WASHINGTON, May 8, 2009 - Mahalo! Surfs up! Military children of wounded or fallen servicemembers will be able to catch their first wave this summer, thanks to Freedom Is Not Free, a California-based troop-support group.READ STORY »
Paying The Price by Corporal Jesse G. Odom
My friends back home call me Jesse but to my fellow marines I am Corporal Odom. READ STORY »
HEROES OF WAR
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NAME: Chaplain Lt. Col. Philip Briganti
AGE: 56
UNIT: Ft. Bliss Office of the Chief of Chaplains
HOMETOWN: Paterson, New Jersey
DETAILS: This Army chaplain comforted families of fallen soldiers and prayed with relatives of the POWs.
Chaplain helps families through grief, joy
One week, he whispered prayers to a grief-stricken mother burying her soldier son. The next, his ears hurt from the roars of a crowd cheering the return of former prisoners of war. READ STORY »
PAST HEROES
Lance Cpl. Jose Gutierrez from Los Angeles, California. READ STORY »
Ross A McGinnis from Knox, Pennsylvania December 4, 2006. VIEW PHOTOS »
B. Drake flys helicopters in Iraq. We are so proud of her! VIEW PHOTOS »
PIE EATING CONTEST - Eleven-year-old Briana Juarez (left) cleans up the remnants of a chocolate cream pie for the win in a pie eating contest held at the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit\'s Family Day celebration June 6. Her father, 1st Lt. Tony Juarez, and 5-year-old sister, Brielley, offer encouragement during the event. Staff Sgt. Michael Freeman
MESSAGES OF SUPPORT
I was looking in my Seventeen magazine and Carrie Underwood put a page about this website, so I thought I would tell who ever gets this email that I highly appreciate what you're doing. READ MORE »
FALLEN SOLDIER BIKE
The chronicle of a work in progress to honor our Fallen Heroes, and all who stand to defend our country.
"These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror." -- Michael N. Castle
