Hero Stories for November 2008

Thank you very much for the Bracelets you're providing to the Gold Star Families.  I am a Gold Star step-mom.  My husband and I have ordered many of these bracelets and given them to our other family members.  A couple of months ago, my husband was in a small motorcycle accident with only minor injuries, and his memorial bracelet with his son's name on it was mangled and could no longer be worn.  I gave him mine right away, and now I would like another for myself. Branden Paul Ramey, age 22, ...

www.cards4agoodcause.com makes custom playing cards and is now offering to give $2.00 from each deck to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and the Military Order of the Purple Heart. The cards can be customized with family photos of your choice and sent to your loved ones serving overseas. We thought this was a great way to let your soldiers and Marines know you're thinking about them. Check out the Web site at www.cards4agoodcause.com</

Hello, my name is Sandra Watson and my son was killed in 2003 in An Nasariyah Iraq.  I am writing to request one of your memorial hero bracelets given to Gold Star Families.  I am a member of Gold Star Mothers and actively participate in packing boxes for Iraq and being with new Gold Star Mothers for the last six years.  Thank you for your offer. Marine Lance Corporal Michael Jason Williams of Phoenix, Arizona was killed in the first battle of the Iraq War, on 3-23-03, in Nasiriyah Iraq.  He ...

LTJG Jon Burrow has been sending us great photos from Baghdad for a while now. And this is pretty awesome. He'll explain it better than I can! ---------------- Hello! Flat Stanley was busy again on missions in Baghdad, Iraq! (for those who don't know about Flat Stan, be joined me in Iraq all the way from Amy Daniel's second grade class in Salem, IL) Here is some info about the attached pictures: 1. #102: Flat Stanley is looking down from a BLACKHAWK helicopter over Baghdad traffic 2. Flat St...

7th ANNUAL “RALLY FOR THE TROOPS” Sunday April 19, 2009 CLEVELAND PUBLIC SQUARE CEREMONY 11:00 AM to 12:00 NOON Please support regardless of weather. Bikes will stage from various Harley Davidson Dealerships in North East Ohio Post Rally food and entertainment Harley Davidson Sales Company of Cleveland from 1 PM to 3 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5TH ANNUAL “FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL RIDE” Sunday May 31, 2009 CEREMONY AT 10:30 AM RIDE BEGINS A...

My hero is my son William James Pace.  He joined the Minnesota Guards on Sept 12, 2001 the day after the towers went down.  He was only 17 years old and still in school.   He knew he would be going to war but that is what he wanted to do.  I raised him myself since he was 5 years old.   He had one older sister so he was the only boy.  He could of gave me a lot of trouble but he never did.  He ALWAYS woke up with a smile. This is a boy who wanted to take Karate lessons but would not go again a...

SPC. Nicholas E. Wilson, Army, Ar Ramadi, Iraq This is is memory of my wonderfully strong, brave and sensitive son, Nick Wison. He was born 3 months early and the doctors said if he lived, he would be a fighter!!!  He right they were.  He fought for every victory he conquered in life.  So, it was no surprise after high school (he'd been in AFROTC for 4 years) he decided to go military.  I told him, just be aware of your hearing (his only thing affected by birth)....so he chose Infantry in the...

I am the twin sister of LNCP Thomas Oliver Keeling who was killed in Iraq on June 9th, 2005.  My mother Sharon Berry had received an email stating that families of the fallen could receive a coupon for HeroBracelets.org.  I am writing in response to this - I realize these coupons are limited. A little bit about my Brother: Tom was born September 10th, 1981... 7 weeks premature.  He spent his first 3 months in a neonatal unit fighting for his life.  Tom graduated from Kent State University wit...

Got this today from a reader who had found a HeroBracelet. If you lost your's email us at info@herobracelets and we'll put you in touch with Courtney. I was at a nightclub in Louisville, Kentucky and found a bracelet on the dancefloor. It has the name, SSG. William A. Allers U.S.A.N.G. engraved. I've had no luck tracking down the person in whom the bracelet belonged. I was just wondering if you have on file the information of people who've ordered certain soldiers memorial bracelets. Please j...