Muley Gil, how do you honor that kind of sacrifice? The sacrifice was more than his life, it was part of the lives of all that loved him. Lincoln summed it up well when he said "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here."

When forum members post these memorials, I try to find out some more, to try and fill in the picture of the person in my head. I'd like to add some of that information about him. If it's unwelcome I apologize, tell me and I'll remove it.







He left a wife Melia who was 25, a son Michael who was 6, and a daughter Amanda who was 3.

He is buried close to his family at the Athens Alabama City Cemetery. His dress blue uniform is displayed at the Alabama Veterans Museum, in Athens AL.

A local paper wrote an article in 2013 and spoke with some of his loved ones. It is a poignant reminder of the enduring price being paid.

30 years after Beirut blast | | timesdaily.com

TogetherWeServed - Capt William E. Winter

Rest in peace Bill Winter.