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
Sgt. Michael J. Beckerman
Died December 31, 2010
25, of Genevieve, Mo.; assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Dec. 31, 2010 in Howz-e-Madad, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
November LHCP Shipment Honoree
Pfc. Buddy W. McLain
Died November 29, 2010
24, of Mexico, Maine; assigned to 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.; died Nov. 29, 2010 in Pachir Wa Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when an insurgent attacked his unit with small-arms fire.
October LHCP Shipment Honoree
Cpl. Gilberto A. Meza
Died October 6, 2007
21, of Oxnard, Calif.; assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany; died Oct. 6 in Baghdad of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.
September LHCP Shipment Honoree
Cpl. Daniel J. Geary
Died March 20, 2009
22, of Rome, N.Y.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died March 20 while supporting combat operations in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
August LHCP Shipment Honoree
Specialist Zandra T. Walker
Died August 15, 2007
28, of Greenville, S.C.; assigned to 4th Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Aviation Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Aug. 15 in Taji, Iraq, when the enemy attacked using indirect fire. Also killed was Sgt. Princess C. Samuels.
July LHCP Shipment Honoree
Major Thomas G. Bostick
Died July 27, 2007
37, of Llano, Texas. He was company commander of B Troop 1-91 Cavalry, 173rd Airborne Brigade stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany. He was killed July 27, 2007 near Kamu, Afghanistan, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations
June LHCP Shipment Honoree
Sergeant Ian T. Sanchez
Died June 16, 2006
26, of Staten Island, N.Y.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed June 16 when his all-terrain vehicle struck an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Pech River Valley, Afghanistan. Also killed was 1st Lt. Forrest P. Ewens
May LHCP Shipment Honoree
Lt. Col. Mark E. Stratton
Died May 26, 2009
39, of Houston; assigned to the Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; died May 26, 2009 in Parwan, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.
April LHCP Shipment Honoree
SPC Michelle M. Witmer
Died April 9, 2003
20, of New Berlin, Wis.; assigned to the Army National Guard’s 32nd Military Police Company, Milwaukee, Wis.; killed April 9 during an attack by small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.
March LHCP Shipment Honoree
Lt. Col William G. Hall
Died March 30, 2008
38, from Seattle, WA; assigned to the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Camp Pendleton, CA. He died March 30 in Baghdad from wounds sustained from an IED
February LHCP Shipment Honoree
Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb
Died February 5, 2008
29, of Norcross, GA died February 05, 2008 in Sangin, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.. Tabb was assigned to the 6th Military Police Detachment, 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment, Fort Rucker, Ala
January LHCP Shipment Honoree
Sgt. Patrick O. Williamson
Died October 27, 2009
24, of Broussard, Louisiana, was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis Washington. On October 27, 2009, while engaged in combat operations in the Arghandab Valley, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, enemy forces attacked his Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle with an improvised explosive device. SGT Williamson and six of his fellow soldiers were killed in action as a result of the attack.
Remember us.
Remember why we fought.
Remember why we died.
Remember us…