Santa Ana Marine to receive the Purple Heart Medal on Thursday

Santa Ana Marine to Receive the Purple Heart Medal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2010

CONTACT: John Parent (714) 567-7458 or  Cell: (714) 227-2623

(Santa Ana, CA) – On Thursday, January 28, 2010, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter will present the Purple Heart Medal to Marine Sergeant Nain Pena of Santa Ana for wounds he received in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom II on November 11, 2004.

The Purple Heart Medal was established by General George Washington at Newburgh, New York, August 7, 1782 and is awarded to members of the Armed Forces who have been killed or wounded in action.

Judge Carter, a former Marine and Vietnam Veteran, fought in the Battle of Khe Sahn in 1968. His military awards and decorations include a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. The presentation will take place at 9:00 a.m. at the Orange County Veterans Service Office, 1300 South Grand Avenue, Building B, Santa Ana 92705.

For more information, please contact Joe Ford of the Orange County Veterans Service Office at (714) 567-7450.

Click here to see the original press release.

O.C. Community Resources
1300 S. Grand Ave, Bldg B.
Santa Ana CA. 92705
Phone (714) 567-7450/Fax (714) 567-7674
Email: OCVSO@occr.ocgov.com

Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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