KEN SHELTON (Nominated by Keith and Judi Shelton) Baker Chapel and Seventh-Day Adventist Church November 6, 2010 Ken and his four brothers were orphaned when he was nine years old in 1934. The five boys had to make a choice of whether to be split up among family members or to stay together and go more »
Flag Stitcher Stories
Lambert Foster, Mena
LANCE CORPORAL LAMBERT FOSTER (Nomination by Dolores Hutchesonl) Old Armory in Mena September 4, 2010 Lance Corporal Lambert S. Foster with the 2nd Marine Division of Charlie Company was involved in a LVS ( Logistics Vehicle System) accident near the Kuwait border on February 16, 1991, which resulted in a left symes amputation while serving more »
Layton Warn, Hutchinson
LAYTON WARN Greensburg Kansas High School May 28, 2011 Layton Warn was born in 1921 in Halsey Nebraska. Layton finished high school in Nebraska and then moved to Nickerson Kansas to work in his uncle’s grocery store. In 1940 Layton joined the U.S. Army. He was assigned to the Medical Department at Wheeler Field in more »
Lis Olsen, Honolulu
LIS OLSEN (Nominated by Hawaii State Representative Mark Takai) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 Lis Olsen is the mother of Army SPC Toby R. Olsen of Mililani, Hawaii, who was killed in action. SPC Olsen was one of four soldiers killed in Karma, Iraq on January 20, more »
Lisa Vargas, Honolulu
LISA VARGAS (Nominated by Sami Takai) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 Lisa is the president of the Hawaii Supports Our Military, a 501(c)3 organization that was created to support our military. She also has been instrumental in the creation of the Hawaii Metal of Honor. Lisa is more »
Lyle McVay, Greensburg
LYLE MCVAY Greensburg Kansas High School May 28, 2011 Staff Sergeant Lyle McVay trained in Fort Jordan, Fort Dix, Fort Leavenworth and Fort Hamilton in England. Sergeant McVay was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division landing on Utah Beach. Lyle has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal and Purple Heart. He was married to his more »
Matthew Rose, Fond du Lac
MATTHEW ROSE (Nominated by Travis Knecht) Marian University Campus October 23, 2010 When Matt was 19 years old he joined the Marines. He completed a five year tour of duty, one and a half of which was spent overseas in Iraq. Matt is now working at Marian University as the Director and Coordinator of Campus more »
Michael Clemens, Fond du Lac
MICHAEL CLEMENS (Nominated by Dominick L. Stokes) Marian University Campus October 23, 2010 Mike Clemens is a friend, father, federal employee and a veteran of the United States Army. Clemens was the Lead investigator for the prison abuses that took place at Abu Ghraib. Clemens was on active duty in Iraq when the charges were more »
Michael Neal, Little Rock
ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH OFFICER MICHAEL NEAL (Nomination by Greg McDaniel) Little Rock Capitol Rotunda September 1, 2010 Michael Neal is the Arkansas Game and Fish officer whose selfless actions are credited with stopping a West Memphis police shootout that left two officers dead and two others wounded on May 20, 2010. We were joined more »
Neal Thomas, Mena
ARKANSAS STATE CORPORAL NEAL THOMAS (Nomination by Dolores Hutchesonl) Old Armory in Mena September 4, 2010 Corporal Neal Thomas of the Arkansas State Police has served his Country for the past 20 years. He served 18 years with Company C, 1st Battalion, 39th Infantry Brigade, and two years with Company A, 1st Battalion, 39th Infantry more »
