Hero Stories for December 2010

HeroBracelets.org has been contacted by an organization trying to find translators to work with our troops in Afghanistan. We realized there is a big need for translators and that this could help our people out of harms way. So we've offered to help get the word out to fill these positions. If you, or someone you know is qualified and interested, please contact us here at HeroBracelets.org. Here is the description of the positions available. --------------- Are you fluent in Pashto?  Do you w...

For the sixth year, Operation Gratitude will join thousands of Cadets, Midshipmen, alumni, parents, sponsors and fans at the 111th Army/Navy Game, to be held at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field Saturday, December 11, 2010. As part of the Army/Navy Game festivities, fans and Philadelphians are rallying to give back to the troops through Operation Gratitude. Collection boxes will be located at the entrance of Lincoln Financial Field (11th and Pattison Ave) outside the Comcast Gate on game...

Operation Christmas Cards: THANK YOU!! 126,219 plus 12,700 = 138,919 Cards on their way Operation Christmas Cards would like to thank all of you for your continued support of our troops. Due to your continued participation through cards and donations more than 138,000 cards will be making the long journey overseas this holiday. Last year 87,329 cards went out and we received 12,700 after the deadline had passed. Upon opening this season in August and counting the cards that have arrived up un...

When filling out your Christmas cards this year, take one card and send it to this address: A Recovering American Soldier, c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20307-5001. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these...... wonderful special people who have sacrificed so much would get. Please copy and post on your wall &amp; KEEP ADDRESS!</

A self-proclaimed "hacktivist" is apparently taking some credit for the Internet attacks that shut down many pages on WikiLeaks.org today. The hacker, who goes by the name Jester, claims on his blog to have used distributed denial of service attacks to bring down websites in the past -- the same method WikiLeaks says it was hampered by on Sunday and today. Jester often claims responsibility for bringing down websites on his Twitter account using the phrase "tango down," which is used by the m...

Organization Celebrates Shipment of 600,000 Care Packages to Troops Van Nuys, CA, November 30, 2010 -- Operation Gratitude, the non-profit, volunteer-based organization that sends care packages to troops deployed in harm's way, will have cause for celebration as the 600,000th package rolls off the assembly line on Saturday, December 11, 2010. Director of Operations Charlie Othold expects the milestone 600,000th package to hit the assembly line around 11:15 a.m., to the cheers of up to 1,000 v...