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ORHS students place 1st, 2nd in Congressional Medal of Honor Student Art Contest

Posted at 7:14 pm November 1, 2016
By Donna Roach Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge High School students Katie Roach, right, and Asher Chance recently took first and second place in The Congressional Medal of Honor Student Art Contest. (Submitted photo)

Oak Ridge High School students Katie Roach, right, and Asher Chance recently took first and second place in The Congressional Medal of Honor Student Art Contest. (Submitted photo)

 

Oak Ridge High School students Katie Roach and Asher Chance recently took first and second place in The Congressional Medal of Honor Student Art Contest.

Roach, a junior, won first place in the 3-D category with her piece, “Red Heart Turns Purple.”

Chance, a senior, took second place in the 2-D Category with his painting, “My Hand in Liberty.”

These pieces, from the 2015-2016 school year, were submitted by ORHS art teachers Gisela Schrock and Anna Wakefield, respectively. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Anna Wakefield, Asher Chance, Congressional Medal of Honor Student Art Contest, Donna Roach, Gisela Schrock, Katie Roach, Medal of Honor, Oak Ridge High School

UT’s Medal of Honor involvement very special for grad student and her dad

Posted at 11:20 am September 15, 2014
By University of Tennessee Leave a Comment

Peter and Laura Lemon at Medal of Honor Convention

Medal of Honor recipient Peter Lemon, on the right, sits next to his daughter, Laura Lemon, a University of Tennessee doctoral student. They are surrounded by UT public relations students, some of whom are in Laura Lemon’s class. (Photos courtesy UT)

 

KNOXVILLE—Graduate teaching associate Laura Lemon found herself in an interesting spot at last week’s Medal of Honor Town Hall at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

On one side of her sat her public relations students, eagerly taking notes to write a press release about the event. On the other side sat her father, Medal of Honor recipient Peter Lemon.

A doctoral student, Laura Lemon said her involvement with UT’s Medal of Honor Project began last year when she went to Assistant Professor Nick Geidner’s office for help in one of his classes that she was taking.

Geidner directs the Medal of Honor Project, which is an award-winning service-learning collaboration between UT’s School of Journalism and Electronic Media and the 2014 Medal of Honor Convention, held last week in Knoxville. (It included a Town Hall Forum in Oak Ridge on Friday.) Through the project, students produced written, audio, and video pieces related to the convention. Although the convention is over, the project will continue sharing stories about Medal of Honor recipients and become a model for other universities that want to partner with future conventions. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, Federal, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Afghanistan, Clinton Romesha, Donald "Doc" Ballard, Laura Lemon, Medal of Honor, Medal of Honor Convention, Medal of Honor Project, Medal of Honor Town Hall, Nick Geidner, Peter Lemon, School of Journalism and Electronic Media, Taliban, U.S. Army, University of Tennessee, UT, Vietnam

Medal of Honor recipients honored at Y-12

Posted at 11:46 am September 14, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Medal of Honor Recipients at Y-12 National Security Complex

Medal of Honor recipients Herschel “Woody” Williams (USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima); Ron Rosser (US Army, Ponggilli, Korea); and Wesley Fox (USMC, Quang Tri, Vietnam) were welcomed by CNS President Jim Haynes (far left) and NNSA Production Office Manager Steve Erhart (far right) at the Medal of Honor Town Hall Forum held at Y-12’s New Hope Center on Friday. (Photo courtesy CNS)

 

Three Medal of Honor recipients were honored at the Y-12 National Security Complex during a Town Hall Forum on Friday, part of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s annual convention held in Knoxville last week.

The Medal of Honor recipients honored at Y-12 were Herschel “Woody” Williams (U.S. Marine Corps, Iwo Jima, World War II), Ron Rosser (U.S. Army, Ponggilli, Korea) and Wesley Fox (USMC, Quang Tri, Vietnam). They were welcomed at Y-12’s New Hope Center by CNS President Jim Haynes and Steve Erhart, manager of the National Nuclear Security Administration Production Office.

The three recipients discussed their experiences and answered questions from the public. Williams and Rosser also toured the Y-12 National Security complex with Haynes and Y-12 Historian Ray Smith. The group visited 9731, Y-12’s pilot plant during the Manhattan Project, and the south ridge of the site.

Many of the honorees also visited 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/.

See also this story from the Medal of Honor Town Hall at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Filed Under: Community, Federal, Government, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: 9731, Character Development Program, CNS, Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, Congressional Medal of Honor Society, convention, Herschel "Woody" Williams, Iwo Jima, Jim Haynes, Korea, Manhattan Project, Medal of Honor, National Nuclear Security Administration Production Office, New Hope Center, NNSA, Ray Smith, Ron Rosser, Steve Erhart, Town Hall Forum, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USMC, Vietnam, Wesley Fox, World War II, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex

Y-12 hosts Medal of Honor recipients at Town Hall Forum

Posted at 2:24 pm August 25, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

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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. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Government, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Hallerin Hilton Hill, Korea, Medal of Honor, Medal of Honor Knoxville Convention Committee, New Hope Center, NewsTalk 98.7, Town Hall Forum, Vietnam, World War II, Y-12 National Security Complex

Red Cross to honor heroes at luncheon on Tuesday

Posted at 10:08 pm April 30, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

American Red Cross Logo

The American Red Cross in Oak Ridge will recognize individuals who exemplify courage, kindness, and unselfish character at its 15th Annual Heroes Luncheon at noon Tuesday at the DoubleTree Hotel.

The Red Cross will honor local heroes from nominations submitted by the community. Those honored will include military, police, fire, first responders, and other local heroes, a press release said.

Nominees are people who have responded to a crisis to provide comfort or leadership and/or have provided an example to others in the community about dedication to the community in a time of need. Categories include Professional Rescuer/Responder (police, EMT, firefighter), Youth Good Samaritan (21 and younger), and Community Service.

Since 2000, the annual event has recognized hundreds of Anderson County heroes. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: American Red Cross, heroes, Heroes Luncheon, Joe Thompson, Medal of Honor, Red Cross, William Cramer

Medal of Honor recipient visits Y-12

Posted at 9:12 am November 19, 2012
By Y-12 National Security Complex Leave a Comment

Col. Bruce Crandall at Y-12

Pictured with Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall, a Medal of Honor recipient, at the Y-12 National Security Complex History Center are Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Don Naab, left, Y-12’s Ray Smith, and WSI-Oak Ridge Deputy General Manager Jim Rackstraw. Rackstraw served with Crandall in Vietnam. (Photo by B&W Y-12)

Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall visited the Y-12 National Security Complex last week. Now retired from the U.S. Army, Crandall is one of 80 living Medal of Honor recipients.

Awarded the nation’s highest award for military valor, Crandall flew more than 900 combat missions during the Vietnam War. His bravery in rescuing wounded soldiers and bringing supplies to ground troops was memorialized in the book, “We Were Soldiers Once … And Young,” and in the film “We Were Soldiers.”

He was in East Tennessee to promote the 2014 Medal of Honor Convention, which will be hosted in the Oak Ridge-Knoxville area, and to promote the school program Character Counts.

Filed Under: Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Col. Bruce Crandall, Medal of Honor, Vietnam War, Y-12 National Security Complex

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