Christmas and New Year's Virtual Parade for Heroes
This Christmas, we need to encourage and support our veterans and current servicemen and women more than ever. So many military families are separated from one another this Christmas season. Many heroes wrestling with post-traumatic stress do not like being in crowds. Many heroes also suffer from injury-related and/or age-related mobility issues. Therefore, we are hosting another Virtual Parade for Heroes this Christmas season so that every hero can be honored.
To be included in our next Virtual Parade of Heroes, please e-mail us the hero’s name, picture, and service information by January 1, 2022 to info@unitetheusa.org. The virtual parade will then be published in early 2022 in an online musical video virtual parade and you will be notified of its publication by e-mail.
It is a blessing to honor our nation's heroes. We are grateful for this opportunity to give credit where credit is due!
God bless you,Carrie and Stacie
To be included in our next Virtual Parade of Heroes, please e-mail us the hero’s name, picture, and service information by January 1, 2022 to info@unitetheusa.org. The virtual parade will then be published in early 2022 in an online musical video virtual parade and you will be notified of its publication by e-mail.
It is a blessing to honor our nation's heroes. We are grateful for this opportunity to give credit where credit is due!
God bless you,Carrie and Stacie
2021 "Virtual Parade for Heroes" for Veterans Day
Updated: 11-09-2021
This year, we have seen a harsh surge of post-traumatic stress further triggered by the horrifically handled exit of troops in Afghanistan. The painful ripple effects have extended to veterans and their loved ones.
We need to encourage and support our veterans and current servicemen and women more than ever. Many heroes wrestling with post-traumatic stress do not like being in crowds. Many heroes also suffer from injury-related and/or age-related mobility issues. Therefore, we are hosting another Virtual Parade for Heroes this Veterans Day so that every hero can be honored. We are planning another virtual parade to honor our heroes this Veterans Day.
To be included in our next Virtual Parade of Heroes, please e-mail us the hero’s name, picture, and service information by November 11 to info@unitetheusa.org. The virtual parade will then be published near Veterans Day in an online musical video virtual parade and you will be notified of its publication by e-mail.
We appreciate being able honor heroes. It means so much to us to have this opportunity to give credit where credit is due!
God bless you,Carrie and Stacie
We need to encourage and support our veterans and current servicemen and women more than ever. Many heroes wrestling with post-traumatic stress do not like being in crowds. Many heroes also suffer from injury-related and/or age-related mobility issues. Therefore, we are hosting another Virtual Parade for Heroes this Veterans Day so that every hero can be honored. We are planning another virtual parade to honor our heroes this Veterans Day.
To be included in our next Virtual Parade of Heroes, please e-mail us the hero’s name, picture, and service information by November 11 to info@unitetheusa.org. The virtual parade will then be published near Veterans Day in an online musical video virtual parade and you will be notified of its publication by e-mail.
We appreciate being able honor heroes. It means so much to us to have this opportunity to give credit where credit is due!
God bless you,Carrie and Stacie
How to Honor Heroes for Veterans Day 2021
Archives
"Virtual Parade for Heroes" in Honor of Veterans Day 2020
Virtual Parade for Heroes Part 3 (In Honor of Veterans Day)
Virtual Parade for Heroes Part 1
Virtual Parade for Heroes Part 2a
Virtual Parade for Heroes Part 2b
Virtual Parade for Heroes Part 2c
Virtual Parade for Heroes Part 2d
Virtual Parade for Heroes Part 2e
Friends,
Join us in paying tribute to veterans, current servicemen and women, and especially our fallen heroes. Since so many parades have been cancelled due COVID-19 we're having a virtual parade to honor our heroes.
We emphasize honoring fallen heroes and Gold Star families on Memorial Day while then transitioning to honoring all veterans throughout other holidays like Independence Day, Veterans Day, etc. We thank God so much that our Fox News interview and story are featured on the front page of Fox News.com! We hope and pray that our nation's heroes receive much honor through our latest project. They more than deserve it! Please pray for us as we share God's love and extend tribute where tribute is due. And join us!
