Hero Stories for memorial bracelet

Letter to her son, Sgt. David Alan Ruhren.

June 2, 2005 Hi Handsome, Garfield wants me to do a little speech about you. To tell everyone a little bit about - what a great guy you are. I know your thinking - great - As you're putting on the famous David Alan smirk & just shrugging your shoulders My mom is going to speak about me & given the fact she's been such a basket case these days - she's going to make this an emotional wreck. She'll have people crying in the aisles !! But you know what Davey - it's Ok I'll reframe from te...

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Remembering Sgt. David Alan Ruhren.

I can't thank you enough for putting this on your webpage. I have attached one of the very first speeches I had to write about my son for one of the countless ceremonies I had to go to. I hope this gives you a sense of who my son is. Davey joined the guard when he was 17 - went to boot camp when he turned 18 - He then joined The 229th Army Natl. Guard Engineer Battalion in Fredericksburg, VA. He heard about another unit being short 14 men to go to Iraq - so being the man he is - volunteered t...

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Why I wear a HeroBracelet memorial bracelet.

I’ve never had a family member in the military. Nor do I personally know anyone currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. But I wear a HeroBracelet memorial bracelet in the name of young Marine from California. I never knew him or his family. But he died serving a country that has given me much. I just want others to know about him. People ask me about my memorial bracelet often and I tell them what I know about this young Marine. I encourage others to wear a memorial bracelet to honor these ...

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Memorial bracelets.

Dear HeroBracelets, We ordered your memorial bracelets in the name of a boy that grew up the street from us. We had know Johnathan since he was little and always thought the world of him. He grew into a wonderful young man and joined the Army two years ago. We lost him in Iraq and we felt like we lost a member of our own family. We all ordered memorial bracelets from your website and wear them daily. It truly is a wonderful way to remember him. And people ask us about the memorial bracelets a...

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Memorial bracelets.

Dear HeroBracelets, We ordered your memorial bracelets in the name of a boy that grew up the street from us. We had know Johnathan since he was little and always thought the world of him. He grew into a wonderful young man and joined the Army two years ago. We lost him in Iraq and we felt like we lost a member of our own family. We all ordered memorial bracelets from your website and wear them daily. It truly is a wonderful way to remember him. And people ask us about the memorial bracelets a...

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