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A LIFE OF SERVICE

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emphasis on women who serve in the military forces, was dedicated on August 6, 2021.

Late this summer, Jerry B. Paul, Howard County Veterans Memorial Corporation president, finally saw the completion of a project that he and the board of directors of the HCVMC spent the last five years tirelessly working on. The Women’s Legacy Memorial, which honors all women but has a special

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Matthew Victor. Victor, who has a studio in Boise, Idaho, is the only living artist to have three statues in National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C., at the United States Capitol building. Paul’s search for an artist who could convey his vision led him to contact and ultimately become acquainted with Victor. “I think that historically we have done a

horrible job of honoring women in this country,” Paul says. “Most statues honoring women show them as sort of mythical beings, with a garland in their hair while they play a flute. I wanted to design a monument that would empower women. People ask, ‘Why would a man do this?’ I was raised by a single mom and I know that’s the hardest job there is. I wanted to design a monument that represents the idea

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that no matter what a woman does for work, or who she is, she is going to be one of these women. Some women have said to me, ‘But I never worked. I stayed home and raised kids.’ Well, to me, parenting is one of the hardest careers you’ll ever have.” The monument depicts three life-sized sculptures of women on top of limestone and marble bases that are inscribed with the words “Duty”, “Faith” and “Honor.” One of the figures is the likeness of Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell, a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. She was born in Lafayette, Indiana, and is the first African-American female fighter pilot in the history of the Air Force. The statue represents all women of color. The classic icon, Rosie the Riveter, represents all working women, past and present. A third figure, “The Kneeling Soldier”, is posed in the front to emphasize the service and sacrifice made to our country. “To me, the statue of Kimbrell signifies breaking through two glass ceilings, one of color and one of gender,” Paul says. “She is not only a woman, but a strong woman of color. Rosie the Riveter characterizes all women who work, including mothers who raise children.

The Kneeling Soldier’s prosthetic leg, hand on heart, bowed head, and musket symbolize a history of service and sacrifice.” Paul was also the driving force behind building and erecting the Blue and Gold Star Family Memorial located next to the Howard County Veterans Memorial. In 2009 and 2010 he researched bronze sculptors. Victor was selected as the sculptor for the Blue and Gold Star Family Memorial project. “Back then I narrowed my search to a dozen sculptors and then down to six,” Paul says. “At that point, I started calling people and Ben was the only one who answered the phone himself - not an agent. He said, ‘My work speaks for itself.’ He is so humble, yet he is the youngest in history to have so many statues in Statuary Hall in Washington D.C.”

holding events and securing community donations from sources such as individual donors, government agencies and veterans organizations. “If you factor in donated time and materials plus money raised, the end cost was around $500,000,” Paul says. “We traveled to gun shows, went to festivals and put the word out. Half Moon Restaurant and Brewery in

Kokomo was a big supporter and we held multiple fundraisers there. I want women to come up and see this monument. There’s nothing like it in Indiana and possibly the entire country.” Visit the Women’s Legacy Memorial on the northeast corner of the Howard County Courthouse in Kokomo at Walnut and Main Streets.

“To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.”

Paul himself has a lot to be proud of. He was a United States Army Specialist 5th Class in Vietnam from 1970 to 1971. He received a medal for meritorious achievement while serving as a crew chief on a Dustoff helicopter. To complete the recent memorial, the HCVMC raised hundreds of thousands of dollars by

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A LIFE OF SERVICE

DEAN HOCKNEY IS THE VOICE OF THE JACKRABBITS AND A VOICE FOR VETERANS “Having the best seat at Municipal Stadium is pretty nice,” says Hockney, who has announced close to 400 games for the Jackrabbits. “I get to see some of the greatest college talent. It’s a blast. I have one of the best jobs in the city.”

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“We welcome veterans who come in with PTSD,” Hockney says. “That was not something that was diagnosed in previous eras like the Vietnam War. Vets tended to hide [their pain.] Now [the military] wants you to be forthright with your struggles. Hockney has set a goal to visit every Major League Baseball stadium in the U.S. He’s Our guys are coming back having seen already hit 17. For 10 years, Hockney owned atrocities in Iraq and Afghanistan that most the Sports Journal of Central Indiana. He people can’t understand. They’re watching Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing was named the top sports column writer IEDs blow up vehicles, killing their friends, Photography Provided in the state by the Indiana chapter of the and rockets coming into camps.” Society of Professional Journalists, and Assisting veterans is near and dear to Dean Hockney has always been a big sports earned a national writing award from the Hockney’s heart, as he is a veteran. fan - baseball in particular. U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Born and raised in Kokomo, Hockney “I played it as a kid and have always loved it,” “Sports writing is one of my passions I’ve graduated from KHS in 1986 and joined says Hockney, the public address announcer retired from,” says Hockney, 54, who in the Air Force in 1990, where he served as a for the Kokomo High School (KHS) March of 2021 became the Howard County fuel technician and accountant. In 1997 he baseball team, and the part-time sports Veterans Service Officer, helping veterans was refueling a mobile truck in the desert. information director for KHS. and their families access their benefits. He climbed up on the truck tread and got caught up in the fuel hose. He slid off When the Kokomo Jackrabbits came to According to Hockney, Howard County has and his foot got stuck, causing him to fall town, he was a natural fit to become the voice more than 6,000 veterans, making it one of backwards and tear his meniscus. of the summer collegiate baseball team. the most populous counties for veterans, per TownePost.com / NOVEMBER 2021 / KOKOMO MAGAZINE / 11

