Hero Stories for May 2010

Died on May 5, 2010 in Afghanistan 1st Lt. Brandon A. Barrett of Marion, Indiana, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He died while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan at the age of 27. <

I have 3 sons and a daughter in law in the military, 2 Sailors and 2 Marines. I have worn Deployed Hero Bracelets for each one of them as they were deployed ... I wear this Memorial Hero Bracelet in remembrance of their friend Army Spec Kelly B Grothe, who was KIA on 3 May 2007 ... he is forever our Hero .. Frankie Taylor Fis

Could you afford to lose $60,300 right now? If you're the fulltime caregiver for a seriously injured veteran, that's how much income, on average, your family stands to lose during the rehabilitation process. The brave mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, sons and daughters who care for our nation's wounded veterans are serving our country tremendously, and they shouldn't be worried about paying the bills. And now, help is finally coming. Yesterday, the President signed the Caregivers and Vetera...

LAST WEEKEND to register for the 6th Annual Firefighters Memorial Ride and still receive a FREE 2010 FFMR tee shirt. After this weekend you can still register but if you want a 2010 FFMR tee shirt it will cost an additional $20.00. Most of the Harley Davidson dealerships selling tickets have been out of most tee-shirt sizes for weeks, however we will be re-ordering for those that register by no later than this weekend and will have those tee shirt sizes back at those dealerships or businesses...

Uncle Forrest, You will always be a hero to me and the Ramos family because of the ultimate sacrifice you made. As you will never know many family members serviced in the military after you. The one you would be proud of the most is Aunt RoseMary's daughter, your niece Tamara who went to West Point, graduate and then was deployed to Iraq. She lead 500 troops in the Iraq war and she is only 5'. Then she was the only woman in military history to hold a position on the Korean boarder. She retire...

PFC. JASON M. KROPAT, my Grandson was KIA March 9th, 2010.  I would like to honor him by wearing a bracelet to display what a hero he was.  He died while trying to protect his fellow soldiers from a suicide bomber.  He was and is my hero.   Thank you, Janet E. Kropat p.s. Thank you for remembering our Her

Krista Sylvester a reporter at  Metro Calgary asks the question “If you were alive during World War II would you join the ARMY?” This was asked due to the below article which states that 60% of people would not. Please go to the following link and vote in the two polls as this is going to be published in a follow up article. Thank You http://thankasoldier.wordpress.com/would-you-defend-your-country/ <

Birth: January 25, 1978 &#8211; Pembroke, Massachusetts Died: April 4, 2003 &#8211; At Tuwayhah, Iraq 1st Lt McPhillips was assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, based at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. He was manning a machine gun fighting off an ambush when he was killed. Brian was a finance major at Providence College in [.

Operation Gratitude and BJ's Wholesale Club Want YOU to Write 50,000 Letters in May for Our Heroes Then Post Your KINDness and Earn Even More for our Troops! BJ's Wholesale Club will donate to Operation Gratitude: $1.00  for every letter received up to $50,000. You can submit unlimited online letters here: BJ's Letter Writing or here: http://bit.ly/bol8vA You can also deposit unlimited written letters at a local BJ's Warehouse Club It is very simple!! You do NOT need to be a member of Faceboo...

I was wondering if you can make a bracelet with two individuals i knew who paid the ultimate sacrifice and have them on the same bracelet.  One was in Afgan and the other in Iraq.  I worked with both and want to carry their memory with me.  One was Eric M. Barnes Iraq 10 Jun 07 and the other is Ashton M. Goodman Afgan 26 May 09.  Thanks for your help on this matter. Brandon (Brandon, We've made MANY HeroBracelets with multiple names. We're happy to hel