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
Captain Kevin M. Kryst
Died December 18, 2006
27, of West Bend, Wis.; assigned to the Marine Light-Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force Camp Pendleton, Calif.; died Dec. 18 from wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq
November LHCP Shipment Honoree
Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook
Died March 7, 2009
19, of Hungry Horse, Mont.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Italy; died March 7 in Dab Sar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.
October LHCP Shipment Honoree
Staff Sgt. Timothy L. Bowles
Died March 15, 2009
24, of Tucson, Ariz. was assigned to the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska and died March 15 2009 of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was a Tucson High graduate and was killed in Afghanistan
September LHCP Shipment Honoree
Spc. Erin L. McLyman
Died March 13, 2009
26, of Federal Way, Wash.; assigned to the 296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; died March 13 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked her base with mortar fire
August LHCP Shipment Honoree
Sgt. Gregory Owens Jr.
Died July 20, 2009
24, of Garland, TX, where he joined the Army in 2007. He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery (Strike), 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, NY. Sgt. Owens died July 20th in Maydan Shahr, Afghanistan, from wounds sustained by an IED detonating near his vehicle followed by an attack from enemy forces using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades. Three others were killed in the attack.
July LHCP Shipment Honoree
Sgt. Rafael Peralta
Died November 15, 2004
25, of San Diego; assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; killed Nov. 15 by enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq
June LHCP Shipment Honoree
Staff Sgt. Jeffery L. Hartley
Died April 8, 2008
25, of Hempstead, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga.; died April 8, 2008 in Kharguliah, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device.
May LHCP Shipment Honoree
Maj. John P. Pryor
Died December 25, 2008
42, of Moorestown, N.J.; assigned to the 1st Medical Detachment, Forward Surgical Team, Fort Totten, N.Y.; died Dec. 25 in Mosul of wounds sustained when a mortar round impacted near his living quarters.
April LHCP Shipment Honoree
Army Paratrooper Ryan J. Connolly
Died June 24, 2006
24, of Vacaville, Calif.; assigned to 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany; died June 24 in Khogyani, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck a suspected landmine.
March LHCP Shipment Honoree
PFC Katie Soenksen
Died May 2, 2007
19, of Davenport, Iowa was assigned to the 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas died May 2, 2007 in Baghdad of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near her vehicle.
February LHCP Shipment Honoree
Specialist Joseph M. Hernandez
Died January 9, 2009
24, of Hammond, Ind.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.; died Jan. 9 in Jaldak, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Also killed were Maj. Brian M. Mescall and Spc. Jason R. Parsons.
January LHCP Shipment Honoree
Navy Corpsman Anthony C. Garcia
Died August 5, 2009
21, of Panama City, Fla.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii; died Aug. 5 while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan.
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