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Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton  85 years old from Tucson, Arizona  42nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron  November 16, 1918 - September 19, 2004  
Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton was a navigator who was shot down over Vietnam in April of 1972. He was the only one of six crewmen to survive and was behind enemy lines for 11 days before being rescued. You can read more about Lt. Col. Hambleton  here 

 These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.

 Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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Lt. Col. Jerry Coleman  89 years old from San Diego, Calif.  VMTB-341, VMA-323  September 14, 1924 - January 5, 2014      Jerry Coleman, a decorated war hero, Yankee World Series MVP and Hall of Fame San Diego Padres broadcaster, died January 5 at age 89 after a career of more than 70 years in baseball. Coleman signed with the Yankees out of the San Francisco sandlots in 1942 only to spend the next three years as a Marine bomber pilot in the Pacific theater of World War II, flying 57 combat missions over the Solomon Islands. Upon his return from the war he rejoined the Yankees only to be called back to duty in '51. He flew another 120 missions in Korea and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. You can read more about Lt. Col. Coleman   here 


 These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.

 Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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Maj. Edward Cragg  24 years old from Greenwich, Connecticut  80th Fighter Squadron  September 8, 1919 - December 26, 1943   Maj. Edward "Porky" Cragg was a triple Ace in WWII with 15 confirmed kills who was shot down over Papua New Guinea and listed as MIA. You can read more about Maj. Cragg  here

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.

 Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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Nate Update: 1 February 2014

Nate Update: 1 February 2014: Only 1 month until Nate's release! We don't even know how to describe the feeling now that we're so close to the end. Today ...



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I have been following Nate's mother's postings about his story ever since seeing the story in an HBO special years ago. So happy for all of them, and praying for happiness and healing for them in the future.

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Capt. Edwin A. Shuman III  82 years old from Annapolis, Maryland  Attack Squadron 35 Oct. 7, 1931 - Dec. 3, 2013
 
Edwin Shuman, III, a retired Navy pilot, and former POW who was held for five years in Vietnam, passed away two months ago. He had flown 18 missions over Vietnam when plane was shot down north of Hanoi. He and his navigator were both captured. You can read more about Capt. Shuman  here 


 These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.

 Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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