A Gift from the Heart

A Gift from the Heart
Author: Mary Greeley
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2006-11
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1425964001

In America, we have so many freedoms that we daily take for granted. We go about our days, never thinking of those men and women who serve in our military. We never think of the sacrifices they make for us or that their families make for us. Unless you are familiar with a member of the military, you may not understand just how much they give. After a war, or even during one, military personnel and their families do their best to make sure that those freedoms stay in place. Time together is often sacrificed for training missions or when orders come through, for their services away from family. Bravely, they step forward and follow orders they receive. They do their duty, with honor and with the courage they each have, to make sure that we who live here and the generations to come, may have the same freedoms they grew up with and enjoyed. It is simply their daily gift to us. This book not only shares what life is like in many ways for those who have ever served, but it is also a way to say thank you. We owe them all so much, and hopefully this book will lovingly explain why their simple gift to all of us is given so freely.

A Million Thanks

A Million Thanks
Author: Shauna Fleming
Publisher: Doubleday Religion
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780385515702

A story of inspiration and heart, A MILLION THANKS describes fifteen-year-old Shauna Fleming's ambitious goal to collect one million letters of thanks for U.S. troops at home and abroad. Shauna's campaign began in March 2004 as a challenger to her 1,100 school-mates to better the lives of military families. The book chronicles her extraordinary endeavor and includes more than 100 pages of letters collected by Fleming and A Million Thanks.

H Is for Honor

H Is for Honor
Author: Devin Scillian
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2013-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1627531564

Written by the son of a career officer, this book explores the branches of the Armed Services and speaks from the heart about the honor, privileges and sacrifices of military families everywhere. Children will discover why drill sergeants have to be so tough, what it means to be patriotic and why we need Special Forces such as the Navy SEALS, the Green Berets and the Army Rangers. H is for Honor also explains why the annual Army/Navy football game is more than just a game, how much letters from home mean to soldiers, how often military families have to move and what life on base is like. With an underlying message of courage and commitment that every child can relate to, the book will be especially meaningful to those whose parents, siblings or other relatives serve in the Armed Forces.

My Hero

My Hero
Author: Allen Appel
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2008-05-13
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780312373467

A collection of essays by children whose parents are serving or have served in the United States military.