Honoring and remembering SPC Marc Decoteau ~ NH Hero

Honoring and remembering SPC Marc Decoteau, 19
KIA 1-29-10 ~ Operation Enduring Freedom.

6th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne), 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), Ft. Bragg, NC. Marc was killed while supporting combat operations in FOB Nunez, Afghanistan.

Marc was a standout student and athlete growing up in New Hampshire. He never got into any kid of trouble and was always there if anyone needed anything. Marc helped lead his high school football team to a state championship and also played lacrosse. He graduated from Plymouth High School in 2008 and immediately entered the Army. His service to his country energized by the words love, life, and honor. He put great emphasis on relationships over personal achievements. Serving his country was a relationship with his idea of what duty was all about. Marc was soft-spoken, had an infectious laugh and smile and never gave up trying task until he got them right.

Marc deployed to Afghanistan in early January 2010. He was killed three weeks later when an interpreter opened fire inside Camp Nunez with an AK-47. Marc would not have wished for people to grieve for him. The life suffering and death he witnessed in Afghanistan was troubling to him, but he felt God sent him a message in the Bible to put what he felt was his duty into perspective. It was from Romans 8:18, “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that well be revealed in us.”

Statement from the family…
Marc’s strong faith in God allows us the comfort of knowing that he is with his Savior and that one day we will join him. We are proud of our son and all that he did and aspired to do for his country. Marc was a rare person who knew very early what he wanted to do and focused on attaining his goals. He learned early the meaning of being on a team and working hard for others. Marc took those values he developed in school and sports with him to the military and used them every day of his service. We are also comforted to know that even though he was young, Marc touched so many people in a positive way. It is great to hear and read of the joy and happiness Marc brought with his smile and quick laugh.

To remember is to honor…

 

 

Remembering CPL Timothy Gibson ~ NH Hero

Remembering CPL Timothy Gibson – Operation Iraqi Freedom – 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. KIA January 26, 2005

Sharing this from his mom, Elaine:

Tim liked people and they certainly adored him. He was never happier than when with friends and family, laughing and having a great time together. Tim was not only a brother to Tom and Patrick but also a good friend. They both looked up to Tim.

Tim always took care of those not able to stick up for themselves, being the protector to many youngsters in school. He once tot in trouble for ‘physical contact’ in grade school. When the principal found that Tim was defending a friend who being picked on, Time was exonerated. In middle school, some boys took a baseball cap from a special needs student and Tim waded right in there and took it back. In high school, a friend and Tim saved a young girl who was trying to commit suicide.

Tim excelled in sports, being the quarterback for three years and captain of the football team his senior year. He also was the centerfielder and captain of the baseball team. Tim led those athletes on and off the field. He always stopped to help the underclassmen who were struggling on the field and kept them true to their pledge of conduct.

Tim was a friend to all – teachers, coaches, athletes, non-athletes, parents of his friends—everyone had a soft spot for him. He was hard to resist with the grin of his and those blue eyes sparkling with mischief.

In the Marines, his men also looked up to him and the letters we have received from him Marine brothers speaks of a leader, serious in his duty, a good man who never had a bad word to say about anyone. His officers sent wonderful letters telling of a “Squared Away Marine”. “The Marine Corps does not build character, the Corps reveals it.” Tim’s heart was the Marines.

 

Remembering Army Sgt. Randy Scott Rosenberg ~ NH Hero

The NH Chapter of Honor and Remember is in need of your support for SB212

The NH Chapter of Honor and Remember is in need of your support to have 2014 be the year that the Honor and Remember Flag is adopted here in New Hampshire.

Senator David Boutin sponsored, along with many others, SB212. We are grateful for Senator Boutin and the other Senators and Reps that stand in support of SB212. As some of you know, the past two attempts have been unsuccessful in the State-Federal Relations and Veterans Committee.

The reason that it has not passed is from misinformation. We addressed the misinformation about the Honor and Remember Flag replacing the American Flag, and other objections have been corrected.

We do not know the reasons behind the objections and we realize that not everyone will like all things, but it grieves us to see such disrespect for our Fallen, their families, friends and other Veterans and organizations that have shown support of the Honor and Remember Flag.

We  have attached the SB212 and ask that you contact your State Senators and Representatives with a note asking them to support SB212.  We have many petitions that have been signed and letters of support that have been submitted, but we need you to come to the hearings…it is only with you there and your voices that the Honor and Remember Flag will be adopted.

Please go to http://www.honorandremember.org for additional information. Together we can see NH become the 18th State to adopt the flag!!!

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To Honor is to Remember….

 

Honor and Remember Army Maj. Brian M. Mescall ~ NH Hero

Honor and Remember Army Maj. Brian M. Mescall

Age 33, died January 9, 2009 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom,
in Jaldak, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his vehicle.  Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany.