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"To have my son remembered like that is truly an honor. It's so fitting that this has happened. I'm very honored and it was completely unexpected," said Shirley Schmunk, who's son died in Iraq.

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since the Vietnam War.

Schmunk's son, Jeremiah Schmunk died in 2004 in Iraq when he tried to help a fellow soldier during hostile fire. Shirley Schmunk talked to her son over the phone the day before he died.

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Sergeant Melvin Nelson died in the Vietnam War. Specialist Jeremiah Schmunk in the Iraq War. The VFW named post 12018 in honor of the two soldiers and paid a special tribute to their mothers.

Almost two weeks before his death, Sergeant Nelson wrote a letter saying how he would give anything to be home for Christmas and his family could expect happy times ahead.

Ruth Nelson says her son died two months before he was going to get married. She suffered another devastating loss Michael Kors Jet Set Chain Top Zip Messenger five months after Sergeant Nelson died. Her younger son was killed after being electrocuted during a hunting trip.

"He just had enough time to say "I'm ok, I love you mom." It was kind of devastating that it happened so fast, so fast," Schmunk said.

"I'm not for any war, if it has to be then it has to be. We just have to make the best of it and hope it's over soon because we're losing too many boys out there," Nelson said.

to say he belonged to someone.

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losing a son. It shows they still care and still support us," Schmunk said.

Ruth Nelson's son, Sergeant Melvin Nelson died almost 40 years ago in the Vietnam War. He was killed by automatic fire during a Viet Cong ambush.

Shirley Schmunk described her son as someone who enjoyed joking around and always had a grin.

"It's been a long time, except you don't forget the memories. Everyday goes by where I think of some memory," Nelson said.

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Schmunk and Ruth Nelson were given honorary membership into the VFW Post 12018 at West Richland's Flat Top Park today. They also received jackets bearing their son's names so they could wear it over their hearts.