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The U.S. House of Representatives just passed H.R. 2391, a Bill renaming the Cottleville, Missouri Post Office the "Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge Post Office". We are obviously extremely excited at the passage of this Bill and would like to thank Representative Ann Wagner for her patriotic work in getting this passed.

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25 Heroes

Phillip was deployed with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment to Sangin Afghanistan. On October 13, 2010 Phillip was driving the lead vehicle, an MATV, on a security patrol. Also in the vehicle were; Lcpl Victor Dew, Lcpl Joe Rodewald and Cpl Justin Cain. While traveling the Sangin Wadi (dry riverbed) a very large IED was remote detonated, killing all 4 instantly.

During their 7 month deployment, 3/5 Marines had 25 men killed in action, hundreds of casualties including many amputees. The 25 that gave their tomorrows for our todays were;

Lance Cpl. John Sparks, 23, of Chicago, IL

Cpl. Justin Cain, 22, of Manitowoc, WI

Lance Cpl Phillip Vinnedge, 19, of St. Charles, MO

Lance Cpl Joseph Rodewald, 21, of Albany, OR

Lance Cpl Victor Dew, 20, of Granite Bay, CA

Lance Cpl Alec Catherwood, 19, of Byron, IL

Lance Cpl Irvin Ceniceros, 21, of Clarksville, AR

Lance Cpl Joseph Lopez, 26, of Rosamond, CA

Lance Cpl James Boelk, 24, of Oceanside, CA

Sgt Ian Tawney, 25,of Dallas, OR

Lance Cpl Matthew J. Broehm, 22, of Flagstaff, AZ

Lance Cpl Brandon W. Pearson, 21, of Arvada, CO

Lance Cpl Randy R. Braggs, 21, of Sierra Vista, AZ

2nd Lt Robert M. Kelly, 29 of Tallahassee, FL

Lance Cpl James B. Stack, 20, of Arlington Hgts, IL

Lance Cpl Arden Joseph Buenagua, 19, San Jose, CA

1st Lt William J.Donnelly IV, 27, of Picayune, MS

Sgt Matthew T. Abbate, 26, of Honolulu, HI

Pfc Colton W. Rusk, 20, of Orange Grove, TX

Cpl Derek A. Wyatt, 25, of Akron, OH

Sgt Jason D. Peto, 31, of Vancouver, WA

Lance Cpl Jose L. Maldonado, 21, of Mathis, TX

Lance Cpl Kenneth A. Corzine, 23, of Bethalto, IL

Cpl Tevan L. Nguyen, 21, of Hutto, TX

Sgt Jason G. Amores, 29, of Lehigh Acres, FL

May these heroes never be
forgotten for their sacrifice.

The Project

For years Phillip had talked of getting a classic Chevy truck. Prior to his deployment to Afghanistan he vowed to find and restore one when he returned home. Phillip was not able to fulfill that dream, however in the days following Phillip’s passing the decision was made to fulfill that dream for him by restoring a 1951 Chevy pickup in his, and all fallen heroes honor. The plan was for it to wear a Fallen Heroes themed paint job and to be used for parades, car shows and various events to raise awareness of those that “gave all”, and to support military charities such as the Marine’s Toys for Tots and Snowball Express.

1951 Chevy 3100 The project began with a 1951 Chevrolet 3100 pickup with 28,000 original miles. It was as rust free as could be expected for a 60 year old truck. It included the original “Stovebolt” 216, 6 cylinder engine in running condition.

The plan was to do a complete ground-up restoration keeping the truck in near original condition. The project was completed and debuted May 28, 2012!

This project to honor our fallen heroes would not have been possible without the support of friends, family and the auto restoration community. Sponsors of the project are proudly and prominently displayed on the website as well as on a marquee that will accompany the vehicle to events.

You can view the history of our project by clicking on the "Restoration" link at the top of this page.

NEVER FORGET!

Big Wheel

by Dale Pyatt

We recently met Dale Pyatt at a Joshua Chamberlain Society event. We were touched when he asked for permission to dedicate this song to Phillip. Thank you Dale. All of his music can be purchased from his website, dalepyatt.com

Remember The Brave

by Johnny Bulford

We want to thank Johnny for his wonderful tribute; "Remember The Brave". You can add Johnny's touching Remembering the Brave song straight to your playlist from Amazon.com One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to support the mission of the Remembering the Brave Foundation. All of his music can be purchased from his website, johnnybulford.com

On October 13th, 2010, Marine Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge gave his life defending our freedom.

He will be missed by all that knew him, but never forgotten.

News Flash

We think the music slideshow below tells
the Fallen Hero's Dream Ride story pretty well.

We hope you like it.

On October 13th, 2010, Marine Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge gave his life defending our freedom.

He will be missed by all that knew him, but never forgotten.

News Flash

We think the music slideshow below tells the Fallen Hero's Dream Ride story pretty well.

We hope you like it.

We think the music slideshow below tells
the Fallen Hero's Dream Ride story pretty well.