Click Image For Full SizeLance Cpl. Julie Martinez

Lance Cpl. Julie Martinez, a radio operator with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, checks the communication capabilities during a backload of Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 3 to the USS Essex June 9.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy […]

This Weeks Hero Was Suggested by Mary Ann
Staff Sgt. Jude Voss
1st Battalion, 3d Special Forces Group (Airborne)

His courage illustrates a combat truth to these veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam: Soldiers aren’t thinking about glory or ideals in the midst of a battle. They fight for the men to the left and […]

Click Image To View Full Size

Capt. Jamie Riddle(Left) and an Iraqi Flight Instructor School student walk to the flightline before a recent mission at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. The Iraqi air force recently established the school for Iraqi pilots. Captain Riddle is an instructor pilot with the 52nd Flying Training Squadron
These brave men and women […]

Army Spc. Jeffrey A. Williams
20 years old from Warrenville, Illinois
Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
September 5, 2005

SPC. Jeffery A. Williams was killed in action when an IED was detonated near his combat patrol in Tal Afar, Iraq.
Your time with us was far too short
Dealing with your loss will be hard,
When I think about what this […]

Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam F. Kenney
Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam F. Kinney, a Navy Corpsman with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, gives an Iraqi Child a shot during a routine patrol. Kinney is assigned to Echo Co. for their seven-month deployment and will return to his parent command, […]

Technorati Tags: Wednesday Hero, General Benjamin S Griffin, Support the TroopsGen. Benjamin S. Griffin

General Benjamin S. Griffin, commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command, talks with Brig. Gen. Shallal Abdul Rasool Habeeb
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For […]

Sgt. John F. Thomas(Right) & Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley, Sr.(Left)33 & 34 years old from Valdosta, Georgia2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National GuardJuly 24, 2005 & July 30, 2005
Sgt. Ronnie “Rod” Shelley and Sgt. John F. Thomas became best friends in the Georgia Army National Guard.
They both were ex-Marines, both […]

This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Cindy
Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris DavilaFrom Sierra Vista, Arizona
On the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the United States, Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Davila raised an American flag over Camp Korean Village, Iraq, he brought with him from Arizona.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008, Sierra Vista firefighter and emergency […]

CSM Robert Prosser and LTC Erik Kurilla1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment (Deuce Four)
LTC. Erik Kurilla and CSM. Robert Prosser’s story is an amazing one. One that Michael Yon has told far better than I ever could. Warning. The site contains very graphic images. Some may want to turn off images before […]

This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Mary Ann
Wednesday Hero was started to put a face to the men and women of the American Armed Forces and what they do for us. Vary rarely has there been a member of a foreign military profiled. In fact, in the two years Wednesday Hero’s been going […]

Click To Enlarge
Cpl. Markbradley Vincze gives students from al-Raqhaa School backpacks in the Monsouri area of Iraq. Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1-76th FA, 4th BCT, 3rd Inf. Div., delivered backpacks, soccer balls and notebooks.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get […]

Maj. Mark E. Rosenberg32 years old from Miami Lakes, Florida3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry DivisionApril 8, 2008
Mark Rosenberg grew up in South Florida. “All boy,” his aunt, Madelyn Rosenberg, remembers. “Very active, but very lovable.” As long as she can recall, Maj. Rosenberg wanted a military career like […]

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael T. Williams
(Click Image For Full Size)

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael T. Williams, a kennel master with Task Force Military Police, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, and his dog “Kitt”, search for ordnance and firearms during a route reconnaissance operation through the western Anbar province of Iraq April 1. The dog handlers […]

This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Mary Ann
Spc. Jeffrey JamaleldineCompany C, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor
“How can I say to my sons, stand up for something, fight for what you think is right, if I don’t do anything myself?”
The Jeffrey Jamaleldine that you speak to today is a complete 180 from the Jeffrey Jamaleldine that you […]

This Weeks Hero Was Suggested by Kathi
Soldiers’ Angels Living Legends TeamMay No Soldier Go Unloved
Living Legends began in May 2005 with a very small team of seven dedicated angels. The team’s mission was to let the families and friends of fallen heroes know that we were here to support them and to honor their loved […]

Spc. Monica Lin Brown
19 years old from Lake Jackson, Texas
4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team

Army Spc. Monica Lin Brown has done something only a very few female soldiers in American history have ever done. She’s been awarded the Silver Star.
Brown saved the lives of fellow soldiers after a roadside bomb tore through […]

Sgt. Steve Morin Jr.34 years old from Arlington, Texas111th Engineer Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National GuardSeptember 28, 2005
From the time he finished high school, Sgt. Steve Morin Jr. made serving in the military his career.
“He always stood up for what he thought was right,” Gwendolyn Michelle Morin, his wife, said. “He was a […]

Pictured Left to RightChief Warrant Officer Mark O’Steen, 43 years old from Ozark, AlabamaChief Warrant Officer Thomas Gibbons, 31 years old from Prince Frederick, MarylandStaff Sgt. Daniel L. Kisling Jr., 31 years old from Neosho, MissouriSSgt. Gregory M. Frampton, 37 years old from Fresno, California
1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation RegimenJanuary 30, 2003
“They succeeded where […]

Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Michael E. Koch29 years old from State College, PennsylvaniaEast Coast-based SEAL teamFebruary 4, 2008
“There are only approximately 2,500 SEALs in the Navy and they really are a brotherhood,” said Naval Special Warfare spokesman Lt. David Luckett. “This is another unfortunate reminder of the risks and sacrifices these amazing warriors […]

Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Nathan H. Hardy29 years old from Durham, New HampshireEast Coast-based SEAL teamFebruary 4, 2008
It was Hardy’s fourth deployment in Iraq, according to his father, Stephen Hardy, a professor of kinesiology a the University of New Hampshire. His mother, Donna Hardy, is an administrative assistant in UNH’s psychology department.
Nathan Hardy […]

Cpl. Ryan J. Buckley21 years old from Nokomis, Illinois2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne (Air Assault)June 26, 2006
“His platoon leaders described him as the type of soldier every leader wants: A very talented, dedicated soldier, who did everything that was asked of him.” That’s what Lt. Col. Greg Butts, […]

This week’s hero is a good one. Robert Cone is the second Cousin of Wednesday Hero’s partner in crime, Greta.
Robert S. Cone85 years old from Delray Beach, Florida506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Surrounded by family, feted by a U.S. congressman and a Veterans of Foreign Wars color guard, one of the few surviving […]

SSgt. Justing R. Whiting27 years old from Hancock, New York3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)January 19, 2008
Staff Sgt. Justin R. Whiting, a Special Forces medical sergeant sustained fatal wounds when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive devise 16 kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq.
He is survived by his mother, Estelline, of Colorado Springs, […]

Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia prepare a C-17 Globemaster III for an airdrop mission Jan. 14 to deliver humanitarian supplies to coalition forces in Afghanistan
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy […]

Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus28 years old from Wolf Creek, Montana3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary ForceJuly 29, 2006
Marine Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus was the nephew of Montana Senator Max Baucus. He joined the corps in 2002 and was sent to Iraq in March of 2005.
Cpl. Baucus was killed alongside […]