Allison Meslin (Nominated by SSG Jeffrey Lamoreaux) The State Capitol Building August 2, 2011 Allison Meslin lives in the tiny town of Big Arm, Montana. Before the Fourth of July she coordinated with the Postmaster of the small Post Office to provide a flag for the fly-over to come on the Fourth. The Postmaster, SGT more »
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Andrew Hampa, Helena
ANDREW HAMPA (Nominated by Major Lori Hampa-Chamberlin) The State Capitol Building August 2, 2011 Andrew serves in the Navy Reserves, located at Fort Harrison, Montana. About four years ago his unit deployed to Iraq and he served as a driver on convoy security detail. He saw and experienced many things, many of which were tragic. more »
Arlene Matthews, Helena
ARLENE MATHEWS (Nominated by Kathryn Dykstra Smith) The State Capitol Building August 2, 2011 Arlene Mathews, is a women dedicated to the volunteer program at St. Peter’s hospital in Helena, Montana for the past 50 years after serving as a OB nurse for 35 years. She started the Christmas Stocking for new babies to be more »
Brian Fisher, Helena
BRYAN FISHER (Nominated by Chris Thompson, Norma Herron, Michele Crepeau, Joe Crepeau, and Margaret Wiese) The State Capitol Building August 2, 2011 Bryan D. Fischer, is a 20+ year law enforcement veteran. He has worked as an EMT, a patrol officer, a detective and, for the past five years has been a key member of more »
Dennis Taylor, Helena
DENNIS TAYLOR (Nominated by Alicia Pichette and Anne Pichette) The State Capitol Building August 2, 2011 Dennis Taylor began his service to America as a U.S. Marine during the Vietnam Era. Wounded during that service he received a medal for valor. His professional career has been dedicated exclusively to public service. VISTA Volunteer work brought more »
Derek VanLuchene, Helena
DEREK VANLUCHENE (Nominated by Armando Oropeza) The State Capitol Building August 2, 2011 On August 31, 1987, while playing in his back yard in a rural Montana town, 8 year old Ryan VanLuchene was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered by a repeat sex offender just a few short weeks after his early release from prison. Since more »
Ecko Edwards, Helena
ECKO EDWARDS (Nominated by Dawn Harmon) The State Capitol Building August 4, 2011 Ecko Edwards served 3 tours in Saudi Arabia during the Iraq war. She left the Air Force as a disabled veteran and continues to serve her community and believe in this great country and what it stands for. I think she is more »
Hank Hudson, Helena
HANK HUDSON (Nominated by Geziza (Zee) Eller) The State Capitol Building August 2, 2011 Hank is the perfect example of what a US/Montanan citizen should be. He is a very kind person, productive, active in the community and the church, professional and very encouraging with his staff, a good father and grandfather. I had the more »
Helen Dawson, Helena
HELEN DAWSON (Nominated by Mary Noel) The State Capitol Building August 2, 2011 Helen Dawson is a 92-year-old WWII Navy Veteran. She was instrumental in gathering names of Montana women veterans for the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Washington DC. Helen still volunteers weekly at the Veterans Administration Hospital at Fort Harrison, more »
Liann Meyer, Helena
LIANN MEYER (Nominated by Rebecca Steele) The State Capitol Building August 2, 2011 Liann Meyer, creator of Montana Supporting Soldiers, a nonprofit group based out of Helena that sends care packages to troops overseas. The group sends a variety of care packages but the most popular items are calling cards, a morale booster that enabled more »
