Our Precious Gift

I know it has been a long time since I made a post on the site but I am hoping that will change in the very near future.  We have had some major changes going on which includes relocating from Florida to California.  My goal is to focus more time on the site in the [...]

The elderly parking lot attendant wasn’t in a good mood!

Neither was Sam Bierstock. It was around 1 a.m., and Bierstock, a Delray Beach, Fla. , eye doctor, business consultant, corporate speaker and musician, was bone tired after appearing at an event.He pulled up in his car, and the parking attendant began to speak. “I took [...]

Last name: BANKS
First name: RICHARD ANTHONY
Home of Record (official): CLEVELAND
State (official): OH
Date of Birth: Friday, May 7, 1948
Sex: Male
Race: Negro
Marital Status: Single
— Military —
Branch: Army
Rank: PFC
Serial Number: 67018496
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E3
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D10
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
F Troop 2nd Squadron
— Action —
Start of Tour: Saturday, March 30, 1968
Date of [...]

Last name: EMBREY
First name: DAVID NORMAN
Home of Record (official): ROCKFISH
State (official): VA
Date of Birth: Wednesday, August 29, 1945
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
— Military —
Branch: Army
Rank: SGT
Serial Number: 52939954
Component: Selective Service
Pay grade: E5
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11D40
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
F Troop 2nd Squadron
— Action —
Start of Tour: Friday, December 8, 1967
Date of [...]

Check out the new page we have added to the site on the sidebar. The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor contacted us and asked if we would not mind putting up a link to them. I spoke to the director and she is very nice and wants to get the word out so we [...]

I have posted a link to the booklet that list all of the federal benefits for veterans and their dependents.  Thanks, Sarg for getting this booklet to me.  Take a moment to look it over, you can find the link for it on the sidebar.

I received an email on Saturday from the director of The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor she said she found our site when she was doing some research for the Hall of Honor.  She likes the site and wants to talk to me about the work we are doing.  I will keep you posted [...]

We are currently looking up more information on Earl B. Rose, Jr. and hopefully we will have more information about him.  Thanks to Matt’s sister for doing all of the digging.  Also I have been contacted by a couple more people and I am waiting on their stories now to be added to the page.  [...]

We have a little more information on Earl B Rose Jr. 
Kentucky Birth Index 1011-1999
Earl B Rose Jr.
23 Nov 1911
Madison Co. KY.
Mothers Name: Rebecca Cosby
Volume #140
Certificate #55799
Volume Year 1911
Chrissy is going to try and find out some information on his Mom and hopefully track down more people in the family tree.  Thank you Chrissy, this could [...]

A friend of mine that I graduated high school with, hi Donovan, has forwarded the interview to one of the local television stations in Louisiana and they seem like they might be interested in getting to word out for us in my hometown.  It would just be amazing to get the story out in Louisiana.  [...]