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Governor Larry Hogan Honors WWII Veteran
At Peace Cross
Vows to Keep Nearly 100-Year-Old Memorial
Honoring Local Veterans Standing
Governor Larry Hogan was joined by Secretary of Veterans Affairs George Owings III to honor Second Lieutenant John Robert Pedevillano - a World War II veteran, Prisoner of War, and Purple Heart recipient - with an official governor’s citation recognizing his military service and dedication to Maryland and the United States. The event took place at the Peace Cross monument in Bladensburg, Maryland, which was constructed in 1925 by local families and the American Legion to honor members of the community who fought in World War I.
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 Shown from left to right: Ms. Barbara Pedevillano (daugher), MDVA Secretary George Owings III, Mr. John Robert Pedevillano, a World War II veteran, and Governor Larry Hogan at the Peace Cross in Bladensburg, Maryland. Photo Credit: Executive Office of the Governor
 Governor Hogan joins some of the AMVETS members who rode to the ceremony. Photo Credit: Executive Office of the Governor
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Governor Hogan Honored by American Veterans
Receives AMVETS Maryland Freestate Award of Excellence
Governor Larry Hogan today joined the American Veterans (AMVETS) Department of Maryland for a luncheon event, where he received the Past National Commander A. Leo Anderson Memorial Freestate Award of Excellence. The governor was joined by First Lady Yumi Hogan, Maryland Secretary of Veterans Affairs George Owings, AMVETS Maryland Department Commander Ed McKinnon, Auxiliary President Donna Tolland, Sons of AMVETS Commander Joe Forrest, and many other veterans.
“There are no words adequate enough to express our sincere gratitude, our respect, and our deep appreciation to all of our military veterans,” said Governor Hogan. “I am humbled to receive this award, and I pledge that our administration will remain committed to the brave men and women who are currently serving and who have served.”
The Hogan administration has worked to ensure that all veterans can continue to live, work, raise a family, and retire in Maryland. The first piece of legislation ever signed by Governor Hogan established March 30th Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, and since then, he has pushed for and enacted legislation to provide tax relief for retired veterans, encourage employers to hire veterans, provide assistance for housing, and more.
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First Lady Yumi Hogan Appointed as Honorary Ambassadress Ex-officio by the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation, Inc.
First Lady Yumi Hogan was appointed as an Honorary Ambassadress Ex-officio by the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation, Inc. (KWVMF) in the Rayburn Room on Capitol Hill. Colonel William E. Weber, USA-Ret., Chair of KWVMF, thanked the First Lady for her support of Korean War Veterans. Congressman Andy Harris and members of the Executive Committee for the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation also attended today's ceremony.
Mrs. Hogan is the first Asian-American First Lady in Maryland’s history and the nation’s first Korean-American First Lady. She grew up in a rural village in South Korea before immigrating to the United States several decades ago.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization originally entrusted with the responsibility to ensure that the Korean War Veterans Memorial in our Nation’s Capital will be maintained in perpetuity and to assist with ceremonies at the Memorial honoring all those who have served.
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