Hero Stories for July 2010

Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher, 24, of Ballwin, Missouri, died July 14, 2010, at Zabul Province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. Fisher was assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Hello, I don't even know where to get started. My name is Seana-Lynn from Marine.  I'm a single mom of two great young men who are now both in the Marine Corps.  My older son just got back from Afghan and my younger son is just now getting done with S.O.I. then I'm sure sometime soon he will head over to Afghan too.Ive raised these boys alone for most of their lives.Not always living in the best places but always together.  To tell you the truth I thought neither one of the would make much of...

Staff Sgt. Sheldon L. Tate, 27, of Hinesville, Georgia, died July 13, 2010, in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with rifle, rocket propelled grenade, and small arms fire. Staff Sgt. Tate was assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Stout, 34, of Worthville, Kentucky, died July 13, 2010, in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with rifle, rocket propelled grenade, and small arms fire. Staff Sgt. Stout was assigned to 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

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CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq – A scene of scattered Soldiers filled a flat area, July 7, at Contingency Operating Base Speicher. Piles of personal clothing and stacks of DVDS and books towered over each other. The Soldiers stood in line with their belongings, waiting to be inspected by military policemen with the 317th Military Police Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, a reserve unit out of Tampa, Fla. The military policemen conducted pre-customs inspections with these Sold...

HTNR – Staff Sgt. Shawn D. Cupp Story and photos by Sgt. Jessica Rohr 135th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 3rd Infantry Division PAO CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq –Staff Sergeant Shawn D. Cupp, a native of Monroe, Mich., has been in the Army almost five years and is going on his second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq. Staff Sergeant Cupp is the senior operations noncommissioned officer and a French horn ...

Veterans' Medallion Available for Order - New Option for Marking Veterans' Graves in Private Cemeteries WASHINGTON - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is offering bronze medallions to attach to existing, privately purchased headstones or markers, signifying a deceased's status as a Veteran. "For Veterans not buried in a national or state Veterans cemetery, or those without a government grave marker, VA is pleased to offer ...

The Wounded Heroes Baseball Classic was created to give our wounded heroes, from all generations, an opportunity to play America's favorite pastime with the legends of Major League Baseball in cities across the country. The Baseball Classic puts military heroes on the diamond playing against MLB legends in an All-Star game format. The game is an opportunity for the local community to show their support as well as watch the heroes and legends play ball in a fun family atmosphere.   For more in...

Spc. Christopher J. Moon, 20, of Tucson, Arizona, died July 13, 2010, at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device on July 6 in Arghandab, Afghanistan. Spc. Moon was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d