I couldn't think of a better way to spend my RED (Remember Everyone Deployed) Friday morning that with a quick tour of the Colorado Freedom Memorial in Denver.
The Fossil Ridge football team has been denied a request to honor members of our Armed Forces who were Killed In Action by wearing their names on game jerseys.
Some good friends and I spent Sunday, July 5, doing one of the most honorable things we could think of by taking a ride down to Westcliffe, Colorado to honor a fallen soldier.
Pvt. 1st Class Christopher Alexander Horns, from Colorado Springs gave his all for this country. This Sunday, a section of Highway 96 will be dedicated in his honor.
Thanks to modern DNA testing, Vietnam veteran Master Sgt. James Holt was identified and returned to his family, 47 years after being listed as Missing In Action.
I feel a bit guilty for not reporting this sooner but the last time we have had someone Killed In Action was 14 December 2014. Today, I salute Spc. John M. Dawson.
Two more soldiers from the United States Army have given all they can. Though most of us would never know it, Operation Enduring Freedom still continues.
I must apologize for being derelict in my duties on reporting casualties from Operation Enduring Freedom. We have lost three more souls, and a civilian. Let's hope they are the last.