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County Students Honor Veterans

Veterans from recent and not-so-recent wars and military duty were honored Monday at Sun 'N Lake Elementary School's Veterans Day Program. ...more

November 11, 2008

Pasco Inscribes Names of 2 Fallen Soldiers On Memorial

The sacrifice of two Pasco County soldiers killed in Iraq will not be forgotten. ...more

July 23, 2008

Names Added To Pasco Veterans Memorial

NEW PORT RICHEY -- The sacrifice of two Pasco soldiers killed in Iraq will not soon be forgotten. A ceremony today dedicated the inscription of the names of Pfc. Patrick Joseph "PJ" Miller and Sgt. Marcus Mathes onto the Pasco Veterans Memorial in New Port Richey. ...more

July 22, 2008

County Commission To Recognize 2 Soldiers

Pasco County commissioners Tuesday will salute two Pasco County soldiers killed in Iraq. The ceremony is at 11:45 a.m. at the West Pasco Government Center, 7530 Little Road. The board will honor, with resolutions, Army Pfc. Patrick Joseph "PJ" Miller, who was from New Port Richey, and Army Sgt. Marcus Mathes, who hailed from Zephyrhills. They died from combat injuries on March 29 and April 28, respectively. The soldiers' names, which have been added to the veterans' memorial at the government center, will be unveiled after the ceremony. VFW Post 10167 of Holiday will present the colors and retired Army Maj. Gen. Richard Griffitts will read the resolutions and present them to family members. The ceremony will conclude with a 21-gun salute and the playing of taps. ...more

July 21, 2008

Commission To Recognize 2 Soldiers

County commissioners Tuesday will salute two Pasco County soldiers killed in Iraq. ...more

July 19, 2008

Flags To Fly In Sgt. Mathes' Honor

Flags will fly at half-staff Sunday in honor of Marcus Mathes, the Army sergeant from Zephyrhills killed in Baghdad in April. ...more

June 5, 2008

Pasco Letters to the Editor

'He Was Our Hero' Thank you to all the residents of Dade City and Pasco County who participated in the recognition of our hero, Marcus Mathes. ...more

May 28, 2008

Don't Let Soldiers' Deaths Just Fade Away

Regarding "Final Tribute Paid To Fallen Soldier" (Metro, May 7): Over the past few years all of us have seen newspaper and TV coverage of the deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan of some 50 or so of our soldiers who lived and had families in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

May 10, 2008