Texoma Heroes- January 2015 to December 2023
Red - Honorary Texoma Hero Green- Posthumously
January 2015- MSG Charles Rister, United States Army, Retired, Korea
February 2015- CPL James Hayden, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam
March 2015- PO3 Walter "Walt” Schneider, United States Navy, WWII
April 2015- Sgt Daniel J. Robinson, United States Marine Corps, Iraq
May 2015- MSgt Jerry W. Day, United States Air Force, Retired
June 2015- Captain Thomas R. Unerfusser, United States Air Force, Retired
June2015- SMSgt Cindy S. Unerfusser, United States Air Force, Retired, Korea
July 2015- CWO James W. Farris, United States Air Force, Retired, Vietnam
August 2015- PO2 Henry "Hank” Horton, United States Coast Guard and Army National Guard
September 2015- SPC Colt Harris, United States Army & Army National Guard, Purple Heart, Iraq
October 2015- SPC Ryan Lux, United States Army, Macedonia
November 2015- CPL Roy Holloway, United States Army, Two-Purple Hearts, Vietnam
December 2015- SP5 Ronald "Ronnie” Van Zandt, United States Army, Vietnam
January 2016- Sgt Billy Mullins, United States Army, Afghanistan
February 2016- Sgt O.H. Hubbard, United States Army, Vietnam
March 2016- Chief Yeoman James F. "Jim” Fleming, United States Navy, Retired
April 2016- Major James Manis, United States, Army, Navy & Texas State Guard
May 2016- Rev. 1LT W.C. "Bill” Beasley, United States Army/Air Corps, WWII, POW
June2016- PO1 Stephen Allen, United States Navy, Retired, Vietnam, Purple Heart
July 2016- CPL/SPC Cory Fesperman, United States Marine Corps & United States Army, Iraq
August 2016- SPC David Knight, United States Army, Vietnam
September 2016- SSGT J. W. Bain, United States Army, Retired
October 2016- MSG Mary R. Brice, United States Army, Retired
November 2016- Captain Jerry Peddicord, United States Navy, Retired, WWII
December 2016- SFC Vincent Castellanos, United States Army, "Ranger” Retired, Kosovo & Iraq
January 2017- MSgt. William "Bill” Neyman, United States Air Force, Retired
January 2017- Martha Neyman, Honorary Texoma Hero
February 2017- Tech Sgt Nancy Kay Thomson, United States Air Force, Retired
March 2017- Sgt Gene Mayse, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam, Two Purple Hearts
April 2017- SP5 Gary N. Park, United States Army, Vietnam
May 2017- MSgt Charles "Charlie” Brown, United States Army & United States Air Force, Retired, Korea
June2017- Sgt James Mincey, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam, Purple Heart
June 2017- Melanie Mincey, Honorary Texoma Hero
July 2017- Captain Paul Richards, United States Army & Texas State Guard, Vietnam
August 2017- PO3 Charles Holcomb, United States Navy, Vietnam & Korea
September 2017-Tech Sgt Pete Gates, United States Army & United States Air Force, Korea/Vietnam, Purple Heart
October 2017- SSG Michael Shank, United States Army, Afghanistan (KIA) Posthumously
November 2017- SSG Colt Floyd, United States Army, Afghanistan, Bronze Star & Purple Heart
December 2017- Major Jerry Lover, United States Marine Corps & United States Army, Retired, Korea & Vietnam, Two- Bronze Stars
January 2018- Captain Jerry Ford, United States Army, Vietnam, Bronze Star
February 2018- CPL. David L. Johnson, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam, Two Purple Hearts
March 2018- MSG Howard J. Day, United States Army, Retired, Panama, Iraq & Afghanistan
April 2018- Major Billie Hard, United States Army/Air Corps, United States Air Force Retired, WWII, Korea
May 2018- LTC James William "J.W.” Ashmore, United States Army/Air Corps, United States Air Force, Retired, WWII, Korea & Vietnam
June 2018- Sgt Penny Poolaw, United States Army National Guard, United States Army, Iraq
July 2018- Judge (CPL) John Roach, United States Marine Corps, Iraq
July 2018- David Pedigo- Honorary Texoma Hero
August 2018- CPL Fred D. Cook, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam, Purple Heart
September 2018- Chaplain Dr (PO2) Darryl Hartley, United States Navy, Indian Ocean Conflict
September 2018- Melissa Maxwell, Honorary Texoma Hero
October 2018- Senior Airman Aaron R. Cathcart IV, United States Air Force, Desert Shield/Desert Storm
November 2018- SSgt Terrence Steele, United States Air Force, Desert Storm
December 2018- HM2 Sean Floyd, United States Navy, Kuwait & Bangladesh
January 2019- SSgt Pete Haugh, United States Air Force, Vietnam
February 2019- 1LT Billy G. Teague, USMCR, USARNG, United States Army, TXSG (50th Texoma Heroes Ceremony)
March 2019- PO1 Stacy Lindley, United States Navy, Retired, Desert Shield/Desert Storm, OIF/OEF
April 2019- SFC Mark Doc Helton, United States Army, Kosovo, Africa, South America, Kuwait and Afghanistan
April 2019- Kathy Rash Thomison, Honorary Texoma Hero
May 2019- Sp4 Monique "Mo” Grimmett Cooksey, United States Army, Desert Shield/Desert Storm
May 2019- Mary Westman Day, Honorary Texoma Hero
June 2019- SSG Robert Barnett, United States Army, Retired, Mogadishu, Somalia
July 2019- SSgt J. D. Moore, United States Air Force (Korean War Era)
August 2019- Colonel John Hunt, Sr. United States Army, Retired, Vietnam
September 2019- Admiral William A. "Bill” Retz, United States Navy, Retired, Middle East, Vietnam, Beirut