Send us your hero's photo and we will post it on our web site and on Unite the USA's social media to honor him or her. E-mail us their information and photo at info@unitetheusa.org. Thank you!
God bless you, Carrie and Stacie
We emphasize honoring fallen heroes and Gold Star families on Memorial Day while then transitioning to honoring all veterans throughout other holidays like Independence Day, Veterans Day, etc. We thank God so much that our Fox News interview and story are featured on the front page of Fox News.com! We hope and pray that our nation's heroes receive much honor through our latest project. They more than deserve it! Please pray for us as we share God's love and extend tribute where tribute is due. And join us!
Send us your hero's photo and we will post it on our web site and on Unite the USA's social media to honor him or her. E-mail us their information and photo at info@unitetheusa.org. Thank you!
God bless you, Carrie and Stacie
By Teny Sahakian
Sisters Carrie and Stacie Stoelting are lifelong Iowans who have dedicated their lives to spreading patriotism.
In 2008, they started an organization “Unite the USA” as a platform to educate and inspire Americans to come together and show appreciation for their country and those who serve it.
The sisters spoke to Fox News about how Memorial Day is an opportunity for Americans to refocus on honoring heroes who may have been forgotten amid the health crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Ever since we started Unite the USA, we have had an emphasis on teaching kids and families to get on out there, learn things about our country, talk to our veterans, thank them, do things to thank them,” Carrie Stoelting told Fox News. In April, Carrie and Stacie started an online initiative called "Mission Impossible: Operation Honor Heroes 2020." They encourage anyone with a loved one who has served, or is serving, in the military to send them a picture to post on their website in an “online parade of pictures,” in lieu of real parades this year.
“We want to offer, through our mission, ways to honor the fallen this Memorial Day in particular. We also want to remember our veterans and our military families and those currently serving. And so by doing so, you can send pictures of your loved ones who have served past and present. We're going to have an online parade to honor our servicemen and women,” said Carrie. The sisters believe that, over time, many have forgotten what a blessing it is to live in the United States. They hope the extreme government intervention that is taking place to fight the spread of COVID-19, which many would argue is a violation of citizens’ rights, will serve as a reminder of what is most important: freedom.
“Memorial Day weekend is a big wake up call for us as a country to remember that our fallen heroes who did just that, they laid down their lives for us, for our freedoms. And, you know, we've all had things totally changed and we suddenly understand the value of freedom. This is a time to thank veterans for the freedoms that we were accidentally taking for granted before the COVID-19 response,” said Stacie Stoelting.
In 2008, they started an organization “Unite the USA” as a platform to educate and inspire Americans to come together and show appreciation for their country and those who serve it.
The sisters spoke to Fox News about how Memorial Day is an opportunity for Americans to refocus on honoring heroes who may have been forgotten amid the health crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Ever since we started Unite the USA, we have had an emphasis on teaching kids and families to get on out there, learn things about our country, talk to our veterans, thank them, do things to thank them,” Carrie Stoelting told Fox News. In April, Carrie and Stacie started an online initiative called "Mission Impossible: Operation Honor Heroes 2020." They encourage anyone with a loved one who has served, or is serving, in the military to send them a picture to post on their website in an “online parade of pictures,” in lieu of real parades this year.
“We want to offer, through our mission, ways to honor the fallen this Memorial Day in particular. We also want to remember our veterans and our military families and those currently serving. And so by doing so, you can send pictures of your loved ones who have served past and present. We're going to have an online parade to honor our servicemen and women,” said Carrie. The sisters believe that, over time, many have forgotten what a blessing it is to live in the United States. They hope the extreme government intervention that is taking place to fight the spread of COVID-19, which many would argue is a violation of citizens’ rights, will serve as a reminder of what is most important: freedom.
“Memorial Day weekend is a big wake up call for us as a country to remember that our fallen heroes who did just that, they laid down their lives for us, for our freedoms. And, you know, we've all had things totally changed and we suddenly understand the value of freedom. This is a time to thank veterans for the freedoms that we were accidentally taking for granted before the COVID-19 response,” said Stacie Stoelting.