Patriots Peace Memorial honors often ‘forgotten’ fallen military

LOUISVILLE, KY. (WAVE News)

Sgt. First Class Michael Longest’s name was added to the memorial on Memorial Day. The Marine, Navy sailor, Army soldier and Purple Heart recipient died of a heart attack during pre-deployment training in 2003.

When active-duty Air Force pilot Brice Simpson died during a training flight accident in Japan, his family had trouble finding a memorial where he could be honored, until Patriots Peace Memorial was founded.

“I’ve been in military 26 years total, there’s not a place if you haven’t died in combat or a lot of other locations, it’s hard to be memorialized,” Grant Simpson, Brice’s brother, said. “This gives everybody a place to come.”

In addition, the memorial’s founders, David and Betty Jones who died in 2019 were honored with a memorial tree dedication.

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