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Nominations sought for 3rd annual Warrior Award

Nominations are being sought for the 3rd annual Warrior Award.  It will be presented to a local veteran at the 2014 Walk of Honor in Danbury October 19th.  Event organizer Mary Teicholz says it's been an honor the past two years to have so many people share their veterans' stories with the committee.  People who previously sent in nominations can re-submit.

 

Teicholz says the committee is blessed to have so many incredibly brave veterans in our community.  She created this award because it's important to take the time to say "thank you".  She adds there are many heroes walking among us every day, we might not realize who they are, but know they have given of themselves.  She calls this recognition a small token of gratitude.

 

Nominees must have served in a combat zone and exemplify the values of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage.  The nominations should be approximately five hundred words and should include the nominee’s name, military rank, medals awarded and as many details as possible about their service.

 

The name and contact information of the person submitting the nomination must also be included.

 

The deadline for all nominations is September 22, 2014.  Nominations can be emailed to mteicholz@yahoo.com, or visit www.walkofhonor.us for additional information.

 

The first recipient was a Vietnam veteran who earned the Bronze Star with Valor, Navy Achievement Medal with Valor and three Purple Heart Medals. Danny Mack Welch served 6 combat tours in Vietnam.  He served from 1968-1970, and was additionally awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnamese Campaign Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with 6*’s, He fought in multiple combat operations including Operation Persuit, Tampa, Worth, Ballard Valley, Mameluke Thrust and Allan Brook.  Welch was nominated by Operation Vet Fit co-founder Dan Gaita. 

 

Bethel native Todd Angell was the second recipient.  He received one of the nation’s highest military awards for valor, the Silver Star, for his heroism in Afghanistan as a corpsman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.  Angell was active in NJROTC, finishing out his senior year as Commander of Cadets.  Immediately after high school, he joined the US Navy and was accepted into Corpsman School. Todd volunteered to become a Combat Medic, so he could attach to a marine unit knowing full well that would mean deployment to Afghanistan.  He was nominated by his mother.

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