A paramedic with the Houston Fire Department eager to learn more about his late grandfather’s military service had a stroke of luck after he began his research. Mark Holmes of Pearland, Texas, told Fox News Digital that a simple Google search not only taught him about his paternal grandfather, William Watson Holmes, and his service...
This is part 4 of Fox News Digital’s Freedom Isn’t Free series honoring America’s fallen heroes.Gold Star parents and retired law enforcement officers Alicia and Herman Lopez started a foundation in their son’s name for the next generation of Marines. Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, was killed in action on Aug. 26, 2021, alongside 12 other...
The definition of “resilient” might be a rock band by the same name, which includes three combat-wounded veterans playing for patriotic crowds all over America and preparing to release their first album in September. That’s what decorated Marine and drummer Juan Dominguez and his band of brothers are, thanks to a music therapy program called...
This is part 3 of Fox News Digital’s Freedom Isn’t Free series honoring America’s fallen heroes.Gold Star father Jim McCollum “start[ed] chasing what really matters in life” after his son’s death in Afghanistan. U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee J McCollum was killed in action alongside 12 other American service members at then-Hamid Karzai International Airport...
This is part 2 of Fox News Digital’s Freedom Isn’t Free series honoring America’s fallen heroes. Gold Star aunt Cheryl Juels honors her niece’s ultimate sacrifice to her country through a new foundation with a mission of “tribute to the courageous and selfless sacrifice made by Nicole Gee, a beloved U.S. Marine who loved her...
