Hero Stories for May 2007

I’ve never had a family member in the military. Nor do I personally know anyone currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. But I wear a HeroBracelet memorial bracelet in the name of young Marine from California. I never knew him or his family. But he died serving a country that has given me much. I just want others to know about him. People ask me about my memorial bracelet often and I tell them what I know about this young Marine. I encourage others to wear a memorial bracelet to honor these ...

 Here's a letter from Arizona. -------- Dear HeroBracelets, I want to say thanks for the memorial hero bracelets you sent me.  I had ordered one from another website last year and it was very thin and flimsy and didn't last for more than a couple months. I've been wearing your memorial hero bracelet for around six months now and it's still very beautiful and is much sturdier than the others. I want to let you know I appreciate how you can make a much better memorial bracelet than these other ...

This is a letter from Anna Shellmaker. ------------ Dear HeroBracelets.org, I want to thank you for the great memorial bracelets. I personally don't know anyone serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, but I really wanted to do something to show I care about the guys over there fighting. I ordered one of your memorial bracelets and you sent me a bracelet with the name of SGT Terry Lisk. I've been wearing his bracelet for almost a year now and I will continue to do so. I almost feel like he is a friend...

Through an old friend in Irvine, California, I learned about a project his police department has launched. Here's the info. -------------- FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE CALIFORNIA STATE LODGE ORANGE COUNTY, LODGE FIVE 92 Corporate Park #C-103 Irvine, CA 92606 The City of Irvine has adopted a Marine Battalion as a show of support for the tireless work of our men and women serving our County in IRAQ. Wanting to do more, our Lodge looked for ways to positively and directly impact the lives of the y...

Last year, we were contacted by a Marine here in Texas named Andrew Sullens. His goal was to write to every family in Texas who had lost a soldier or Marine in the Iraq and Afghanistan. It's taken him almost a year, but yesterday we received his box of letters. We had agreed then to send every family his letter and a pair of HeroBracelets in their son's or daughter's name. At the time of this writing, there are a total of 330 Texans that have been killed in the line of duty. We are now making...

Staff Sergeant Christopher S. Kiernan was killed in action in Baghdad, Iraq on Sunday, May 6, 2007. He meant a lot to the soldiers of Dco 1-5 Cav 1st Cav Division. He meant a lot to every soldier and family he came in contact with. This loss is very hard for the men, my husband is in his company and has shared with me the sorrow he feels at the loss of a great man and soldier. His wife Donna is a very special lady and our hearts hurt with her as we know what SSG Kiernan meant to her. He was h...

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