Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz Proclaims October 22, 2009 As “Bill Lipphard Day”

Lipphard was finally awarded the Defense of Freedom medal on July 30, 2009 by the Secretary of the Army http://tinyurl.com/yfwhn4s

Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz Proclaims October 22, 2009 As “Bill Lipphard Day” http://tinyurl.com/yfwhn4s

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2009/10/westminster-mayor-kevin-utz-proclaims.html http://tinyurl.com/yfwhn4s

Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz Proclaims October 22, 2009 As “Bill Lipphard Day”

City of Westminster
56 West Main Street
Westminster, MD 21157
Phone 410-848-9000
Fax 410-857-7476

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: October 19, 2009
Contact: Kevin R. Utz, Mayor
Phone: 410-848-2522

WESTMINSTER MAYOR KEVIN UTZ PROCLAIMS OCTOBER 22, 2009 AS “BILL LIPPHARD DAY”

Westminster, MD – Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz proclaimed Thursday, October 22, 2009 as “Bill Lipphard Day” in the City of Westminster in recognition and grateful appreciation of his honor and dedication to our community and country.

While serving as a civilian fuel truck driver for Army contractor, KBR, Incorporated, Mr. Bill Lipphard was injured when his convoy was attacked by insurgents near Baghdad, Iraq on September 26, 2004. After months of recovery and a lengthy investigation of the incident, Mr. Lipphard was finally awarded the Defense of Freedom medal on July 30, 2009 by the Secretary of the Army, Pete Geren in a ceremony in Houston, Texas.

The Defense of Freedom medal, equivalent to the military Purple Heart, was created in response to the September 11th attack on the Pentagon to honor civilian employees of the Department of Defense injured or killed in the line of duty.

The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Company No. 1 employed Mr. Lipphard as an EMT/Firefighter and recognizes the sacrifice he made while in harm’s way for our country, and on the 22nd day of October, 2009 they will celebrate his service.

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