veterans | The Dunmorean

Recently, the Friends of the Forgotten Inc. N.E. Wing, dedicated the Lackawanna County Korean Memorial to 71 brave men from Lackawanna County who gave the supreme sacrifice while serving their country in the Korean War. This was a huge undertaking that surprisingly was completed in slightly over one year.

The Friends of the Forgotten would like to thank all those who assisted us in this undertaking. We would especially like to thank Lackawanna County Commissioner Patrick O’Malley for his invaluable assistance in obtaining a Lackawanna County Community Reinvest Grant. Without his assistance in this matter, we would certainly not have accomplished our goal in time.

To the Borough of Dunmore, we thank you for all the wonderful cooperation that you provided. To those who assisted us by donating time, labor or monetary assistance, thank you. And finally, to those who gave their lives as well as all Korean Veterans whose service has allowed so many millions of South Koreans to live in freedom, we owe more than we could possibly say.

Thank you.

Edward Faatz, President
Friends of the Forgotten, Inc. North East Wing

Some of the newest SALUTE inductees stand with the organization’s advisor, Lauren Runco Williams after the induction ceremony at Marywood.

Marywood University’s Office of Military and Veterans Services recently held its annual SALUTE (Service, Academics, Leadership, Unity, Tribute, and Excellence) veterans’ honor society induction ceremony. SALUTE is an academic organization that brings recognition to student veterans, active duty, National Guard and Reserve members who excel in the classroom. According to Marywood’s website, it is also the first honor society established for student veterans and military members in 2-year and 4-year institutions of higher education.

Fourteen student veterans from Marywood and one student veteran from Lackawanna College were inducted into the local chapter of the SALUTE honor society. During the ceremony, each graduate received: a SALUTE certificate; a challenge coin (given to military members to commemorate achievements); and red, white, and blue honor cords to wear at the 2015 commencement ceremony. In order to in inducted into the honor society, students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Students who received the honor are as followed: Sean Bartlett, East Stroudsburg; Joy U. Brennan, Dunmore; John Craunakis, Tobyhanna; Kayleigh Flowers, Lackawanna College, Dickson City; Timothy Kramer, Harrisburg; Andrew Kudasik, West Pittston; Joel Lesh, Lake Ariel; Ty Mah, Dunmore; Vanessa Mendez, Scranton; Liam Morrissey, Easton; Raymond Mutiso, Hawley; Deanna Parker, Dickson City; Melanie Peternel, Dalton; Ronald Stafford, Jr., Wilkes Barre; and Daniel Tintle. Sussex, N.J.