronil Singh, 33

Veteran

January

John Lyle, 98

Tuskegee Airman

January

Rick Rodriguez

Veteran

January

Michael Rogers, 28

Veteran

January

Dale Woods, 46

Veteran

January

PFC. Andrew Ortega, 32

Army

January

SPC. Octavius Lakes Jr., 22

Army

January

CWO2 Jonathan R. Farmer, 37

Army

January

Chief Navy Counselor Fabian Dosen, 49

Navy

January

Chief Cytologist Tech Shannon Kent, 35

Navy

January

Ret. LT Col. Raymond Schaaf, 93

WWII Pilot

January

Peter Turnpu, 77

Veteran

January

Christopher Lambert, 34

Veteran

January

Millicent Young, 96

WWII WASP Pilot

January

Ezell Finklea, 61

Veteran

January

Bob Barger, 97

WWII Pilot

January

Alfred Newman Sr., 94

WWII Navajo Code Talker

January

Ret. CPT. Mary Galtierio, 101

WWII Veteran

January

Ret. Lt. Col Joe Jackson, 95

Air Force Medal of Honor recipient | Veteran of 3 wars

January

Richard F. Schulte, 87

Veteran

January

Ret. Major Richard Sherman, 96

Veteran

January

SGT. Cameron Meddock, 26

Army

January

Chaplain Cpt. Corey Holmgren, 35

Army

January

Spc. Ashvin Slaughter, 24

Army

January

Staff SGT Joshua Beale, 32

Army

January

Cpl. Cole Wixom, 24

Army

January

PFC. Kelton Sphaler, 25

Army

January

Airman 1st Class Jimmy Casillas, 27

Air Force

January

Airman 1st Class Jimmy Casillas, 27

Air Force

January

Lance Cpl. Olivia Kustes, 18

Marines

January

Matthew O’Dell, 29

Veteran

January

Lloyd Snider, 61

Veteran

January

Scott Wirtz

Veteran

January

Johnny Couch, 71

Veteran

January

Edward Wilton Forbes MD, 73

Veteran

January

Sean Tuder, 31

Veteran

January

Charles Kettles, 89

Medal of Honor on July 18, 2016, nearly 50 years after his actions earning medal

January

Robert Moyer, 71

Veteran

January

Amber Greenidge, 23

Veteran

January

Seaman Ethan Kelch, 19

Coast Guard

January

Joseph Walker

Veteran

January

Marshall Ron Rommes, 86

Veteran

January

Mack Haynes, 93

Marine Veteran of WWII, Korean and Vietnam Wars

January

Rosemary Mariner, 65

Veteran | First woman to command military aviation squadron | Served on the Staff of the Joint Chiefs

February

Bodza, 11

Air Force Explosives Detecting K-9

February

Jesse Casavant, 23

Air Force

February

Elijah Evans, 23

Air Force

February

CWO2 Michael Kozloski, 35

Coast Guard

February

Frank H. Wilson

Veteran

February

Charles J. Burnett

Veteran

February

James D. Ellis

Veteran

February

Ronnie J. Lundy

Veteran

February

Stephen S. Cunningham

Veteran

February

James M. Farrar

Veteran

February

Robert L. Baker Jr.

Veteran

February

SGT. Brian Sawyer, 33

Army

February

Pvt. Claytun Cepeda, 19

Army

February

Pvt. Aaron Mitchell, 21

Army

February

Yukio Kawamoto, 99

WWII Veteran

February

Michael R. Novak, 59

Navy Veteran

February

Raymond G. Poor Jr., 65

Army Veteran

February

Joseph Robert Allison Sr., 70

Army Vietnam Veteran

February

Joseph Cheney

Veteran

February

SFC Darren Mikos

Army

February

Isaiah Johnson, 19

Navy

February

Erwin P. Staller, 97

Army WWII Veteran

February

Hilton "Bear" Bryant, 75

Vietnam Veteran | Green Beret

February

Kenneth Plumadore IV, 32

Army Honor Guard Veteran

February

George Mendonsa, 95

Navy WWII Veteran

February

Robert W. Harris, 60

Veteran

February

W.E.B. Griffin, 89

Army Korean War Veteran

February

Armando Rodriguez, 97

Army WWII Veteran

February

John Quier, 98

Navy WWII Veteran | Pearl Harbor Survivor

February

Hugh Bryant

Veteran

March

Pfc Cassandra Perez 19

Army

March

Engineman 3rd Class Benjamin Brunner 19

Navy

Ret. Colonel Jill Morgenthaler 64

Army Veteran

Don Rinyu 37

Veteran

He was on watch duty on the Sunday morning of the surprise attack and saw firsthand the USS Ward dropping depth charges on a Japanese mini-sub that had attempted to enter Pearl Harbor before the attack commenced. USS Ward is regarded as the first U.S. ship to fire a shot in the Pacific during World War II.

Al Rodrigues 99

WWII Navy Veteran

U.S. Navy as an aviator, helicopter flight instructor, assistant professor of Naval Science at the University of Washington, and naval reserve captain. Brother of President Richard Nixon

Edward Nixon 88

Navy Veteran

March

SGT. Holli Bolinski 37

Army

March

Spc. Jackson Johnson 20

Army

March

Pvt. Peter Cimino 19

Army

March

Cadet Peter Zhu 21

West Point

March

Recruit Kierra Evans 20

Navy

declared Missing In Action (MIA) in the Vietnam War. His remains were found in Vietnam at the end of 2018

Richard “Tito” Lannom

Vietnam MIA

Read his story here. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/lost-family-grieves-after-homeless-vet-dies-alone-in-santa/article_2196213f-8f1e-5a3d-a22a-b0476394a720.html