Hero Stories for February 2010

My older brother who is 1year and 13 days older than me died February 17, 2006 in Africa. This day is also our mother's birthday. Which is alittle harder to cope with. He had no children but I am blessed he got to meet and spend some time with his niece and newphew (my two children). SSgt. Donnie Leo-Ford Levens USMC loved his job in the military as an avation. He loved flying and loved everything about the life he had made in the military. He said if he died he doesn't want to be shot he wan...

Sgt. Jeremy R. McQueary, 27, of Columbus, Indiana, died February 18, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. McQueary was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

As part of the effort by the government of Iraq to increase the stability and international standing of the country, the Iraqi Navy officially welcomed two new ships to its fleet during a ceremony along the country's southern coast Feb.

Petty Officer 1st Class Sean L. Caugh

Pfc. Jason H. Estopinal, 21, of Dallas, Georgia, died February 15, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Pfc. Estopinal was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

I would love  a bracelet for my son Pfc Dennnis L Mitchell ll  he as a US Marine  he was on a training hike  in Japan and had a heat stroke  and died  in less time than I could get there to see him.  His entire unit of 27 died  in a helicopter crash a few weeks later.   He was born april 22nd 1985 in Spokane Wa graduated from high school in 2003 joined the Marines was stationed in Hawaii and deployed to Japan training for Iraq.   He died July 23 2004 at the young age of 19. I miss him so much...

Mary Wildes put on a HeroBracelet before her son, 18-year-old Pfc. Matthew Wildes, deployed to Iraq last May, but for some reason Mary could not take the bracelet off. Wildes said she was going to take the bracelet off when Matthew returned from Iraq, but Wildes never got that chance. Wildes saw her son when he took his leave in August, only 23 days before a roadside bomb killed Matthew in Iraq. HeroBracelets offers Gold Star families a way to remember, and Wildes recently received her bracel...

The copper bracelet is a great reminder (not that I need any), and rugged. After all, it has to go through a year, just like me. We will be placing another order for my friend. Connie Ehm

[caption id="attachment_3259" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sarah Palin wearing her Deployed HeroBracelet at a recent event."][/caption] In some recent photo's of Sarah Palin, we noticed she's wearing her Deployed HeroBracelet bearing her son's name, Track Paliin. Track is serving in the Middle East right now. Back in 2008, we had heard that both Sarah Palin's son and now Vice President Joseph Biden's son were heading off on deployements, so we made them both a set of Deployed HeroB...

SSG Thomas D. Rabjohn, Us Army Arizona National Guard, OEF On 3 October 2009 SSG Rabjohn made the ultimate sacrifice for his country and friends, while interrogating an IED in Afghanistan. I was with him and saved my life as well as that of our two of our security personnel and countless other lives that day. He will forever be remembered as a  father, friend, mentor, soldier and HERO. Rest in peace my friend. We will see you on the other side when our tour is done. SSG John W. Pinnix,