So Our Child Hood Friend on the USS Cole will Never be Forgotten

Our neighbor and childhood friend of my children was killed in the USS Cole terrorist bombing in 2000...he was only 19 yrs old--serving his country.  Thanks for giving me a way to show folks he should NEVER be forgotten!!!!  

Sincerely-- Lynn

For a Friend's Son Killed in the Korengal Valley

I ordered a Memorial Bracelet in honor of the first fallen hero I stood in the flag line for as a Patriot Guard Rider. The young man was a TN State Trooper and a member of the TBI when he was called to serve in Iraq. He left behind his parents and his fiancee; next time they saw him he was in a flag-draped coffin. I have just place an order for a friend whose son was killed in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan on April 15th. It was all I could think of to do for him, besides making a donation in his son's memory. Every life lost is a tragedy; the least we can do is keep the memories of the fallen alive.
Ms T. - the second biggest troop supporter you never heard of...
My heroes wear combat boots. If you don't stand behind our troops, please feel free to stand in front of them.

To Pay Tribute to a Wonderful Young Man

I wear my Memorial Bracelet to pay tribute and remember a wonderful young man who was lost to us in service to his country.

To Honor a Wonderful Young Man Cameron

I wear my Memorial Bracelet to honor a wonderful young man who we lost in service to his country. I was lucky enough to meet him and his wonderful family. His mother works with my best friend. Everytime now when I look down to my wrist and see this piece of metal it is with sadness that I remember Cameron but I also feel grateful.

For the Friend I Grew Up with Who Was Killed in the Gulf War

I am wearing this Memorial Bracelet for my friend whom I grew up with, went to school with and decided to defend our country with. He went on to be a Marine and I went on to be a soldier. He was killed during the Gulf War and I will always miss him and think of him.

Danny
"There is no better feeling than helping those who really need it"

For My Former Boyfriend Who Died in Afghanistan

I ordered a Memorial dog tag because my former boyfriend Chris, died in
Afghanistan on 3/2009. This tag will remind me that he was dedicated
to his family, friends and country. He belived in change. I will be
always reminded of him and his heroic actions.

Veronika G.

New Tags for Capt. Dean P. St. Pierre

Both Memorial Dog Tags are just beautiful.  This coming December, I will be touring Vietnam and I'm planning on burying my original POW/MIA bracelet if I can part with it.  I'll say a prayer in memory of Capt. Dean P. St. Pierre.  I have a new bracelet I ordered from your company that will keep him always in my memory.  Thank you for helping keep the flame alive.  

Carol

Oley Neal Adams, SSgt USAF

I wear the Memorial Bracelet of USAF SSgt Oley Adams who perished in an explosion of unknown cause of a C-130 aircraft witnessed over water off the coast of Vietnam. His remains were never found. Sergeant Adams is from my home state, Missouri.

I am creating a Memorial of the Fallen for him on the official AIR FORCE: TOGETHER WE SERVED member's website at this link:

http://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=Profile&type=Person&ID=94117

I would be grateful to anyone who wishes to provide any kind of information such as a photograph of him, and any or all other personal details of his life. They may contact me at bluehawkzoomie@yahoo.com

This is part of his story:

ADAMS, OLEY NEAL  1937-1966

Name: Oley Neal Adams 
Rank/Branch: E5/US Air Force 
Unit: 12th Armament Electronic Maintenance Squadron 
Date of Birth: 27 June 1937 
Home City of Record: Green City MO 
Date of Loss: 17 June 1966 
Country of Loss: South Vietnam/Over Water 
Loss Coordinates: 125336N 1093123E (CQ398257) 
Status (in 1973): Killed/Body Not Recovered 
Category: 5 
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: C130E 
Refno: 0363 

"Other Personnel in Incident: Ralph B. Cobbs; Jack I. Dempsey; Stanley J. 
Freng; Edward L. Romig; M.J. Savoy; Donald E. Siegwarth; Curtis D. Collette; 
Gene K. Hess; Connie M. Gravitte; Robert A. Cairns; Larry E. Washburn (all 
missing) 

Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 15 March 1991 from one or more of 
the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence 
with POW/MIA families, published sources, interviews. Updated by the P.O.W. 
NETWORK 

REMARKS: EXPLODE AIR & IMPACT SEA - J 

SYNOPSIS: On June 17, 1966, a C130E "Hercules" aircraft departed Cam Ranh 
Bay, South Vietnam en route to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa on an operational 
airlift support mission. Aboard the flight were the crew, consisting of 
LtCdr. Ralph Cobbs; ADJ2 Curtis D. Collette; YN2 Jack I. Dempsey; ADR2 
Stanley Freng; Ltjg. Edward Romig; AN M.J. Savoy; and Ltjg. Donald 
Siegwarth. All were assigned to the 7th Air Transport Squadron. Also aboard
the aircraft were U.S. Air Force personnel SSgt. Robert Cairns; SSgt. Gene 
Hess; Capt. Connie Gravitte; SSgt. Oley N. Adams; and A1 Larry Washburn, and 
one other individual. 

About 30 minutes into the flight, as the aircraft was 43 miles northeast of 
Nha Trang, the crew of a naval gunboat cruising off the South Vietnam coast
observed the C130 explode and crash into the South China Sea. No hostile 
fire was observed, and the exact cause of the crash could not be determined. 
The vessel arrived at the crash scene only minutes after the impact and 
began an immediate search. The accident occurred so swiftly that it was 
assumed all aboard perished instantly. Some debris and wreckage have been 
recovered including parts of the aircraft and personal belongings. Only one 
body was recovered from the crash site. The others are listed as "Dead/Body 
Not Recovered." 

Cobbs and Siegworth were pilots, and probably the co-pilots of the aircraft, 
although this information is not included in public data relating to the 
loss. Crew positions of the remaining crew members are not available. 

Inexplicably, Cobbs' loss coordinates place him on the coast of South 
Vietnam a few miles northeast of Tuy Hoa, while the others aboard are listed 
as lost northeast of Na Trang. (This is a difference of about 55 miles.) 
Also, the entire crew of the aircraft has been assigned "Knowledge Category
4", while the passengers are in "Knowledge Category 5". Category 5 includes 
those individuals whose remains have been determined to be non-recoverable. 
Category 4 includes individuals whose loss details, such as location and 
time, are unknown and who do not fit into any of the varying degrees of 
knowledge other than category 5. No reason for this discrepancy can be 
determined. 

The Americans aboard the C130E are listed among the missing because their 
remains were never found to be returned to their homeland. They are among 
nearly 2500 Americans who remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam war. The 
cases of some, like the C130E crew, seem clear - that they perished and will
never be recovered, Unfortunately, many of the missing do not have such 
clear cut cases. Some were known captives; some were photographed in 
captivity. Some were in radio contact with search teams, while others simply
disappeared." 

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Mike Bell - USAF 1963-66, 3345th M&S Group/ATC

"Warriors are decisive in battles, not in wars."

I wear mine for my cousin

My (distant) cousin, PFC Justin W. Dreese, of the 82nd Airborne, US Army, was killed in a mortar attack in Iraq, on 2 Sept 2006.  I wear my Memorial Bracelet to honor his sacrifice, and the other (almost) 5,000 heroes from our nation's military services since 2001, that have "paid the last full measure of devotion" by laying their lives upon the altar of freedom.  I wear it constantly, as a officer of my veteran chapter that is out in the community constantly.  These are pictures of me in Arlington Cemetary (section 60, where the newest heroes are laid to rest) on February 17, 2009.
Wm. Dreese, Sgt. (ret) US Army Infantry
3/41 Inf, 2nd Armored Div.
Persian Gulf War, 90-91
V.P., SouthEast Michigan Veterans of Modern Warfare, Chapter 4

