Purple Heart Cane Project Ceremony - 2026
2026 Purple Heart Cane Project Ceremony
2026 Purple Heart Cane Project Ceremony at The National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
Purple Heart Cane Project Honor veterans who were wounded in action by presenting carved Purple Heart canes. This ceremony was at The National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida on January 17, 2026.
Hosted by Vietnam Veteran and Purple Heart Cane Project founder Lloyd Lasenby with guest speaker’s Marine veteran Sylvester McIntosh, Colonel Anthony Young, CEO of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum Rick Kaiser, Veteran, Bronze Star, Purple Heart recipient Congressman Brian J. Mast and Medal of Honor recipient David G. Bellavia.
Recipients and honorees span conflicts from World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, to recent OEF/OIF.
Honoring Purple Heart Recipients; Adam J. McCann, Andrew Walden, Albert Norton, Michael S. Evans II, Lowell E. Beenenga, Thomas O. Felke, Charles G. Richardson, William P. Riley, Albert Gesualdo, Orlando Rimerez, Loren E. Tracy, Eusevio Alvarado Jr., Kenneth P. Anderson, Robert T. Pennell, Ralph T. Williams, Norman A, Fickett, Anthony K. Kellichner, Lawrence T. Walker, R.I. Grissett, Dominic Pontarelli, David R. Van Loon, Raymond J. Coxworth, Ru Cariaga, Robert L. Palmer, James D. Manahan, Hayward E. Mathis, Christopher S. Fowlk, Ronald L. Keenen, Robert Dotolo, Daniel L. Ziegler, Leonard D. Moreau, O. Neil Duke, Daniel A. Bernard, Roger J. Kinsey, Margaux Mange-Donahue, Adrian M. Marquez/Ayala, Andrew W. Dulay, Benjamin D. Smith, Louis C Urso, Keith C. Nimlo, Richard A. McDonald, Mark F. Mitchel, Joseph W. McClister, Bruce A. Van Wieren, John McGinty, Benjamin D. Smith, Victor R. Butler, James A. Carleton, Raymond L. Burkard, Gary L. Baura, Perry R. West, Robert A. Haeg, Mark R. Baaden, Russell L. Marek, Jeff W. Patterson, Karl Gustavson, Raymond J. Sturm and A.J. Krause.
Each cane presented includes the veteran name, service branch, service dates, injury date and location, and notable awards (when mentioned).
Some canes accepted posthumously by family members.
