The East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association Is Pleased to Announce the Third Annual Medal of Honor Evening

Monday, May 6, 2013
Book Signing:  5:00 p.m.

Social Hour:  5:30 p.m.
Dinner:  6:30 p.m.
The Historic Foundry Building 

 

HONORING THE LIFE OF CORPORAL PAUL B. HUFF

Cleveland TN native Corporal Paul B. Huff, a paratrooper in the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during WWII for single-handedly destroying three enemy machine gun positions near Anzio Beach, Italy, on 8 February, 1944. Cpl Huff has the distinction of being the first airborne soldier to earn the MOH and one of the few to receive the MOH without being wounded in action. After receiving the Medal of Honor, Huff continued in the US Army, serving in Vietnam and retiring from the 101st Airborne Division as the Division’s Command Sergeant Major.

Individual tickets are $75 per person; and individuals, organizations, companies may purchase a full table for 8 for $600. (If purchased before April 1st, the cost is $500.) All proceeds from this evening will allow for the continued maintenance and preservation of the Memorial. Tax deductible as allowed by law.

Professor John C. McManus, an award-winning professor, author, and military historian, will be our guest speaker. Starting at 5 p.m., his books will be available for purchase and signing.

Click HERE to purchase tickets to this event.

To Remember, Honor, Educate, and Inspire…

The Memorial is a public plaza with a formal arrangement of granite pillars bearing the names of 6,202 fallen heroes from 35 East Tennessee counties who died in military service during named conflicts since World War I. It was dedicated and officially unveiled November 15, 2008.

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The names of the 14 Medal of Honor recipients from East Tennessee are inscribed and honored on the reverse side of the pillars. Quotations related to the wars and national service offer an occasion for reflection and meditation. A bell tower tolls for those lost, and for the four essential freedoms we honor and defend.

Major support for the Memorial has come from Knox County, the City of Knoxville, the State of Tennessee, the Federal Government, and hundreds of individuals, businesses, and groups.


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Medal of Honor Evening, May 6

The East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association Is Pleased to Announce the Third Annual Medal of Honor Evening Monday, May 6, 2013
Social Hour:  5:30 p.m.
Dinner:  6:30 p.m.
The Historic Foundry Building 

The honoree will be Paul B. Huff  (World War II) whose hometown was Cleveland, Tennessee, Bradley County.

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society has chosen Knoxville, Tennessee, as the site of it 2014 annual convention. For more information, click here.

2013 Memorial Day Name Dedication Ceremony

The  reading of the names on the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial will again take place Memorial Day, May 27.  Further information will follow soon.

Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor was established in 1863. The medal has been awarded 3,427 times to 3,408 individuals, with 19 individuals being awarded the medal twice.

The three different types of medal issued are seen in the above image from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The Navy, Army, and Air Force each have a different design.

Read the Stories of all of East Tennessee’s Medal of Honor recipients »