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Col. William J. Thompson - The Definition of a Hero

I wear my POW Bracelet to remember a fallen hero that stood up for something he believed in. When I decided to get a bracelet to honor someone that had served their country, I started wondering how I would choose.....there were so many people that had died, or were missing to choose from. I thought about it for a while and decided that the best way to decide was to look for someone that was local to my community, and the next criteria was that is was going to be someone that was MIA or KIA in the month of August in the year I was born. So, someone from the Houston, TX area that was MIA or KIA in August of 1968. I did not have to look far, he jumped right off the page at me. Col. William J. Thompson, USAF. I did some research on him, and found out that he went down in his F-4 Phantom in North Vietnam on a mission on August 1, 1968. They believe that he was shot down, but no wreckage or the Colonel were found. There is much more information that I found, but you get the idea. I was just being born into this world in August of 1968, and this Air Force Pilot was out fighting in a very un-popular war, but doing his job none the less.. What better way to honor him, than by wearing a bracelet bearing his name on a daily basis and sharing his story. I doubt Col. Thompson knew that he was inspiring people, but let me be the first to tell you that he did....without even knowing it!

 

Thanks you Colonel William J. Thompson for your courage and bravery under fire, thank you for your service and devotion to this country. may you rest in peace. Also, thank you to all who served in the Vietnam war, and the Gulf and Iraq wars, NONE of you are forgotten!
 

Regards,

Mark, K5EXX

US Army 87'-90'

Baytown/Chambers County CERT Coordinator
Emergency Communications, Baytown EOC

To Remember My Lost Pet

I just received my Memorial Bracelet today...I can't wait to show my sister-in-law who recently had to put her pet down as well...
  

I'm so glad I came across your site...I had just put my own pet down and wanted something to wear in his memory....The workmanship and quality is A+A+A+A+A+A+A+A+....I will recommend your site and show off my new bracelet as well...Thank-you so much for helping me honor my czar..When i'm not wearing the bracelet it will lay on his urn....
  sincerely,
  vicki

To Remember My Parents

Hello...I found out about your website from a customer at work who was wearing a Memorial Bracelet in remembrance of her uncle....I recognized the type of bracelet because i wore one for many years for an MIA/POW during/after Vietnam...I had thought of getting a bracelet with my childhood friends name on it that died on flight 77, September 11, 2001....but I am reminded everyday so it wouldn't help...so instead, I thought of remembering my parents....thank you for having this website...i have told friends who now wear your bracelets....take care

To Help Fulfill My Promise to Sgt Hewitt to Never Forget

When I was a kid my grandmother and both parents wore POW/MIA bracelets. I wanted one for myself when I got to be about 11 or 12 years old. I decided that I wanted a random name but a Marine as my father was (and still is) in the Marine Corps. I received a bracelet with the name of Sgt Samuel E. Hewitt. I lost the bracelet a few years later while swimming in the ocean but I never forgot the name. I took many trips to The Wall in D.C. and got rubbings of his name each time. I went off and joined the Marines myself and did two tours in Iraq. No matter how much I had going on, his name was never far from my thoughts. I made a promise to Sgt Hewitt some years ago to never forget. I never have and I never will. With or without a bracelet. The POW/MIA bracelet is just a reminder to others and to their families that they will never be forgotten. 

To Honor the 7 Heroes Killed During Their Deployment

I got my order yesterday.  They were the black Memorial Dog Tags.  I was truly moved when I got them. 

 

I found out about www.MemorialBracelets.com from the leather bracelets my son gave me for Christmas.  He wears the black memorial cuff every day that he received from a mom whose son was  killed  in their deployment.  He knew I would love to have one.  

