Hero Stories for May 2011

"It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us-that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion-that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain." - Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address I stood numb as the helicopter approached. I rubbed his chest and consoled him as he lay in the street. He squeezed my hand acknowledging that I was there with him at this final mom...

Thanks, Easter Sunday was not a good one for us.   we all worked with SSgt Day.  I'm the big one in the middle red hat. R/S David<

Having already shipped more than 620,000 gifts and annually sending an additional 100,000  care packages to service men and women in combat zones, Operation Gratitude is pleased to announce the launch of "Battalion Buddies" -- a new program designed to encourage and reassure the young children of currently deployed troops. In cooperation with Family Readiness Officers and battalion leaders nationwide, Operation Gratitude will provide special stuffed toys -- known as Battalion Buddies -- to th...

The Navy SEAL team of military operatives who killed Osama bin Laden in a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Sunday night was made up of some of the best-trained troops in the world. SEAL Team Six, the "Naval Special Warfare Development Group," was the main force involved in Sunday's firefight. The daring operation began when two U.S. helicopters flew in low from Afghanistan and swept into the compound where Osama bin Laden was thought to be hiding late Sunday night Pakistan time, or Sunday ...

Wheelers for the Wounded San Antonio Chapter, is gearing up for our 3rd Annual Wheelers for the Wounded Main Event, weekend event to be held in the City of Marble Falls at the Hidden Falls Adventure Park, 7 May, 2011. Details are now posted in the Up Coming Events Section</sp