Remember Spc. Jeremy Regnier ~ NH Hero
Remembering SPC Jeremy Regnier 22, of Littleton, N.H.; KIA on Oct. 13, 2004 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Baghdad; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; Jeremy hoped to become a helicopter mechanic and spend a career in the Army.
Jeremy called home weekly and had just celebrated his birthday in Littleton in August while home on a two-week leave. Jeremy joined the military in 2000, serving about six months in the New Hampshire Army National Guard before choosing to switch to active duty. He served a tour in Korea before going to Iraq. He had hoped to become a helicopter mechanic and spend a career in the Army. Relatives said his first deployment changed him.
He would give you the shirt off his back he would do anything for anybody.
Remember Army CPL Nicholas Arvanitis ~ NH Hero
Remembering Army CPL Nicholas Arvanitis, 22, of Salem, N.H. assigned to 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Oct. 6 from injuries sustained when he encountered enemy fire in Bayji, Iraq.
Friends say that Nick had a lust for life that wasn’t easy to contain. He rattled windows when he played guitar with his metal band, Thrall. At concerts, he started most pits, slamming himself into the biggest guys he could find. Even in defeat – when another wrestler pinned him or he struck out a bat – he kept a huge grin on his face.
Nick was a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division; he had already served a combat tour in Afghanistan when he volunteered to return to Iraq in August of 2006. “He wanted to be a major player in the war,” said his sister, Kim, who tried to persuade him to take a recruiting job he was offered after his first tour. “All he would say to me was, ‘I want to go with my guys. I want to get them through this and get them home.’” His friends say Nick loved being part of a team, whether it was the jazz band, the marching band, or the wrestling team. He was not intimidated by challenges or sacrifices he had to make to be part of a group.
He had hoped to pursue a career in music but after the terrorist attacks on 9-11-01, he felt compelled to enlist in the military. “After Sept 11th, Nick told me he had to do what had to be done”, said Robert Stickney, the father of one of Nick’s closest friends. “He said the music could wait’. His sister Kim said she should have guessed her brother’s future career when he was 5 – she caught him jumping off the top bunk bed onto a beanbag chair. “I said, ‘Are you crazy?’ “she said. He just grinned at her. Kim, who joined the Air Force after high school, wasn’t the only one who worried when her brother announced he was joining the 82nd Airborne, an infantry unit that frequently deploys to dangerous combat areas. Ben Adams, a history teacher at Salem High and a former airborne soldier, remembers when Nick told him he had joined an airborne unit. “He could see that I had significant concerns, “he said. “In the 82nd he was going to be in harm’s way.” “He looked at me and said, ‘Its’ something I gotta do.’ “
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvCNWaurSXo
TO REMEMBER IS TO HONOR….
New Hampshire WWII Casualties
And when he gets to Heaven
To St. Peter he will tell:
‘One more Marine reporting, Sir — I’ve served my time in Hell.’
First Marine Division
New Hampshire World War II Casualties
To Honor is to Remember….
New Hampshire Korean War Casualties
The Korean War has become America’s “Forgotten War,” and those who fought it have become America’s forgotten warriors.
REES LLOYD
To Honor is to Remember….
New Hampshire Vietnam War Casualties
“… In honor of the men and women of the Armed Forces the US who served in the Vietnam War. The names of those who gave their lives and of those who remain missing are inscribed in the order they were taken from us.” —
Inscription at the beginning of The Wall.
New Hampshire Vietnam War Casualties
To Honor is to Remember…….
Honor and Remember ~ A New Hampshire Hero
Remembering Sgt. 1st Class Robert E. Rooney, 43, died Sept. 25, 2003 in an accident in Kuwait. He was struck by a forklift while unloading on a pier in Shuabai Port/Spod.
An Operation Desert Storm veteran and 21-year U.S. Army National Guardsman, he is the first Massachusetts Army National Guard soldier to die in a war zone since World War II.
Robert was a longtime resident of Plymouth, MA but had moved to Nashua, NH with his wife Diane, in 2002, to be closer to family members. He had a passion for NASCAR and was following the circuit and his favorite driver, Jeff Gordon. While he was in Kuwait, a friend taped the races and sent them to him. “Jeff Gordon was his idol,” Diane recalls. “He has so much Gordon stuff in our home it’s not funny! That’s pretty much all we would buy him for Christmas”.
He was a member of the National Guard’s 379th Engineer Company, based in Bourne. His unit was mobilized in January to support Operation Enduring Freedom. The 379th Engineer Company’s primary mission is to construct and recontour secondary and main roadways.
“Sergeant Rooney was a devoted husband, father and a respected colleague. We mourn his loss. He honors his family, his unit and the National Guard with his dedication, service and sacrifice for our nation.”
Sgt. Rooney joined the National Guard in 1982 and for the past 20 years worked full-time at Camp Edwards at the Massachusetts Military Reservation at the unit training equipment site, where he was an operational maintenance shop chief.
The unit training equipment site services all Mass. National Guard units, providing and maintaining vital equipment, such as heavy trucks and self-propelled artillery for training throughout the year.
TO REMEMBER IS TO HONOR….
SFC Robert E. Rooney
Sen. Barnes and Rep. Baldasaro join George Lutz in New Hampshire
Senator Barnes and Rep Baldasaro on June 16, 2010 at the presentation of personalized flags to Jim and Lynn Savage by George Lutz.
Run For The Fallen ~ NH
Dear Families, Friends and Supporters,
Our 2013 Run has come and gone and again this year. We find that the spirit of the day has touched us in way only our hearts can speak.
We hope you share this spirit and it stays with you throughout the year. Over 700 of us came together on Sept. 15th, 2013 to celebrate the lives of our 71 Fallen Heroes. This was our biggest turnout yet.
We are ever grateful for our sponsors and donors, without their generosity the event would not be possible. We also thank our volunteers for their time and support and for our runners commitment & energy. Clearly we all share a dedication to preserving the memory of these men and women of our state’s military who lost their lives while bravely protecting our freedom. Crucially, your participation and support ensures that we continue to tell the stories of our soldiers, and for that, we and their families are forever indebted.
We are currently debriefing and already looking to make 2014 even better!
Please check back on our web for fund raising events throughout this and next year and stay in touch via Facebook. Also, merchandise is always available via the Online Shop.
Warmly,
“RFTF-NH” {Julie, Fran, Cindy, Nichole}
www.runforthefallennh.org
Our 71 Fallen Heroes
Never forget – To Remember is to Honor…
RUN FOR THE FALLEN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Join us for a tribute run honoring our NH fallen military Heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice since 9/11/01. Hug a family of a Hero as they stand by their loved one’s poster.
The course is 12 miles, however, you don’t have to go the whole distance! Trolleys travel the course to pick you up at any time. Run, Rest, Rehydrate, Run some more!
The entire run is free! All we ask is for you to thank our heroes’ loved one for their tremendous sacrifice.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
REGISTRATION/SIGN IN OPENS AT 6:30 AM @ ODIORNE STATE PARK
NH Chapter appoints new Director
There are some new and exciting changes in the NH Chapter! Bill Geary, Gold Star Uncle has been appointed the new director of Honor and Remember New Hampshire Chapter, together with Paul Boore, Veteran and Jim Savage, Gold Star Father and Veteran will be Co-Directors.
We have all worked hard over the past 2 and half years and have been through 2 years of working with legislation. So…2014 – that will be the year!!!
I will still be on the NH Chapter, working with Gold Star families, flag presentations, etc. I am so honored to have been entrusted with being the Director for the past few years!
Love you all!!!
NH will never forget!
Blessings,
Susan
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