It is Memorial Day in the USA. Name someone you knew whose life was taken in the service of our country.?

Francis Wayne Townsend, my husband, was killed in action in Vietnam. Thanks for asking.

Different family and friends, one was an uncle in World War II who was a tail gunner in a bomber and went down in the Black Sea and was never recovered.

Another was a family friend in Nam and was in his third day out country and stepped on a mine.

These are but two of several.

Rarely do I refer to others who have made comments here in Yahoo Answers, but the comment made by ROMEL H is truly outside of the limits of decency and of the intent of Memorial Day that I just had to say how it was such poor content and one without feeling for those who lost family members on that day.

i would hardly call what they do "service". unless you count the world trade centre bombings as a service.

I dont know anyone who died yet but give me a few years.........I'M STILL SERVING THE COUNTRY