Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 Martinsville-Henry County Outstanding Military Veteran award, which honors a local veteran who exemplifies service to both country and community. The award, established by the Henry County Board of Supervisors in 2009 at the suggestion of board member Debra Buchanan, was expanded in 2013 to include veterans from both Martinsville and Henry County with the support of the Martinsville City Council.
Nomination forms can be obtained from the Martinsville website (www.martinsville-va.gov), the Henry County website (www.henrycountyva.gov), the City Municipal Building, or the County Administrator’s office. Completed nominations must be submitted to either the City Manager’s Office or the County Administrator’s Office by 5 p.m. on Monday, October 21.
The winner will be announced during the Veterans Day Service at the HJDB Event Center on Monday, November 11, at 11 a.m.
Past recipients of the award include:
– David Kipfinger and James Rogers (2009)
– Olaf Hurd (2010)
– Donald James Myers (2011)
– Herbert S. Gibbs and Winford “W.C.” Fowles (2012)
– S.T. Fulcher (2013)
– Robert L. Hazlett, Jr. (2014)
– Thomas Spencer (2015)
– John R. Redd (2016)
– Walter E. Sheppard (2017)
– Warren “Sonny” Richardson (2018)
– Charles A. Washburn (2019)
– David King (2020)
– Curtis R. Millner, Sr. (2021)
– Russell Clark Stone (2022)
– Vincent G. Penn (2023)
For more information about the award, contact the City Manager’s Office or the County Administrator’s Office.
