Hero Stories for October 2008

Byron W. Norwood is my hero.  I knew Byron when he was a teenager in Austin, TX.  I served as a youth leader of a church group that Byron was in. He was a skinny, goofy, fun-loving kid.  We gave him a nickname - “Young Byron” - because he looked much younger than his 14 years.  My wife and I later moved from Austin and we lost touch with Byron and his family. Some 11 years later I was driving down the highway one evening listening to the State of the Union address on NPR.  The President’s wor...

My Hero is my son, William Alexander Templeton. He is in the United States Navy. Currently he is in NMCB 7 and is a Utlilitiesman 3rd Class. Alex has been in the Navy for 2 years and 4 months. During this time Alex has achieved the Navy Achievement Medal, been "capped" to 3rd Class Petty Officer, chosen to represent the United States SeaBees at the 50th Anniversary of the Daytona 500 in 2008, awarded the Jr. Blue Jacket of the Quarter during his deployment to Okinawa, Japan,and Nominated for ...

My name is Kim Johnson and I am the proud mother of LCpl Chad Michael Judd, USMC. My husband Michael wanted to show support for our son during his deployment. We searched for ideas, the rubber 'Support Our Troops' bands were about the only thing out there for men. The problem was that Mikes hand/wrist were too large for the band. I got on-line and searched different military sites and found Hero Bracelets. When I showed my husband the site, he loved the idea. We ordered a bracelet for both ...

Here is Chris's story: Chris Kiernan, born in Charlotte North Carolina and raised in Virginia Beach, made his way around the world as a soldier in the United States Army.  He was a soldier in his heart, in his mind and in his soul.  The kind of soldier that wanted to teach others, help them, train them, and want them to succeed. Whatever Chris experienced, he wanted to teach others, he wanted them to be the best they could be.  SSG Chris Kiernan was known as "The General". On a long hot d...

After Mike died we recieved this letter from Darcie O' Shea, It is pasted below.  It told about Mike in such a touching way  Darcie is an excellent writer and captured so much of who Mike was. As a mom I  cry everytime I read it. .It was used in his program at the funeral. We also attached a picture and an article his brother, John wrote that was also in the program. Thanks for all you do for our military and our fallen heroes and their families. We don't want Mike forgotten and you help keep...