A special award ceremony will be held on May 3, at 12:45 p.m., at the Naval Air Station Wildwood, Aviation Museum, Hangar #1, Cape May County Airport, Cape May, N.J. Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Sullivan, Assistant Adjutant General-Army, New Jersey Army National Guard, will present the New Jersey Vietnam Service Medal to 126 Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland county residents who are veterans of the Vietnam Conflict.

This ceremony is part of the NAS Wildwood "Welcome Home Vietnam Veteran" program. There is more about the program and the station at www.usnasw.org.

Approved by the New Jersey Legislature on Nov. 13, 2000, the medal commemorates the 25th anniversary of the ending of the Vietnam Conflict in January 1973.

To be eligible for the Vietnam Service Medal, veterans must meet the following criteria:

• be a current resident of New Jersey
• served in any branch of the armed forces of the United States in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia or the contiguous waters or airspace thereof on or after Dec. 31, 1960 and on or before May 7, 1975.
• Have an honorable discharge or be currently serving in the military
  

Posthumous awards can be awarded; application must be made by the surviving spouse or immediate family member.

Anyone interested in applying for the New Jersey Vietnam Service Medal should send a written request, e-mail or telephone call, requesting an application form to the following -

Mail
NJDMAVA
ATTN: Distinguished Service Medal
P.O. Box 340
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0340
Be sure to include full name, home address and a daytime phone number

e-mail: robert.wimberly@njdmava.state.nj.us

Phone: 1-800-624-0508, Press 7.

NEW JERSEY VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL LIST OF RECIPIENTS

Naval Air Station Wildwood, Cape May, N.J.

