. >> reporter: the command are ventura u.s. forces john allen honored troops who died there, reading a letter from a srgt who was killed in southern afghanistan earlier this year. >> today we remember his life and words, for they speak resoundingly and timelessly for our fallen brothers a-- and sisters in arms. >> reporter: four years ago captain andrew pierson was killed in iraq, killing four children. still grieving the piersons have come every year. it's called taps, morning to -- learning to mourn. notes tied to balloons, a simple act with demeaning for a 9-year-old boy. the president is marking a separate ceremony at the vietnam veterans memorial. >>> several members of the military tied to our area were killed in operation enduring free do. the day was especially memorable for a group of students at carney elementary school. they honored ja. marchanti. >> maybe you were down at sandy point. look at the heat index values, feeling like 101. that's the heat and humidity come bin naismghts the heat advisories continue for bal