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The Medal of Honor Knoxville Convention Committee has chosen the Y-12 National Security Complex to host a community event Friday, September 12, at 10 a.m., during this year’s convention.
Several Medal of Honor recipients will participate in a Town Hall Forum at Y-12’s New Hope Center located at 602 Scarboro Road.
The forum will be moderated by Hallerin Hilton Hill from WOKI’s Newstalk 98.7.The community is invited to attend, listen to recipients tell their stories, and answer questions from the audience.
Currently scheduled recipients for this Town Hall Forum include men who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
No tickets are needed, but seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors will open to the Zach Wamp Auditorium at 9:30 a.m.
All living Medal of Honor recipients are invited to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s annual convention, which is being held in Knoxville. Many of the honorees will be visiting area schools, where Tennessee leads the nation in adopting the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation’s Character Development Program. To learn more about the program, go to http://www.mohknoxville.com/character-development/.
About the Medal of Honor Convention
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society is comprised solely of Medal of Honor recipients including men of all races, social classes, and economic levels. The Society exists to perpetuate the legacy of the Medal of Honor, maintain a bond of brotherhood among living recipients, and promote patriotism and principles on which our nation was founded. Each year, the Society holds its annual convention in a different city in the U.S. For additional information about the Convention, visit http://www.mohknoxville.com/.
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