Chairman

Richard D. Stobbs, MSA, U. S. Army, Vietnam, 11^th Armored Cavalry Regiment (Blackhorse), Law Enforcement - U. S. Dept of Justice (ret)

 

Honorary Chair: Phil Niekro, Baseball Hall of Fame, 1997.

 

Honorary Chair: Tom White, 18th Secretary of the Army.

 

Honorary Chair: Colonel Tom Moe, USAF, POW 1968-1973.

Co-chairman

Rick Isbell, U. S. Air Force, City of Columbus, Veteran’s Coordinator

 

Dr. John Payne, Sons of American Legion, Veteran’s Staff Specialist, Office of Congressman C. Wilson

Executive Committee

 

Tina Briggs, Gold Star Daughter, Vietnam, OCSEA Member, Canton 

 

J. Michael Demko, U.S. Marines, Vietnam, Past President, Ohio Crime Prevention Assocation 

  

Lee Crognale, U. S. Navy, Iraq, Vets for  Freedom

 

Robert Derga, Gold Star Father, Iraq Ohio Chairman, Families United for Our Troops

 

Col. Terry Johnson, DO, Ohio Army National Guard, Iraq, Scioto County Coroner

 

Randall A. Wellington, U. S. Army, Korea,     Sheriff of Mahoning County

Chaplain

Reverend H. Berry Carter, City Bible Church, Massillon

Members

Melanie Bowen, Gold Star Widow, Iraq

 

Major Patrick Calhoun (ret), U. S. Army, Desert Storm

 

Tom Coughlin, President, Coughlin Automotive

 

Michael DeBose, State Representative, 12^th House District

 

Marla Derga, Gold Star Step-Mother, Iraq

 

LTC Scott D. Evans, Ohio Army National Guard (OANG), Iraq

 

Bryan Felmet, Esquire, U. S. Army

 

Rich Fraley, U. S. Army

 

Major Mike Forrest (ret), U. S. Army, The Ohio State University, Veteran’s Coordinator

 

William Hunt, U. S. Marines, Assistant U. S. Attorney

 

Rick Mirenzi, President, The Veteran Connection, Canton

 

Sheila Jones, Women’s Army Corps,   Vietnam era

 

Rev. Dorothy Mackey, Captain (ret), U. S. Air Force

 

Mark Mitchell, U. S. Army

 

Chief John Morelli, Jr., Yorkville Police Department

 

John W. Peck, Gold Star Son, WW II

 

N. Jezrael Rogers, Ohio Air National Guard, Iraq

 

William Rollins, WW II Veteran, Gold Star Family Artist

 

Floyd Simpson, U. S. Army, Korea, Commander, American Legion Post 312

 

Ernest Smith, U. S. Navy, Vietnam era

 

Walter Stout, Poet Fellow and Patriot

 

Kenny Taylor, singer, “Little Gold Star”

 

Mary Turner, Gold Star Mother, Vietnam

 

Dr. Jeffrey Wilden, Sons of American Legion

 

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