Officer Jones is a dedicated and committed public servant who has served the Denver community as well as the military and veteran community for over 28 years.  Officer Jones is currently assigned as the Community Resource Officer for the Denver International Airport.  He is also currently responsible for all security for the 2017 Medal of Honor Society Convention which will take place in Denver this year.  Officer Jones routinely spends his off duty and personal time escorting MOH Recipients to engagements and appointments at his own expense and adamantly refuses reimbursement.  

Officer Jones' commitment to MOH Recipients, Gold Star Family Members, Military members and Veterans is without measure.  He is spent personal time bedside with MOH Recipients and Veterans during there recovery in the hospital.    

Officer Jones has a long and distinguished career as a Law Enforcement Officer and is the epitome of Selfless Service!  Some of his awards and decorations are listed below.

Denver Police Department Purple Heart, Denver Police Officer of the year 2008, Denver Police Merit x 2, Denver Police Lifesaving Award, Denver Police Community Service Award, Official Commendation x 6, Denver Police Internal Affairs Bureau Award, Civilians Appreciate Police Award x 4.  O

Ruben Archuleta was born in Antonito, Colorado.  Since Ruben's parents were continually on the move 

while working in the fields and potato warehouses his paternal grandparents assumed the responsibility of 

providing a stable family environment for him.  Ruben grew up in an adobe house covered with a dirt roof, 

no indoor plumbing, and was heated in the winter with a wood cook stove and heater.

In 1962, at the age of seventeen, Ruben graduated from Antonito High School and joined the Navy.  After a 

tour of duty in Vietnam, and upon completion of his four-year hitch with the military, he attended Southern 

Colorado State College in Pueblo, Colorado.  He maintained his ties with the Navy and Air Force as a 

reservist for fifteen years.   While attending college, Ruben joined the Pueblo, Colorado Police Department 

in 1968 and eventually obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from CSU-Pueblo.

During his tenure as a police captain, Ruben was trained by the U.S. Secret Service in Arizona and 

Washington, D.C. and  he worked with the Secret Service assisting in the protection of political  

dignitaries.  This included U.S. Presidents, vice-presidents, first ladies, presidential hopefuls, and high 

profile Senators.  Ruben worked with, and befriended Hollywood stars and sports figures and he still stays 

in contact with some of them.  Ruben applied his fluency in the Russian language when he was assigned to 

work with the Soviets as law enforcement security liaison during the implementation of the INF Treaty.  This 

treaty called for the destruction of specific ballistic missiles by the United States and the Soviet Union. 

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Cpl. Miyamura, a member of Company H, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. On the night of 24 April, Company H was occupying a defensive position when the enemy fanatically attacked threatening to overrun the position. Cpl. Miyamura, a machine gun squad leader, aware of the imminent danger to his men unhesitatingly jumped from his shelter wielding his bayonet in close hand-to-hand combat killing approximately 10 of the enemy. Returning to his position, he administered first aid to the wounded and directed their evacuation. As another savage assault hit the line, he manned his machine gun and delivered withering fire until his ammunition was expended. He ordered the squad to withdraw while he stayed behind to render the gun inoperative. He then bayoneted his way through infiltrated enemy soldiers to a second gun emplacement and assisted in its operation. When the intensity of the attack necessitated the withdrawal of the company Cpl. Miyamura ordered his men to fall back while he remained to cover their movement. He killed more than 50 of the enemy before his ammunition was depleted and he was severely wounded. He maintained his magnificent stand despite his painful wounds, continuing to repel the attack until his position was overrun. When last seen he was fighting ferociously against an overwhelming number of enemy soldiers. Cpl. Miyamura's indomitable heroism and consummate devotion to duty reflect the utmost glory on himself and uphold the illustrious traditions on the military service.

The Few's Mission

Reach

The FEW is an adventure based outreach program designed to "reach" Exceptional Warriors.  Our program strives to inspire change in the Exceptional Warriors' perceptions, decrease their feelings of helplessness, and get away from the idea that they are alone.

Recognize 

The FEW "recognizes" the unique needs of Exceptional Warriors.  This group of individuals tend to requrire experiance doing activities that are completely new and different to them, in order to begin to see themselves differently.  Outdoor therapy such as peer-to-peer "fireside therapy" facilitates moments whereby those who served together can also heal together.  

