A SPECIAL GOODBYE TO A FRIEND OF THE FOUNDATION
We were honored to help pay tribute to a long-time friend of the Foundation last week, Joe Annello. Joe was an early supporter of the Honor Bell, and donated his Prisoner of War flag to our color guard. His good friend, Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura, tolled the bell at the service. Hershey is a Medal Of […]
AN ARTIFACT’S STORY: THE SPECIAL FORCES CREST AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN’S BADGE OF CHRIS FALKEL
As you have read here, the Honor Bell will be forged with a thousand pounds of brass. What makes it special, however, are the artifacts from Colorado’s deceased service members that will be forged into it along with the molten metal. The first two artifacts donated for use in the Honor Bell are the Special Forces Crest and Combat […]