Hero Stories for March 2007

I wanted to share the original of the original POW Bracelets and found this article. -------------- The Origin of the POW-MIA Bracelets Anyone who has been around the MIA issue for a few minutes is aware of the POW-MIA bracelets. The bracelets come in various finishes -- I have seen aluminum bracelets as well as bracelets of gold, silver, stainless steel, colored aluminum, copper, and brass. On each bracelet is engraved, at a minimum, the name, rank, service, loss date, and country of loss of...

Just got a great note from Carolyn Schroder. My husband is a Lt. currently serving in Iraq. I purchased HeroBracelets for all of the wives in his platoon who are here manning the fort. We all wear our bracelets everyday and won't take them off till they are home in our arms ... thank you for what you do! -Carolyn Schroder Twentynine Palms, CA </blockquo

We heard from Mrs. Janet Norwood recently. Her son, Sgt. Byron Wayne Norwood, USMC, was 25 years old when he was killed in action in Fallujah, Iraq on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004. We are honored that she is sharing some memories and photos of her son with us here. Sgt. Norwood was serving as a squad leader with the Weapons Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (3/1), and was in his second deployment to Iraq. He had previously been deployed by sea in late 2002 as a member of...

Sgt. 1st Class Douglas C. St