POSTPONED: Hall of Heroes Induction Ceremony

media release: Nov. 5 update: The induction originally scheduled for this Friday, November 8, 2024, has been postponed. 

On Friday, while a patient in our hospital, we were honored to do an early, impromptu induction of U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Lance Corporal Terry Christensen into our Hall of Heroes along with his family. He passed away the following morning. 

He received a Bronze Star with V device for actions while serving in Vietnam, running into a burning helicopter three times, even after suffering severe burns on his first trip. Only after all the casualties were removed from the helicopter and successfully evacuated did he submit himself for medical treatment. A few weeks later, he was wounded by a gunshot in his left shoulder causing a fracture of his left arm for which he was awarded the Purple Heart with Gold Star Device.

His response Friday, “I really felt I was just doing my job, not a hero."

Find out more information and view our virtual Hall of Heroes.