Dear Pam,

We are students who have been writing to troops this year in school from Ms P’s class in Indianapolis, IN. We have one very special hero we would like to tell you about. Her name is [rank edited by me] Anita J. A----. She is in the Indiana National Guard. When she is not in the guard she is a detective [location edited by me].

We would like you to do something nice for Anita. This year she has not only written to our class and sent emails, but she has sent presents to each of us. Can you believe that she sent each student a backpack? Not just any book bag, but one that is made out of camouflage material. And she had each back pack monogrammed with our names in both English and in Arabic. It is also monogrammed with the words Operation Iraqi Freedom. And it has both an Iraqi and American flag.

Speaking of American flags, Anita also had an American flag flown over the Headquarters of the Multi – National Corps – Iraq in honor of our class and teacher. Each of us has a copy of the certificate saying this flag was flown on March 29, 2007. That is really cool.

We are sure you agree that Anita is really cool and special. That is why we are writing to you. We would like to nominate [rank edited by me] Anita J. A---- as hero of the month. She has reached out to a classroom full of students who she has never met and has given us tangible things we will always cherish.

She has helped teach our class and shown us someone cares. From her we have learned compassion. Our teacher states, “That it does take a whole village to raise a child.” And who would every have known that a total stranger some 8000 miles from home has changed the lives of kids they have never known. For these reasons we would like to nominate SFC Anita J. A---- [unit information edited by me], as the hero of the month. Thank you for listening and thanks again to SFC Anita [home location edited by me] for all she has done for us and the world. She truly makes a difference in all she does

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It's a no-brainer! Anita, thanks for going above and beyond to show what a true Hero you are. You are certainly a perfect choice for IWT's Hero of the Month.

Soldiers' Angels will be shipping out a special care package to you shortly. Thank you for everything you do. Keep your helmet on - take care, and stay safe.

Feel free to leave messages for Anita in the comments section of this post, and I'll get them to Mrs. P so they can be passed on to Anita.

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To find out how you can nominate your Hero for IWT's Hero of the month, click the link at the top of this page.

Labels: Hero of the Month, heroes, Iraq