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Hero Bracelets

Monday, October 17th, 2011

At Modern Day Marine, we saw a friend at Elite Defense wearing a unique copper bracelet. When we asked about it he told us about Hero Bracelets. It turns out that the one he was wearing was the Aegis Style – Legion HeroBracelet stamped with the name of a friend, lost in combat.

Available in polished or patina finishes, the Aegis starts life start as a 1/4″ thick solid copper bar. It’s individually cut, formed, hand-stamped, smoothed and polished. And, because there are three sides, you can have them customized on each side; front, top and bottom. It becomes a one-of-a-kind memento to honor a fallen comrade or loved one. Additionally, Hero Bracelets has several other styles including the more traditional band.

Hand made in Austin, Texas.

herobracelets.org

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RIP Leonard “Len” Whistler

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

I first met Leonard Whistler in 1990 when I was assigned to the Activation Cell for 2nd Bn, 3rd SFG(A). He was a 96B All Source Analyst in the Group Military Intelligence Detachment and I was assigned to a SOT-A in 2nd Bn’s MID once we got enough guys on board. He was a very personable guy and really into the job. He deployed to Operation Desert Storm with the Group Headquarters and 1st Bn while those of us in the still forming 2nd Bn stayed at Bragg. When he came back we heard loads of stories of the goat rope that ensued including how the Group Staff “retook” the American Embassy in Kuwait. Literally, retook, as it had already been cleared when they fast roped unto the roof.

Len had always been into the history side of SF and was well known in the community for producing small runs of custom team and morale patches when it was still a passion and not a business. After he left the Army he worked a couple of contracts overseas and I’d bump into him here and there with both of us gravitating back to Bragg. Me in the Air Force and him working as a civilian contractor in various portions of the SFQC and later as a government civilian at the SF Museum. That was his passion and I think we got a lot of bang for our buck out of him working there. He was a regular fixture at the Green Beret Parachute Club and many readers will know him from there or from the SF Association.

Yesterday, I found out my old friend had succumbed on 1 October to throat cancer at age 59. It was a sad day. Lots of us will miss him.

Rest In Peace My Friend

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ADS Inc Donates $1 Million to Navy SEAL Foundation

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

The Virginia Pilot reported yesterday that ADS Inc has donated $1 Million to the Navy SEAL Foundation with a challenge to others to raise twice that amount. This new fund is called the The ADS Inc. Fund for Children of Naval Special Warfare.

In a press release, ADS Inc CEO Luke Hillier had this to say, â€œWe are blessed to serve these brave warfighters. Their sacrifices are no less than extraordinary. Supporting these special families â€¦ is both an honor and a privilege.â€

www.nswfoundation.org

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Best Ranger Competition – Episode 1

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Mission First Tactical has produced a video series to capture the essence of the Best Ranger Competition.

If you like this, subscribe to www.youtube.com/mftactical.

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Source One Distributors Sponsors Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Source One Distributors Inc., a leader in tactical gear distribution, recently announced support for the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF). Source One CEO & President Mark Llano and Director of Operations Lori Stanek both attended the foundationâ€™s Sixteenth Annual Gala at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City following a donation of $3000.00 to MC-LEF.

MC-LEFâ€™s mission is to encourage the spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical development of children through education. Founded by former Marines and law enforcement personnel, MC-LEF provides scholarships to children of Marines and federal law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. To date, the MC-LEF has distributed aid with a value of more than $50,000,000.00 to eligible children.

This is great and we are happy to see Source One Distributors support MC-LEF. It’s an organization that bridges both military and LE.

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Oct 3rd Raid Veteran Talks About The Battle of Mogadishu

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Country singer Keni Thomas was a Ranger serving in Mogadishu on Oct 3rd, 1993. Here, he speaks about his experience and his life now.

Thank you NRA Life of Duty.

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Wear Some Red Friday

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

You may be aware of the trend to honor public service professionals by wearing red on Fridays. We’re talking LE, Public Safety, Fire/EMS as well as military. You may see folks out wearing red shoe laces, a hat, or even just a ribbon. It doesn’t really matter, so long as you take the time to remember. The Wear Some Red website has some cool posters (like this one) you can download to help raise awareness.

Created by Travis Getz, an artist who does a lot of work in support of military Family Support Groups, he wanted to so something to more inclusively honor all of those who sacrifice to keep America safe.

www.wearsomeredfriday.org

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