 |
|
|
VFW makes presentations to American Fork city and business June 15, 2018, 12:24 pmLast October and November, the American Fork store participated in an annual national Sports Clips fundraiser Help a Hero which provides scholarships for service members and veterans to use at post-secondary schools and trade schools. The American Fork store was third in the nation in donations collected from clients at $7,254 over the course of nearly a month. They were the only business in Utah County to receive this award, Thorne said. At the same April 24 meeting, Thorne presented a portrait commissioned by the VFW of Jose Valdez, the only Utah County Medal of Honor recipient. Valdez singlehandedly took on a German tank and a platoon of German soldiers with his Browning automatic rifle during a WWII battle, saving the lives of the other five members of his patrol. He was critically injured in the exchange and died of his injuries two weeks later. "What an honor," Mayor Brad frost said in accepting the portrait. "We will make sure we find a very appropriate place to put this portrait up." Since 2013, Sports Clips has awarded 943 scholarships totaling $4.1 million through its Help a Hero program. The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
|
