As the Memorial Day weekend draws to a close I must admit that holidays designated to honor our past and present service members weigh very heavily on me. From a young age I always had respect for these holidays but since becoming a combat veteran, they carry even more of a significance. Most of the readers on this blog site appreciate what our service members do but sadly the average American doesn’t.
The link below will take you to an online memorial that was set up to honor SGM Jeff McLochlin. “Big Mac” was killed on 05 July 2006 while on a combat patrol along the mountainous border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. He was my NCO ETT partner at FOB Tillman and a great man. I think of him daily and hope you all can take a few minutes to visit the site that honors this fallen warrior. Please recall that some gave all.
Live free or die trying!
http://jeff-mclochlin.memory-of.com/About.aspx
Today is the day, and I hope all who read this take or took some time to remember those that have fallen. The wars this country has had to endure has reached millions, the training accidents that have happened to members of our military has reached thousands I am sure. Please take the time to think of them and their family members. I am spending time today with family, to include my son who is also a veteran of Afghanistan and my father who is a veteran of Vietnam (and other places that cannot be mentioned) and I can guarantee we will all be thinking of many who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Bouhammer Honor Roll:
PFC Thomas Thompson – Vietnam
SGT Ed Kutz – Desert Storm
SGT Ronald Randazzo – Desert Storm
SGT David Roustum – Operation Iraqi Freedom
PFC Ben Scheuster – Operation Iraqi Freedom
SGM Jeff McLochlin – Operation Enduring Freedom
MSG Bernard Deghand – Operation Enduring Freedom
SPC Nelson Rodriguez – Operation Enduring Freedom
Rest in Peace Warriors, we will meet on the battlefield again one day.
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