“I’ve been dealing with that injury ever since, but I loved my military career,” says Hockney, who feels fortunate to have had the opportunity to travel the world and see places he never would have experienced if not for the military. For instance, he was stationed in Turkey for two and a half years, and Italy for two years. He lived for a year on Shemya Island, a remote island in the Pacific Ocean in the Aleutian Islands.

Hockney, who served from 1990 to 1999, says the most challenging aspect was having to constantly be on call. “You’re on government time,” Hockney says. “You don’t know when something may happen, especially when you’re stationed overseas.” Back then there were no cell phones or email, and he spoke to his parents just once per month.

“Basically spying into Russia was the mission,” Hockney says. “Seeing a Russian submarine sitting on the coastline, knowing they are looking at you, is kind of creepy yet kind of cool at the same time. Not many people get that experience.”

He recalls serving in Turkey between 1992 and 1994. He participated in Operation Provide Comfort, for which the military provided supplies and humanitarian aid to defend Kurdish refugees fleeing their homes in northern Iraq.

On one side of the island is the Bering Sea, and on the other the Pacific Ocean. This means the island is consistently cold and foggy, and sunshine is elusive. When the sun would occasionally peek out, the base commander would call for a “sun day.”

“The operations tempo was 24/7,” Hockney says. “We were busy all the time. Working long hours is tiring, but the payoff is knowing you are defending our freedoms and the freedoms of other countries.”

“We’d go outside and grab the bats to enjoy the sunshine because we knew it wasn’t going to last,” says Hockney.

Hockney had been out of the service for two years and working as the sports editor for the Kokomo Perspective when 9/11 happened.

Extreme wind was another issue.

“That got a lot of us fired up,” Hockney says.

“When it was windy and icy, we would literally have to string ropes between buildings to walk,” Hockney says. “The snow wouldn’t stick. It blew right off the island because there were no trees or grass to catch it.”

Though he was itching to re-enlist, he wasn’t able to, due to his knee injury. In 2004, however, the United States was building its presence in Iraq and Afghanistan. They had job openings, and for Hockney the urge to serve was still there. He was hired to serve the Army on a logistics contract

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for two years. After being home for just five months, he was called back for another three-year job. He served as the director of communications, public relations and public affairs for the Army’s Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) III civilian contract, which included a workforce supporting military personnel in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, the Republic of Georgia, and Djibouti. “Our company did all the Army’s logistics - their chow halls, laundry services, camp maintenance and transportation,” says Hockney, who named his Jack Russell terrier Tallil, after his time spent in Tallil, located near Nasiriyah, Iraq, just south of Baghdad.

his 54 years. For starters, he’s visited all 50 states, hitting his final two, Mississippi and Louisiana, during his 50th year of life. His parents helped give him a jump-start on travel. “My dad, who was an educator, believed in taking trips so we covered a lot of states when I was young,” Hockney says. “Then I hit a lot of them like Hawaii and Alaska during my military time.” Nevertheless, like a boomerang, he keeps coming back to Kokomo.

“People are friendly,” he says. “Business is good. There are great sporting venues. Kokomo is just one of those places where when you leave, you want to come back, and when people relocate here for jobs, they tend to stay. Kokomo used to be known as “Tallil was one of their bases that had a great just a car-making town, but now we have authentic Italian pizza place,” Hockney says. the trails and park system. Plus, there’s a big arts culture here. We’ve done a lot of Kokomo Mag Novextensively 2021_final.pdf 1during 9/27/2021 10:41:29 AM beautification of the city.” Hockney has traveled

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For Les Felton Jr., serving his country was a commitment he made early in life. While he was in high school, he began a five-year stint in the military, beginning with the Army Reserves 209th Supply Company in Lafayette, Indiana. Now the owner of Motor Wise of Kokomo, he honors all branches of the service by offering year-round discounts to veterans. “Dad and I opened Motor Wise in 1991,” Felton says. “He was employed at Indiana

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in the 56th Field Artillery, Pershing, 193rd Aviation Company. He separated from the Army when he reached his Expiration Term of Service in 1989.

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