Editor:
Does the Heartland know that Highlands County has the only Medal of Honor Park in the state of Florida and possibly the nation? The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest decoration for valor in combat that can be awarded to members of the Armed Forces.
Medal of Honors are awarded sparingly and bestowed only to the bravest of the brave and that courage must be well documented. The Medal of Honor Park in Sebring is dedicated to the 22 Florida recipients of the Medal of Honor.
A year ago at the Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance, a second ceremony dedicated the park at its larger location in Tranquility Garden adjacent to the Veterans Services Office on George Boulevard. The dedication included the citation for Robert Miller, Staff Sergeant U. S. Company A, 3d Battalion, Special Forces Operational Group (Airborne) Konar Province Afghanistan from Oveido, Fla., who was killed in January 2008.
Harry Oakley, chairman of the Medal of Honor Park Foundation, and many others are trying to enhance the park and build a structure to display pictures and citations of the award recipients. To offer assistance of any kind in the maintenance and growth of the park or to become a sponsor, please contact Harry Oakley, 2454 W. Seville Drive, Avon Park, FL 33825; telephone 452-5771.
Ruth Carnovale
Patriots Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Sunday, December 02, 2012 - www.newssun.com/ltr-120212-carnovale