Hero Stories for May 2009

1st Lt. Roslyn L. Schu

5TH ANNUAL “FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL RIDE” Sunday May 31, 2009 Ceremony at Firefighters Memorial 10:30 AM Ride begins at 11:00 AM MOTORCYCLES STAGE 9 AM ON ALFRED LERNER WAY ? Registration is still available either on line at www.firefightersmemorialride.com or the morning of the ride. Donation for the ride is $20 and the cut off for free tee shirts was May 1, 2009. Those that purchased a ticket prior to May 1st, your tee shirts will be available for pick up this Saturday May 23 rd from 10 AM...

WASHINGTON - The Afghan national army could lead operations in Afghanistan in two to four years, with the U.S. playing a support role, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said during a May 8 interview, portions of which aired on CBS' "60 Minutes" Sund

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - Approximately 500 attendees were on hand to see security of the well-preserved Ziggurat of Ur ceremoniously transferred back to the Iraqi security forces here May

Spc. David A. Schaefer, Jr., 27, of Belleville, Illinois, died May 16, 2009, in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit. Spc. Schaefer was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade, Schweinfurt, Germany. </d

Sgt. Carlie M. Lee III, 23, of Birmingham, Alabama, died May 15, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Chak, Afghanistan. Sgt. Lee was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

Staff Sgt. Esau I. de la Pena-Hernandez, 25, of La Puente, California, died May 15, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using small-arms fire in Chak, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. de la Pena-Hernandez was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. </d

U.S. Soldiers have joined in a new program designed to increase security, empower local residents and encourage them to play a larger role in protecting their villages and keeping insurgents out of Afghanistan's Wardak provin

I wore this bracelet every day for my son, SPC John R Hamel, while deployed to Iraq twice. Thank God, that he came home safe to us! Joann Na

Hi Chris, Thanks for the help, it is much appreciated!! I will include in this email a jpeg of our logo as well as a link to the site. Tomorrow we are going to Hines VA hospital to interview some of the Heroes that are there, one of them was one of the first off the boats on Omaha Beach in Normandy, 2 silver stars, 2 purple hearts, 1 congressional medal of honor and more. He is an amazing man. I will be putting that video up sometime this weekend. A man named Joe Cantafio has been helpi...