A stunned Robert Lewis Guyman, known as on stage at Saturday’s Toys for Tots assortment drive at Paris Harley Davidson to bless the meals, shortly found these in cost had different plans in thoughts.
The U.S. Marine Corps veteran serves as chaplain for the native Jay M. Hoskins Detachment of the Marine Corps Reserve League, sponsors of Toys for Tots at the side of The Salvation Military.
“Bob, you’ve been nominated for a Quilt of Valor by your fellow colleagues,” Richard McIntire introduced to a stunned Guyman because the Toys for Tots coordinator started expounding upon the previous Marine’s service to the nation.
Guyman served from June 1962 till September 1966 throughout the Vietnam battle, attaining the rank of Sgt. E5. He was connected to the first Marine Division, 1st Engineer Battalion as a personnel administrator/chief clerk and was deployed to Vietnam the place he was stationed at Chu Lai, the bottom of operations for transport of Agent Orange.
“Because of his obligation task, he has developed quite a few medical points ensuing from Agent Orange publicity,” McIntire mentioned.
In making the presentation, Dianah Zehetner of the Quilts of Valor Circle of the Purple River Valley Quilt Guild defined that nationally greater than 300,000 quilts have been awarded by the group fashioned in 2003.
“Our mission is to award veterans and countrymen who’ve been touched by conflict with a comforting quilt of valor,” Zehetner mentioned. “It says somebody cares and is an expression of gratitude meant to thank and luxury our veterans.
“We honor you, and this quilt unequivocally says thanks on your service, sacrifice and valor in serving our nation.”
