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  • 'Hero bracelets' pay honor to the fallen

    12/20/2004 6:35:27 AM PST · by Tatze · 32 replies · 4,758+ views
    AJC ^ | 12/20/04 | BILL HENDRICK
    'Hero bracelets' pay honor to the fallen By BILL HENDRICK The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 12/20/04 Army Capt. Kristopher Mitchell of Columbus bought one in memory of a friend killed in Afghanistan. Navy Lt. j.g. Kelly Weaverling of Athens ordered her "hero bracelet" to simply honor fallen comrades. So did Airman 1st Class Jana Allen-Wugh of Valdosta. Thousands of Americans are doing the same, from Baghdad to Boise. The stark black bracelets, each poignantly bearing the name of one of the more than 1,300 men and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, are being ordered so fast over...