Each year the Joint Veterans Coalition of Medina County, Ohio Honors a Veteran and a Veterans Advocate of the Year.
Applications for nominations for Veteran and Veterans Advocate of the Year can be downloaded by clicking the links below.
Veteran of the Year-2026 Fillable v2
Veteran Advocate of the Year-2026 Fillable v2
“Veteran & Veterans Advocate of the Year”
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2026
Veteran – Ray R. Fain | USA
Advocate – Sandra “Sandy” Porter | Blue Star Mothers
2025
Veteran – Joseph Destro, USA
Advocate – Judge Gary Werner, American Legion Post #202 | Medina
2024
Veteran – Scott Kopfstein, USN
Advocate – Barbi Kirschner, American Legion Post #523 | Lodi, Ohio
2023
Veteran – Harry (JIM) Hoessle, USA
Advocate – Isabella Heinbaugh-McCroskey, VFW #9520 | Brunswick, Ohio
2022
Veteran – David Lofy, USN/USCG
Advocate – Holly Helmick- Sprowl, American Legion Post #523 | Lodi, Ohio
2021
Veteran – Phillip Grassa, USAF
Advocate – Mr. Dale Weygandt, Weygandt Video Productions
2020
Veteran – Robert “Bob” Prevost, USA
Advocate – Ms. Elizabeth Mikita, Director Newbridge Place
2019
Veteran – Jack Forster, USMC
Advocate – Mayor Dennis Hanwell, City of Medina
2018
Veteran – David Bilinovich, USMC
Advocate – Sherry Bilinovich, DAV Auxiliary
2017
Veteran – Edward Zackery, USA
Advocate- Annette Hlavaty, Blue Star Mothers
2016
Veteran – David Taylor, USA
Advocate – Becky Blackmore, Rolling Thunder
2015
Veteran – Catherine Owen, USN
2014
Veteran – Jerry Lemons, USAF