Refresh

Adventures provided to Exceptional Warriors by the FEW termed "therapeutic recreation".  This type of therapy facilitates connectedness and personal empowerment.  Therapeutic recreation is a catalyst used to begin a new journey and in the process, "refresh" warriors' spirits. 

After more than a decade of sustained conflict and multiple deployments, we now have entire generations of service members, veterans and military families who know nothing but War and that War comes home with them. Statistics show more veterans are dying from suicide, 18-22 per day, than in combat operations. As a patriotic society it is up to us to intervene. Saving the lives of veterans must be our utmost priority.

"Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act."     Proverbs 3:27

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Vision:

– To ensure the best quality of life for our nation’s retired Military Working Dogs and Police K-9 Heroes through providing assistance with medical costs, food and end of duty services.

Purpose:

– To educate the public on the costs and responsibilities of adopting a retired K-9 Hero.

– To help cover or offset all medical, food and end of duty costs for retired K-9 Heroes.

– To ensure each K-9 Hero is rewarded with health and the way of life that they deserve for their faithful and loyal service.

Additionally:

Retired Military Working Dogs and Police K-9 Heroes accepted into Project K-9 Hero will have up to $3,000.00 per year in medical costs covered for them. Project K-9 Hero will also cover the K-9’s food costs and have food shipped directly to the owner’s residence. Project K-9 Hero additionally provides $500.00 to the owner when the K-9 is deceased for cremation or burial service. Any remaining funds out of the $3000.00 annual medical allotment will go into our general emergency medical fund available to all K-9’s in our program for surgeries or other medical expenses that may exceed the annual benefit. This is all, of course, dependent on funding raised through donations.

Jason Johnson has a passion for Police K-9’s and he has dedicated his life to working with them, as well as training and taking care of them. Jason believes that Police K-9’s perform selflessly for the departments and agencies they work for, and in return, they are not offered that same respect, in their retirement years, by those they served.

Joseph Lawrence Annello was born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 5, 1933. After graduating high school he enlisted in the US Army on April 24, 1950.  CSM Anello has served in every leadership position from squad leader through Division Command Sergeant Major.  He retired from the US Army on August 1, 1970 and pursue furthering his education.  He graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA in 1974. In 1954 he attended the US Army Language School, Monterey, CA (now the Defense Language Institute) and graduated as a Japanese Language Linguist.

Continued serving the US Government until retiring in 1998. 

Married to my wife, Joan, formerly Jung Ae Choi, of Busan, Korea, on June 19, 1959.

Was assigned to four tours of duty in Korea between years, 1950 to 1967.  Served the first tour as a squad leader in the machine gun platoon, H Company 7th RCT, 3rd Infantry Division. Was severely wounded and captured by the Chinese in April 1951. Rescued/escaped on June 1, 1951.  Assigned as the Operations Sergeant, 8057th ASU, Bupyung, during the 2nd and 3rd tours, the last tour as the Sergeant Major, Detachment R, Korean Military Advisory Group, Taegu.

Also, served three tours in Japan, the last assignment as CSM at HQ, US Army, Japan, Camp Zama, 1967 to 1970.

Awards and Decorations include:  Combat Infantry Badge, US Presidential Unit Citation badge, Korean Presidential Citation badge, Silver Star, Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Prisoner of War Medal, Good Conduct Medal (7th Award), Japanese Occupation Medal, Korean Service Medal (3 Battle stars), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, United Nations Korean Service Medal, and several other service medals.

Mike is creating portraits of all the Fallen, free of charge for families. So far, he has completed over 4800 free portraits. In 2007 he was awarded the American Legion’s Patriot Award and in 2009 the VFW Commander in Chief Gold Medal of Merit. In 2010 he was named the 2010 Veteran Volunteer of the Year in Washington State. In 2013 the Department of the Army awarded him The Outstanding Civilian Service Medal. In March 2015, the Lynnwood Elks presented him the General Douglas MacArthur Award, And on March 25, 2015 he was awarded the Citizen Service Before Self Honor (known to some as The Civilian Medal of Honor) by the Medal of Honor Foundation in Washington DC.

On April, 10, 1968, after serving his country as in the USMC, Michael returned home from Vietnam. He knew he had been spared for a reason and needed to discover what that reason was. While in ‘Nam, Michael drew portraits of his fellow Marines. In some cases, those images were all that returned home. 

