COMMISSIONERS HONOR OHIO MILITARY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Date: 5.6.2005
For more Info. contact:
Hanna M. Greer
Phone: (614) 462-5848
Mobile: (614) 374-5429

The Ohio Military Hall of Fame (OMHOF) inducted 20 veterans into their Hall of Fame today in a ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse. Franklin County Commissioners Mary Jo Kilroy and Dewey R. Stokes along with other state and local elected officials were in attendance. Inductees were the recipients of the OMHOF Medal and are an exclusive group of veterans who made great sacrifices and demonstrated great courage to protect our freedoms.

Throughout the course of American History, men and women have taken up arms to secure, defend and maintain the principles upon which our Nation’s freedoms depend. The Board of Commissioners is especially proud to have Motts Military Museum, permanent home to the Ohio Military Hall of Fame within our county borders. Motts Museum continues to recognize and remember veterans in Franklin County and throughout Ohio.

There are more than 26 million living veterans who serve our Nation in times of peace and war. As we approach Memorial Day later this month, the Board would like to remind all of Franklin County to pause and reflect on the sacrifices that not only these brave men have made but all of those who have put themselves in harm’s way to serve in the United States military.

Congratulations to the 2005 inductees: Private First Class Charlie R. Benner Staff Sergeant Dayle E. Bonifield Private James R. Dunn Technician Fifth Grade Donald J. Koontz Ensign Stanley Martauz Private First Class William L. Powers, Jr. First Sergeant George P. Terhanko Captain Charles E. Brinnon Captain Frank D. Forestiere Warrant Officer David F. Kountz Staff Sergeant Edward J. Krauk Captain Amos Randall, Sr. Sergeant Virgil F. Anderson Corporal Edward N. DuBey Private First Class Phillip E. Heffner, Jr. Major Richard J. Mottl Technician Fifth Grade Harry L. Purpura Platoon Sergeant Thomas W. Thornton Specialist Four Larry J. Wells Specialist Four Todd A. Handy