Hero Stories for memorial necklace

SPC Irving E. Medina, Army, Operation Iraqi Freedom "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." General Norman H. Schwarkopf, Retired. Irving Medina was born in Mexico City, Mexico on July 14,1981, a few minutes before his twin brother Ivan. Irving Medina, an army specialist, died in Iraq on November 14, 2003, at the age of 22. When the boys were four years old, their father left for the United States in the hope of improving...

Dear HeroBracelets, We ordered a pair of your memorial bracelets last week and they arrived yesterday. I have to say, we were both genuinely moved when we took them out of the package and put them on. We don't know anyone who has fought in the war, but we felt we wanted to show how much we support and care for those who are fighting. We've made several donations to military family support organizations and while researching them, we came across your memorial bracelet web site. The bracelets a...

In the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, when you look up the words "courage", "strength", and "determination" you will find the following: COURAGE : mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty STRENGTH 1: the quality or state of being strong : capacity for exertion or endurance DETERMINATION 3 a: the act of deciding definitely and firmly; also : the result of such an act of decision b: firm or fixed intention to achieve a desired end <a woman of gre...

SSG Christopher S. Kiernan was killed in action 5/6/07, my husband SSG Chris Kiernan served 17 years, 9 months and 3 days in the Army. His time in the service took him to Germany, Bosnia, Somolia, Haiti, Dessert Storm, Iraq, Katrina relief and back to Iraq. Chris's MOS was 19K, a tank commander on a M1A2 Abrahms tank. We were married 12/29/2001. It seem like such a short time, and living without him has been extremely tough, and sad. Most people never experience the kind of love and marria...

I would first like to thank all of you for the work that you are doing!! I ordered bracelets for my family as soon as I heard about them. My son, LCPL Orin M. Santini, is a 21 year old Marine. Orin joined the Marines when he was 17 and left for boot camp shortly after he graduated from high school, in Cody, Wy. Seeing your son leave, knowing that he could go to war, and knowing that it was entirely his choice, is one of the hardest things a mother will ever go through. My son has trained...

My hero happens to be my father. When I was in 5th grade my dad went to Tal Afar, Iraq and I was really scared. He wrote me every day. My dad has a great amount of courage for going through what he went through and I could never be more proud of him than i am today. The day he left everyone was fine and no one in his unit had started to cry besides me. I was 10 and my best friend was my dad. He was so strong and I couldn't understand why he wasn't as upset as I was that day. He took me into t...

Dear Hero Bracelets, Thank you so much for your support and service to all the families of military personnel. I bought a bracelet in honor of my "little brother," Sgt Gregory Sepeda, of the US Army while he was in Iraq from Oct '07 to June '08. This was technically his second deployment since 2002 and it wasn't any easyier for our family. My parents, siblings, neice/nephews, his girlfriend, and I were on pins and needles constantly during his absence. I wore the bracelet, daily, as a re...

pfc-008.jpgSPC Fischer is stationed in Al Qayyarah, Iraq. Christopher has been deployed there since January of 2008. He is with the 76th Infantry Brigade. We live in a small town in Indiana called Dunkirk. Chris is well known and has lots of people supporting him back here at home. He is 19 years old. His birthday is November 5. He has 5 younger brothers. This is only his first deployment, and he is being extremely strong through all of it. I am so proud of him. He is my hero! Jessica Loves C...

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Kevin was the oldest of my three sons and was almost nineteen when he enlisted in the Army. After boot camp he was stationed in Germany and was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Division, ( THE BIG RED ONE). When he wasn't being deployed he belonged to a volunteer Fire Department in the city of Weiden where he lived. The volunteers were responsible for eight villages, including his in case of a fire. He also liked sports, playing football in high school and played on a softball te...