HonorAir Blog » Awards http://www.honorairknoxville.com/blog Honoring All East TN WWII Veterans! Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:04:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Eddie Honored For Service to Veterans http://www.honorairknoxville.com/blog/eddie-honored-for-service-to-veterans/ http://www.honorairknoxville.com/blog/eddie-honored-for-service-to-veterans/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:18:20 +0000 ckelly http://www.honorairknoxville.com/blog/?p=14 eddie1

 

Eddie Mannis, president of Prestige Cleaners and chairman of HonorAir Knoxville, was the recipient of two awards on Memorial Day for his work in honoring World War II veterans.

 

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First, Eddie was presented with the Lester Speeks Award at East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery. The Lester Speeks Award is given to a member of the community who has demonstrated concern for and dedication to the support of veterans.

 

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Second, Eddie was presented with the Chairman’s Award at Honor Fountain City day.

 

Read the transcript of Eddie’s speech from Memorial Day

 

View the Daily Times Article about the awards

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