Honor My Hero » Others

Sarah Emoto – Student, Supporter of Police Officers – sent by CPT Robert P. Mueck, University of Maryland Police

AL Risdorfer — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:00:48 +0000

Some people graduate from college with no idea what their next endeavor will be. That wasn’t the case for Sarah Emoto, who decided to run across the country. For fun.

Emoto, who graduated from the University of Redlands in California last spring, ran through College Park along Route 1 Saturday afternoon, marking day 125 of her coast-to-coast run from California to [...]

James Bragg, Police Officer & USMC Veteran of the Afghan War, and Cpl. Joseph Bragg USMC currently serving, sent by their Mom Joan

AL Risdorfer — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:33:17 +0000

I am giving tribute to two of my heroes, They are Officer James Bragg of the Philadelphia Police who now serves his community after being in Afghanistan for two tours with United States Marines, and Corporal Joseph Bragg who is now with United States Marines, on his second tour of four years.

It has been sometimes hard for both of [...]

U. W. ‘Walt’ Hopson, WWII Veteran & Cold War Patriot, Space Pioneer, Dad, Hero; sent by his Daughter D’Lanie

AL Risdorfer — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:38:19 +0000

My Hero is my Dad. He told me stories about the Moon. He was a dreamer and a believer in magical and miraculous things. Even when something wasn’t broken, he could make it work better. He did this for my heart on a regular basis.

His name was U.W. Hopson but friends and family called him [...]

Samantha and JR Delp, Daughter & Son, Life Teachers, Heroes; submitted by their Mom Deborah

AL Risdorfer — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:56:43 +0000

In my 48 years of being alive I have met many people. Some good some not so good. A few have left a lasting impression on the woman I have become. Some of those few I never even had the chance to meet….an example would be Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Others had a profound positive effect on [...]

Andrew: Teacher, Pastor, Hero

AL Risdorfer — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:45:46 +0000

Andrew: Teacher, Pastor, Hero – submitted by Lisa Lohan

The time of my life that is the most memorable is the time when God allowed me to meet a young Pastor named Andrew on my school campus who taught me about God. My life was pretty meaningless and what motivated me in life was relationships [...]

Mark Shaffer and His dog Bandit, Philanthropist, Community Care Givers, Heroes

AL Risdorfer — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:42:45 +0000

Mark Shaffer and His dog Bandit, Philanthropist, Community Care Givers, Heroes – submitted by their friend Gerry Ashley

It’s said that heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Some risk all to free a country from a vicious dictator. Some dedicate their lives to “serve and protect” the people of a city. Still others risk their [...]