HERBERT KINNAN (Nominated by Mike Kinnan) Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Kennedy Space Center (NASA), Florida February 18, 2011 Herb Kinnan served in WW II with the 30th Infantry Division on battlegrounds in northern France, Belgium, and Central Europe, including the Battle of the Bulge, until he was severely wounded. He was awarded numerous medals, more »
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Jean Wright, Kennedy Space Center
JEAN WRIGHT (Nominated by Edsel Wright) Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Kennedy Space Center (NASA), Florida February 18, 2011 My wife has always been interested in history…especially in textiles. She currently works for United Space Alliance as a tech who sews parts for the shuttle. She has a great love of sewing and hopes to more »
Jeff Cox, Ocoee
JEFF COX (Nominated by Elsie Rosado) Ocoee Community Center February 19, 2011 Jeff Cox is an exceptional young man who in 2009 wanted to do a project to get his Eagle Scout merit badge. He decided to make a 9-11-01 memorial in his hometown of Windermere, Florida. Not knowing what to expect, young Jeff plowed more »
Kerry Troy, Kennedy Space Center
KERRY TROY (Nominated by Peter Paulding) Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Kennedy Space Center (NASA), Florida February 18, 2011 Kerry was a first responding New York City police officer at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, survived the disaster and rendered aid to the injured. He worked for the ensuing months at Staten more »
Rajesh Durbal, Ocoee
RAJESH DURBAL (Nominated by Cathy Payne) Ocoee Community Center February 19, 2011 Although I’ve never met Rajesh, I’ve followed his story for about two years. Rajesh exemplifies heroic living by his willingness to share his experiences with the community in a positive way. He was born without fully formed legs and one of his arms more »
S. Scott Vandergrift, Ocoee
MAYOR S. SCOTT VANDERGRIFT (Nominated by Beth Vandergrift) Ocoee Community Center February 19, 2011 S. Scott Vandergrift was born in Ocoee, FL in 1940 and still lives there today. He served as City Commissioner in 1967-69, as Mayor 1973-75 and from 1992 to the present. He served in the US Navy active duty 1958-1960 (USS more »
Scott Billue, Ocoee
SCOTT BILLUE (Nominated by Karen Lougheed) Ocoee Community Center February 19, 2011 I am nominating Scott Billue, Pastor of Next Community Church, as a local hero. The Ocoee/Winter Garden/Oakland area in any given year has an estimated 500 homeless neighbors. Scott has worked with these people in their camps in the woods for years, as more »
Sgt Greg Murphy, Ocoee
SGT GREG MURPHY (Nominated by Nine Year Old Connor Osbourne) Ocoee Community Center February 19, 2011 My uncle, Greg Murphy, served 18 and half years in the Army. Uncle went to combat for this country on several times for the freedom for all us. He loves this country and proved it by going to war. more »
SSgt. Cory Remsburg, Ocoee
SSgt. CORY REMSBURG (Nominated by Sally Trant) Ocoee Community Center February 19, 2011 On Cory’s 18th birthday, he joined the US Army in the delayed entry program. SSgt Cory Remsburg is now an Army Ranger, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. Cory was in Afghanistan on one of his many deployments in support of OIF/OEF. Cory, more »
Walter Fred Kosiewski, Ocoee
WALTER FRED KOSIEWSKI (Nominated by Diane Kosiewski) Ocoee Community Center February 19, 2011 My husband is a partially disabled Veteran who served his Country from 1964-1967, after enlisting in the U.S. Army, at a time when a Viet Nam tour was pretty much inevitable. Despite being turned down three times because of asthma, he felt more »