We want to thank you for choosing HeroBracelets to honor those who serve in our military. Our goal with these bracelets is twofold.
First, to honor those serving, wounded in combat or killed in action. Wearing
a HeroBracelet is a profoundly simple way to show your respects to these
brave men and women.
Second, we want to support the work the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund
has done to build The Center For The Intrepid in San Antonio. It is, without a doubt, the finest facility ever built for the rehabilitation of those wounded in combat. It was built with over $60 million raised entirely by donations from individuals and projects like HeroBracelets.
Since HeroBracelets.org was launched in December of 2004, we've made tens of thousands of bracelets honoring soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen, from WWII to the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
And we've heard from thousands of HeroBracelet wearers, from the camps in Iraq to towns and cities all around the world. We have been honored and humbled to talk with so many of you and we welcome your comments and photographs.
A fast start for HeroBracelets
HeroBracelets started with an idea and a batch of 500 simple bracelets. Within two weeks of opening the Web site, we were inundated with reporters. ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and FOX NEWS all did features. Major newspapers from around the country wrote stories and interviewed HeroBracelets wearers. We were unable to keep up with the orders and would never have made it without the help of friends, neighbors and volunteers.
Twice, mothers of fallen soldiers met with the President and gave him HeroBracelets bearing their son's names.
Unit Commanders both in the US and Iraq have ordered scores of HeroBracelets for their troops.
Even though a HeroBracelet is not officially part of military dress code, we have heard from thousands of military personnel that wear them daily with their officers blessings.
About each HeroBracelet
From the beginning, our goal was to produce a superior quality bracelet that was a fitting memorial. We also wanted to make a donation with each bracelet AND keep the cost as low as possible. We're proud to say we've succeeded.
Our first batch of bracelets were stamped from sheet aluminum and laser etched. This worked well, but the stamped edge was rough (nearly all other memorial bracelets are stamped like this, and have those rough edges). Also, we found many other bracelets to be very thin and too easy to bend. We spent a lot of time experimenting with materials and eventually developed a stronger bracelet with rounded, smooth edges.
Each genuine HeroBracelet is individually shaped, smoothed and anodized before it's laser engraved. You can tell a genuine HeroBracelet because the edges are not raw metal, but rounded and the same smooth color and finish throughout. No other memorial bracelet is made with our secret method.
It costs more to make our bracelets this way, yet we still maintain the $2 donation to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes fund with each bracelet, AND we sell them for less than the others offering a similar bracelet.
 Early HeroBracelets were stamped from sheet aluminum. |
 Today's genuine HeroBracelet is strong, smooth and beautifully finished. |
Dear HeroBracelets,
I thought you might like to see this. I received the HeroBracelets I ordered and love them. I had mine on yesterday when I had the opportunity to meet with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at …
We got this wonderful letter from Deb Meyers today. She lost her step-son in Iraq five years ago and presented President Bush with a HeroBracelet bearing his name, PFC Jason Meyer.
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Dear HeroBracelets,
08 APR 2008 marked the 5th anniversary of Jason’s …
Every so often we hear from a HeroBracelet wearer asking to find more information about the service member on their memorial bracelet. Since thousands of you are wearing HeroBracelets memorializing someone you’d never met, we’d like to share a Web …
Another piece from the Houston Chronicle.
Candidate bracelets symbolize the debate over Iraq war
By HANS NICHOLS
The bomb’s blast threw Army Spec. Matthew Stanley from his gunner’s
turret, leaving his body lifeless on a dusty road in Iraq’s Sunni
Triangle. When his commander arrived …
Just found this on Yahoo News.
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March 25 (Bloomberg) — The bomb’s blast threw Army Specialist Matthew Stanley from his gunner’s turret, leaving his body lifeless on a dusty road in Iraq’s Sunni Triangle. When his commander arrived minutes later, the …
Fallen soldier’s bracelet inspires Obama
Sunday, February 17, 2008 07:54:14 AM

Barack Obama is wearing a wristband in memory of a soldier killed in Iraq, given …
We heard from several people that Barak Obama is wearing a HeroBracelet. We’ve not seen it up close, but it does look like a HeroBracelet. This was on the Fox News Web site.
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Barack Obama is wearing a wristband in memory …
Great list of support organizations.
AAFES Gift Certificates
http://www.aafes.com/docs/homefront.htm
The Army and Air Force Exchange Services is where most servicemen and women do their shopping. You can purchase gift certificates for those in Iraq and those hospitalized.
Adopt a Platoon
http://www.adoptaplatoon.org/
Adopt …