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ARIZONA VETERANS HALL OF FAME
C/O UNIFIED ARIZONA VETERANS
P.O. BOX 34338
PHOENIX, AZ 85067
(602) 799-9480 Cell

The Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame to Induct
A New Class of 22 Veterans in Ceremonies

on October 18, 2019

For Immediate Release:

Points of Contact: Bob Dalpe, Communications Director, cell 623.910.8195; or
Carol Culbertson, Secretary, secretary@azuav.org, cell 602.799.9480

The annual Induction Ceremony of the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame will take
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place on Friday, October 18 , 2019, from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the Talking
Stick Resort Conference Center, 9800 E. Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85256.
Doors open at 11:00 a.m. The Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame is sponsored and
administered by the Unified Arizona Veterans, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona,
www.azuav.org. The Induction Ceremony recognizes and honors Arizona veterans
who have honorably served their country and who continue to serve and inspire
their fellow American citizens with civic deeds and accomplishments outside their
military service, including Arizona Medal of Honor Recipients recognized for valor
in action against enemy forces in wartime. The Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame is
recognized by the Governor of Arizona and the Arizona Department of Veterans’
Services, and supported by the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame Society. This will be
the 19th class of veterans inducted since the inception of the Arizona Veterans Hall
of Fame in 2001.

This year’s Induction Ceremony will recognize the Class of 2019:

Arlan R. Allen, Jr., Army veteran, Phoenix, Arizona
William M. Bates, Army veteran, Sierra Vista

Francis M. Blain, USMC veteran, Lake Havasu City
John Travis Burns, Army veteran, Phoenix
Patricia Carlisle-Thompson, Army veteran, Wittmann

James T. Consolato, Jr., USAF veteran, Golden Valley
Robert E. Conte, Army veteran, Sierra Vista
Kenneth L. Dowse, Navy veteran, Tucson