There was another group of his men that were killed in a separate incident during that same deployment and he knew I would want to honor them as well so he ordered a leather bracelet for each incident in honor of these heroes.  The leather bracelets were too large for me to wear so I checked on your web site intending to order one cuff honoring all 7 heroes but since all the names wouldn't fit I ordered the black dog tags to wear.  Of course I can't hide the leather bracelets so I have them attached to my purse.

 

I will continue to wear them to honor our heroes. 

 

Thank you

To Remember Zach McBride

I wanted to continually remember Zach McBride, the son of a friend of mine who was KIA in Iraq in January 2008 during the surge of troops into the areas north of Baghdad. Zach was also a childhood playmate of my own son, who will receive his Army commission in 2010 and will probably face similar dangers. I think of all those killed in previous wars (WWII, WWI, etc.) who no one remembers except in the abstract. This remembrance. However, is real. I knew Zach. One day those who knew Zach will be gone also. Until then I will keep faith with his memory and pray for my own son.

To Honor a Fellow Woman Marine

I chose to purchase the Memorial Bracelet of SGT Jeannette Winters, a fellow Woman Marine, who was KIA during Operation Enduring Freedom.  My thoughts and prayers go to her family - Semper Fidelis Sgt Winters.... 

 

Sgt Tracie, USMC

To Keep Memories of Great Frends From Fading

I ordered both Memorial Bracelets due to the fact that both William Neil and William Jefferson were great friends. I was in the same truck with both of them the night they were killed. Its hard to lose great friends, but you can't let there memories fade. Remember there sacrifice always.

To Remember SGT Federico Borjas

The reason why I purchased this bracelet is not for fad or fashion. It is so that I am constantly reminded and will remember that my friend SGT Federico Borjas has made the ultimate sacrafice so that another person would not have to know how horrible and heinous war is.

Dennis

For My Best Friend Killed in a Car Accident

i love my memorial bracelet! i ordered a bracelet for myself in memory of my best friend i've ever had who was killed in a car accident july-10-05. she was 24 years old and was killed instantly. i think of her every day and i miss her tremendously.she was more like my sister. i also got one for her mother. she loves hers too. i think her dad wants one now also. 

Because My Dad Worked at the Pentagon

In 2002, I was looking for a memorial tear because of a friend of my daughter's who had died in a car accident. While surfing around, I saw www.memorialbracelets.com.  After I ordered the tear, I went to your site and decided to order a bracelet that said "September 11, 2001, In Memory of the Pentagon, DC, USA". 

The reason for the Pentagon bracelet is because my dad used to work at the Pentagon when I was little. I used to visit him there (although I don't remember it at all).  I have a heart for the military and I have seen several young men, sons of my friends, enter the military.  My best friend's twins are in the Air Force.  One of our young men was injured in Iraq and could have died, but has come back home and made amazing progress in his recovery from a broken back.  I have been wearing the bracelet ever since.  It only comes off when I shower or if I'm doing something that causes it to get caught on things.  I recently lost my original bracelet and decided it must be gone for good.  I feel lost myself without it on my wrist. So I ordered a new bracelet and, lo and behold, I found my original bracelet in a place I never would have looked had I not been moving.  So now I have two bracelets and will cherish both of them...and somehow wear or use both of them.

 

See Ya Forever, 

Robbin

For the Lost POW/MIA Bracelet Purchased by a Vietnam Veteran

I ordered a POW/MIA bracelet for 2 reasons. The first reason is that I wanted to replace the one I had as a young teenager. I wore it with pride until I lost it swimming. I was devastated at the time because I could not get another one to replace it. I used to watch the news to read the names of the returning soldiers hoping to see the name of the man that had been on mine.  Eventually his name appeared, but I still wanted to have the bracelet, it was such a part of me and to my mind also a part of the soldier who was on it.  I am now able to have another bracelet with "my soldier's" name on it, and the person who purchased it for me is a Vietnam Veteran.  I have been with him for 20 years and when I told him I wanted to get another one, he tearfully told me that he would pay for it. He was not a POW/MIA of that war, but he has not forgotten. He is my second reason for wanting to get a bracelet, to honor in a small way my soldier for his service all those years ago.

