The Few, The Proud, With Wings

HOMELAND presents this special tribute in honor of "The Few, The Proud, With Wings." Designed by Homelands own Carl Jones, this memorial is a tribute to Lt. Col. Michael L. Murphy, USMC and seven other Marines featured in the video below who died in tragic V-22 Osprey air crashes in April and December of year 2000.

• Lt. Col. Michael L. Murphy
• Lt. Col. Keith M. Sweaney
• Lt. Col. John A. Brow
• Maj. Brooks S. Gruber
• SSgt. Avely W. Runnels
• SSgt. W. Bryan Nelson
• Sgt. Jason A. Buyck
• Cpl. Kelly S. Keith

HOMELAND performed at their families memorial service held at Quantico Marine Base in Virginia. This monument will be placed at the new Marine Corps Museum near Quantico and HOMELAND will perform a tribute song, also written by Carl, titled "The Few, The Proud, With Wings." during the ceremony.

The symbology of the monument reflects the golden aviation pilots wings, which are joined back-to-back with air crew wings, positioned atop a polished granite pinnacle. The pinnacle is inverted from the bottom up as if to lift and guide the wings towards heaven. The three steps of its solid base represent Honor, Courage and Commitment, the guiding principals and honor code of every Marine. Its beautifully polished granite contains the names and aircrew of the V-22 Marines.

A dedication ceremony of the memorial is scheduled for May 31st, 2008 

HMM-362 Ugly Angels - Christmas Tribute

This video is a Christmas tribute to HMM-362 helicopter squadron, the "Ugly Angels" and our Marine buddy/Road Manager Frenchy LaFountaine, a "gung-ho" Vietnam Helicopter Crew Chief. This is a song that I wrote for the "Ugly Angels." HOMELAND produced and performed this at their Pensacola reunion. I thought we would "fly it again" for all the"Rotor Heads" like Frenchy, the Uglies and Ben Cascio, our USMC Vietnam helicopter pilot!!

The first frame of the video shows Rusty, Frenchy and Ben landing their old restored H-34, they flew in Vietnam, at the Marine Corps New River Air Station. Behind them is a V-22 Ospry piloted by Col. Michael "Murph" Murphy and our friend Lt.Col. Jim "Trigger" Schafer. This is a one of a kind historic picture of the two birds together. Sadly, Michael "the Murph" was tragically killed shortly after this photo was taken in a V-22 crash. HOMELAND will be performing at the dedication of the V-22 Osprey Memorial to be placed at the Marine Corps Museum at Quantico, VA.

The next frame shows Ben as Santa, Doc Jones and "the Uglies" by their old H-34 celebrating Christmas of 1967 in Vietnam. Semper Fi MARINES - Carl and HOMELAND