Hero Stories for August 2015

At HeroBracelets.org, we love to share stories of our country's Heroes. Here is one sent in my Mrs. Mindy White.  So beautifully written and a great story of love and commitment (both of the soldier and of his wife). Thank you, SSG Joshua L. White.  You are a true American Hero: My husband is my hero and here is why.We married while he was home from overseas on R&R and he went straight back to Iraq the next morning.That deployment totalled 22 worrisome months. He married me w...

Evidently, the original "rosie" was by Norman Rockwell, the story is here - very interesting ! Rosie the Riveter is one of the Most Recognized and famous labor icons.    Happy Labor Day ! Rosie: By Any Other Name - The Riveting True Story of the Labor Icon Certainly, one of the more readily recognizable icons of labor is "Rosie the Riveter," the indefatigable World War II-era woman who rolled up her sleeves, flexed her arm muscles and said, "We Can Do It!" But, this isn't the orig...

WE AT HEROBRACELETS FIND THIS AMAZING.  WE WANT TO SPREAD THE NEWS OF THESE STORIES, SO PLEASE IF YOU know a vet needing finanacial help going back to school send this link to him or her!  PLEASE SHARE ! Thank you to our Veterans re-entering college campuses across our amazing country. VFW SELECTS 85 STUDENT VETERANS TO RECEIVE ‘SPORT CLIPS HELP A HERO SCHOLARSHIPS’ OVER $360,000 AWARDED FOR 2015 FALL SEMESTER August 04, 2015 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Veter...

Your Hero May be your son or daughter who will be the first generation in your family to graduate from college.  Or the second, or third, or fourth generation.   All college graduates, and their parents know the amazing feeling of such an immense accomplishment. BE PROUD.  Of yourself or your child, or your parent, or any family member graduating from college. While this might be cliché, - To thine own self be true. You know better than anyone who you are, and who you ...

WE CELEBRATE AMERICA'S PURPLE HEART VETERANS ! August 7 marks National Purple Heart Day, a day that commemorates the 1782 creation of the honor, which is awarded to valiant soldiers who were injured or killed in combat. More specifically, the award was created in Newburgh, NY by General George Washington, who at the time was the commander in chief of the Continental Army. The award was technically called the "Badge for Military Merit" and it was meant to be presented to soldiers fo...