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3rd Annual Sam’s Club & Wal-Mart Gold Star Appreciation Day September 13, 2008 in Lansing We would like to invite everyone to a very special event to honor our fallen heroes and their families. On Saturday, September 13, 2008 the Michigan Gold Star families will meet and share their hero’s stories at the 3rd annual Gold Star Appreciation Day in Lansing, Michigan. This event will be held from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at “The Summit” of Lansing, which is located at 9410 Davis Highway, Lansing. (Ne...

We have to thank Melody Pigg for sending us another letter about her son Marshall Pigg. This is her 13th instillation and we're honored to publish it here. ---------------- One of the greatest gifts we've been given in life is our memory.  The human brain has amazing capabilities to retain facts and figures, knowledge, and moments from your life.  Some are moments that when reflected upon can bring you great joy.  Then there are other life changing moments that can give you sadness and grief ...

WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service) – For the past two years, one troop-support organization has made sure children of fallen servicemembers have an avalanche of fun. “Snowball Express” began in December 2006 with the mission of providing hope and new memories to military children who have lost a parent since 9/11. “The belief is these children should never be forgotten by a grateful nation,” said Roy White, the group’s chairman of the board and a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel. ...

America Supports You: Group Builds Homes for Wounded Troops June 2, 2008 By Jamie Findlater WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service) – Building or remodeling homes to accommodate the needs of severely wounded warriors returning from Iraq and Afghanistan is the way Kirt Rebello and everyone else involved with “Homes for Our Troops” have chosen to thank servicemembers for their sacrifice. “A wounded servicemember’s life is forever changed,” Rebello -- vice president and projects director for ...

We got this wonderful letter from Deb Meyers today. She lost her step-son in Iraq five years ago and presented President Bush with a HeroBracelet bearing his name, PFC Jason Meyer. ------------------ Dear HeroBracelets, 08 APR 2008 marked the 5th anniversary of Jason's death. We were able to go to Arlington Cemitary, Washington, DC to be with Jason that day. On 09 APR 2008, we were privileged to be invited to a very special ceremony. We took part in a wreath laying ceremony with other Gold St...

Every so often we hear from a HeroBracelet wearer asking to find more information about the service member on their memorial bracelet. Since thousands of you are wearing HeroBracelets memorializing someone you'd never met, we'd like to share a Web site that you might be interested in. The site is www.fallenheroesmemorial.com. This site is a place where friends, family and strangers can post letters and memories about a fallen service member. There is a page there for each one lost in combat....

Great list of support organizations. AAFES Gift Certificates http://www.aafes.com/docs/homefront.htm The Army and Air Force Exchange Services is where most servicemen and women do their shopping. You can purchase gift certificates for those in Iraq and those hospitalized. Adopt a Platoon http://www.adoptaplatoon.org/ Adopt a Platoon has several ongoing projects to ensure that every soldier overseas does not walk away from mail call empty-handed. "America Supports You" Program (U.S. Departmen...

We searched around on the Web and found a series of web sites that offer free goods and services for the troops. -------------------- http://www.operationhomelink.org/ - Free computers for spouses or parents of deployed soldier in ranks E1 - E5. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/2/prweb106818.htm - free mail/gifts sent to children of deployed soldiers. https://www.operationuplink.org/ - Free phone cards. http://anysoldier.com/ForSoldiersOnly.cfm - Sign up to sponsor a soldier care package. h...

HeroBracelets.org has been giving $2 to the Military Order of the Purple Heart for every Purple Heart HeroBracelet sold. We're proud to be able to help this organization that is helping so many of our combat wounded veterans. Please support the organization any way you can. ------------------------------- The Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation, Inc., without stock and not for profit, was Incorporated in the State of Wisconsin in 1957. It qualified with the Internal Revenue ...

If you go to this web site, www.letssaythanks.com, you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq . You can ' t pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services. How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!!! This is a great site. Please send a card. It is FREE and it only takes a seco