POLK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR JAMES REEVES (Nomination by Dolores Hutchesonl) Old Armory in Mena September 4, 2010 Polk County Emergency Management Coordinator James Reeves, representing the Polk County Search and Rescue Team that worked tirelessly for three days during the flooding of Albert Pike on June 11, 2010. Twenty (20) people perished in the more »
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Jeffrey L. Dean, Jr., Fond du Lac
JEFFREY L. DEAN, JR. (Nominated by Stephanie Dean) Marian University Campus October 23, 2010 Jeffrey L. Dean Jr. was an active duty member of the United States Air Force as a crew chief on C-17s. Within a few days after the attacks on our country, he was deployed to Sigonella, Italy in support of Operation more »
John Bayless, Fond du Lac
JEFFREY L. DEAN, JR. (Nominated by Beth Bayless) Marian University Campus October 23, 2010 John Bayless is a former Naval Flight Officer and a 1993 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He served his country on active duty until August of 2002. He flew in the back seat of the F-14 Tomcat and the more »
John Buzan, Little Rock
JOHN BUZAN (Nomination by Ed Ward) Little Rock Capitol Rotunda September 1, 2010 John is an Army & Marine veteran who has served this great nation for many years. John was an Army Ranger with the 10th Mountain Division in Somalia. The Black Hawk Down movie was about his unit and his guys. During a more »
John Neuenschwander, Branson
JOHN NEUENSCHWANDER (Nominated by Peg Neuenschwander) Veterans Week, Factory Merchants Mall November 9, 2010 John spent 10 years in the Navy during the Vietnam War era. He received the Navy Achievement Award as he “consistently served with distinction and in a manner far superior to that expected of a man of his rating. His “can more »
Johnny Reep, Little Rock
JOHNNY REEP (Nomination by Jackie Warren) Little Rock Capitol Rotunda September 1, 2010 Thirty year veteran Retired Little Rock Fire Department Captain Johnny Reep is my idea of a hero. He has worked seven days a week for 25 years to see the Arkansas Fallen firefighters’ Memorial built to honor our fallen firefighter heroes in more »
Joseph Haman, St. Louis
OFFICER JOSEPH HAMAN, St. Louis Police Department (Nominated by Sgt James Welbey) Soldiers Memorial November 11, 2010 Police Officer Joseph Haman joined the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department in March of 2008. On the morning of May 27, 2010, Officer Haman was riding alone in the Fifth District when he stopped a suspicious vehicle at more »
Joshua Wege, Fond du Lac
JOSHUA WEGE (Nominated by Paul Wm. Osterholm, Lisa McArthur and Jeremy Thiesfeldt) Marian University Campus October 23, 2010 Approximately one year ago, a convoy in which Josh was riding hit a roadside bomb. Josh had to have both feet amputated, leaving approx. 6 inches below each knee. Josh has such a strong will and sense more »
K. Mark Takai, Honolulu
HAWAII STATE REPRESENTATIVE K. MARK TAKAI (Nominated by Lisa Vargas) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 K. Mark Takai is a veteran who served in the Middle East. He’s also a state legislator and serves as the coordinator of the Hawaii State Legislature’s Military Appreciation.
Karl Steininger, Honolulu
KARL STEININGER (Nominated by Joseph Lane) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 I worked with Karl several years ago when we were both assigned to the 104th Police Pct in Ridgewood, Queens, NY. Karl was always a conscientious dedicated police officer who valued his close partnership with the more »
