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Spec. 4 Randall A. Lane

Randy was a wonderful husband and father who served with the 101st Airborne Division. He was part of the MFO. Peace Keeping Force in Saudi Arabia from July of 1985 to December 12, 1985 when the plane he was on went down in Gander, New Foundland and all aboard were killed. He was part of a peace keeping force along with 247 other soldiers that were on their way back to Fort Campbell Kentucky. Randy kept in touch through letters and phone calls, he was very proud of his family and proud to be serving his country.

Shannon Edwin Swan

My father was such a strong, patriotic American that he lived it every day of his short life. He taught me the importance of FEELING patriotic. For that I will be forever grateful. He died at age 42 from cancer that he always claimed to have gotten during the war, yet never stopping from loving his country! He was a Naval Fighter Pilot.

Shannon Edwin Swan

My father was a Naval Aviator during WWII and taught me throughout my youth how to be a strong, dedicated American Patriot. He was a proud seviceman, and then veteran. His life was cut short in 1964 at age 42 because of cancer. I know that if he were alive today he would be extremely sad at the way in which the level of patriotism has declined. To him and all of that generation I say "Thank You!" for our freedoms, your sacrifices, and for instilling into so many of us the true meaning of American Patriotism.

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