Hero Stories for April 2010

Died: March 30, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Spc. Kansas J. Counts Johnson City, Tennessee was a native of Johnson City and a graduate of Unicoi County High School and was a son of Roger and Brenda Robertson Counts. Kansas was active in the United States Army and had served tours of duty in both Kuwait [.

Born: April 29, 1971 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts Died: May 2, 2004 in Iraq Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott R. McHugh of Boca Raton Florida grew up in Boca Raton and graduated from Spanish River High in 1989. He loved fishing and playing pool, but never really settled on a career so he attended Palm [.

Jo Angel contacted us through our Facebook page to tell us about a great way to get cellphones and free minutes to our troops! --------------------------- You can send them a few ways...either use the direct address on the site I have used for years or u can send them to me to send. i never use their shipping label cause i don't want to take money away from them, so i always pay my own postage.... my address is: 42262 Parkside Circle Apt 102 Sterling Heights, MI 48314 Jody Wheaton the site I ...

Born: October 4, 1979 in Colville, Washington Died: January 26, 2009 in Kirkuk, Iraq Chief Warrant Officer 2 Benjamin H. Todd of Colville, Washington loved to ride dirt motorcycles and four-wheelers. He lived in Orient, Washington until the age of ten when his family moved to Colville and where he completed his education in 1997. Ben [.

Born: December 26, 1988 in Middleboro, Massachusetts Died: August 14, 2008 in Iraq Pfc. Daniel A. McGuire of Mashpee, Massachusetts was 2007 graduate of Mashpee High School where he took honors classes, played lacrosse, sang in the school choir and acted in plays. Dan had been accepted to colleges and won scholarships but chose to join [.

Good afternoon MMOT. Our website now has a Donate button under sponsors/donors to support our cause. We currently need to ship out 55 boxes. Anything helps. Spread the word. The website is :www.militarymomsoftexas.org Our news story for winning Violunteer Of The Year was filmed by KVUE this week and was a success. I will let you know when it airs. Thank you to Steve and Susan Casey for their donation of energy drinks. Our April 3rd event is turning out to be a big one at the Cedar Park Center...

MMOT partners with Texas Stars Hockey for Military Appreaciation Day. Prior to the game there will be a “fair” with booths, activities, resources, etc. to support our Military. This is from 2-5 pm join us at our booth. We have heard through the grapevine that we are expecting a large turnout. Very exciting! We have a professional photographer taking photos for your Soldier and you will receive one free emailed copy to send to them for Easter. We will also be signing a large card for a Battall...

Born: Febraury 3, 1987 in Beatrice, Nebraska Died: January 28, 2008, Iraq Spc. Brandon A. Meyer of Orange, California grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and graduating in 2005 from Canyon High School in Texas. He also studied biology at Concordia University in Irvine before joining the Army in January 2007. Brandon was a Christian. He [.

[caption id="attachment_3434" align="alignleft" width="231" caption="Korean War Memorial Service"][/caption] This is a FANTASTIC opportunity to Honor all who served during the Korean War aka: "The Forgotten War." Please put this event on your calendar and plan to attend with me to honor ALL who served in Korea. It is our chance to show them they are not forgotten and that we are very proud of their service to Korea and the United States of America. Thank you -- John C. Burkhardt - Commander T...

I wear my hero bracelet to honor my son, my hero.  My son is now a medically retired USMC Sgt.  My son, Joshua Horton, joined the Marines immediately after high school graduation.  He did four years of active duty, and because he had gotten married and started a family, left the Marines and became a police officer in our community.  He desired to find a reserve unit near home, so he could stay connected, and after 9/11 found that unit.  In the later part of 2003, his reserve unit was told tha...