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If you have messages or photos you'd like to send, bring 'em on! We love hearing from our troops!
*We don't post specific locations, etc, for Operational Security reasons. We have sent over 25,000 shirts to the troops! Firefighters, Law Enforcement, EMS, & all First Responders this is a great chance to make a difference in the morale of our troops!
Wonder if it makes a difference? Read what the troop have to say ...
BTW ... Ever complain about the weather where you live? Here is the weather report for Kandahar, Afghanistan & Baghdad, Iraq *Remember to hit the "back" arrow to come back to the site.
We also support the troops deployed alongside of ours from Canada ... They are in the cycle now and are receiving shirts this year. Here are some of their pix and messages to their hometown heroes ...
<< "I would like to say thank you for the T-shirt. Mine was from London, Ontario and all its service and support organizations. After 5 months here in Afghanistan it becomes a good reminder of the efforts that are put into every day from the boys and girls of our fellow Canadian and U.S. Service groups. Your messages of support are well received. Thank you." -- J.F. (Hank) Coffin
MWO
TUAV ROTO 6
<< "Thank you for the shirt, it was a welcome gift. It will be worn around Kandahar air field while I am still here. Then I'll be wearing it at home in Comox, B.C." -- Thank you, CPL De Genova,
T.U.A.V. Maint./ Launcher Maint.
"I'm sending you this e-mail to thank you for the shirt you sent through the Inter-National Hero To Hero campaign. A little about myself, my name is Sgt Don MacDougall, in the CF for 21yrs. Posted to CFB Gagetown, 4th Air Defence Regt.(Arty). Arrived in Afghanistan Sept 08, deployed with the CU 161-Sperwer TUAV Flt.( Tactical Uninhabited Air Vehicle).It is a remote-controlled aircraft equipped with onboard cameras. Used in reconnaissance and surveillance, allowing troops to survey the surrounding terrain, eliminating the need to expose themselves to potentially dangerous situations. The vehicle is launched by catapult and is propelled in the air by your basic snowmobile Rotax engine, with some modifications. Attached are a few pictures of myself and the AV. Once again thanks for the shirt and God Bless." **Before I get any emails, I did confirm with this troop that the info is publishable. lj
<<" I am very proud to wear your shirt, because for me, you guys and girls are the real hero." --Master Cpl Jacques Vehicle tech from Borden Ontario
*For more great photos of the Canadian troops & their words from the heart, be sure to check out Team Canada
And from our American troops ...
***All, I thank you for your wonderful organization and your morale boosting efforts. It makes me proud to be even loosely associated with the great members of Law enforcement, Firefighters, Paramedics, and the wonderful civilian volunteers that would give of their time in this way. I look forward to a future in Law enforcement when I leave the army in a year, or so and a continued involvement with great people such as yourselves. SSG Ryan Harter, U.S. Army Iraq
***I would like to send my appreciation for the shirts and other gifts Hero to Hero has sent us. I’ve attached a company photo from a battalion volley ball tournament we participated in and showed off the shirts. It was an awesome time and the Soldiers truly enjoyed a change in uniform for the day. We all appreciate what you do for us and I’m extremely thankful for what y’all do. We will send more photos as we collect them. Once again, we had a blast and the Heroes back home were a part of it. Thomas ... 63rd Ordnance Company
***Greetings from Iraq! I recently took command and within the first few days I received the Hero To Hero shirts. It was an awesome and unexpected surprise. On behalf of Alpha Company, --- Brigade Support Battalion, I would like to thank you for your support. The Soldiers were ecstatic knowing that Firefighters, Police, EMT and other Heroes donated part of themselves to support the Troops; that is true teamwork! We will never forget your generosity. Pictures of my company are included. Thanks again and God Bless. Jose H.... A Co, --- BSB CPT, TC Commanding
***Iraq - Thursday, 5 April 2007 -- Thanks to all at HeroToHero.US - we just recently received the box of shirts and are attaching a photo of our team wearing them. Our thanks from Iraq to the heroes fighting a homefront war daily and keeping our families safe from fire, crime and other dangers. It helps us have peace of mind knowing that there are heroes back hom watching over our loved ones while we are deployed.
All the best from the US Army and the Soldiers of: x-x-x National Police Transition Team
-Sergeant Bryan S
-Sergeant First Class Andrew H
-Sergeant First Class Bob A
-Sergeant First Class Tod C
-Captain Jeff F
-Captain Milton P
-Major Steven S
-Major Pierre D
***Hello, I would like to give big thanks on behalf of all of the soldiers in my section, and say thanks to all of you. We really appreciate the t-shirts you sent to us. They are great and very uplifting to know that you appreciate what we are doing out here. It has been a long time since we left home and to know that we have supporters all over the nation if very satisfying. We have not had a chance to get in a picture with the shirts just yet, but our first opportunity we have we will get one taken and sent back to you. Here is a picture we took just before leaving to come here with me and my soldiers. The next one you will get will be with the t-shirts on. Again thanks for all the support you have shown us V/R SFC B
***On behalf of our brave soldiers, we would like to extend our sincere thanks for this generous show of support from hometown heroes. Your support does so much for our spirits. Morale efforts, such as the Hero To Hero campaign are vital to our morale, and do much to help us get through some very difficult days so far from our homes and loved ones. Hopefully you will get visits from some of our troops who received their hometown shirts. Several from our unit had cards attached to their shirts, and are making direct contact with those departments. Please keep this going, and please continue to support America's bravest! VR 1LT Bruce .... Army & Proud of it!
