Hero Stories for August 2009

McChrystal delivers Afghan assessment to U.S., NATO leaders

The commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan has completed his assessment of the situation there and has forwarded it to NATO and U.S. leaders, Defense Department officials said tod

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Helmet sensors providing data that may decrease brain injury

For the past year, almost 7,000 sensors mounted on helmets in Iraq and Afghanistan have been collecting data on blast trauma from improvised explosive devic

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Holiday Greetings teams set to tape at 60 locations

Taping for one of the most recognizable holiday programs in America will begin soon, months before wreaths are hung and lights are strung in homes across the count

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Jonathan D. Welch

Spc. Jonathan D. Welch, 19, of Yorba Linda, California, died August 31, 2009, in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Welch was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d

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Tyler R. Walshe

Spc. Tyler R. Walshe, 21, of Shasta, California, died August 31, 2009, in southern Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Spc. Walshe was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d

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My Hero. My Son. Sgt. Jay D. Erwin II

First of all thank you for the opportunity to share my story about my son Sgt. Jay D. Erwin II (medically retired). Jay has always been the adventurous one in our family. Of course he was the only boy too. He was raised by me as a single parent and his 2 sisters. So, naturally everything he did was all boy!!! From a very young age he always wanted to be an "army guy", like his uncle, Major George W. Davis. He really looked up to "Uncle George" who was and still is an incredible influe...

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David R. Hall

Lance Cpl. David R. Hall, 31, of Elyria, Ohio, died August 31, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lance Cpl. Hall was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

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Jordan M. Brochu

Pfc. Jordan M. Brochu, 20, of Cumberland, Maine, died August 31, 2009, in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Pfc. Brochu was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Washington. </d

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Love your bracelets.

Our family readiness group was looking for military deployment bracelets and came across a lot of web sites, but we decided on your military deployment bracelets for our order. We are VERY happy with our bracelets. They are sturdy, beautiful and very comfortable. We ordered over 40 deployment bracelets and we're all wearing them till our soldiers come home! Thanks Hero Bracelets for the great deployment bracelets. Cindy Fellers Te

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Eric W. Hario

Pfc. Eric W. Hario, 19, of Monroe, Michigan, died August 29, 2009, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when he was shot by enemy forces August 28 while conducting combat operations. Pfc. Hario was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. </d

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