Hero Stories for Deployed Bracelets

Dear Herobracelets folks, I was shopping last week and the gentleman in front of me at the checkout line was wearing a black bracelet with a name on it. I asked him about his bracelet and he explained to me that he bought it to remember his nephew, who was killed in Afghanistan. We were both pretty moved and, I have to admit, I started to get pretty emotional. I'm sure people around the checkout line were wondering what was going on. Two people who had never met were on the verge of tears and...

I would just like to thanks you once again for all that you at herobracelets. thanks for allowing me the opportunity to replace my old lost bracelet to honor Captain Walker, although I know we will probably never get his remains returned, I feel better just having the bracelet again. It's like nice to know that there are people out there that care. I wanted to let you know that the Wheatland (wyoming) Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol is participating in the Wreaths Across America a...

Dear HeroBracelets, We ordered a dozen of your Army Bracelets last week and they arrived today. I must say, we are all thrilled. My nephew is in the Army and currently serving in Iraq. We all wanted something to remind us of him daily and the Army Bracelets with his name are perfect. I put mine on right out of the package and I plan on wearing it till he comes home. I think he’s got another 4 months before he comes home. We all miss him very much but I have to say, having his Army bracelet on...

Got a very nice letter from Michigan. ——————– I wanted to thank HeroBracelets for my sterling silver deployed soldier bracelets. They arrived today and we’re thrilled. Our nephew is currently serving in Iraq and we think about him every day. We saw one of your bracelets recently and thought it would be a great thing to wear while he is serving. We liked the bronze colored deployed bracelets, but when we saw the silver bracelets, we knew we wanted those. They are really beautiful. The silver i...

Barack Obama wearing a Memorial Bracelet 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. —————– Barack Obama is wearing a wristband in memory of a soldier killed in Iraq, given to him by a mother who said she wants the Democratic presidential candidate to keep others from dying. Tracy Jopek of Merrill, Wis., gave Obama the bracelet at a rally Friday night in Green Bay,...

I want to thank you for my new custom Soldier Bracelets. They look great and fit perfectly. My longtime friend, Aaron Mitchell is in the Army and currently in Iraq. I ordered your bracelets for his parents, his siter and for me. They were all pretty thrilled to get them and we’ve all vowed to wear them till he comes home. We’re thinking of making a chain of all the bracelets for him when he gets home. I get to talk to email him once in a while and told him about us all wearing his name on our...

I became a volunteer/supporter with Adopt A Platoon several years ago. By exchanging letters, e-mails and photos, I have had the opportunity to get to know some of the men and women who serve our country. I will probably never meet them face to face. Their serve our country because of their profound patriotism and love for what we cherish in America - our Freedom. They don’t consider themselves Heroes, but they are all Heroes to me. I always ask my adopted Soldiers if there is anything t...

Obama Wears Bracelet Given to Him by Mother of Soldier Killed in Iraq Sunday , February 17, 2008 Barack Obama is wearing a wristband in memory of a soldier killed in Iraq, given to him by a mother who said she wants the Democratic presidential candidate to keep others from dying. Tracy Jopek of Merrill, Wis., gave Obama the bracelet at a rally Friday night in Green Bay, and Obama was still wearing it Saturday as he campaigned across the state before Tuesday’s primary. The bracelet has her son...

Dale Goldstein is a friend and licensed psychotherapist. Since 1981 he has managed Heartwork. It's a series of workshops and retreats that genuinely transform people. I've seen how powerful his workshops are through many close friends who have been through them. He's also just written a book called Heartwork: How to get what you really, REALLY want. Because so many who've written to HeroBracelets.org are dealing with grief, either from the loss of a loved one or dealing with their long abs...

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...