Hero Stories for September 2009

Staff Sgt. Bryan D. Be

Pfc. Matthew M. Martinek, 20, of DeKalb, Illinois, died September 11, 2009, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered in Paktika province, Afghanistan, on September 4, when enemy attacked his vehicle with an improvised-explosive device followed by a rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fire. Pfc. Martinek was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Al...

This is a pretty cool program called Cigars for Heroes. Its a group here in Austin that are getting really good cigars to the guys in uniform. They find the units and get the donated cigars to them. ------------------------------ Your gifts are making a difference. Your assigned unit, the USMC squadron based in Taqaddum, Iraq has sent you back a picture of the fighting marines enjoying your cigars. Col Mancini can be reached by email at mark.mancini@usmc.mil. He and his fighting Marines wo...

CigarsforHeroes.com supports the USAF 379th Expeditionary Squadron deployed in Iraq with premium cigars donated through the program. The 379th is comprised of over 500 airmen and are currently serving in Iraq through J

Ambassadors from the land of Hollywood visited Multinational Division - Baghdad Soldiers, here, Sept.

Staff Sgt. Shannon M. Smith, 31, of Marion, Ohio, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an explosive device on September 8, 2009, in Baji, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Smith was assigned to the 545th Military Police Company, Arctic Military Police Battalion, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska. </d

While on vacation at Ocean City Md - I found a Memorial Hero Bracelet for Lance Cpl Adam C Conboy Philadelphia PA Marine 5/12/2006 - it had washed up on shore. I would like to return it to his family. Could you forward this message to then. If they would like for me to mail it back to them, please call with their address. Thanks, Kimberley Holmes (If you think this is your missing HeroBracelet, write us at info@herobracelets.org and we'll get you in touch with Kimberley)

Pfc. Zachary T. Myers, 21, of Delaware, Ohio, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an explosive device on September 8, 2009, in Baji, Iraq. Pfc. Myers was assigned to the 545th Military Police Company, Arctic Military Police Battalion, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska. </d

Petty Officer 3rd Class James R. Layton, 22, of Riverbank, California, died September 8, 2009, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, while supporting combat operations. Petty Officer 3rd Class Layton was assigned to an embedded training team with Combined Security Tranisiton Command in Afghanistan. </d

Pfc. Thomas F. Lyons, 20, of Fernley, Nevada, died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an explosive device on September 8, 2009, in Baji, Iraq. Pfc. Lyons was assigned to the 545th Military Police Company, Arctic Military Police Battalion, U.S. Army, Alaska, Fort Richardson, Alaska. </d