Two sons served in Iraq.

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My name is Mike Bruckner and I wear a HeroBracelet with my son's name engraved. He has served a tour in Iraq and is currently preparing to return to Iraq for another tour. He is 21 years old in the Army infantry and is a combat engineer. He is currently stationed at Fort Carson Colorado and has just returned from desert training in California.

My older son Chad who is now going to college was in the Army and served a tour in Iraq from 2004-2005. He too was an infantry soldier who was injured in Iraq. His unit was the 1-111 from Philadelphia. They were stationed in Bayji in northern Iraq. Unfortunately his unit was decimated by hostile fire and returned with six casualties and many injuries. His unit was comprised of only 106 soldiers.

Thank you for the bracelets as it is one way of showing how much we care.

God Bless our soldiers and let us all pray to keep them safe.

Very truly,

Mike Bruck