***On behalf of the men & women in our company, I'd like to thank you and those who donated the police and fire fighter shirts to us. This support shown by those back home means so much to all of us deployed over here. Interestingly, I had not heard of this program before the shirts arrived, and was annoyed initially at being tasked. Just something else to heap on my list. I was wrong. Our soldiers are really enjoying wearing the shirts - incredible the effect your gesture has made for our morale. We cannot thank you all enough. I am proud to have had a small part in the process. Please convey our thanks to the fire and police departments, and we will try to do the same. Very respectfully, Lt Wm S.......
***Thank you heroes! You made it bearable for a day and more over here! We needed something like this. Wish everyone could get there home town shirts! I did. Minneapolis I miss you! Gonna come see you when I get home. Sgt J. H...
***Dear Hero to Hero, My unit received the shirts and they were a HUGE success. The men and women who work for me were extremely excited to receive the shirts and wore them proudly for the attached photo. We highly appreciate the hard work of everyone involved. #-XX Field Artillery BDOC and the Soldiers involved definitely received a great morale boost from the shirts. Thank you all so much and all of the agencies included. We wish we could send our own T-shirts back to the heroes stateside. Take care and keep supporting the Soldiers! Very Respectfully, CPT Joseph E. Battalion Signal Officer
***Hero To Hero - Thank you so much, we really needed this. Sometimes you wonder if people really remember us, or just the war. Seeing the fire fighters and police giving us these shirts showed a lot of us that you care. You might never know what this meant to us,believe none of us will ever forget you and what you did. SFC Mike P........
***WOW! We want the thank the heroes who sent us the shirts. It was beyond cool to see all the cities from so many states. A bunch of us got shirts from our home states, some got their hometowns and it lit them up. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!! You really ARE heroes and it is us representing for all of you back home. PVT Felicity R.....
***Thanks for reminding me of my childhood home. I'm a brat so no one place to call home. But I found the closest thing I could and getting a Sacramento Metro shirt reminded me of some happier days. Richards/Army
***Sirs and maams- I want to say thank you, but I will not share this one with my unit. My father was a firefighter. We lost him a few years back shortly after 9/11. He was a big hairy tough guy, and I'm like him physically. Well those shirts showed up and this lump showed up in my throat. Never saw my hometown, but I got one from near close. The best was just holding it, watching the others going through and finding their sizes and cities. Dang, I had to fight tears. Caught myself rubbing the fabric between my fingers. Wouldn't be a good this for this big hairball to break down and blubber like a baby but I have to tell you. That I had to go wash my face to hide my tears when one of the messages was signed, -Proud of ya, Dad- Don't know how you did it, but thank you from a big old baby who is honored to where one of your hero shirts - sent to me from my dad. SFC Anonymous - Too far from home
(K, SFC Anonymous ... This one got me too! I am sure your dad is smiling at you, and at least you have a shirt to wipe your tears. Thank you for sharing. And you have the true heart of a Hero , I've seen more than one or two cry like a baby! lj)
***We would like to thank you very much for your support and the T-shirts every soldier in company got one we took pictures and will be sending them to soon. Some of the shirt had some of the soldiers states on them so they loved that but once again from all of at A Company *** we thank you for your support. SFC B.
***Yes we have received the shirts and we will be distributing them shortly. As soon as we do I will make sure we get pictures sent back for you. As I went through and sorted the sizes it was really amazing to see all of the different places the shirts had come from. It was truly humbling to see the support. v/r Robert J. S.
***I wanted to let you know that we got the boxes and the troops were very happy with them. They went through all of them and matched up with their sizes. I'm attaching some pictures and would like you to know that we passed them out exactly on the 19th of March. I've been out of the area so it's been a little difficult to write to you. Anyway, thank you to all who participated in this program and please keep it up. Many more heroes will benefit from this kind of support. I know some of the troops found shirts from their areas or at least states and others are communicating directly with the different departments. I realize that we all have the same mission: to protect US citizens and to make sure they have peace at night. I'm proud to be a Soldier and many of our reservist are also First Responders. Again thank you to all and Happy Easter! Staff Sergeant Michelle M. C...C Company, ###th BSB
***I would like to thank you for the gift of the shirt. My thank you is a little late as I got the shirt on Christmas Eve but things can be difficult in Iraq. V/r BU1 W.
***I don't know where to begin to show our gratitude for all of the supportyou guys are giving us out here. My unit is currently changing mission sets so as soon as we get settled in I will distro the shirts and show you our motivated Cavalry Troopers in them! On behalf of all of us here in Alpha Troop X-X CAV, 1st CAV Division, thank you!!! A lot of our guy's hometowns are from some of the departments station (Colorado Springs, Tacoma, Lakewood, etc.) and were very excited that their hometowns are behind us here! Thanks again and I'll write soon, SSG Efrain F. SCOUT OUT!!
***Thank you for your support! We love the shirts! I'll wear mine with pride when I get back to Alaska. Unfortunately, we aren't allowed to have cameras where we are stationed, so I can't send you any pictures. I really appreciate what groups like your's do for the troops over here, and it is a great morale boost. Thank you again,
Adam.
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The following photo is of a soldier who had dreams. Had he received a shirt, we would have anticipated a great message from him as well. The little boy with the big dreams was Jeremiah Schmunk. Sadly, we lost Jeremiah in Iraq.
We honor him, and his mother, Shirley - who works tirelessly honoring all of our Fallen Troops ... And every troop. We hope they all come home safely and with their dreams intact.
PS ... The firefighter in the photo recently retired.
