This story just appeared in the Times Reporter! ----------------------- York 5th-graders to honor Nepsa York Elementary 5th-graders Logan Hurst (L), Blake Burrell, Alexis Cunningham and Leah Mutti display their HeroBracelets in memory of New Philadelphia's Cpl. Keith Nepsa, who was killed in Iraq in June. In a Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 9 in Cpl. Keith Nepsa's hometown, a group of 5th-graders at New Philadelphia's York Elementary will wear HeroBracelets bearing his name. In early June, Nepsa...
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Hero Stories for October 2007
Sharon Ricklic's 5th grade class in New Philadelphia, Ohio has something very special planned. --------------------- Small Town Ohio School on the Verge of Being Closed will Honor Local Soldier Killed in Iraq Fifth Grade Class of Ohio's Preserve America History Teacher of the Year to Present Soldier's Family with HeroBracelets as Part of Veterans' Day Ceremonies (New Philadelphia, Ohio) - In a special Veterans' Day Ceremony on Nov. 9 in his hometown, a group of fifth graders at York Elementa...
Recently, while looking through the Web, I came across a blog site put together by Mr. Tony Neria. His son-in-law, SGT Samuel Nichols was seriously wounded in Iraq and has been in a coma since. The blog is real-life account of the family's struggle to bring SGT Nichols back. It's truly moving. Please take a few minutes and visit his site at http://www.tneria01.wordpress.com -------------- Honoring our deployed, wounded and fallen heroes: I have this little routine every morning that involve...