ices at Oceanview United Methodist Church in Juno Beach. Alex Hewko was a pilot in the South Pacific, where he was awarded the Pur- ple Heart and Bronze Star for flying mis- sions over New Guinea. Mother brother. Peter, was a Marine and was injured in a near-fatal bus accident in California. Ben served

el for Congress Jeffrey, During the Korean War, I served in uniform in the all-black 503rd Field Artillery Battalion. I earned my Purple Heart and Bronze Star in what was then a still-segregated army. I was following a path blazed just a few years before by heroes like the Buffalo Soldiers of the 92nd I

as a Lieutenant Colonel. He served in =peration Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and in Afghanistan and has been honored many times including a Bronze Star, three =eritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals (one with Valor) and a =alorous Unit Award. He now resides in Broward County, FL

as a Lieutenant Colonel. He served in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and in Afghanistan and has been honored many times including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals (one with Valor) and a Valorous Unit Award. He now resides in Brow ard County, FL