2022 Veteran’s Banner Program Honorees
Main Street DeFuniak Springs and the City of DeFuniak Springs Beautification & Tree Board proudly announce the 2022 Veteran’s Banner Program Honorees. The 20 veterans are featured on the ten lamp posts between S. 5th St. and S. 10th St. along Baldwin Avenue in Downtown DeFuniak Springs.
“To date Main Street DeFuniak Springs has had the opportunity to recognize 41 veterans and 20 honorees for black history month,” said Main Street DeFuniak Springs Executive Director, Chelsea Blaich. “We are excited to share that our banner programs will soon be expanding to the lamp posts around Circle Drive, thanks to the support of the City of DeFuniak Springs Community Redevelopment Agency. If you would like to be notified when new banner programs open, please sign up at https://bit.ly/MSD_BannerInterestForm.”
The list of honorees includes…
- James (“Jim”) C. Bishop (United States Army), nominated by Jimbo Bishop
- John F. Bludworth (United States Army), nominated by David H. Bludworth
- Rodney (“Peter”) L. Bogart (United States Army and Florida Army National Guard), nominated by Teresa Chambless-Bogart
- Camille (“Tiny”) B. Campbell (United States Army), nominated by Bob Campbell
- Jessie A. Carter (United States Army Paratrooper), nominated by Sue Carter
- Kelly Laverne Durden (United States Navy), nominated by Gloria Cheryle Daub
- Joshua D. Gill (United States Army Special Forces), nominated by Shelbie Gill
- Jimmie Hamilton (United States Army), nominated by Dawn Merrell
- Frederick D. Harding (United States Army, Military Advisor to Government of Ethiopia and Emperor Haile Selassie), nominated by Dr. Lillian P. Harding
- Sidney A. Hutcheson (United States Army and United States Air Force), nominated by John Hutcheson
- Marcus B. Keene IV (United States Navy), nominated by Lyn Owens
- Dewey W. Miller (United States Marines and Army National Guard), nominated by Stephanie Jordan
- Lonnie Nelson (United States Army, Combat Wounded Purple Heart), nominated by Grace Nelson
- Carroll Arthur Pennewell (United States Navy), nominated by Dawne Dries
- Charlie H. Ryals (United States Army), nominated by Rodney Ryals
- Arthur Glenn Smith (United States Marine Corps), nominated by Kim Sanders
- Donald Leroy Wennerberg (United States Navy), nominated by Kim Wennerberg
- Robert C. Wilson (United States Army), nominated by Dr. Carolynn Zonia
- Lonnie B. Wright (Unites States Marine Corps), nominated by Kim Jones
- Ivan C. Zorn (United States Army), nominated by Brendon Murphy
