Cliff Leonard. Saturday, he was presented the Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander-in-Chief Gold Medal of Merit by
Hal Roesch, VFW national commander.
Only a handful of veterans are chosen each year to receive the award, which is given for exceptional services rendered to the country and community. He also was given a lifetime membership to the VFW. The ceremony took place at VFW Post 7909 on Blanding Boulevard.
Leonard was a Marine from 1966 to 1968 and spent 13 months in reconnaissance units in the jungles of Vietnam. After his Marine Corps service and multiple other careers, he became a sculptor who creates busts of Florida Marines who died in combat. He gives them to family at no cost. Leonard has completed about 50 since he began making them 13 years ago.
JaxPort employees donate nearly $19K to local charities
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JaxPort Board Chairman Jamie Shelton and CEO Eric Green pose with checks employees donated to local charities. (Courtesy of JaxPort)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two local charities are getting a nice boost thanks to more than $18,600 in donations from JaxPort employees, the port authority announced Monday.
Employees pooled what they could spare to raise the money in support United Way of Northeast Florida and Creating Healthier Communities, which provide social and health services to Jacksonville-area families.
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JaxPort Chairman Jamie Shelton called the donations, part of the 2020 JaxPort Charity Drive, a show of remarkable generosity.