‘Love Never Ends’: Daegan Page Foundation offers support to families of fallen service members

The Daegan Page Foundation in Omaha is reaching out to families of fallen service members, offering support through a new initiative inspired by the love and kindness they received after Marine Corporal Daegan Page's death.

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LUKE WILL BE BACK WITH HIS FULL FORECAST IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS. AS THE NATION COMES TOGETHER TO HONOR THE FALLEN U.S. SOLDIERS, MANY PEOPLE HERE IN OMAHA ARE FINDING WAYS TO HONOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES IN ACTIVE DUTY. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S MARY REGLI SHARES HOW THE DAEGAN PAGE FOUNDATION IS GIVING BACK TO THOSE FAMILIES WITH THE LOVE NEVER FAILS INITIATIVE. AS NEBRASKA AND IOWA FEEL THE LOSS OF THREE ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS CORPORAL DAEGAN PAGE MOTHER, WENDI ADELSON, SAYS HER OWN FEELINGS OF LOSS ARE RESURFACING. PAIGE WAS A MARINE CORPORAL KILLED IN A TERRORIST ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN IN 2021. I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME WHERE THERE WOULD BE A LOCAL HERO WHO LOSES THEIR LIFE IN A CONFLICT. AFTER DIGGING. BUT ADELSON DIDN’T EXPECT THE DAY TO COME. JUST FIVE YEARS AFTER PAIGE’S DEATH. I THOUGHT I WOULD BE OLDER. I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE MORE TIME. STATISTICALLY SPEAKING, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. BUT THERE WASN’T. NOW, THE DAEGAN PAGE FOUNDATION IS REACHING OUT TO THE FAMILIES OF THOSE LOCAL HEROES TAKEN TOO SOON. SOMETHING THAT HELPED PAIGE’S FAMILY THROUGH THE DARK TIMES. HANDWRITTEN CARDS FROM PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TOUCHED BY HIS STORY. WE STILL SAY TODAY WHEN WE GRAB OUT SOME OF THOSE PACKETS THAT WE GOT FROM YOUTH AROUND THE COUNTRY. IT’S A PRETTY AMAZING FEELING TO SEE THE THINGS THAT THEY LEARNED ABOUT DAEGAN PAGE. NEW. THIS WEEK, THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED THE LOVE NEVER ENDS INITIATIVE TO PASS ON THE LOVE AND SUPPORT THEY RECEIVED TO THE OTHER FAMILIES. WE JUST REFLECTED BACK ON HOW IT FELT TO GET THOSE CARDS AND SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, LET’S OPEN OUR ANCHOR STORES UP. THAT’S WHAT THIS IS FOR. IT’S A COMMUNITY HUB. IT’S A COMMUNITY SPACE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN DECORATE CARDS, WHICH THE FOUNDATION WILL PASS ON TO THE FAMILIES OF THE SIX FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS. TO SEE THE GRATITUDE THROUGH THE EYES OF OTHERS IN THEIR OWN WORDS AND WRITING, AND IN A HOMEMADE CARD IS VERY SPECIAL. IN THE COMING WEEKS, AS WE SUPPORT THE FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN, ADELSON REMINDS US, CONTINUE TO BE GRACIOUS AND LIVE LIFE GRACIOUSLY, BUT GIVE THOSE FAMILIES GRA

Daegan Page Foundation offers support to families of fallen service members through new initiative

Updated: 6:21 PM CST Mar 7, 2026

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Nebraska and Iowa are mourning the loss of three more active duty service members, and Wendy Adelson, the mother of Marine Corporal Daegan Page, is feeling the resurgence of her own grief. Page was killed in terrorist attacks in Afghanistan in 2021. “I knew this day would come where there would be a local hero who loses their life, in a conflict after Daegan,” Adelson said.READ MORE: Remembering Daegan Page: US Marine corporal killed in action in 2021Adelson expressed surprise at how soon this day arrived, saying, “I thought I would be older. I thought there would be more time. Statistically speaking, there should have been, but there wasn’t.”In response, the Daegan Page Foundation is reaching out to the families of these local heroes, offering support through handwritten cards, a gesture that helped Page’s family during their darkest times. “We still say today when we grab out some of those packages that we got from youth around the country, it’s a pretty amazing feeling to see the things that they learned about Daegan,” she said.The foundation launched the “Loved Never Ends” initiative to extend the love and support they received to other families.”We just reflected back on how it felt to get those cards and said, you know what? Let’s open our anchor commons doors up. That’s what this is for. It’s a community hub. It’s a community space,” Adelson said.Community members are invited to decorate cards, which the foundation will pass on to the families of the six fallen service members. Adelson emphasized the impact of these gestures, saying, “To see the gratitude through the eyes of others in their own words and writing in a homemade card is very special.”RELATED COVERAGE: Daegan Page family, others find comfort at Omaha’s National CemeteryAs the community supports the families of the fallen in the coming weeks, Adelson reminds everyone to “continue to be gracious and live life graciously, but give those families grace and always remember to honor their heroes.”Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

OMAHA, Neb. —

Nebraska and Iowa are mourning the loss of three more active duty service members, and Wendy Adelson, the mother of Marine Corporal Daegan Page, is feeling the resurgence of her own grief.

Page was killed in terrorist attacks in Afghanistan in 2021.

“I knew this day would come where there would be a local hero who loses their life, in a conflict after Daegan,” Adelson said.

Adelson expressed surprise at how soon this day arrived, saying, “I thought I would be older. I thought there would be more time. Statistically speaking, there should have been, but there wasn’t.”

In response, the Daegan Page Foundation is reaching out to the families of these local heroes, offering support through handwritten cards, a gesture that helped Page’s family during their darkest times.

“We still say today when we grab out some of those packages that we got from youth around the country, it’s a pretty amazing feeling to see the things that they learned about Daegan,” she said.

The foundation launched the “Loved Never Ends” initiative to extend the love and support they received to other families.

“We just reflected back on how it felt to get those cards and said, you know what? Let’s open our anchor commons doors up. That’s what this is for. It’s a community hub. It’s a community space,” Adelson said.

Community members are invited to decorate cards, which the foundation will pass on to the families of the six fallen service members.

Adelson emphasized the impact of these gestures, saying, “To see the gratitude through the eyes of others in their own words and writing in a homemade card is very special.”

As the community supports the families of the fallen in the coming weeks, Adelson reminds everyone to “continue to be gracious and live life graciously, but give those families grace and always remember to honor their heroes.”

Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.