Hero Stories for February 2009

Medal of Honor FREEMAN, ED W. Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Army, Company A, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, First Cavalry Division (Airmobile) Place and date: Ia Drang Valley, Republic of Vietnam, 14 November 1965 Born: 1928 Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Captain Ed W. Freeman, United States Army, distinguished himself by numerous acts of conspicuous gallantry and extraordinary intrepidity on 14 Novemb...

Petty Officer 1st Class Theophilus K. Ans

I heard about your wonderful bracelets on Blog Talk Radio.  I was in the chat room as HolySpiritLady (Jan) and I am a volunteer PR Rep. for Cathy G Charities.  This non-profit organization was started by a disabled vet, Gary Greisinger, after his only daughter, Cathy, died in a fire. We carry on Cathy\'s work with the homeless shelter and street folks (many are disabled and PTSD vets).  We also help and work with Operation Troop Appreciation (OTA) and send hundreds of needed package every six...

ADHAMIYAH, Iraq (Army News Service, Feb. 2, 2009) - U.S. Soldiers assisted the Iraqi forces with security, while Iraqis in Baghdad exercised their democratic right to vote Jan 31. "Our mission today is to allow the Iraqis to completely take the lead on this election process, and we will be out in sector for support if they need us," said 1st Lt. Jeff Nelson, who serves as a platoon leader for the command security detachment, Headquarters Troop, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. ...

WASHINGTON – More than 100 Afghans and Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team members attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new $180,000 Bakshi Khiel Bridge in the Rokha district of Afghanistan’s Panjshir province Jan.

WASHINGTON – Senior military officials congratulated the Iraqi people for holding provincial elections Jan. 31, praising the Iraqi and U.S. forces that helped make the elections saf

An Open Letter To President Obama It is with a heavy heart for my country that I write to you today. I pray that you will be inspired, challenged, and that you will reconsider decisions that you have made in the past week since you took the oath to preserve, protect and defend our constitution. Many in my family have taken a similar oath in the military including my sons Kristofer & Marc, my son-in-law Chris, my brother Jim and my Father. "I, _____, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I wi...

U.S. Soldiers assisted the Iraqi forces with security, while Iraqis in Baghdad exercised their democratic right to vote Jan 31.

WIESBADEN, GERMANY — “It was an experience you don’t forget,” said Ernest Ingram about volunteering to deploy to Iraq to open a Post Exchange there for the Army and Air Force Exchange Servic