Pfc Anthony   J. Sausto ("AJ") passed away in Iraq on May 10,2007. He was 22 years old.
     He was born November 10, 1984 in Somers Point, NJ and moved to Arizona wiht his mother in 2004 to be closer to his sister and his  nieces and nephews. 
     He was killed by enemy small arms fire.  He received 6 medals including a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. 
     AJ was a hardworking, loyal young man who was very dedicated to his country and family.  He brought a smile to everyone he met and always tried to look on the bright side of things no matter what the circumstances.  He loved to spend time with his nieces and nephews and his fiancee Carli.  He enjoyed the military and felt that he was making a difference in the world.
     He is survived by his mother, Nancy Sausto, sister Wendy Feldbauer & Kirk, brother Thomas Sausto & Mary, fiancee Carli Crissman, six nieces and nephews:  Rayne, Holden, TJ, Zoe, Zander and Carmine.  He is also survived by his Aunt Mary Barmore & Doug.  Cousins, Michael, Tommy and Johnny Milen and various other cousins, aunts and uncles.
     His mother Nancy is retired and spends her time taking care her grandchildren children while her daughter, Wendy, works.  Her 4 grandkids Rayne (12) , Holden (9),  Zoe & Zander (3 year old twins).  She enjoys spending time on the computer and has become a member of Operation Military Pride- she takes time to send boxes, postcards, birthday cards to soldiers overseas & also sends sympathy cards and condolences to other families that have lost loved ones. 
     She was a hardworking, single mother that raised her three children on her own and always taught us that we could be and do anything we wanted and put our minds to.
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Pfc Anthony J. Sausto ("AJ")
Gold Star Mom
Nancy Sausto
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Lawrence “Larry” Winters
USMC
1967-1971
Born and raised in New Paltz, NY, Larry Winters entered the United States Marine Corps after high school and served in Vietnam 1969-1970. Twenty-five years later, by then a licensed mental health counselor at Four Winds Hospital in Katonah, NY, the veteran returned to Vietnam with other heath care professionals to study Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Vietnamese people and to make peace with his past. Larry is a widely published poet, men's group leader and group psychotherapist.
He has recently published his book titled
"The Making and Un-making of a Marine".
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PFC Hunter LeVine
(above)
was wounded in Iraq on May 9th by a sniper fired explosive. He was blinded in one eye. His cheeks, sinuses, jaw nose, forehead and eye sockets were fractured. His father credits SPC Luis Garza, who is up for the Bronze Star, with saving his son’s life for which he is very grateful. LeVine is stil recovering and your encouragement is appreciated.
Write: PFC Hunter N. Levine
PFC Hunter LeVine
83 Split Rock Road
The Woodlands, TX 27565
Please send him an email his dad will get them and read them to him… bjlevine007@yahoo.com
If you want to call I know he'd appreciate it. Most all I reach are Marines, "Swabbies, a Few "Zoomies" and a sprinkling of "Doggies", but we do share a common bond.
713-794-8219
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Damen C Lavender
Army
119th Transportation
5 years Active Reserve
2-1/2 MT National Guard
Resides: Townsend, Mt
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Charles “Chuck” Allen
Army
1966-1969
67-68
Vietnam
173rd Abn.Brd.
Combat Engineer
Retired
Resides: Townsend, MT
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Robert H. Foote
Army
Field Artillery
1968-72
Tours: Vietnam/Ft Bliss Tx
From: Fairfax, VA
Currently: Clergy United Methodist Church
Now: Townsend, MT
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Master Sergeant Barbara L. McCammon
USAF
1990 - 2003
Counter Terrorism Intelligence Analyst
MacDill AFB
In Loving Memory

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