Tag: veteran of the year
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Decorated Vietnam veteran, Honor Bell advocate selected as 2025 Veteran of the Year
Larry Peterson, a Vietnam combat veteran who led a yearslong capital campaign to bring an Honor Bell to the Pikes Peak region, was recently selected as the 2025 El Paso County Veteran of the Year. Peterson, who served in the Air Force from June 1970 to November 1974, said he was surprised and humbled when…
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Local veteran, teen honored for contributions to military community
An El Paso County-based veteran and a Colorado Springs teen were recently honored for their contributions to the local military community. Thomas Miller and Summer Holloway have been named the 2025 El Paso County Veteran of the Year and Boys & Girls Clubs’ regional Military Youth of the Year. Miller’s award was announced at the…
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El Paso County honors Veteran of the Year, outstanding enlisted service members
Retired Lt Col. Joe Lewis was inspired to start the Colorado Springs-based nonprofit Angels of America’s Fallen after losing friends in every branch of the military. Two of his friends in the Marine Corps had children on the way they never got to meet before they died. “Knowing those kids had to grow up their…