Another soldier, Cpl. Joseph Maciel, 20, died in a July insider attack on the same deployment. Though the helmet withstood the impact of a machine gun round at a distance of about 20 feet ...

The dog tags and helmet on the statue symbolize a fallen soldier, the combat boots represent the ... the importance of honoring the fallen. "This memorial not only pays tribute to those who ...

Ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a statue dedicated to soldiers was vandalized, with some pieces stolen. The search is on to find the culprits.

to start work on his annual Memorial Day tribute. Within three hours he had carved and sculpted out of sand a pair of boots, a helmet and a rifle. The tribute is a symbolic replacement of a cross ...

Brinlee’s memorial is a bronzed battle cross, which features military boots and a helmet sitting atop a rifle.

To honor his memory, a memorial statue has been constructed near the entrance of Crystal City High School. The memorial depicts a fallen solider, with guns, boots and helmet resting on a granite ...