ALBERT MORITZ
(Nominated by Rebecca Frederick)
Ocoee Community Center
February 19, 2011
From the stories he has shared with me, he served two tours in Vietnam, for at least one of which he volunteered. The military truck he was in was blown up. He survived and is a Purple Heart recipient. Although he doesn’t talk much about the experience, [...]
ANDREW DARRELL SHEPPARD
(Nominated by Christine Wilson)
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy Space Center (NASA), Florida
February 18, 2011
Andrew Darrell Sheppard is truly a hometown hero, although he doesn’t see himself as one. He was raised in Melbourne, FL and currently resides in Cocoa, FL. Darrell is a retired Master Sergeant of the Army Special forces and was [...]
ANGELA MURPHY-OSBORN
(Nominated by Mary Biehl)
Ocoee Community Center
February 19, 2011
Dr. Osborne is the principal of Spring Lake Elementary School in Ocoee Florida. As a Title 1 school, with the vast majority of students on free/reduced lunch, our students and families are not without enormous personal challenges. Yet this school is consistently an “A” rated school as [...]
CRAIG CARSON
(Nominated by James K. Sellers)
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy Space Center (NASA), Florida
February 18, 2011
Craig Carson is a Deputy Sheriff with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office. He is assigned to a General Crimes Unit responsible for investigating felony crimes and also to an ATF task force investigating armed drug dealers and firearm traffickers. Craig [...]
DENNIS KELLY
(Nominated by Freda Kelly)
Ocoee Community Center
February 19, 2011
Dennis is a United States Navy veteran from the Vietnam War era. He served as an air craft mechanic. His father and brothers were also in the Navy. His dad was at Pearl Harbor when it was bombed by Japan. Dennis has always been loyal to his [...]
DIANA LOPES
(Nominated by Sally Trant)
Ocoee Community Center
February 19, 2011
Air Force Reservist Senior Airman Diane Lopes was one week away from achieving her childhood dream of becoming a police patrol officer when she was called to Iraq. In less than a month, she was struck by enemy shrapnel. Following her injuries it was unclear if she [...]
EDSEL WRIGHT
(Nominated by Jean Wright)
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy Space Center (NASA), Florida
February 18, 2011
I think my husband should have the honor of stitching because of his 24 years of service in the Navy on submarines, his service to our state’s emergency DMAT team who served and helped during Katrina and activities here in Florida. [...]
GARY BRUHN
(Nominated by Elsie Rosado)
Ocoee Community Center
February 19, 2011
Gary Bruhn is the mayor of Windermere, FL. His guidance and administrative help were instrumental in obtaining the piece of steel from the World Trade Center for Jeff Cox to complete the Windermere 9/11 Memorial.
GEORGE HOGGARD
(Nominated by Chief Gerald R. Wimberly)
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy Space Center (NASA), Florida
February 18, 2011
George H. Hoggard is a great American. He served in the Korean War as a Marine Corps Infantryman and after the war enlisted in the United States Air Force. After his tour in the Air Force he entered the [...]
GEORGE TAYLOR SR.
(Nominated by County Commissioner Mary Bolin)
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Kennedy Space Center (NASA), Florida
February 18, 2011
The National Veterans Homeless Support, (NVHS) has experienced steady growth even in our tough economic times due to the outstanding reputation of its Founder / President George Taylor, Sr. George Taylor is a retired member of the 503rd [...]
