INDUCTION INTO THE ARIZONA VETERANS HALL OF FAME
Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame was recently established by Unified Arizona Veterans on behalf of the Office of the Governor and the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services to honor Arizona veterans for their military service and their accomplishments throughout their lifetime. The inaugural induction ceremony, held on May 30, 2001, recognized 26 Medal of Honor recipients with Arizona ties, and 24 other distinguished Arizona veterans. Among the inductees to the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame were a former Arizona House Majority Leader Burton S. Barr, former Arizona's U.S. Senator Barry M. Goldwater, former U.S. Senator, Governor, and Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court William McFarland, former US House of Representatives Minority Leader John J. Rhodes, and our Anne Krizanauskas. We in the Lithuanian-American Community of Arizona celebrated Anne Krizanauskas and her achievements by cheering her induction and by presenting her with a traditional Lithuanian sash. Present at the ceremonies were Kestutis and Siga Eidukonis, Antonija Petrulis, Vytautas and Rima Reklaitis, Nora Burba Trulsson, and Rimantas and Aldona Vaitkus.
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