Arizona Veterans Hall Of Fame
On behalf of the Office of the Governor and the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services (ADVS), Unified Arizona Veterans established the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame. Those selected for honor of induction are veterans who have honorably served their country through military service and have continued to serve and inspire their fellow man with deeds and accomplishments throughout their lifetime.
The Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame is an extension of the Hall of Fame created by the Arizona Department of Disabled American Veterans in 1978. In 1998, Unified Arizona Veterans, as a committee with representation open to all veterans organizations throughout the state, began formulating its own hall of fame to recognize men and women from all eras, all branches of service, and all walks of life. Following in the footsteps of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame, Arizona hoped to add its legacy to the eventual establishment of a National Veterans Hall of Fame.
Oversight of the Hall is provided by the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services. The ADVS serves Arizona’s veterans on a daily basis through its seven branch offices and it’s Veterans Advisory Commission. The Hall is located at the Arizona State Veteran’s Home in Steele Indian School Park, 4141 N Herrera Way,
Phoenix, AZ 85012-1814.
The inaugural induction ceremony, held on May 30, 2001, recognized 26 Medal of Honor recipients with Arizona ties, 13 of those being prior to Statehood in 1912, and 24 other distinguished Arizona veterans. Elected officials become eligible after they have been out of office for a period of at least two years or upon reaching age 70. Subsequent induction ceremonies will occur in conjunction with Veterans Day in November.
A committee of veterans serves as advisors to the Hall of Fame and selects inductees annually from nominations solicited from all veterans’ organizations and citizens of Arizona throughout the year.
Chapter Awardees
The following members of the First Arizona Chapter MOAA were inducted into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame. Please click on the year to view the narrative and pictures of our members.
Class of 2011
- Colonel H. Rance Farrell, USA Retired
- Brigadier General R. Gregg Maxon, USA Retired
Class of 2010
- Colonel Webb W. Ellis, USA Retired
- Colonel Gary W. Fredricks, USAF Retired
Class of 2009
- Captain William C. Jenkins, USN Retired
- Major General Carl G. Schneider, USAF Retired
Class of 2008
- Brigadier General R. Thomas Browning, USAF Retired
Class of 2007
- Captain Carol C. Culbertson, USN Retired
- Colonel Charles H. “Chuck” Schluter, USA Retired
Class of 2006
- Colonel Richard A. Colson, USA Retired
- Lieutenant James C. Seidl, USCG Retired
- Colonel Albert Park Shaw Jr., USA Retired
Class of 2005
- Major Mike Gannon, USAF Retired
- Colonel Richard “Dick” Minor, USA Retired
Class of 2002
- Lt. Colonel Thomas C. Smith, USMC Retired
- Lt. Commander Terry J. Tassin, USN Retired
- Lt. Colonel William K. Toy, USA Retired
Class of 2001
- Senator Barry Goldwater, Major General, USAF Retired
- Lt. Colonel William W. Thompson, USAF Retired
