The second Arkansas patch was made by cutting out red strips from several retired American Flags. One was donated by the Caddo Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and two Flags from Mena, Arkansas. One of the Mena flags was flown over the Polk County Court House in Mena during the tornado that more »
Archive for December, 2010
New Jersey Patch
The New Jersey patch was made by cutting out red strips from an American Flag donated by Montclair State University in Upper Monclair, New Jersey. The flag had been flown over several buildings and the athletic field at the University. The patch from Montclair State University used as the official New Jersey patch was made more »
Samuel Rodriguez, Honolulu
SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ (Nominated by Jerry Inouye) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 I am nominating Samuel Rodriguez based on his years of dedicated service to the Honolulu Police Department and the U.S. Naval Reserves. Sam is a 23 year veteran of HPD who has served in patrol and more »
Terry Rivera, Honolulu
TERRY RIVERA (Nominated by FDNY Firefighter Mark Medina) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 Date of Appt: January of 2001 Firehouses assigned to: Ladder 10 from April 2001-2005 Let me start by saying, it is a great honor and privilege to stand on this historic site, before all the great more »
Theresa Inouye, Honolulu
THERESA INOUYE (Nominated by Hawaii State Representative Mark Takai) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 Theresa Inouye is the mother of Army SGT Deyson K. Cariaga of Honolulu, Hawaii who was killed in action. On July 8, 2005, the Humvee in which he was riding struck a land more »