Hero Stories for January 2014

Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund Receives $150,000 Donation for NICoE Satellite Center Construction Campaign Customized Military Bracelets Reach Milestone Donation, Raising $2 at a Time, to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress HeroBracelets.org donates $2 per bracelet to organizations that support veterans and military families, such as Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund $2 per bracelet may not seem like much, but it has certainly added up - and $150,000 later, it's...

2014 Wall of Honor These are the names of fallen IAFF members that will be added to the wall and honored on September 20, 2014 at the 28th Annual IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Observance. Fallen Fire Fighter IAFF Local City and State Date of Death John Morrow 357 Evansville, IN 11/20/76 Elmer Debes 357 Evansville, IN 12/11/82 Theodore P. Lander 357 Evansville, IN 9/17/85 Edwar...

NORTH ANDOVER — Joseph “Louie” Bisson was kind to people in need and dedicated to knocking down fires, according to those who knew this man who suffered a fatal heart attack while battling a huge blaze at 1129 Osgood St. 61 years ago. He was 41 years old. Much less is known about Edward Evans, who was not quite 25 when he dropped dead on Stevens Street while he and other members of Cochichewick Engine Co. No. 2 were rushing to a house fire at 1422 Osgood St. in 1886. Yeste...

Conceived as a tribute to America's fire service, the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial is one of this country's most beautiful monuments to courage and unselfish service. Constructed in 1981 on the campus of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, the Memorial was officially designated by Congress as the national Memorial to career and volunteer fallen firefighters in 1990. It is a symbol of honor for those who carry on the tradition of service to their communities. The highl...

Police Officer William McGary succumbed to injuries sustained the previous night when he was struck by an intoxicated driver at the intersection of Dave Ward Drive and Exchange Street. Officer McGary was directing traffic at the scene of another accident when a car struck him at about 8:00 pm. The driver who struck him was arrested at the scene and charged with several counts, including driving under the influence of narcotics. Officer McGary was flown to a hospital in Little Rock where he ...

Trooper Michael Slagle died following a vehicle crash on Longmire Road, near Emory Road, in Knox County. His patrol car slid off the roadway after striking a patch of ice. Despite being stuck in his vehicle, he was able to notify dispatchers of the crash and rescue crews were sent to the scene. A responding fire truck slid on the same patch of ice and flipped over on top of his patrol car while he was still inside. At some point during the incident Trooper Slagle suffered a fatal heart atta...

Police Officer Kevin Tonn was shot and killed after responding to a burglary call in the 200 block of F Street at approximately 11:20 am. Upon arriving at the scene a witness pointed to a suspect who was nearby. As Officer Tonn approached the man to question him the subject produced a gun and fired a single shot, striking Officer Tonn. The man then fired at other responding officers before committing suicide. Officer Tonn was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. O...

Alabama COPS Lee Ann Thompson 9248 Colt DR Semmes AL 36575 (251) 649-4630 LANNT1961@bellsouth.net Arizona COPS Sherry Nielsen 2858 E. Megan St. Gilbert AZ 85296 (480) 361-5047 sherry@arizonacops.com Arkansas COPS Mary Flo Klein 51 Tallyho LN Little Rock AR 72227 (501) 227-6096 mflk54@hotmail.com CA COPS, Central Leon Isaac 4048 W Apple Tree LN Fresno CA 93722 (559) 271-4550 centralcalcops@hotmail.com CA COPS, Northern Toni MacDonald 3015 Hardies LN Santa Rosa CA 95403 (707) 544-7554 nissa...

My uncle was a Police Officer and he was killed in the line of duty when I was very little. I still remember him well and found your website and was happy to get a police bracelet with his name on it. I’m proud to have his name on my wrist. Thank you for the police bracelet. I will wear it for a long time to come. Terry Brady Leander, Texas

From the Stars and Stripes archives By Wallace Beene  PLEI ME, Vietnam — There was a time when any soldier found wearing a bracelet might have a lot of explaining to do, but such is not the lease with the rugged special forces teams serving in the central Vietnam highlands. Many of the green beret-boys wear a simple brass coil around one  wrist—not to be fashionable, | but for added life insurance. "A bracelet identifies you as a friend of the Montagnards," explained...