Since that time, Michael has completed over 10,000 portraits of more 2,000 different celebrities and notable personalities. His art is so popular that his method of obtaining priceless autographs has changed. Now when he draws portraits he asks the celebrity to autograph as many as 10 blank illustration boards. He continues to donate these images to fund-raisers throughout the nation. Michael’s collection includes Bob Hope, Katherine and Audrey Hepburn, Red Skelton, and Ingrid Bergman. He has done drawings of every Heisman Trophy winner and many NFL Hall of Fame members. After working with five U.S. Presidents, Michael was asked to draw a special piece to commemorate President George W. Bush’s election and a portrait of the First Lady, Laura Bush.

Thomas Hamill is an American civilian contractor who was employed by Haliburton as a truck convey commander to deliver fuel to U.S. Forces at Baghdad International Airport.  in 9 April 2004 "Good Friday" Tommy was conducting a convey with an armed escort of U.S. Forces when the convey was attacked by heavy enemy fire and a well emplaced ambush.  Five of Tommy's drivers and two Soldiers were killed in the firefight/ambush.  

During the ensuing firefight, Tommy made a valiant attempt to communicate his position via his laptop, prior to sending his message for help he was struck in the right arm by enemy fire. The training Tommy received prior to deployment kicked in and he remembered he needed to get low to the ground and look for cover.  Tommy had used two socks to try and dress his gunshot wound which was still bleeding heavily and made crawling almost impossible.  A small Iraqi boy pointed towards him and gave away his location and he was quickly captured by one of the insurgents.

The Hotwash is Honored to Present: Founder of GallantFew MAJ (R) Karl Monger 

WED 8 MAR 2017 7-8pm EST

Call in @ (563) 999-3015

 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wor/2017/03/09/the-hotwash-presents-gallant-few-founder-maj-r-karl-monger

GallantFew’s mission is to prevent veteran isolation by connecting new veterans with hometown veteran mentors, thereby facilitating a peaceful, successful transition from military service to a civilian life filled with hope and purpose.

We do this by creating and supporting a nationwide network of successfully transitioned veterans that engage locally with new veterans with the same military background now going through transition and by motivating communities all over the nation to take responsibility for veterans returning; welcoming, connecting, and including.

We believe this will prevent veteran unemployment, homelessness and suicide.

GallantFew was founded by Veterans for Veterans.

We know that, in many cases, the trust level between a Veteran and one or more non-veterans can be low or nil. Another Veteran is sometimes the only assurance that a Veteran can have, the only trust, the only stability. GallantFew is Veterans from all branches of uniformed service, with no inter-service rivalry bullshit, helping our fellow Veterans in any way that we can. We’ve all been there when we were needed, when that call came. Now we know that at least we can trust one another to get some things done right. Because that’s how Veterans get the important things done. With a plan, with standards, and with a commitment to one another.

Welcome to GallantFew !

https://gallantfew.org/

The Hotwash is honored to Present: Horsepower Therapy Founders CW4 (4) Retired Brian Russell and Greg Coker

Mission:

Use Horsepower Therapy to support, empower, and enrich the lives of America’s veterans, combat-wounded veterans and families of fallen service members to heal from their wounds, both visible and hidden. 

Provide opportunities for those veterans and their families to experience the fun and fellowship of Horsepower Therapy and the bond shared by all veterans during track events, car shows, and industry events.

Goals:

- Provide methods and opportunities for veterans and families to be around cars and experience the benefit of horsepower therapy. 

- Raise awareness of the visible and invisible wounds that veterans and family members experience every day as a result of their selfless service to our country. 

 - Plan new and support existing events, including track days, drag races and speed-fests, as well as industry trade and car shows that veterans and family members can attend free of cost. 

 - Develop relationships with members of the automobile industry and private citizens who are interested in helping us provide our veterans with horsepower therapy

Horsepower Therapy will be an all-volunteer non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status formed by retired military members, family members and civilians for the express purpose of serving our nation’s wounded combat veterans and the families of fallen service members. All of our events with veterans, wounded combat veterans and families will paid for solely by contributions from donors, sponsors and our fundraising events. Every dollar goes toward the expenses related to bringing these deserving heroes and families coming from all over the country together to have the time of their lives…and enjoy a little Horsepower Therapy!