Hero Stories for October 2009

Sgt. Cesar B. Ruiz, 26, of San Antonio, Texas, died October 31, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sgt. Ruiz was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans, Louisiana. </d

Pfc. Lukas C. Hopper, 20, of Merced, California, died October 30, 2009, southeast of Karadah, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. Pfc. Hopper was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Spc. Christopher M. Cooper, 28, of Oceanside, California, died October 30, 2009, in Babil province, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Cooper was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany. </d

U.S. and coalition servicemembers, civilians, military working dog handlers and their dogs came together in a ceremony Oct. 16, to unveil the war dog memorial built at the KAF boardwalk in honor of military working dogs killed here in the line of du

The 15th Sustainment Brigade "Wagonmasters" began Operation Clean Sweep here in mid-October by finding $2.9 million in excess equipment to place back into the military supply system for reu

I teach a high school American history class and ordered your KIA bracelets (you call them HeroBracelets) for my class. We studied the war, what led up to it and those who fought it. I wanted my students to have the KIA bracelets and to learn about the men and women who's names are there. I think it's been a great lesson for them. Thank you for providing such a valuable service. And I'm quite impressed with the quality of these memorial bracelets. Chris Taylor NY,

SSG Jackson, SSG Martinez, and SGT Lucio, U.S. Army, OIF 05-07, Ar Ramadi Rest in eternal peace my Sapper Brothers. They gave there all and there lifes on 11 Nov 2006, the soldiers greatest and proudest Veteran's Day. May you rest in eternal peace and may God watch over your families. Until we meet again, you are in my thoughts and prayers daily. You may be gone but never forgotten. SLTW all the way!!! Dustin Sprin

SGT Micheal Scusa, US Army SGT Scusa is Remembered by all and was a wonderful husband and father and uncle. Bobbi Gib

Spc. Adrian L. Avila, 19, of Opelika, Alabama, died October 29, 2009, at Khabari Crossing, Kuwait, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related accident. Spc. Avila was assigned to the 1343rd Chemical Company, 151st Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Battalion, 115th Fires Brigade of the Alabama Army National Guard, in Fort Payne, Alabama. </d

Mr. Frank R. Walker, 66, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died of non-combat related medical causes October 28, 2009, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Mr. Walker was a civilian employee of the Department of the Air Force who was assigned to the 72nd Civil Engineering Directorate, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. </d