Hero Stories for July 2010

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, 25, of Renton, Washington, died from wounds sustained from an incident in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2010. His body was recovered on July 28. Petty Officer 3rd Class Newlove was assigned to commander, Navy Reserve Force Command. </d

Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley, 30, of Wheatridge, Colorado, died from wounds sustained from an incident in Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2010. His body was recovered July 25. Petty Officer 2nd Class McNeley was assigned to Assault Craft Unit One (ACU-1), San Diego. </d

Maj. James M. Weis, 37, of Toms River, New Jersey, died July 22, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Maj. Weis was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, California. </d

2010 LCPL Luke Yonkee Memorial Ride Saturday, August 14, 2010 Dear Friends: Heroes in Action Military Support Outreach is a charitable (501c3) organization shipping care packages monthly overseas to the Troops and aiding our military families in personal needs at home in the states. Our 3rd Annual Memorial Ride will be held on Saturday, August 14, 2010, at the Secor Metro Park here in the Toledo area.  In 2008 we started a Scholarship Fund (set up at Fifth Third Bank) in memorary of LCPL Yonk...

Lt. Col. Mario D. Carazo, 41, of Springfield, Ohio, died July 22, 2010, while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Carazo was assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Camp Pendleton, California. </d

Fellow Patriots: At our "Wheelers for the Wounded" event, May 1, 2010, we had the pleasure of meeting / recruiting Patriot Jason Worsdale as a member of Chapter 1919.  He is a medically retired Wounded Warrior.  The Hero Bracelet that he is holding in the picture is the one that my wife selected at a presentation by the folks from Hero Bracelets; at our event at the Weeden's in Driftwood.  When Jason saw the Hero Bracelet he inquired as to where it came from.  I asked if he knew the Hero repr...

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1st Lt. Michael L. Runyan, 24, of Newark, Ohio, died July 21, 2010, in Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his convoy vehicle with an improvised explosive device in Muqdadiyah, Iraq. 1st Lt. Runyan was assigned to the 52nd Infantry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. </d

Mega Fish Scales Inspire Future of Body Armor at MIT They need protection from sharks, and some fish have evolved scales so effective that a new MIT study says they're strong enough for the holy grail of body armor: a flexible vest on the battlefield. With the Army watching (and paying), can the self-healing bodysuit be far behind? BY ERIK SOFGE Email Print RSS Share October 1, 2009 12:00 AM CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Army-funded engineers at MIT are studying the protective qualities of fish scales ...

Liquid armor for Kevlar vests is one of the newest technologies being developed at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to save Soldiers' lives. This type of body armor is light and flexible, which allows soldiers to be more mobile and won’t hinder an individual from running or aiming his or her weapon. The key component of liquid armor is a shear thickening fluid. STF is composed of hard particles suspended in a liquid. The liquid, polyethylene glycol, is non-toxic, and can withstand a wide ran...