May 3, 2003

Rank	First Name	MI	Last Name	Posthumous	Branch	City	County	zip
Specialist Five	Joseph	J.	Arcidiacono		Army	Vineland	Cumberland	08361
Platoon Sergeant	Dean	J.	Atkinson		Army	Buena	Atlantic	08310
Private	William	H.	Bailey		Army	Atlantic City	Atlantic	08401
Specialist Five	Robert	B.	Bell		Army	Mays Landing	Atlantic	08330
Private 1st Class	Bertram	W.	Berkowitz		Marine Corps	Hammonton	Atlantic	08037
Specialist Four	Thomas	M.	Boyd		Army	Northfield	Atlantic	08225
Petty Officer 2nd Class	Bruce	R.	Bradshaw		Navy	Egg Harbor Twp	Atlantic	08234
Colonel	Conal	J.	Brady		Air Force	Ocean View	Cape May	08230
Petty Officer 2nd Class	George	E.	Brenner		Navy	Millville	Cumberland	08332
Sergeant 1st Class	Barry	L.	Broughton		Marine Corps	Whitesboro	Cape May	08252
Specialist Four	Dennis	N.	Brown		Army	Galloway	Atlantic	08205
Navy Counsellor Chief	Gwynne	L.	Brown		Navy	Vineland	Cumberland	08360
Sergeant	James	J.	Brown		Marine Corps	Cape May Court House	Cape May	08210
Private 1st Class	Russell	E.	Brown		Army	Bridgeton	Cumberland	08302
Specialist Five	Alfonso	F.	Burch		Army	Cardiff	Atlantic	08234
Corporal	Robert	A.	Burzynski	Posthumous	Marine Corps	Egg Harbor Twp	Atlantic	08234
Specialist Five	George	J.	Carpenter		Army	North Cape May	Cape May	08204
Corporal	Harold	R.	Carty		Marine Corps	Erma	Cape May	08204
Master Sergeant	Eugene	D.	Ciambella		Air Force	Linwood	Atlantic	08221
Lance Corporal	Joseph	C.	Connelly		Marine Corps	Absecon	Atlantic	08205
Specialist Four	Robert	W.	Cornell II		Army	Egg Harbor Twp	Atlantic	08234
Seaman	Robert	N.	Corson		Navy	Villas	Cape May	08251
Specialist Five	Charles	F.	Cosaboone		Army	Petersburg	Cape May	08270
Petty Officer 3rd Class	Walter	W.	Craig		Navy	Cape May	Cape May	08204
Specialist Four	Robert	C.	Crowley		Army	Millville	Cumberland	08332
Corporal	Leo	J.	Cunningham		Marine Corps	Villas	Cape May	08251
Technical Sergeant	Paul	A.	D'Ambra		Air Force	Egg Harbor City	Atlantic	08215
Specialist Four	Edward	A.	Decker		Army	Cape May Court House	Cape May	08210
Sergeant	John	F.	DeLucca		Air Force	Hammonton	Atlantic	08037
Specialist Four	Anthony	S.	DePasquale		Army	Vineland	Cumberland	08361
Sergeant	Joseph	B.	Dieeicini		Army	Hammonton	Atlantic	08037
Private 1st Class	Arthur	R.	Dorn		Army	Atlantic City	Atlantic	08401
Specialist Five	Larry	C.	Dudley		Army	Millville	Cumberland	08332
Specialist Five	Robert	J.	East		Army	Mays Landing	Atlantic	08330
Sergeant	Robert	H.	Easterday		Air Force	Mays Landing	Atlantic	08330
Sergeant	James	M.	Egyud		Air Force	North Wildwood	Cape May	08260
Lieutenant Colonel	Roger	D.	Emmick		Air Force	Somers Point	Atlantic	08244
Specialist Five	Robert	C.	French		Army	Ocean City	Cape May	08226
Sergeant	Thomas		Frisoli		Air Force	Villas	Cape May	08251
Specialist Five	Fred	W.	Gado		Army	Atlantic City	Atlantic	08401
Specialist Five	Michael		Garber		Army	Margate	Atlantic	08402
Lance Corporal	William	A.	Godin		Marine Corps	Egg Harbor City	Atlantic	08215
Lance Corporal	Miguel	A.	Gonzales-Bermudez		Marine Corps	Vineland	Cumberland	08361
Specialist Five	George	J.	Hallett		Army	North Wildwood	Cape May	08260
Petty Officer 3rd Class	Michael	A.	Halvorsen		Navy	Little Egg Harbor	Ocean	08087
Sergeant 1st Class	William	D.	Hambrecht		Army	Somers Point	Atlantic	08244
Petty Officer 3rd Class	Jerry	F.	Hamel		Navy	Franklinville	Gloucester	08322
Private 1st Class	Frederick	E.	Hathaway		Army	Mays Landing	Atlantic	08330
Lance Corporal	George	W.	Hee		Marine Corps	Wildwood Crest	Cape May	08260
Specialist Four	Herbert	W.	Hughes		Army	Bridgeton	Cumberland	08302
Staff Sergeant	Frank	J.	Impagliazzo		Air Force	Egg Harbor Twp	Atlantic	08234
Specialist Five	Robert	D.	Ireland		Army	Egg Harbor Twp	Atlantic	08234
Specialist Four	John	C.	Johnson		Army	Ventnor	Atlantic	08406
Sergeant	Robert	G.	Johnson		Air Force	Cape May Court House	Cape May	08210
Petty Officer 2nd Class	John	W.	Kiphorn		Navy	Northfield	Atlantic	08225
Petty Officer 2nd Class	Andrew	J.	Klain		Navy	Corbin City	Atlantic	08270
Sergeant	Harry	E.	Langheim		Army	Hammonton	Atlantic	08037
Sergeant	Joseph	C.	Lankelis		Army	Cape May Court House	Cape May	08210
Sergeant	Robert	B.	Lano		Army	Vineland	Cumberland	08347
Specialist Five	Porfirio		Lara		Army	Vineland	Cumberland	08360
Specialist Four	Joseph	J.	Leahy		Army	Cape May Court House	Cape May	08210
Private	William	J.	Ledger		Army	Millville	Cumberland	08332
