The Valor Awards also honors a local veteran.
These are our Veteran Honorees, as featured in each year’s program.
Carroll Duvall
U.S. Army, two tours in Vietnam with D Company, 169th Corps of Engineers. A Remington Lions Club volunteer for nearly 30 years.
READ IN THE 2026 PROGRAM ›
Sgt. George D. Scheulen
U.S. Army, 1st Cavalry Division. Arrived in Vietnam in 1965 as a squad leader in an infantry platoon. Recipient of the Bronze Star and the Air Medal.
READ IN THE 2025 PROGRAM ›
LTC John O’Sullivan
25 years in the U.S. Army as an Infantry Officer and Aviator, including service in Vietnam. Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal. Retired from active duty in 1993.
READ IN THE 2024 PROGRAM ›
Carolyn Kirkland
Entered the U.S. Navy in 1966 as a Lieutenant Junior Grade during the Vietnam War, and served as a Navy nurse in Oakland, Naples, Italy and Quantico.
READ IN THE 2023 PROGRAM ›
Cooper L. Wright
West Point Class of 1966. Two combat tours in Vietnam, with two Bronze Stars and three Air Medals. Retired from the Army in 1986.
READ IN THE 2021 PROGRAM ›
Dr. David M. Snyder
U.S. Navy physician from 1967 to 1971, in trauma and orthopedic surgery in Vietnam. Co‑founded the Blue Ridge Orthopedic Association in Warrenton in 1978.
READ IN THE 2019 PROGRAM ›