Some Gave All - Memorial Day 2023

This Memorial Day we want to remember fallen service members and their sacrifices. Please take time to honor those who gave their lives.

We are deeply saddened about the recent crash in Alaska and the loss of "three of our best" soldiers. Closer to home, it is with heavy hearts that we grip hands with our 101st Combat Aviation Brigade as we mourn the tragic deaths of nine teammates in the helicopter crash in Kentucky.

These catastrophic accidents are a stark reminder of the risks of Army Aviation crews take every day when they break friction with the ground to conduct both combat and training missions.

Fallen Comrades - 101st Combat Aviation Brigade

• Warrant Officer 1 Jeffery Barnes, 33, of Milton, Florida
• Corporal Emilie Marie Eve Bolanos, 23, of Austin, Texas
• Chief Warrant Officer 2 Zachary Esparza, 36, of Jackson, Missouri
• Sergeant Isaacjohn Gayo, 27, of Los Angeles, California
• Staff Sergeant Joshua C. Gore, 25, of Morehead City, North Carolina
• Warrant Officer 1 Aaron Healy, 32, of Cape Coral, Florida
• Staff Sergeant Taylor Mitchell, 30, of Mountain Brook, Alabama
• Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rusten Smith, 32, of Rolla, Missouri
• Sergeant David Solinas Jr., 23, of Oradell, New Jersey

Fallen Comrades - Alaska

• Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher Robert Eramo, 39, of Oneonta, New York
• Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle D. McKenna, 28, of Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Warrant Officer 1 Stewart Duane Wayment, 32, of North Logan, Utah

Please keep the families, friends and comrades in your thoughts and prayers.

Night Stalkers Don't Quit,

Kevin W. Mangum
Lieutenant General (retired), U.S. Army
Chairman, Night Stalker Foundation