Petty Officer 3rd Class	John	M.	Lee		Navy	Bridgeton	Cumberland	08302
Petty Officer 2nd Class	Joseph	J.	Leeds		Navy	Egg Harbor Twp	Atlantic	08234
Specialist Four	Richard	D.	Lera		Army	Vineland	Cumberland	08361
Specialist Five	Gordon	A.	Lorenzo		Army	Woodbine	Cape May	08270
Sergeant	Michael		Ludgate		Marine Corps	Cape May Court House	Cape May	08210
Sergeant	Barry	E.	Ludy		Air Force	Egg Harbor Twp	Atlantic	08234
Sergeant	Harold	E.	Lundlam		Army	Millville	Cumberland	08332
Specialist Five	Michael		Lutz		Army	Absecon	Atlantic	08201
Private 1st Class	Thomas	J.	MacWilliams		Army	Egg Harbor Twp	Atlantic	08234
Specialist Four	Samuel	H.	Magill		Army	Erma	Cape May	08204
Lance Corporal	John	D.	Malloy		Marine Corps	North Wildwood	Cape May	08262
Sergeant	Joseph	F.	Marchina		Army	North Cape May	Cape May	08204
Master Sergeant	Thomas	W.	Marks		Air Force	Rio Grande	Cape May	08242
Specialist Four	John	H.	Mays		Army	Elwood	Atlantic	08234
Sergeant	John	E.	McCaffery		Marine Corps	Del Haven	Cape May	08251
Hospitalman Chief	Thomas	J.	McCarty		Navy	Eldora	Cape May	08270
Petty Officer 2nd Class	Robert	E.	McNulty		Navy	Egg Harbor Twp	Atlantic	08234
Specialist Four	Alfred	J.	Melchiore		Army	Cape May Court Hose	Cape May	08210
Senior Master Sergeant	George	H.	Morrison		Air Force	Bridgeton	Cumberland	08302
Corporal	Watson	T.	Mosebay		Marine Corps	Ventnor	Atlantic	08406
Master Sergeant	Charles	L.	Mueller		Air Force	Sweetwater	Atlantic	08037
Specialist Five	Glenn	R.	Nickerson		Army	Millville	Cumberland	08332
Specialist Four	Carl	L.	Norman		Army	Marmora	Cape May	08223
Petty Officer 2nd Class	Ernest	D.	Noseda		Navy	Millville	Cumberland	08332
Petty Officer 2nd Class	Clinton	D.	Pease		Navy	Northfield	Atlantic	08225
Private 1st Class	Linwood	R.	Pierce		Army	Vineland	Cumberland	08360
Sergeant	Michael		Prate		Army	Atlantic City	Atlantic	08401
Corporal	Edward	E.	Presgraues		Marine Corps	Vineland	Cumberland	08360
Petty Officer 3rd Class	George	O.	Prichett		Navy	Millville	Cumberland	08332
Specialist Four	Wayne	R.	Rambo		Army	North Cape May	Cape May	08204
Specialist Four	Aloysius	M.	Reagan		Army	Erma	Cape May	08204
Sergeant	James	F.	Reeves		Army	Millville	Cumberland	08332
Specialist Four	James	H.	Ridgeway		Army	Bridgeton	Cumberland	08302
Seaman	Charles	E.	Rodgers		Navy	Vineland	Cumberland	08361
Corporal	Wilburn	R.	Rollison		Marine Corps	Millville	Cumberland	08332
Lance Corporal	John	M.	Rush		Marine Corps	Ventnor	Atlantic	08406
Lance Corporal	Ronald	T.	Rush		Marine Corps	Egg Harbor Twp	Atlantic	08234
Petty Officer 3rd Class	James		Sanders		Navy	Cape May Court House	Cape May	08210
Petty Officer 2nd Class	Alfred	P.	Sbrana		Navy	Vineland	Cumberland	08360
Specialist Four	Frederick	M.	Scholl		Army	Millville	Cumberland	08332
Fireman	Robert	A.	Schwarz		Navy	Vineland	Cumberland	08361
Sergeant	John	S.	Sherba		Army	Green Creek	Cape May	08219
Lance Corporal	William	W.	Shomo		Marine Corps	Atlantic City	Atlantic	08401
Specialist Four	Warren	G.	Sloan		Army	Atlantic City	Atlantic	08401
Steelworker Chief	David		Stevens		Navy	Buena	Atlantic	08310
Specialist Four	Richard	L.	Stoehr		Army	Vineland	Cumberland	08360
Staff Sergeant	Robert	E.	Stretch		Air Force	Vineland	Cumberland	08361
Staff Sergeant	Earl	C.	Swift		Army	Egg Harbor Twp	Atlantic	08234
Petty Officer 3rd Class	Bruce	J.	Tasso		Navy	Vineland	Cumberland	08361
Gunnery Sergeant	Howard	P.	Teter		Marine Corps	Vineland	Cumberland	08360
Specialist Five	Joseph	H.	Thiel		Army	Egg Harbor Twp	Atlantic	08234
Petty Officer 2nd Class	Robert	F.	Thomas		Navy	Galloway	Atlantic	08205
Lance Corporal	Thomas	N.	Thompson		Marine Corps	Rio Grande	Cape May	08242
Petty Officer 1st Class	Emerson	L.	Thrower		Navy	Vineland	Cumberland	08361
Specialist Five	Frank	A.	Tomasello		Army	Hammonton	Atlantic	08037
Specialist Five	John	T.	Turner		Army	Ocean View	Cape May	08230
Specialist Four	James	J.	Vercio		Army	Wildwood	Cape May	08260
Corporal	Louis		Vitale		Marine Corps	Egg Harbor City	Atlantic	08215
Sergeant	William		Weeks		Marine Corps	Millville	Cumberland	08332
Specialist Five	Robert	A.	Weiler		Army	Somers Point	Atlantic	08244
Sergeant	Evan		Whittaker		Army	Ocean City	Cape May	08226
Private	Harold	J.	Williams		Army	Bridgeton	Cumberland	08302
Specialist Four	Richard	J.	Williams		Army	North Cape May	Cape May	08204
Specialist Four	Raymond		Wynder		Army	Millville	Cumberland	08332