Hero Stories for March 2010

I continue to wear your leather bracelets each and every day of my life. I remove it at night as a reminder of the young man whose name is on the bracelet and each morning when I awake and place it on my wrist it again reminds me of how thankful we as Americans should be of the sacrifices of our Nations Fallen Heroes whom we shall never forget.  That includes all generation of veterans who gave their lives in WW I and WW II. No matter where and when they served, their loved ones have to deal ...

8th ANNUAL RALLY FOR TROOPS SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010 CLEVELAND PUBLIC SQUARE 11:00 AM to 12:00 NOON Free Parking is provided by Forest City in the Tower City and Network Parking Lots around Public Square The RALLY is open to the PUBLIC.  Plan on arriving around 10:00 AM to greet the procession of motorcycles arriving into downtown Public Square.  JIM MANTEL of WGAR will MC the ceremony.  MONICA ROBINS of WKYC will sing the National Anthem. A tribute to Ohio’s Fallen Hero’s and all veterans is p...

Cpl. Jonathan D. Porto, 26, of Largo, Florida, died March 14, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cpl. Porto was assigned to 1st Battalion 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. </d

As the responsible drawdown of forces and equipment escalates following the Iraqi Parliamentary elections in March, Soldiers are working to reduce the amount of ammunition in Iraq as corresponding troop levels fa

Regular Photo Size One of two civilian police officers who brought down the Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood said her wounds from the attack will cut short her career as street police officer. Sgt. Kimberly Munley said doctors have told her she needs a total knee replacement, a surgery set for January, but that her new knee is likely to wear out sooner if she runs or carries the 15- to 25-pound gear pack required by her job. "I do want to st...

Some of the 98,000 U.S. military forces in Iraq already have made the transition from security to stability operations ahead of the September deadli

Though the U.S. has been building up the civilian infrastructure of Iraq since 2003, the sense of ownership and level interest of the people has never been as great as it is now, and that makes all the differen

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is visiting Afghanistan to get what he called the "ground truth" from servicemembe

President Barack Obama called Sunday's parliamentarian elections in Iraq as a "milestone" event and vowed to keep his pledge to remove all U.S. troops from that country by the end of next ye

Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook, 19, of Hungry Horse, Montana, died March 7, 2010, in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. Pvt. Cook was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Camp Ederle, Italy. </d