Jared C. Monti – Medal of Honor
President Barack Obama will posthumously award Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared C. Monti the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry in Afghanistan, White House officials announced on July 24, 2009.
The ceremony, scheduled for Sept. 17 at the White House, will mark the first time Obama confers the highest military honor, making Monti the sixth service member to receive the Medal of Honor for service in Afghanistan or Iraq since Sept. 11, 2001, all of which have been awarded posthumously.
American Valor has started it’s military tribute to Jared C. Monti.
Military Tribute to Kenneth Lee Worley
This is an ongoing Military Tribute to Medal of Honor recipient Kenneth Lee Worley. It is spearheaded by a veteran who has become a good friend in the cause…Bruce Salisbury.
Bruce has been working non-stop night and day since I first met him earlier this year on the memory of Kenneth Lee Worley. If you are an artist, a sculptor or know someone who is, please have them contact Bruce at the email or telephone number below.
This is the next stage in the project. I hope one day to bring it all together and be able to tell you the COMPLETE story of our young hero Kenneth Lee Worley.
Dad offers a strong American Valor Military Tribute to Bruce Salisbury for his untiring efforts to bring well deserved attention to a young man who gave his all for our country that others may live.
Kenneth Lee Worley
Memorial Concept
A memorial Bronze to honor Lance Corporal Kenneth Lee Worley, USMC, CMOH.
I would like to see a bronze of Kenneth Lee Worley shown standing easy in his combat gear and alongside him a bronze of one of the Young Marines who are dedicated to Worley’s honor. The young man, age 8 or 9 to be looking up at and saluting his hero.
Conceptually, the Young Marine will represent Worley when he was young and dreaming of growing up. It will represent Worley harking back to his own childhood, as well as the son that Worley never met and young people all over America who look up to the ideal of heroism.
I don’t think Worley should be presented in Dress Uniform or wearing medals or devices other than his rifle and gear and the working tools of a Marine Corps Lance Corporal in Vietnam in 1968.
I would like to ask any artist who might like to attempt sketching their vision of this memorial concept to contact me and let me share what they see and feel. While I cannot offer to pay you for your effort, I will let people know who was the sketch artist in every case.
Contact me at:
Bruce L Salisbury
PO Box 744
Aztec,NM 87410
505.334.2398
bsalisbury@acrnet.com
"Military Tribute to Medal of Honor Recipient Kenneth Lee Worley"
Kenneth Lee Worley MOH Remembrance
Kenneth Lee Worley, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam in August 1968, was born 27 April 1948, in Farmington, New Mexico, and completed Farmington Elementary School in 1962. He attended Hot Spring High School in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, for two years.
Unfortunately for America, that is just about all that is known about Kenneth Worley. He seems to be but a ghost in time. Just a whisper in our ear to remind us of the pain and horror that we came to know as Vietnam.
After reading the news article about Kenneth earlier this year, Dad decided to pursue the matter further. It turns out there is growing interest in finding out not only more information about L/Cpl Kenneth Lee Worley, Medal of Honor recepient, but to also build a memorial to his memory.
I would like to ask anyone with information or pictures concerning Kenneth to forward them to or contact Dad@American-Valor.com
Discover more about Kenneth Worley on our main page. We are committed to telling his story. Please help us in our mission.
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