It all started by glancing up for Richard Narushoff.
Narushoff, 75, of Monroeville remembers being 3 years old when he saw his first airplane flying through the sky.
“I figured I’d fly someday,” he said. “I guess it’s always been in my mind.”
Those memories came back recently after he was awarded the Pennsylvania Veterans Service Award for his unwavering support of veterans.
Narushoff is the ninth person to receive the award. It was established by the Pennsylvania National Guard in 2019, according to the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
The award comes in the form of a certificate signed by Maj. Gen. Anthony J. Carrelli, the state’s adjutant general, and a bronze medal featuring a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, emblazoned with “For Him Who Shall Have Borne the Battle.”