Tag Archives: heroes

Staff Sergeant Finds Inspiration in Cancer-Survivor Mother

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Erin Wittkop

Air Force Staff Sgt. Amanda Dick remembers being devastated the day she found out her mother had breast cancer.
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A U.S. soldier smiles during a brief break. Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Chad D. Nelson

State Department Art Exhibit Features Service Members’ Imagery

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Erin Wittkop

The Department of State and Defense Department proudly announce the 12 “Best in Show” in the “Serving Abroad…Through Their Eyes,” photography exhibition.
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Patti Walker, left, wife of retired Army 1st Sgt. Kevin Walker and Wounded Warrior Program advocate on Fort Riley, Kan., talks to ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts during a Hero Summit panel titled, “The Other Side of Sacrifice: Military Families” in Washington, D.C., Nov. 15, 2012. Other panel members included, from left to right, Bill Norwood, father of Marine Corps Sgt. Byron Norwood, who was killed in action; retired Air Force Maj. Lori Bell, wife of an active duty Air Force airman and founder and president of the National Association of Military Moms and Spouses; Kim Ruocco, widow of Marine Corps Maj. John Ruocco and Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors national director of postvention programs. DOD photo by Bradley Cantor

Hero Summit Encourages Americans to Support Military Families

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Erin Wittkop

Wounded Warrior Program advocate on Fort Riley, Kan., talks to ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts during a Hero Summit panel
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday, Rotator | Tagged Air Force, Army, Defense Department, heroes, Marine Corps, military families, Military Family Month, Suicide Prevention, TAPS, Thanksgiving, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S.. Army, wounded warriors | Leave a comment

New Website Honors Valor

Posted on August 9, 2012 by jtozer

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced July 25 that the Pentagon is launching a new website dedicated to those who have earned the military’s highest awards for valor. The site — valor.defense.gov — is designed to raise awareness of service members’ …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged 9/11, airmen, Defense, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, DoD, heroes, Marines, Medal of Honor, military honors, Pentagon, sailors, service members, soldiers, technology, The Pentagon Channel, TPC, valor, valor.defense.gov, veterans, website | Leave a comment

Thank a Military Child

Posted on April 17, 2012 by jtozer

From the U.S. Army Installation Management Community (IMCOM) There are 1.7 million American children and youth under 18 with a parent serving in the military and about 900,000 with one or both parents deployed multiple times. April is designated as …
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Posted in DoD News, MOMC | Tagged armed forces community, children, courage, Defense, deployed parents, families, heroes, honoring children, IMCOM, kids, military, MOMC, Month of the Military Child, sacrifice, together, U.S. Army Installation Management Community, video, youth | Leave a comment