Hero Stories for March 2010

Our Hero. Specialist Alun Richard Howells US Army SPC Alun R. Howells was killed in action on August 13th, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq from injuries sustained by an armor-piercing grenade when enemy forces attacked his unit. He was my big brother, my best friend, a wonderful son to my parents, and he was loved by so many people. Before being deployed, he said that his biggest fear was not losing his life, but being forgotten if he never made it home. He will NEVER be forgotten. In his final hours, ...

Lt. Miroslav Zilber

My brother William D Guiod was a PFC in the USMC. He died suddenly at Camp Lejune on Oct. 25,2005. He just finished his second tour of duty. Willie followed a long line of Military personal in our family. My parents martha and chirs guiod adopted all of us. There are four. Myself being the olny girl. I have Chris and James. Willie was in the middle with me. My parets are white and took a huge chance back then adopting 4 african american babies. They rasied us in a prodominatley white neighbor...

I wear 2 bracelets.  One is an MIA from the VN war.  This is the 3rd bracelet I have had bearing his name, which I have worn since 1975.  You can imagine that 35 years is pretty hard on just 1 bracelet.  The second bracelet is a young Spc from Sherman, Texas.  There were no casualities from my hometown, Denison, but one from the neighboring town.  It is, and has always been, an honor to wear the bracelet(s), and explain to those who do not know what KIA, MIA,and POW mean. Helping someone to u...

Dear HeroBracelets, Thanks for the heads up. I don't have a particular hero. I get my bracelets for guys and gals that I read about, or are Marines or were local or share a birthday. I also get random ones and then learn about them. I wear 2 and rotate them whenever. It's important to wear the bracelets. Everyone of those guys/gals was an American, a son or a daughter with dreams and loves, plans and desires. They will never know those dreams in this life. They knew the risks, they asked to g...

My Jason was the first man in my life to ever protect me. He tried to help me understand the war, the sacrifices, and how to stay strong. The first person I trusted unconditionally by choice. Jason was a lead and a man that everyone in his unit respected, loved, and honored. He left behind a son and a family that loved him more than life itself. Now, almost 5 years later, I still sleep in his clothes and have his pictures by the bed. I received a Hero Bracelet that was given out to the men in...

Dear Herobracelets, I am a Herobracelets wearer... in memory of my son PJ Sora Jr.   PJ was a LCPL in the Marine Corps, and was tragically killed in a HUMVEE roll over at 29 Palms, California, while preparing for deployment to Iraq with his weapons company. I not sure most Americans are aware of how many of our service members all killed each year as a result of training exercises or non hostile circumstances.  I do know this... PJ was an exemplary Marine who had many options in life, but cho...

My name is SFC Ramos a platoon sergeant assigned to the 511th Military Police Company, 91st MP BN, 16th MP BDE. During the past 17 years active duty and 6 years National Guard service . I have deploy in support of full expectrum operations to included Dessert Storm, Kosovo, Haiti, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. During this whole time I have see the devotion of many service members and their commitment to peace and sacrifice. From my wife Tami that deploy to Iraq as a member of t...

My name is Chief Warrant Officer 2 Marc N. Shelton, I am an active duty U.S. Marine stationed at MCAS Miramar. I wear a hero bracelet bearing the names of two of the finest men in the world. The bracelet serves as a small memorial to the Marine Captain and Army Master Sergeant who both lost their lives on Nov 25th 2008. We were ambushed by terrorists while giving out food to impoverished Iraqis in the city of Bi'aj located in the Ninewa Provice. I was hit several times as well as another Lieu...

My father Frank Morrison retired from the Air Force with 30 years of service.  He was in WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam. My brother Mike Morrison was a helicopter pilot during Viet Nam.  He lost his right eye when he was hovering picking up wounded. My brother Floyd Morrison was a Green Beret during Viet Nam. My mother Marguerite Jarrell Morrison was a WAC in WWII. We have placed an engraved paver in San Antonio in my mother's name. I wear bracelets from Viet Nam and from the current conflict. The...