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Our Heroes’ Tree Program

Our Heroes’ Tree

 December 12, 2005

  United States Military Academy at West Point

Jill O’Brian, West Point ACS Division Chief,  Don Hulst, West Point MWR Director of Youth Services, and Stephanie.

Guidelines for Our Heroes’ Tree program are distributed free of charge by program co-founders.

 

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Stephanie Pickup, author of The Soldier’s Tree and

Marlene Lee, author of The Hero in My Pocket, co-author of That’s My Hope

 

 

 

START A TRADITION

Our Heroes’ Tree recognizes military connected  families and friends whose loved ones are currently serving, veterans,  or deceased U.S. service members.

SHARE COMMUNITY SPIRIT

Our Heroes’ Tree shares the bonds of military family service, separation, or loss during the holiday season.

TOGETHER IN PATRIOTIC PRIDE

Our Heroes’ Tree promotes patriotic pride among

 families, organizations, and communities.

Reflect ~ Remember ~ Rejoice

 

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The state of Rhode Island embraced

Our Heroes’ Tree as a part of their official 2007  tree lighting ceremony.  Read the Providence Journal article from Novemeber 28, 2007.

An ornament celebrates WWII veterans from one family.  Three brothers and two brother in-laws all served simultaneously.

 Mary Kay Salomone, President of Operation Support Our Troops,  Stephanie, Marlene, Governor Carcieri, and MG Bray light Our Heroes’ Tree at the Rhode Island State House.

Our Heroes’ Tree

December 7, 2007

Rhode Island State House

 

This is our family’s hero ornament.  We listed all of his deployments along with one of our favorite United States Military Academy cheers:  “Go Army!  Beat Navy!”

Our Heroes’ Tree has much to say

For families whose loved ones serve in harm’s way.

 

Kids of all ages craft my decorations,

Sharing the holidays of our great nation.

 

Drawing pictures and swapping stories,

They entrust my arms with family glory.

 

For I hold faces and places and holiday heart songs,

Each with a whisper: “Loving hearts, stay strong.”

 

My lights are like stars. Silent and white.

Reflecting the honor of ultimate sacrifice.

 

See my ribbons of yellow, ripples of love,

USA flags, and guardian angel above.

 

Star wish for military families, brave heroes, too,

Our Heroes’ Tree…Together with you.

Military connected family and friends create individual ornaments as a tribute to their soldier, sailor, airman, marine, coastguardsman, veteran, or fallen service member.   Each hero ornament is placed on a community tree in honor of its citizens who are or have served in the United States armed forces. 

The concept - simple.

The presentation - simply moving.

Our Heroes’ Tree

November 2006

Bishop Hendricken High School, Warwick, RI

Here is a photo scrapbook of previous OHT events. 

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