Florida Veteran’s Hall of Fame inductees include Vets4Energy co-chair

Florida recently inducted 11 new members to its Veteran’s Hall of Fame, the first time names have been added since the honor’s establishment in 2013.

Award winners include Florida Vets4Energy Co-Chair Dennis Freytes.
 
"There's a lot of selfless sacrifice that our veterans make and they're not recognized for it,” Freytes said. “Not for myself in particular, but for others -- so it is a great honor. This is a great get-together showing all of the American patriotism: it was just outstanding.”
 
The emotional ceremony saw inductees offer their thanks to wives, families and friends in the packed audience and pay tribute to fallen comrades who didn’t make it back home.

Those inducted into the Florida Veteran’s Hall of Fame have their names etched into the wall of the Florida Capitol, which this year’s inductees agreed was an honor and a privilege.
 
The inductees included: Freytes, Gov. Reubin Askew, Gov. LeRoy Collins, Sergeant Jordon Corbett, Rear Admiral Kevin Delaney, Dr. David Goetsch, Gov. Spessard Holland, Dr. William Proctor, Colonel Washington Sanchez Jr., Chief Master Sergeant Johnny Stewart and Frederick Taylor Jr.