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  • Fallen Warrior: Maj. Lucas “Gaza” Gruenther

    For our Fallen Warrior commemoration this week, we honor U.S. Air Force Maj. Lucas “Gaza” Gruenther, 31st Fighter Wing flight safety chief and F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot at Aviano Air Base, Italy.Gruenther was born in Twain Harte, California, on Dec. 29, 1980 and grew up in a military family.

  • Fallen Warrior: Lt. Col. Karen Wagner

    For our fallen warrior commemoration this week, we honor San Antonio native U.S. Army Lt. Col. Karen Wagner, Office of the Army Surgeon General and Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel medical personnel officer.

  • Fallen Warrior: The Four Chaplains

    For our Fallen Warrior commemoration this week we remember U.S. Army Chaplains George Fox, Alexander Goode, Clark Poling and John Washington.

  • Fallen Warrior: Staff Sgt. Alex Viola

    For our Fallen Warrior commemoration this week we remember Staff Sgt. Alex Viola, Company B 3rd Battalion 7th Special Forces Group engineer sergeant.

  • Fallen Warrior: A2C Horace A. Holbrook

    For our Fallen Warrior commemoration this week, we remember Airman 2nd Class Horace A. Holbrook, Third Air Police Squadron military policeman, from Jacksonville, Alabama.

  • Fallen Warrior: Spc. Bryan Edward Barron

    For our Fallen Warrior commemoration this week, we remember U.S. Army Spc. Bryan Barron, 155th Infantry Regiment infantryman. Originally from Biloxi, Mississippi, Barron enlisted in the Mississippi National Guard in 2004. He was deployed to Iraq and expected to come home in June 2005 for his