Our Precious Gift

Just wanted to make everyone aware of the new category on the sidebar “Photos sent to Our Precious Gift”  This is a collection of photos that are being sent to us.  Please send photos along with your story when possible.  It can be a picture from then or now or both.

Thanks to Matt’s sister, the wiz at genealogy, she found information on Earl Rose for us.
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead 1939-1945
Earl B Rose Jr.
Male, White, Protestant
Cemetery Name: Any private cemetery in KY.
Disposition: According to next of kin.
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Service #: 449418
We are still interested in finding his surviving family so if you have [...]

I am very honored to include Jim Schueckler, the founder of The Virtual Wall to the site.  Although Mr. Schueckler did not receive a Purple Heart I feel that he as made such a contribution to those that have I wanted to include him on the site.  Please look on the side bar for his [...]

If anyone has any information about Earl B Rose, Jr. please contact me.  A gentleman has contacted me to help him find any information about Earl B. Rose, Jr.  His purple heart was purchased at a thrift store and the man that bought it wants to return it to his family.  The name was engraved [...]

I have just added the 250th name to the site.  Thanks for all of your emails and contributions to the site.  I hope you are enjoying the site and finding out some information.

Now you can watch the video yourself. I want to say the response has turned out really well and this was just the first day after the interview. We have 5 new registers, 3 people have contacted me with their information and we have at about 500 visitors to the site today and [...]

Below is the article published on Tampa Bay News 10 website about Our Precious Gift.
A website aimed at the Purple Heart

 
By: Kathryn Bursch
Brandon, Florida – From the battle fields of World War II, to the jungles of Vietnam, to the deserts of Iraq, over the years American servicemen and women have made untold sacrifices. But [...]

I am so very excited.  I woke up this morning with two new people registered on the site and 3 emails with information to be add.  I liked the story last night and I think Tampa Bay 10 did a wonderful job with the story.  I was just very excited that they were even interested [...]

I am continuing to add names to the site, we are up to over 200 now.  Today is the news interview so wish me luck and hope they don’t make me look too stupid.  I am excited to get the word out about the site so hopefully you will see more names come up shortly.  [...]