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Hunt brings wounded Colorado soldiers to Kansas By MONICA SPRINGER The Garden City Telegram GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) -- Soldiers who have been injured spend weeks and months in physical therapy trying to overcome their injuries. And for some, a weekend of hunting and bantering with fellow servicemen helps in the healing process, soldiers said. The second annual Heartland Heroes Hunt brought 13 soldiers and their families stationed at Fort Carson, Colo., to Garden City for a weekend of hunting...

I thank you for the offer but my mom said she had nothing on her brother master sgt{she thinks} CARLTON BOWDEN her other brother was in Korea only for year as he was ordered home after their father died Carlton Bowden was in air force for 29 years. My mom said Carlton could not fly as he was colored blind. He died years ago Tom Bowden is still alive but his health is going down with his age. I was very and will always be very proud of my uncles. I remember when i was young[Im 54 now] i rem...

We are a Gold Star Family. We lost our son L/CPL Dion James Stephenson U.S.M.C. in Operation Desert Storm Jan. 29, 1991. Picture attached. I received an email regarding the bracelets that you are offering the families. Thank you so much. Geri Stephenson<img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3169" title="Dion Dress Blues" src="http://herobracelets.org/wp-images/Dion-Dress-Blues-191x300.jpg" alt="Dion Dress Blues" width="191" height="300"

Sargent John Pencih, Army, infantry My son, my hero, Sargent John Penich,KIA oct.16,2008. Kathlene Pencih-Garr

1st SG Michael S. Curry Jr., Army, Operation Enduring Freedom My brother was the best man I ever knew. He will always be in the hearts of all that knew h

My name is Michelle Hollis.  I lost my only daughter on April 3, 2009.  She was in the Navy deployed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.  She passed away 2 weeks before due to come home while the ship was in the English Channel.  She left a 2 y.o son.  Her name is Amber L. Winbourne.  She was 23 y.o. and my absolute joy.  Losing a child changes you forever and the one of the hardest things to do is to figure out how to continue to live with the change in yours...

President Barack Obama stressed during his State of the Union address Wednesday the importance of confronting terrorists who threaten the United States and of succeeding in Afghanistan while continuing a responsible military drawdown in Ir

To my son and hero, PV2 Matthew H. Huzzey: You were a soldier in the U.S. Army for only a short time but, you were a soldier at heart your entire 18 years on this earth.   As your mother, I am very proud of you for choosing to serve your country and protect the freedoms and those you love.  It takes great courage to choose to serve your country, especially in a time of war.  This was your dream, and instead of dreaming your life, you lived your dream, if only for a short time.  Thank you. Lov...

Pfc. Matthew Wildes wanted to join the Army at 16 years of age so he went in on the delayed entry program. He couldn't sign up until he turned 17 years of age with me &amp; his dad's permission. He wanted to join so bad so we signed the paper for him to join. He wanted to be an INFANTRYMAN. We tried talking Matt into going in another MOS. But 11B is what he wanted to be. He went off to Ft. Benning 4/08. In BCT Matt got stress fractures in his legs. They sent him home for a month, then back to...

Missouri's "Houn Dawgs" of the 203rd Engineer Battalion are sniffing out improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan and rendering them harmle