That's right - it's time to vote.

For the first of IWT's Heroes of the Month, we have two nominees:


Nominee #1:
Daniel, US Army:

My nomination for Hero of the Month would by my son [Daniel] currently stationed [in Iraq] on his second tour.

Here is why.

During training at the National Training Center...just before deployment Dan was complaining to an officer that the officer should stop sending his men out on suicide missions that they were not learning anything and they needed to learn things that would keep them alive in Iraq. Apparently Dan and the officer got into a heated exchange and they went behind a building. Shortly the officer appeared from behind the building white faced and exited the area. Dan's men were not sent on any more suicide missions during the rest of their time there.

I have a new found respect and pride in my son as a leader. I did not get this story from Dan, it came from the father of a young PFC in Dan's squad...


Nominee #2:

Jens, German Mountain Infantry:

Says Sandra,

You can read about him over here and here

and another post about him over here.

Posts about our Bat Cave Crew you can find over here

There is an index beneath the photo of them.

We both adopted them but I think Jens would deserve the "Hero of the month" title because he is a German Officer, HUGE Supporter of the US Military, loving boyfriend, is definitely going to join the Marines... even if he doesn't get the title, he already is my personal HERO!


What do the winners receive?
1. A blog post in their honor (NOTE: Last name, rank, unit, and specific location of any deployed Hero will be edited, including photoshopping pictures, unless I am specifically told that such detail is OK to post)

2. If a deployed Hero, a care package and letter, and submission to Soldiers' Angels for adoption if not already an adoptee, and if requested. Care packages are being generously provided by Patti of Soldiers' Angels - thanks, Patti!

So, you can vote once per day, and voting closes Sunday, January 7th - the winner will be announced on Monday, January 8th. Vote now!

Who gets your vote for IWT's January -07 Hero of the Month?
	Daniel
	Jens
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To nominate a Hero for February, email me at iraqwartoday-AT-sbcglobal.net