BRANDY WILLIAMS (Nominated by Hawaii State Representative Mark Takai) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 Brandy Williams is the spouse of SGT Eugene Williams who was killed in action. On March 29, 2003 Army SGT Eugene Williams of Highland, New York was killed by a suicide bomber north more »
Archive for December, 2010
Carlos Leon, Honolulu
CARLOS LEON (Nominated by Patricia Wieland) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 Army Specialist Carlos Leon is a perfect candidate to be given the privilege of stitching The National 9/11 Flag. Specialist Leon is not only a Wounded Warrior, he is also a first responder and volunteer as more »
David & Mary Jo Brostrom, Honolulu
DAVID & MARY JO BROSTROM (Nominated by Hawaii State Representative Mark Takai) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 David and Mary Jo Brostrom are the parents of Army 1LT Jonathan P. Brostrom of Alea, Hawaii who was killed in action. On July 13, 2008, 1LT Brostrom was one more »
Fabian & Regina Gagalac, Honolulu
FABIAN & REGINA GAGALAC (Nominated by Hawaii State Representative Mark Takai) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 Fabian & Regina Gagalac are the parents of Army SGT Alexander U. Gagalac of Wahiawa, Hawaii, who was killed in action. On September 9, 2007, SGT Gagalac died in Hawijah, Iraq more »
Fred Ballard, Honolulu
FRED BALLARD (Nominated by Darrell Grishman) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 I would like to nominate Fred Ballard because of his service to the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, his continuing advocacy for Veterans, and the work he and his wife Sandy did for Branch more »
K. Mark Takai, Honolulu
HAWAII STATE REPRESENTATIVE K. MARK TAKAI (Nominated by Lisa Vargas) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 K. Mark Takai is a veteran who served in the Middle East. He’s also a state legislator and serves as the coordinator of the Hawaii State Legislature’s Military Appreciation.
Karl Steininger, Honolulu
KARL STEININGER (Nominated by Joseph Lane) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 I worked with Karl several years ago when we were both assigned to the 104th Police Pct in Ridgewood, Queens, NY. Karl was always a conscientious dedicated police officer who valued his close partnership with the more »
Lis Olsen, Honolulu
LIS OLSEN (Nominated by Hawaii State Representative Mark Takai) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 Lis Olsen is the mother of Army SPC Toby R. Olsen of Mililani, Hawaii, who was killed in action. SPC Olsen was one of four soldiers killed in Karma, Iraq on January 20, more »
Lisa Vargas, Honolulu
LISA VARGAS (Nominated by Sami Takai) On Deck of The Battleship U.S.S. Missouri (BB63) Pearl Harbor December 7, 2010 Lisa is the president of the Hawaii Supports Our Military, a 501(c)3 organization that was created to support our military. She also has been instrumental in the creation of the Hawaii Metal of Honor. Lisa is more »
Little Rock
This is the first patch made for the National 9/11 Flag restoration project. Little Rock, Arkansas was selected to be the first site on the Historic year long Flag Tour as the 2010 New York Says Thank You Foundation’s 9/11 anniversary rebuilding trip was centered in Mena, Arkansas. The Little Rock patch was made by more »