     

I honor all soldiers that have fought for freedom, those that have lost their lives and also those who have returned home.              

                                                   

Sincerely,

                                                                   

Cathleen

For My Great Nephew

I received the Memorial Bracelets I ordered and I loved them. I ordered them for my brother and nephew who loved them as well. My great nephew was killed by a roadside bomb June 25th 2008 in this ugly war that is going on. All we can hope and pray for is that it ends soon before more young lives are lost. I thank you for what you do in making the bracelets, I feel like it brings some comfort to those that have lost loved ones. I have a daughter in the Air National Guard so I will be getting one for myself as well just to show my support in what she does.

 

Jan

Great Aunt to SPC JOSHUA L. PLOCICA

To Remember LtCol Max Galeai daily

Thanks!  My bracelet arrived today, just in time for Christmas.

The bracelet is great - super quality, with nice clear engraving.

I ordered this bracelet (LtCol Max Galeai, USMC KIA in Iraq) because Max was a good friend I'd served with twice before -- in Hawaii and Okinawa, Japan.  I'm also a USMC LtCol, and want to remember Max on a daily basis.  He left behind a wonderful wife and four kids.  He was blown up by a suicide bomber while meeting with a dozen tribal shieks in Al Anbar province - the ones who turned the tide in favor of good over evil. Max was a part of that effort.  They trusted him, and he they.  The terrorists trusted neither, and while they may have massacred a number of noble men (both American and  Iraqi), they were unable to kill the idea these men stood for.  Max died a hero, and I want to remember him daily for it.

Thanks,
Paul
LtCol, USMC
(friend of Max)

For My Practically Family Member from Roanoke

First my husband is a Vietnam Vet and my youngest son is now a US Marine. My husband has always worn a POW/MIA bracelet and ever since my boys were old enough to understand what they meant, they too, have worn one. My oldest sons bracelet was returned due to his POW/MIA's remains being found, so we have ordered him a new one. 

While scrolling through the list of names, I ran across one that was from our home town of Roanoke, VA. The name sounded familiar so I made a call to my mother and was surprised to find out that this young man was practically family.  You see, I was adopted at birth and was named after a good friend of my adopted mother. This young man was her brother and my adopted mother's first love. So now my son will be wearing his bracelet until he is returned home to his sister and my mother.

FOR DAVID KILLED BY A ROAD SIDE BOMB

HEY ROB, I REALLY LOVE THE MEMORIAL BRACELET. IT IS EXCATLY WHAT I WANTED AND THE QUALITY IS GREAT. THE REASON THAT I BOUGHT THIS BRACELET. WELL, LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE ABOUT ME. I WENT TO IRAQ IN FEB.2004 AND COME BACK IN FEB.2005. DAVID WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE. I WORKED WITH HIM FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HE WAS PRIOR SERVICE (MARINES). WHEN WE GOT BACK FROM IRAQ, HE JOINED THE NATIONAL GUARD THAT I WAS IN. I WAS HIS TEAM LEADER FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS THEN I GOT OUT (MEDICAL DISCHARGE). THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE UNIT WAS DEPLOYED AGAIN. HE HAD BEEN IN COUNTRY (IRAQ) FOR A FEW MONTHS WHEN HE WAS KILLED BY ROAD SIDE BOMB. HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY. I THANK GOD THAT HE DIDNT HAVE TO SUFFER AT ALL. I AM INCLUDING A PIC OF ME WITH IT ON. I LOOK KIND OF ROUGH THOUGH BUT I GUESS THAT IT WILL HAVE TO DO. I WILL RECOMEND YOU TO EVERYONE THAT I KNOW.  WELL, I CLOSE FOR NOW AND AGAIN THANK YOU. YOU DID A GREAT JOB ON THE BRACELET.                                                                       TEDDY