(Mar 21 2008) - The Post Honor's the Fallen in Tulare County :
The Post wanted to show our support for our troops over seas and to let everyone know that we should continue to PRAY DAILY for all of the Men and Women who are in harms-way. I, as well, have a son "Joseph Lucketta" who is serving his second tour in Iraq and I PRAY for him daily.

And to be sure, we must continue PRAYING for all those families who've lost loved one(s) to this war. Below is a short list of those who have sacraficed the most, so we can live without further sacrafice. by A. L. "LUCKY" Lucketta - Post Editor

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(02/02/08)	Army Sgt. Timothy P. Martin	Pixley, Calif
Army Sgt. Timothy P. Martin -- 27, of Pixley, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Feb. 8 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Also killed were Spc. Michael T. Manibog, Staff Sgt. Jerald A. Whisenhunt and Sgt. Gary D. Willett.
(07/15/06)	Army Spc. Manuel J. Holguin	Woodlake, Calif
Army Spc. Manuel J. Holguin -- 21, of Woodlake, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died July 15 of injuries sustained when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.
(05/24/04)	Army Pfc. Daniel P. Unger	Exeter, Calif
Army Spc. Manuel J. Holguin -- 21, of Woodlake, Calif.; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany; died July 15 of injuries sustained when his dismounted patrol encountered enemy small-arms fire and an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.
(04/04/04)	Army Sgt. Michael W. Mitchell	Porterville, Calif
Army Sgt. Michael W. Mitchell -- 25, of Porterville, Calif.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Ray Barracks, Friedberg, Germany; killed April 4 when his unit was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire in Baghdad. Sgt. Michael W. Mitchell found love when the Army stationed him in Germany, and he planned to bring his German fiancee home after his stint as a tank mechanic ended. Instead, Bianca Liebl had to make plans to go to Porterville, Calif., on her own. Mitchell, 25, was one of eight soldiers killed in a firefight April 4 in Baghdad. In high school, Mitchell ran cross-country and wrestled. A coach, Rich Lambie, called Mitchell "a scrappy, tenacious competitor." Months after graduation, Mitchell enlisted in the Army. He was stationed in Germany, just as his father, Bill Mitchell, had been during the Vietnam War. An older sister, Christine Jayroe, remembered Mitchell as "my little playmate." "I used to drag him and play in the dirt," Jayroe said. � Associated Press