Fraternity-Testvériség, 1992 (70. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1992-01-01 / 1. szám
FRATERNITY Page 31 The William Penn Association and the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America will honor American war veterans of Hungarian descent this summer. The tribute will consist of two items. One will be a large bronze plaque honoring all members of the U.S. armed forces of Hungarian descent, both living and deceased, who served in any war in which U.S. forces participated, from the American Revolution to Operation Desert Storm. The second part of the tribute will be a book listing the names and addresses of those special veterans. Both the plaque and book will be dedicated during the opening ceremonies of the 17th annual Hungarian Festival on Saturday, June 6, at the American Hungarian Foundation's Hungarian Heritage Center, located in New Brunswick, NJ. The plaque and book will then become part of the center's permanent collection. A committee composed of representatives from both the William Penn Association and the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America is planning the tribute. In announcing its plans, the committee said it hoped "to remind everyone that Hungarian Americans have always been ready, willing and able to establish and defend freedom and democracy, both here and abroad, even at the risk of making the ultimate sacrifice." The committee is issuing a call to all Hungarian Americans for their assistance in implementing the project. Anyone knowing of a Hungarian American who served in any branch of the U.S. armed forces during any war is asked to submit that veteran's name and address to the committee. Additional information on each veteran would also be appreciated. Such information could include whether the veteran is living or deceased, whether he or she was killed in action, which branch of the armed forces and wars the veteran served in, and highest rank attained. Plans call for all such information to be stored in a computer file at the Hungarian Heritage Center. The information would be made available to those researching family histories or other pertinent topics. However, only the name and address of each veteran will appear in the commemorative tribute book. The names and addresses of eligible veterans, and any additional information, should be sent to: The Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, 2001 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036- 1011. Churches and civic organizations have several publications listing names of veterans living or deceased. Therefore, please share the information with us. General chairmen of the tribute committee are Joseph P. Arvay and George Dózsa. Honorary chairmen are Rev. Imre Bertalan and E.E. Vargo. The committee members are Bishop Dezső Abraham, Anthony C. Beke, George S. Charles Jr., Charles A. Fabian, Louis A. Fodor, Elmer A. Furedy, Frances A. Furedy, Michael J. Hrabar, Priscilla Hunyady, Michael R. Kara, William J. Kovach, László Lipoczky, August J. Molnár, Roger G. Nagy, Michael Pauli Jr., Elvira Petry, William B. Puskas, Michael F. Tomcsak, Elmer W. Toth, Suzanne S. Virgulák and Frank J. Wukovits Jr. George Dózsa, Vice President-Secretary
