CAPTAIN EDWARD NORRIS IV
(Nominated by Amy Norris)
Soldiers Memorial
November 11, 2010
CPT Norris (Ward) is my husband and father to our two children (4 and 6 yrs old). Our actual hometown is Cookeville, TN where Ward served in the National Guard for seven years. After the 9/11 attacks, he asked me to marry him and go active [...]
SFC EDWARD WENZEL
(Nominated by Liz McDermott and Kevin Lemke)
Marian University Campus
October 23, 2010
Officer Ed Wenzel has been with the Fond du Lac, WI Police Department since 1996 as a police officer. At the same time, officer Wenzel has served in the Wisconsin National Guard. He began his military service in 1986 after high school, joined [...]
ELIZABETH AGUIRRE-JEFFRIES
(Nominated by Hawaii State Representative Mark Takai)
On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63)
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 2010
Elizabeth Aguirre-Jeffries is the spouse of Naval Petty Officer 1st Class Victor Jeffries who was killed in action. On December 30, 2007, PO1 Jeffries died of injuries suffered in a vehicle accident while on deployment in Kuwait. Jeffries [...]
FABIAN & REGINA GAGALAC
(Nominated by Hawaii State Representative Mark Takai)
On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63)
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 2010
Fabian & Regina Gagalac are the parents of Army SGT Alexander U. Gagalac of Wahiawa, Hawaii, who was killed in action. On September 9, 2007, SGT Gagalac died in Hawijah, Iraq from injuries he suffered when [...]
FRANK SAIYA
Greensburg Kansas High School
May 28, 2011
Frank was asked by the Topeka 912 to be present today because of his personal connection to the 9/11 event. Frank is a third generation American of Italian decent. He was born and raised with his three younger brothers in Brooklyn, NY. They were known as the [...]
FRED BALLARD
(Nominated by Darrell Grishman)
On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63)
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 2010
I would like to nominate Fred Ballard because of his service to the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, his continuing advocacy for Veterans, and the work he and his wife Sandy did for Branch 46 of the Naval Fleet [...]
GARY BARTLETT
Greensburg Kansas High School
May 28, 2011
Gary was born in Ransom, KS and raised in Dighton, KS where he played sports, went to school and worked to earn spending money. He graduated in 1965 and was drafted in to the Army in November 1966 a few days before his 20th birthday. After completing [...]
GUY STEPHENS
(Nominated by John Cudiff)
Baker Chapel and Seventh-Day Adventist Church
November 6, 2010
Guy is a World War II veteran who was interred in a German POW camp. Since that time, he has been very active in support of veterans groups, working especially with disabled veterans. He also keeps busy as a spokesperson for veterans and their [...]
OFFICER ISABELLA LOVADINA, St. Louis Police Department
(Nominated by Sgt James Welbey)
Soldiers Memorial
November 11, 2010
Officer Isabella Lovadina is a two-year veteran officer of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. On October 5, 2009, Officer Lovadina, after getting off work, went to visit friends at a private residence. Shortly thereafter, as she and a friend left, they [...]
JACK W. WILSON
(Nominated by Buckey Honaker)
Baker Chapel and Seventh-Day Adventist Church
November 6, 2010
Jack Wilson, a 66 year life member of the American Legion Newburgh Kapperman Post 44, served as a Staff Sergeant with distinction in the US Army during World War II. Staff Sergeant Wilson served with Company “D”, 141st Infantry, 36th Division. His campaigns [...]
