Representatives of the United States Air Force MemorialFoundation, responsible for Air Force Memorial in Boscawen, N.H.,presented a plaque to Service Credit Union President/CEO GordonSimmons and retired Executive Vice President Edward Murphy toacknowledge the credit union's support of the memorial.
Retired Major General Joseph K. Simeone, USAF, thanked both Simmonsand Murphy during the presentation and said their efforts made thememorial possible.
The memorial, a joint effort of the Brigadier General Harrison R.Thyng Chapter of the Air Force Association, Chapter 155 of the AirForce Sergeants Association and the New Hampshire Veterans CemeteryAssociation, is a scaled-down version of the Air Force Memorial inWashington and stands at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemeterygrounds.
Service Credit Union provided frequent support to MemorialCommittee of the New Hampshire chapters of the Air Force SergeantsAssociation and the Air Force Association (AFA) marking the creditunion as the largest contributor to United States Air Forcememorial.
“The credit union's support for the memorial is our way of showinggratitude for all that our airmen and women have done to defend ourgreat nation,” said Gordon Simmons. “Our roots came from Pease AirForce Base when the credit union opened in 1957 just ten yearsafter the Air Force became an independent military branch. It seemsespecially fitting with Service Credit Union's strong connection tothe military that we are the largest contributor to thememorial.”