Monday, November 14, 2011
Colonel Don Moomaw 2011 Veteran on The Year
Don Moomaw, a retired Air Force/Army colonel, was named as the 2011 Wayne County Veteran of the Year during the event.
"This is a surprise," Moomaw said, a retired United States Air Force colonel, as he thanked those in the 555th Honors Detachment who recommended him and others who selected him as Veteran of the Year.
Moomaw, a decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean War, also served as an Air Force reservist as well as in the Ohio Organized Militia. He has been married 64 years to his wife, Betty. They have four children.
"It's been an honor to be able to wear the uniform and serve," Moomaw said.
His name will now be enshrined on a plaque with past Veterans of the Year, which hangs in the Wayne County administration building.
Vivan Duffy, a retired Colonel in the United States Army, was the day's featured speaker.
His speech focused on the importance of upholding the oaths and pledges to the nation, as described in oaths taken by military members at the time of their enlistment.
"If we forget we are one nation under God, then we will become one nation gone under," Duffy said.
And an emotional Eric Coots, president of the Joint Veterans Association and veteran of the Somalia conflict, urged everyone in attendance to honor current troops as they begin returning home.
"Make sure to give special recognition to the veterans currently serving in Afghanistan and the far-reaches of the world," he said. "And thanks to the families of veterans... without their families, a lot of veterans wouldn't be where they are today."
Tim Neal, county clerk of courts, sang the national anthem and "Proud to be an American" during the ceremony.
"This is a surprise," Moomaw said, a retired United States Air Force colonel, as he thanked those in the 555th Honors Detachment who recommended him and others who selected him as Veteran of the Year.
Moomaw, a decorated veteran of World War II and the Korean War, also served as an Air Force reservist as well as in the Ohio Organized Militia. He has been married 64 years to his wife, Betty. They have four children.
"It's been an honor to be able to wear the uniform and serve," Moomaw said.
His name will now be enshrined on a plaque with past Veterans of the Year, which hangs in the Wayne County administration building.
Vivan Duffy, a retired Colonel in the United States Army, was the day's featured speaker.
His speech focused on the importance of upholding the oaths and pledges to the nation, as described in oaths taken by military members at the time of their enlistment.
"If we forget we are one nation under God, then we will become one nation gone under," Duffy said.
And an emotional Eric Coots, president of the Joint Veterans Association and veteran of the Somalia conflict, urged everyone in attendance to honor current troops as they begin returning home.
"Make sure to give special recognition to the veterans currently serving in Afghanistan and the far-reaches of the world," he said. "And thanks to the families of veterans... without their families, a lot of veterans wouldn't be where they are today."
Tim Neal, county clerk of courts, sang the national anthem and "Proud to be an American" during the ceremony.
555 Member Speaks in Doylestown.
Chuck Craig speaks to the Veterans Day dinner at the Doylestown American Legion Post on Nov. 6. Craig is the President of the Wayne County Veterans Service Commission.
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