DAR recognizes Vietnam veterans with certificates

(June 20, 2023) The General Levin Winder of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently recognized six veterans at Bethany United Methodist Church for their service during the Vietnam War.

Member Barbara May presented each veteran with a DAR certificate of appreciation, a Vietnam Veteran lapel pin and copy of the Presidential Proclamation for the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War.

Veterans Jack Carpenter, Randolph Hudson, Raymond Nornes, William Shockley, and Anthony Wiles were honored during the event. A certificate of appreciation for deceased veteran Michael Herdon was also presented to his sister.

The General Levin Winder Chapter is a Commemorative Partner of the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration authorized by the U.S. Congress to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam

War. The commemoration began on May 28, 2012, and runs through Nov. 11, 2025.

The DAR is a women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American his- tory, and securing America’s future through better education. DAR is dynamic and diverse, with over 185,000 members in 3,000 chapters in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit dar.org.

From left, Bethany United Methodist Church Pastor Bill Sterling stands with Vietnam veterans Randolph Hudson and Raymond Nornes, Sandy Nornes (representing her brother, veteran Michael Herdon), veteran Jack Carpenter, Barbara May from the General Levin Winder of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and veteran William Shockley. The veterans, along with Anthony Wiles, who is not pictured, recently received certificates of appreciation from the local DAR chapter.