Hero Stories for December 2009

Merry Christmas to our Heroes.

We just want to wish you all a Merry Christmas. It's cold here in Austin, Texas and we're going to have cup of hot cocoa. We're wishing good wishes, much love and joy to everyo

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HeroBracelets in movie "Brothers".

Finally went to go see the movie Brothers last night. We'd made custom Herobracelets for cast members for the movie and there are several close shots of Natalie Portman wearing her sterling silver HeroBracelet. We were pretty excited to see that! And yes, it's a good movie. If you're looking for holiday cheer, it's not there. But if you want a good drama, you'll enjoy it. Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire all do a great job. Watch for the silver HeroBracel

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Pentagon officials identify troops for Afghanistan

Defense Department officials identified 6,000 servicemembers to deploy in 2010 as part of President Barack Obama's order to increase the U.S. footprint in Afghanistan.

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Omar G. Roebuck

Lance Cpl. Omar G. Roebuck, 23, of Moreno Valley, California, died December 22, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Roebuck was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

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Hill, Odierno discuss Iraq election, relations with Iran

Iraq "is not going to be pushed around" by Iran, the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill said Saturday in Baghda

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Mullen updates, changes joint guidance

The Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy takes primacy in the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's guidance for 201

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SMA brings USO tour to Iraq

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston touched down in Balad, Iraq Dec. 19, for the second leg of the "Sergeant Major of the Army's Hope and Freedom Tour 200

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Serge Kropov

Pfc. Serge Kropov, 21, of Hawley, Pennsylvania, died December 20, 2009, as a result of a non-hostile incident in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Pfc. Kropov was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. </d

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First Iraqi bank on American base opens at JBB

Contractors and Iraqi entrepreneurs throughout Joint Base Balad, Iraq now have access to the Al Warka Bank, after the opening of a branch Dec. 17 at the Iraqi Free Zo

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Army secretary visits FOB Warhorse in Diyala

Secretary of the Army John McHugh visited Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in Diyala Province as part of his eleventh visit to Iraq and first as the Army's top leader, Dec.

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