The Grateful Nation Project - Hero Cards

06/24/2026

Ralph Hewitt, from Blooming Grove, TX, was a bombardier on a B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber. His 863rd Bomber Squadron flew across the English Channel with the mission to take out a German ordnance factory in Magdeburg, 80 miles west of Berlin.

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06/18/2026

Leading an inexperienced company of Marine recruits in the first full-scale battle of the war, Robert Hitchcock was killed instantly by Confederate cannon fire in the first battle of Bull Run.

A week prior, Hitchcock had written to his parents, “I am not prepared to die, but I am prepared to serve my country, and stand by the Stars and Stripes till the last.”

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06/16/2026

Not just for the classroom…

Hero Cards and their accompanying online biographies are proving to be quite popular in classrooms across the country! So far, students in 27 states have been introduced to those who gave “the last full measure of devotion.”

You can also bring 250 years’ worth of TRUE Heroes into your home via our online store. To date, homes in 43 states have done just that.

Consider this unique and meaningful gift for dads, grads, Veterans, your children, grandchildren…or yourself! Start your collection with Heroes 1-12, or catch up with 144-card, foil-stamped display boxes.

All proceeds are used to gather, preserve, and share the stories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

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06/10/2026

A proud Hawaiian, Nick Guard dedicated his life to protecting his country. Serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, he was deployed to Iraq in 2008.

He transferred to the U.S. Army in 2014, became an elite Special Forces Green Beret, and earned his Ranger Tab. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2018.

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06/06/2026

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

On June 6, 1944, ordinary Americans became the guardians of freedom. They crossed an ocean, stormed the beaches of Normandy, and changed the course of history through courage, sacrifice, and love of country. Eighty-two years later, Freedom 250 remembers the heroes who gave everything so freedom could endure. 🇺🇸

06/02/2026

As a boy growing up on a farm in Durand, Illinois, Shirl Best rode to his schoolhouse in a buggy drawn by a pet pony.

As a young man, he served as a navigator on a B-17G “Flying Fortress” heavy bomber. He was lost on a mission to destroy an oil facility that was crucial to the N**i war effort.

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05/27/2026

PFC Jack DeLellis, from Waukesha, WI, was part of the first wave of Marines in the Pacific Theater’s crucial Battle of Tarawa.

During the amphibious landing, U.S. Marines encountered lower-than-expected tides, forcing them to leave their landing craft on the reef and wade the hundreds of yards to the beach under intense enemy fire.

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05/25/2026

Meet the people who gave everything for your freedom.

Their stories: www.gratefulnation.us

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