Theresa Morehead’s husband, Master Sergeant Kevin Morehead, left, died tracking down some of the worst enemies of the United States. He was awarded three Purple Hearts, one Bronze Star, one Silver Star, and a Legion of Merit for his courageous efforts and leadership in Iraq.

Kevin was extraordinarily skilled at planning and implementing attacks on the Taliban and in taking out their operatives. He died on September 12, 2003 while tracking members of al Qaeda. Says Theresa, “I don’t want my husband’s death to be in vain and I don’t want us to back out like cowards. Kevin believed in standing up for these people (the Iraqis). He believed in freeing the oppressed and he hated everything the terrorists stood for.”

• Through tears, [Master Sgt. John Bolduc] spoke of the courage, loyalty, integrity, honesty and strength of the man he proudly called "my brother." He told how Morehead had lived by the Ranger code: mission first, the men second, and myself last. "He loved serving his country in the Army," Bolduc said. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2/23/04
  
  
• In a letter to his wife, Morehead wrote that he hoped the American people were still behind them: "In a year, this will all be a memory and at least we can say we helped our country in its time of need. Not a lot of Americans can say that. People don't appreciate freedom until they have to fight to save it." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2/22/04