A Night For Heroes In Springfield — Six were honored at last night’s 2025 Freedom Medal Dinner at the Springfield Country Club.
The event began in 2014 at the instigation of the late Claude de Botton, an Egyptian immigrant who became a prominent and respected developer with an overwhelming love for America.
This year’s honorees were Army Lt. Col. Michael Rounds; Media Mayor Robert McMahon, an Army veteran who was a platoon leader in the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War; Tanya Harris of the Air Force; Staff Sgt. John R. Reese of the Army; and Andrew Maenner and Tiendat Vu of the Marines.
