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PFC Michael W. Shipman Jr., U.S. Army, Camp Kadena Japan

PFC Michael W. Shipman Jr., U.S. Army, Camp Kadena Japan PFC Michael Shipman was killed in a training accident while on active duty while serving his country at Camp Kadena Japan on November 13, 2009. He was survived by a his father, Mother who is still on active duty with the army, his sister, and a very large family. He will be missed but never forgotten . He was interred at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton,

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Operation Gratitude Salutes Memorial Weekend With Care Package Assembly and Letter Writing Campaign

VAN NUYS, CA - May 20, 2010: On Saturday and Sunday May 29-30, 2010, hundreds of dedicated Operation Gratitude Volunteers will assemble and ship thousands of Care Packages to U.S. Military personnel deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq and on ships at sea, during the signature weekend of the organization's 2010 Patriotic Drive. During Saturday's official program at noon, the group will announce the total number of letters collected locally in pursuit of the $50,000 grant offered by BJ's Wholesale ...

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Operation Gratitude Salutes Memorial Weekend With Care Package Assembly and Letter Writing Campaign

VAN NUYS, CA - May 20, 2010: On Saturday and Sunday May 29-30, 2010, hundreds of dedicated Operation Gratitude Volunteers will assemble and ship thousands of Care Packages to U.S. Military personnel deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq and on ships at sea, during the signature weekend of the organization's 2010 Patriotic Drive. During Saturday's official program at noon, the group will announce the total number of letters collected locally in pursuit of the $50,000 grant offered by BJ's Wholesale ...

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My Hero. My Son. Bradley J. Conn.

I am the Proud father of Bradley J. Conn, he is 21years old and assigned to the 472 M.P. Company, out of Fairbanks, Alaska. Brad is serving his second tour of duty in Iraq, and will be re enlisting on may 30th. brad served his first enlistment with an armored maintance company in 2008 and when he returned to the states he wanted to serve his fellow service men and women as a combat medic. Brad graduated in february 2010 from Fort Sam Houston, Texas Combat Medical training. he was assigned to ...

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About Operation: Coming Home.

Help make a wounded veteran feel "right at home" in the Triangle. Operation: Coming Home is a team of veterans, home builders, and other volunteers that are dedicated to providing free housing in the Raleigh/Durham, NC area to severely wounded veterans of recent Middle East wars. Our second "Hero’s Home" project is underway, with the groundbreaking planned for early summer and a completion date of October 2, 2010. Operation: Coming Home is a joint effort of TREAC-Vand the Wake HBA, a 501-c-3 ...

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2nd Annual LONE STAR TRAIL of HEROES: RUN ACROSS TEXAS May 16-31, 2010

2nd Annual LONE STAR TRAIL of HEROES: RUN ACROSS TEXAS May 16-31, 2010 One Mile One Hero One Country Raising Funds and Awareness One Mile at a Time Relay Team will cover one mile for each Texas fallen service member in Run from Amarillo to San Antonio Austin, Texas (April 30, 2010) Inspired by the sacrifice of military men and women whose lives were lost in Iraq and Afghanistan, an Austin-based 501 (c) 3 organization, OPERATION HONOR OUR HEORES, was formed to assist wounded warriors ...

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Soldiers remember fallen comrades with bracelets

Soldiers remember fallen comrades with bracelets Story and photos by Spc. Jessica Zullig 135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 3rd Infantry Division PAO [caption id="attachment_3659" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sergeant Ralph D. Gaskin II, a vocalist for the 3rd Infantry Division Band, and a Fort Wayne, Ind., native, wears a POW/MIA bracelet for his battle buddy, Sgt. Mason Lee Lewis, who passed on Nov. 16, 2007, during Sgt. Gaskins last deployment in Iraq as a medic with the sec...

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My Hero. My Husband. Josiah Crumpler

This is a picture of my husband Josiah crumpler when he was in Afghanistan. My other half is in heaven with the Lord. Shana Crump

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My Hero. My husband. SGT Daniel A. Pate.

Thank you again. I love my bracelet, and shirt. I am asked everytime I wear them who my hero is, and where could they get one. I am not in Houston, but if were I would love to be on their show to tell what a great thing you are doing to support our loved ones that are serving right now. My husband Tsgt. Daniel A Pate, is serving his 3rd tour in Iraq right now. If there is any way to participate in the taping of this show I certainly would love to. My bracelet is part of my daily wardrobe, I d...

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ATTENTION ALL TEXAS KOREAN WAR VETERANS

ATTENTION ALL TEXAS KOREAN WAR VETERANS June 25th, 2010 will mark the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The Korean War Veterans, Texas Lone Star Chapter in Houston has taken the initiative to have a special commemoration ceremony on that day at the Texas Korean War Veterans Memorial on the State Capitol grounds in Austin. As the organization that was the driving force in building the Memorial, we want to reach out to all our fellow Korean War veterans to come and join us in...

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