Steel Hearts Foundation
Their Story
1LT Donaldson P. Tillar died on February 27, 1991 when the UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter he was flying on was shot down on the way back from picking up another downed helicopter crew.
He was the only U.S. Military Academy (West Point) graduate who was killed in action during the Persian Gulf War. He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) before being accepted into West Point.
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For every full-price bracelet sold, $10 goes to East Texas Communities Foundation.
Where your purchase goes. Every bracelet is laser-engraved in our own shop, one hero at a time. What you pay keeps bracelets free for Gold Star families. If the hero's family has named a charity, $10 from each full-price bracelet goes to it.
This memorial is designated to East Texas Communities Foundation. Your purchase supports Steel Hearts Foundation’s memorial-bracelet work.
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