Hero Stories for February 2010

Patriots -- Please click on the web-site for the Wheelers for the Wounded and check out the Video and sponsor - clubs pages.  This will be a Hugh event and continues to improve.  We hope you, your families and friends can join into the festivities.  I'll try to keep you informed but, please continue to check their web-site and ours for updates.  Remember, Saturday May 1, 2010 is the date of the big event -- Everything is already paid for -- it is a fully funded event. http://www.wftw-sa.org/u...

Iraqi police are preparing themselves for the elections in Iraq. With the help of U.S. forces, they have been working to build a safe and secure environment, not only during the elections, but long after the last ballot is ca

Sgt. William C. Spencer, 40, of Tacoma, Washington, died February 25, 2010, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained February 20 while supporting combat operations at Combat Outpost Marez, Iraq. Sgt. Spencer was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment, Olympia, Washington. </d

Military Leads Mental Health Care Transformation By Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2010 – The United States is in the middle of a “cultural transformation” in mental health treatment led by the Defense Department and the military services, the department’s top mental health expert told a congressional panel today..Mental health resilience “is fundamentally underlying everything we do,” Army Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Loree K. Sutton told the House Veterans Affairs C...

Updated Web Site Helps Wounded Warriors, Families By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2010 – Defense Department officials have updated and improved access to the National Resource Directory, a Web site for wounded, ill and injured servicemembers, veterans, their families and those who support them. The Web site – at http://www.NationalResourceDirectory.gov – is one-stop shopping for servicemembers and their families. The site brings together information from the...

The U.S. Army has more than doubled the amount of Contracting Officers Representatives in Iraq and Afghanistan over the last year in an effort to improve oversight and help rebuild local communities, service officials sa

With national elections scheduled for March, Iraq presents a solid and unique opportunity to help stabilize the Middle East, said Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander of Multinational Forces-Ir

Though training an Afghan army essentially from the ground up has been a difficult undertaking, an Army general involved in the effort said that he's seeing positive resul

Lance Cpl. Adam D. Peak, 25, of Florence, Kentucky, died February 21, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lancae Cpl. Peak was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

Staff Sgt. Christopher W. Eckard, 30, of Hickory, North Carolina, died February 20, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Eckard was assigned to 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d