Heroes

Rhode Islanders Killed While Serving in Afghanistan and Iraq

By Carroll Andrew Morse | May 30, 2011 |

Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara Spc. Michael Andrade CW5 Sharon T. Swartworth Capt. Matthew J. August Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson Lance Cpl. Matthew K. Serio Lance Cpl. John J. Van Gyzen IV Sgt. Christopher S. Potts Lance Cpl. Holly A. Charette 2nd Lt. Matthew S. Coutu Cpl.…

Remember

By Carroll Andrew Morse | May 30, 2011 |

From the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Massachusetts, May 29, 2011. Flags were placed through a volunteer effort organized by Paul Monti, father of Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. First Class Jared C. Monti, killed in 2006 while serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.

Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Killed in Iraq and Afghanistan

By Carroll Andrew Morse | May 31, 2010 |

Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara Spec. Michael Andrade CW5 Sharon T. Swartworth Capt. Matthew J. August Master Sgt. Richard L. Ferguson Lance Cpl. Matthew K. Serio Sgt. Christopher S. Potts Lance Cpl. Holly A. Charette 2nd Lt. Matthew S. Coutu Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain Sgt. Moises Jazmin…

Remembering

By Carroll Andrew Morse | May 31, 2010 |

From the North Burial Ground, Branch Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island, May 2010.

Remembering

By Monique Chartier | May 31, 2010 |

The Hero from Elmhurst

By Monique Chartier | October 30, 2009 |

Catching up on yesterday’s ProJo this morning, I came across this jawdropper development to the terrible story of two men hit and one man impaled in a windshield. [Albert] Garcia was approaching the Branch Avenue exit, on his way to pick up his brother at a Providence club Saturday night when he saw a two-car…

Remembrance

By Carroll Andrew Morse | September 11, 2009 |

From Michael Morse of Rescuing Providence…Of all the things about that day I will “Never Forget,” the hundreds of American Flags that magically appeared along my route remain the most vivid. On doorways, utility poles, storefronts, from car windows, everywhere I could see the red white and blue flew proudly. The best part of it…

Remember What Wasn’t Seen…

By Carroll Andrew Morse | September 11, 2009 |

…eight years ago, to the minute, when Islamist terrorists lost the initiative in the war they started.From 9:57, the cockpit recorder picks up the sounds of fighting in an aircraft losing control at 30,000 feet – the crash of trolleys, dishes being hurled and smashed. The terrorists scream at each other to hold the door…

Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Killed in Iraq and Afghanistan

By Carroll Andrew Morse | May 25, 2009 |

Sgt. Gregory A. Belanger Sgt. Charles T. Caldwell Staff Sgt. Joseph Camara Spec. Michael Andrade CW5 Sharon T. Swartworth Capt. Matthew J. August Lance Cpl. Matthew K. Serio Sgt. Christopher S. Potts Lance Cpl. Holly A. Charette 2nd Lt. Matthew S. Coutu Cpl. Brian R. St. Germain Sgt. Moises Jazmin Lance Cpl. Eric P. Valdepenas…

Remember

By Carroll Andrew Morse | May 25, 2009 |

From Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, Rhode Island, May 2009.