October 2019- MSgt Mark Thomson, United States Air Force, Retired
November 2019- SSG Roderick Raff, United States Army
December 2019- SGT Katie Bailio, United States Army, Retired, Iraq and Korea
January 2020- SSG Guy Martinez, United States Army, Retired, Iraq and Korea
January 2020- Mel Carruth, Honorary Texoma Hero
February 2020- SCPO Duane Compton, United States Navy, Retired, Operation Desert Storm, Middle East
March 2020- PO3 Mark Daniel, United States Navy
April 2020- Ssgt Sara Jerome, United States Air Force
May 2020- SSG Joi J. Biddle, United States Army, Vietnam
June 2020- Cpl Jeremy Wood, United States Marine Corps
June 2020- Dr. Sam Nechamkin, Honorary Texoma Hero
July 2020- CPL Kelle Kennemere, United States Marine Corps
July 2020- Sgt Randy Kennemere, United States Marine Corps
August 2020- Major Larry Franklin, United States Army, United States Army Reserve, Vietnam and Guld War
September 2020- Sgt Dave Potter, United States Army, Korea and Turkey
October 2020- A1C Cindy Robertson, United States Air Force, United States Air Force National Guard, Desert Storm
November 2020- Colonel Dale Howard, USMC, USMCR, USARR, US Army, USNG, Retired, Vietnam, Desert Storm/Shield, Kosovo
December 2020- Sgt Mark Peniston, United States Air Force, USANG
January 2021- SGM Ray Flood, United States Army, Retired, Vietnam and Korea
February 2021- PO2 Larry Wright, United States Navy, Vietnam
March 2021- Sp4 Jack Austin, Jr, United States Army
March 2021- Chief Gary Batton, Choctaw Nation, Honorary Texoma Hero
April 2021- GySgt James Haun, United States Marine Corps, Retired, WWII, China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam
May 2021- PO3 Ray Richardson, United States Navy, Vietnam
May 2021- Linda Kelly-Harding, VFW Auxiliary President, Honorary Texoma Hero
June 2021- Major William "Bill” Byers, United States Air Force, Retired, Korea and Vietnam
June 2021- Britney Dixon, KTEN Reporter, Honorary Texoma Hero
July 2021- CWO Douglas A. Brown, United States Army Air Corps, United States Army, Retired, WWll
August 2021- SSG Wayne D. Hiatt, United States Army, Korean War
September 2021- Cpl Jack Leroy Gallardo, II, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam, Posthumously
October 2021- Chaplain Colonel Carl Bilderback, United States Air Force Reserve, United States Air Force, Retired
November 2021- A1C Ray Hargis, United States Air Force, United States Air Force Reserve
December 2021- Major Dr. Brett Ringger, Texas Air National Guard
January 2022- Dr. Rev. Sgt Charles R. Leslie, Jr. United States Air Force
February 2022- Capt. John W. Breeze, United States Army, United States Army Reserve, Retired
March 2022- SPC Bruce Dawsey, United States Army
April 2022- Sgt Cecil Crockett, United States Marine Corps, Korea, Purple Heart
May 2022- Sgt Curtiss L. Boone, United States Air Force
June 2022- Sgt Clint D. Bass, United States Air Force, Vietnam
July 2022- LTC Buddy Merrick, United States Navy, United States Army, TNG, HNG, KNG, Naval/Army Reserve, Retired, Cuban Crisis
August 2022- Sgt Tom Longmire, United States Army
August 2022- Laura Longmire, Honorary Texoma Hero
September 2022- Sgt Doug Brown, United States Army, Vietnam
September 2022- Janet Brown, Honorary Texoma Hero
October 2022- Dr. Cpl Clyde L. Hall, United States Army, WWll, North Africa and Italy
November 2022- AD2 Sharon Luce, United States Navy
December 2022- Sgt James F. "Jim” Perrin, United States Air Force, Vietnam
January 2023- MSgt Keith Milks, United States Marine Corps, Retired, Afghanistan and Iraq
January 2023- CWO3 Barbara Parra-Milks, United States Marine Corps, Retired, Afghanistan
January 2023- Judy Teller, KQDR HOT 107.3 FM Radio, Honorary Texoma Hero
February 2023- Sgt Norman V. Young, United States Army, United States Army Reserve
March 2023- ABH3 (AW)/SGT Cesar Saenz, United States Navy, United States Army National Guard, Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan
March 2023-SGT Cynthia Saenz, United States Army, United States Army National Guard, Operation Iraqi Freedom - Iraq
April 2023- Texoma Heroes 100th Ceremony, Sherman Municipal Ballroom
May 2023- A1C Arthur Donald "Pappy” Papin, United States Air Force
June 2023- SFC Brian Dennis, United States Army, Iraqi Freedom I&II
July 2023- 1LT Royce Tasker, United States Army Air Corps, WWII, Japan, Purple Heart
August 2023- Captain Nancy Dooley, RN, United States Army, Army Reserve, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Retired
August 2023- Ron Engelke, Exalted Ruler Denison Elks Lodge 238, President-Motor Vehicle Preservation Asso, Honorary Texoma Hero
September 2023- PO3 Keenan Alan McAdams, United States Navy, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
October 2023- PFC Mary Hall, United States Army / Women’s Army Corps (WAC), WWII
November 2023- LCpl David Green, United States Marine Corps, Desert Storm, Posthumously
December 2023- ABE1 Richard Childers, United States Navy, Operation Enduring Freedom
December 2023- DeQuita Engelke, Denison Elks Lodge 238 Officer and Community Veteran Volunteer, Honorary Texoma Hero
January 2024 - SGT Mark Kosemund, United States Marine Corps and Oklahoma National Guard, Iraq