JOHNATHAN HURWITZ (Nominated by Belinda Johnson) Huntsville Jaycees Building July 27, 2011 Major Johnathan M. Hurwitz was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Finance in 1996 upon graduation from Creighton University. Major Hurwitz’s assignments include Camp Casey Korea, Sinai Egypt, Schofield Barracks Hawaii, Zambawanga Philippines, and Afghanistan. His current assignment is Deputy Program Manager for more »
Archive for October, 2011
Joseph Bongiovanni, Huntsville
JOSEPH BONGIOVANNI (Nominated by Brandon Johnson) Huntsville Jaycees Building July 27, 2011 As a Wounded Warrior myself, I have been helped tremendously by Joe Bongiovani and the Semper Fi Community Task Force that he is a part of. Joe is a Vietnam Veteran that faced a lot of criticism when he returned (as all Vietnam more »
Joshua Doss Johnson, Mount Rushmore
JOSHUA DOSS JOHNSON (Nominated by Jan Johnson) Mount Rushmore National Memorial August 9, 2011 I would like to nominate my 15 year son, Josh Johnson. He has been the most patriotic kid I know for as long as I can remember. As a cub scout in Hill City he proudly did flag ceremonies at every more »
Justin Shellhammer
JUSTIN SHELLHAMMER (Nominated by Nathan McNutt) Mount Rushmore National Memorial August 9, 2011 Justin lost his leg in Afghanistan; however, he has not let that stop him. After being medically retired from the Army, Justin continued to selflessly serve others. Justin was the first amputee to complete the South Dakota Law Enforcement academy. He is more »
Kyle Hoover, Huntsville
KYLE HOOVER (Nominated by Penny Pettigrew) Huntsville Jaycees Building July 27, 2011 Kyle served his country as a member of the US Navy during Desert Storm. Now, he volunteers a lot of his time ensuring the children of our community receive the best education available. Kyle volunteers his services almost daily at the Montessori School more »
Lee Marshall, Huntsville
LEE MARSHALL (Nominated by Charles Mauldin) Huntsville Jaycees Building July 27, 2011 Lee Marshall, a local news anchor, focuses her “off-air” energy on promoting her non-profit organization, Kids to Love Foundation. Growing up as a foster child adopted into a loving home at the age of 2, Marshall has made it her mission to help more »
Lois Arney, Huntsville
LOIS ARNEY (Nominated by Lisa Matice) Huntsville Jaycees Building July 27, 2011 I would like to nominate my mother, Lois Arney (who turns 80 this year), to place a stitch in the National 9/11 Flag. After retiring from nursing at Fox Army Hospital, mom has been a disaster services volunteer for the American Red Cross more »
Marsha Christian, Huntsville
MARSHA CHRISTIAN (Nominated by Linda Wilkes) Huntsville Jaycees Building July 27, 2011 Marsha and her husband, Robert, have two sons that are serving in the military at this time. They are both stationed in Iraq/Afghanistan. I believe that the families of our soldiers are “unsung” heroes. They willingly sacrifice their loved ones for the sake more »
Morris T. Lentz, Huntsville
MORRIS T. LENTZ (Nominated by Amanda Gilbreath) Huntsville Jaycees Building July 27, 2011 Morris Lentz is a servant of his community. He is Vice-President of Bank Independent, where he works to help the people of his community to have a better life. He is also involved with several community organizations and has been volunteering in more »
Patricia Cofoid, Mount Rushmore
PATRICIA COFOID (Nominated by Diane Rohde) Mount Rushmore National Memorial August 9, 2011 Patty is always the “go-to” girl when it comes to volunteering her time with our functions in town. She is on the Library Board, member of the Historical Society and on their board, member of Holy Terror Days Committee, she does a more »
