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Sunset High Honors John Pelham and Andrew Keller in Annual Memorial Baseball Game

Sunset High School’s annual memorial baseball game brought together students, families, veterans, and community members to honor fallen soldiers and alumni John Pelham and Andrew Keller. More than just a game, the event served as a powerful reminder of sacrifice, service, and the lasting impact both men continue to have on their school and community.

Celebrating John's Angelversary

Today we remember SPC. John Alexander Pelham with this special video and song titled "Larger Than Life." May we always remember.

2021 Run To Remember

LLJ Founder and John's Father, Wendall Pelham, kicks off the 2021 virtual Run 2 Remember honoring fallen heroes.

A Memorial Bracelet is Found, Travels Coast to Coast

Liz Maloney-Triplett stumbled upon a rare memorial bracelet on a beach on Cape Cod that donned the name SPC. John A. Pelham. Watch this unbelievable story of how she reconnected the bracelet with the Pelham Family covered by Portland's KATU.

John's Fallen Hero Memorial Highway

In partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation and Legacies Alive, a Fallen Hero Memorial Highway was dedicated to John in 2015. The location can be found at the corner of Walker Road and Roxbury Avenue in Beaverton, OR, right down the road from where John grew up.

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A soldier in camouflage U.S. Army uniform and sunglasses raising his right hand for an oath, with another soldier holding an American flag in the background.