Dear Indiana Heroes member,



In order to provide the best platform to connect with friends and families of our Indiana military, we have decided to move from our current content management provider and join Facebook.  With over 500 million members, and thousands of application developers, Facebook will provide the platform to allow Indiana Heroes members the best site to connect with loved ones. 



The move is scheduled for the first week in August. 



For those who… Continue

MAYPORT, Fla. — Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Anthony N. Teal, son of Susan E. Cook of LaGrange and John C. Teal Jr. of Muncie, returned home from a four-month and two-day deployment aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) homeported in Mayport, Fla.



The Roberts operated under the control of U.S. 6th Fleet and traveled up and down the African coast, visiting several nations along the way to provide military-to-military training and community relations project support. The Roberts… Continue

WAYNESVILLE, Mo. — Army Pvt. Caitlyn M. Jarema has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo., which included basic military training and advanced individual training (AIT).



During basic military training, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons qualification, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army doctrine, history, principles and… Continue

KENDALLVILLE — Lt. Matthew R. Roush was awarded a Naval Commendation medal in April.



Roush was in charge of establishing and overseeing tax centers at U.S. Naval bases located in the Southeast. The program provided legal tax services for more than 6,000 service members and retirees.



The bases under his leadership were located at NWS Charleston, NSB King’s Bay, Georgia, NS Mayport, NAS Jacksonville and Guantanamo Bay.



Roush was commissioned in the Navy in March… Continue

SAN DIEGO — Kyle Wert, 19, graduated April 23 from United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot.



He is the son of Julie and Bill Wert of LaGrange and grandson of Betty and Jerry Kerins of Lake James and Jo and Walt Wert of Kendallville.



Pvt. Wert completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training at MCRD San Diego as one of 440 recruits in 1st Battalion Charlie Co. He is a member of Platoon 1047. While in basic training, Wert qualified as a… Continue

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — On April 1, United States Marine Corps 1st Lt. Scott M. Stafford, a former Garrett resident, was promoted to the rank of captain by Lt. Col. Rick Ostermeyer, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465 Commanding Officer. The ceremony was at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego.



Stafford, son of Roger and Suzanne Stafford of Garrett, graduated from Garrett High School in 1997 and Tri-State (Trine) University in 2001. He was a four-year member of the Tri-State… Continue

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Air Force Airman Joel A. Bunn graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.



The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.



Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air… Continue

Jeremiah C Stockert of Kendalville, who is serving with Combat Logistics Battalion 6 in Afghanistan, was promoted to sergeant in early April. A Marine for six and a half years, he was promoted based on a variety of qualifications including rifle use, physical fitness, combat fitness, leadership and conduct. Because of high scores and previous awards, he received a Combat Meritorious promotion. Prior to Afghanistan, he did three tours in Iraq. He plans to re-enlist back in the Marines for four… Continue

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Pvt. Sean Harding, 20, graduated on March 19 from U.S. Army basic training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.

Harding is currently at the Presidio in Monterey, Calif., at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. He is studying to become a cryptologic linguist for military intelligence.

Harding is the son of David and Rhonda Harding of Avilla and is a 2008 graduate of East Noble High School. Continue

GREAT LAKES, Ill. — Navy Seaman Recruit Michael J. Strodtman, son of Christine A. Michael of Cromwell recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill.



During the eight-week program, Strodtman completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical… Continue