Each month LHCP has honored a military service member who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Every box which is shipped from LHCP is labeled with information about the Honoree. The monthly Honoree’s story is attached to the box so others can read about those who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom. The only real criteria for the selection process is that LHCP has attempted to select a Fallen Hero from all 50 states and territories.
December LHCP Shipment Honoree
Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor
Died Sept. 29, 2006
age 25, was killed Sept. 29, 2006 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Ramadi, Iraq.
November LHCP Shipment Honoree
Marine 1st Lt. Frederick E. Pokorney
Died March 23, 2003
age 31 of Tonopah, Nev.; assigned to the Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; killed in action near Nasiriyah, Iraq on March 23, 2003.
October LHCP Shipment Honoree
Pfc. Sam Huff
Died April 18, 2005
age 18, of Tucson, Arizona, died April 18, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries sustained on April 17, 2005, in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device
September LHCP Shipment Honoree
Pfc. Benjamin T. Zieske
Died May 3, 2006
age 20, died of injuries sustained May 3, 2006 when an improvised explosive device detonated during a dismounted combat patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq.
August LHCP Shipment Honoree
Army Capt. Douglas A. DiCenzo
Died May 25, 2006
age 30, was killed in Baghdad, Iraq, on May 25, 2006 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operation.
July LHCP Shipment Honoree
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher W. Thompson
Died October 21, 2005
age 25, of N. Wilkesboro, North Carolina.; assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 8th Regimental Combat Team, 2nd Marine Division, Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic, based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; killed in action on October 21, 2005 from an IED explosion while conducting Combat operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq.
June LHCP Shipment Honoree
Air Force SSGT Anissa A. Shero
Died June 12, 2002
age 31, of Grafton, W.V.; assigned to the 16th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.; killed in an MC-130H Combat Talon crash on June 12, 2002, in Afghanistan.
May LHCP Shipment Honoree
Army SSgt. Robert Hernandez
Died March 28, 2006
age 47, of Silver Spring, Md.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 318th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 80th Division (Institutional Training), Army Reserve, Fort Meade, Md.; killed March 28, 2006 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in Taquaddum, Iraq.
April LHCP Shipment Honoree
Army 1st Lt. Laura Walker
Died Aug. 18, 2005
age 24, of Texas; assigned to the 864th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 555th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Provisional), Fort Lewis, Wash.; killed Aug. 18, 2005 when an improvised explosive device detonated underneath her Humvee during ground assault convoy operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Also killed was Sgt. Robert G. Davis.
March LHCP Shipment Honoree
Army Cpl. Peter Wagler
Died Jan. 23, 2006
age 18, of Partridge, Kan. ; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Jan. 23, 2006 of wounds sustained that day when an improvised explosive device detonated near his M1A2 Abrams tank during patrol operations in Baghdad. Also killed was Staff Sgt. Lance M. Chase.
February LHCP Shipment Honoree
Army Pvt. Jonathan Pfender
Died Dec. 30, 2005
age 22, of Evansville, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Dec. 30, 2005 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during patrol operations in Bayji, Iraq.
January LHCP Shipment Honoree
Army Spc. Toccara Green
Died August 14, 2005
age 23, died in Al Asad, Iraq, when multiple improvised explosive devices detonated near her unit during convoy operations. She was assigned to the 57th Transportation Company, 548th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Drum, New York.
January LHCP Shipment Honoree
Army SSgt. David F. Day
Died Feb. 21, 2005
age 25, of Saint Louis Park, Minn.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 151st Field Artillery, 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota Army National Guard, Montevideo, Minn.; killed Feb. 21, 2005 when an improvised explosive device detonated as he was assisting injured soldiers in his command in Baghdad. Also killed were Army 1st Lt. Jason G. Timmerman and Army Sgt. Jesse M. Lhotka.
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