Hero Stories for December 2009

While the increase of 30,000 American troops in Afghanistan has garnered most of the headlines, a concurrent increase on the civilian side also is occurring, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan told Congre

Dear HERO BRACELETS, Our son, US ARMY Ranger 10th Mountain, 4-31, 1LT Adam Malson, was killed by a suicide vested bomber on February 19, 2005 while serving our country in IRAQ. Adam was a true patriot and a great American military hero. Briefly, 1LT Adam was at a check point with his platoon on the outskirts of Khadamiyah, IRAQ during the holy celebration of Asura. Several explosions were heard and he decided to act by splitting his platoon and race towards the action. Upon arrival, he strate...

I would like to say what a wonderful thing you are doing!! My husband is in Army Reserves during his first tour in Iraq one of his  soldiers Gregory Bellanger was KIA, and Greg's mom has a memorial dinner she does every year for her son. Well this year was first year I was able to go with my husband I was just floored and felt so much love and remembrance of this fallen soldier!! So she has a nice dinner this year was a turkey feast and raffles off a whole bunch of things one of items this ye...

I want to thank you for my new custom Soldier Bracelets. They look great and fit perfectly. My longtime friend, Aaron Mitchell is in the Army and currently in Iraq. I ordered your bracelets for his parents, his siter and for me. They were all pretty thrilled to get them and we’ve all vowed to wear them till he comes home. We’re thinking of making a chain of all the bracelets for him when he gets home. I get to talk to email him once in a while and told him about us all wearing his name on our...

We've had a lot of requests to order more HeroBracelets like those worn by the 467th and the 1908th. We're happy to help any way we can. Here is what is on the bracelet. You can simply copy and paste it into your order. 467/1908th “Who will go for us? Here am I! Send me.” 11/5/09 MAJ Caraveo CPT Gaffaney SSG Krueger CPT Seager LTC Warman The ordering page is set up to take no more than 60 characters per line so we adjusted the lines a bit to fit. If you have any problems, let us know and we'l...

[caption id="attachment_2833" align="alignright" width="188" caption="Christmas Tree sent to soldiers in Afghanistan"][/caption] My son and several adopted sons are in Afghanistan with the Georgia National Guard  48th Brigade 1/121st Infantry. This is their 2nd deployment the 1st being in Iraq. I have sent him a Christmas tree in anticipation of Christmas and being able to enjoy the Christmas spirit a little. Each deployment I have had friends help donate items and we have literally sent them...

2/8 Marine dies from combat wounds A North Carolina-based Marine injured in Afghanistan in August died Tuesday, according to the Defense Department. Cpl. Xhacob Latorre, 21, of Waterbury, Conn., died of wounds he suffered Aug. 10 during combat operations in Helmand province. He lost both legs when he was struck by an improvised explosive device, according to the Warrior’s Wish Foundation Web site. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, out of Camp Lejeune, N.C. Cpl. Xhacob Latorre, 21...

Sgt. Ralph Anthony Webb Frietas, 23, of Detroit, Michigan, died December 8, 2009, as a result of unknown causes in Baghdad, Iraq. Sgt. Frietas was assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. </d

About 3,400 Soldiers from the Army's 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum have been notified they will be among the first to deploy to Afghanistan as part of President Barack Obama's new strate

Educating children might not be the first thing Americans discuss when the subject of Iraq comes up, but for the Soldiers of Task Force Pathfinder, helping the next generation of Iraqis obtain a basic education is a critical part of their missi