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 more »
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Andrew Sheppard, Kennedy Space Center
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 more »
Angela Murphy-Osborn, Ocoee
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 more »
Craig Carson, Kennedy Space Center
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 more »
Dennis Kelly, Ocoee
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 more »
Diana Lopes, Ocoee
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 more »
Edsel Wright, Kennedy Space Center
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 more »
Gary Bruhn, Ocoee
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, Kennedy Space Center
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 more »
George Taylor Sr., Kennedy Space Center
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 more »
