Hero Stories for April 2010

I wanted to thank you for getting my hero bracelet to me in such a timely fashion - I believe it was three business days from placement of order to receipt.  Thank you also for this website and allowing those of us who have not lost someone close to us to honor the memory of a fallen soldier.  You're doing a wonderful thing and I salute you.  I will wear my bracelet with pride and encourage others to patronize your site. Kara Broo

Died: April 24, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Sgt. Grant A. Wichmann of Golden, Colorado died at age 27 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., of wounds sustained March 12 when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms fire at Out Post Bari Alai, Afghanistan. Army 3rd Squadron 61st Cavalry Regiment 4th Brigade Combat Team 4th Infantry Division Fort [.

We’ve been asked by KHOU’s morning show, Great Day Houston and their host Deborah Duncan to help them find great folks to appear on a one-hour special salute to our troops. The show will be shot May 18th in Houston at the KHOU studios and will air Memorial Day. If you’d like to appear on the show, please contact us with your name, email, phone and what you’d like to talk about. We’re looking for people to share their Hero Stories: –Surprise a family member with their loved one they think is f...

We’ve been asked by KHOU’s morning show, Great Day Houston and their host Deborah Duncan to help them find great folks to appear on a one-hour special salute to our troops. The show will be shot May 18th in Houston at the KHOU studios and will air Memorial Day. If you’d like to appear on the show, please contact us with your name, email, phone and what you’d like to talk about. We’re looking for people to share their Hero Stories: –Surprise a family member with their loved one they think is f...

Vicky Fleck from MarineMoms sends out these amazing stories through their facebook page. They are just too great to keep to ourselves, so we're happy to share. You have to read this... "Marine M. wanted me to thank all his "Moms" and to let ya'll know that he and his fire team received their care packages and they were a wonderful morale booster. He said all of them had the footballs in their care package and they were out in the open area throwing the footballs around and other Marines were ...

[caption id="attachment_3569" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rally organizer John Kikol, left, gets a big hug from Robert Gilbert, who spoke at the event about the death of his son, Marine Gunnery Sgt. Robert Gilbert II, last month from combat wounds in Afghanistan."][/caption] The colors of patriotism were black, blue and silver Sunday as columns of leather, denim and chrome converged on Public Square in rumbling ranks that set the air vibrating and pavement tingling. They rolled on ...

MOH Recipient Ed Freeman Dies August 21, 2008 Idaho Statesman As Ed "Too Tall" Freeman lay ill in a Boise hospital over the past few weeks, many came to pay their respects to the 80-year-old national war hero and former helicopter pilot. One unexpected visitor offered a very personal thank you to Freeman, a veteran of three wars and recipient of the highest military award -- the Congressional Medal of Honor -- for his actions on Nov. 14, 1965, at Landing Zone X-Ray, Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam. ...

We were lucky enough to spend Saturday with Purple Heart Veterans from Central Texas. It was a BBQ in a beautiful ranch in Driftwood, a short drive from where we live in Austin. We met a lot of truly amazing Veterans, including several from WWII. There was a large collection of military paraphenalia and great food. The best part was meeting the Veterans though. If you ever have an opportunity to meet these great people, please do so. You'll be rewarded well for your time. We brought 75 pound...

What follows is a letter written by a young Marine to his mother while he was hospitalized after being wounded on a Korean battlefield in 1950. It came into the hands of a Navy Chaplain who read the letter before 5,000 Marines at a San Diego Naval Base in 1951. The Navy Chaplain had talked to the young man, to his mother, and to the Sergeant in charge of the patrol. This Navy Chaplain, Father Walter Muldy, assured anyone who asked, that this was a true story. This letter was read once a year ...

Troops Born Abroad Take Citizenship Oath By C. Todd Lopez American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 23, 2010 – Two dozen U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, born in countries from Brazil to Tobago, stood before U.S. President Barack Obama in the White House Rose Garden today to take the oath of citizenship for the country they serve. President Barack Obama salutes a sailor following a naturalization ceremony at the White House, April 23, 2010. During the ceremony, 24 U....