Montevideo Hawks for Heroes

10/09/2024

We need a hero for Thursday’s game. Do you know someone who would be available? If so text 320-321-5066

10/05/2024

Tonight's Hawks for Heroes honoree is
Jon Vandelanotte.

Jon has been in the MN Army National Guard based out of Madison, Montevideo, Marshall, Pipestone and Appleton over the last 22 years.
When Jon first started in the Guards he was a part of Alpha Battery 151FA in Marshall, MN.
In 2018 Jon was promoted to Sergeant First Class Alpha Battery 125FA in Pipestone. From 2022-2024 Jon worked in the Headquarters 151FA in Montevideo. He is now a present Bravo Battery in Madison, MN. Jon was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq with Alpha Battery from 2004-2005. Jon was also deployed to Camp Buehring, Kuwait from 2009-2010.
Jon has been rewarded with 3 Army Commendation Medals, 1 army achievement medal, 1 operation Iraqi Freedom Ribbon with 3 campaign stars and 1 Global War on Terrorism on Expeditionary Medal.

Please thank him for serving our country.

10/04/2024

Tonight’s Hawks for Heroes honoree is Steven L. Sulflow.

Steven served 30 years in the MN Army National Guard based out of Appleton, Madison and Montevideo. He was deployed to Camp Buering (beer-ing) during Operation Enduring Freedom from 2009-2010. He worked as a 63B mechanic working on maintaining, repairing and recovering vehicles.

He received the Meritorious Service Medal, the St. Barbs Field Artillery Award and numerous others working out of the 151 Field Artillery and 175 Forward Support Company.

Steve and his wife Heather have 5 kids that are all graduates of MHS. They are now the proud grandparents of 10 so far!

Please give thank him for serving our country.

09/27/2024

Meet our 2 Seniors that are running our Hawks for Heroes program for the 2024-2025 school year. Hallie Helgeson and Megan Macziewski.

05/09/2024

Hawks for Heroes gave out 3 scholarships tonight.

Francis & Alayna helped facilitate the program this year and Ellie is the child of a Veteran.

Do you know a 2025 senior that would be interested in assisting Hawks for Heroes? If do please send me a message.

Congratulations!

01/17/2024

Tonight we have two Hawks for Heroes honorees. Dennis DeJong and his grandfather Marv DeJong

Dennis DeJong a 2022 MHS graduate is a Lance corporal for the Marines and is currently serving as a diesel tech at twentynine palms marine corps base in California.

Dennis is accompanied tonight by his grandfather Marv DeJong who was a specialist 4th class in the United States Army and served from 1963 -1965 as a Wheeled and track vehicle mechanic working on Jeeps, trucks and tanks.

He was Stationed at Warner Kaserne, near Munich Germany Home to 7000 GI’s.

Please thank the DeJong’s for serving our country.

01/17/2024

Tonight’s Hawks for Heroes honoree is Joel Boldenow

Joel enlisted in the US Navy in March of 1969. He was an Operations Specialist Class 2 working in the Combat information center aboard a ship.
He Supported the navigation officers and assisted with fleet supply coordinating including refueling and food.
He was an instructor for new team members.

His home base was Norfolk, Virginia, trained in Guantanamo Bay Cuba and other Caribbean Islands. During the Jordanian Crisis he was deployed to 3 Mediterranean cruises including ports of Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece.

While in Mykonos Greece he met his wife while she was visiting her sister and was married after his honorable discharge in 1973

Please say thank you to Joel for serving our country.

01/17/2024

Tonight’s Hawks for Heroes honoree is Deb Dack.

On her 19th birthday, Deb boarded a grey hound bus, then a plane to Orlando Florida to attend basic training in the US Navy. After this training, Deb was stationed at the Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola Florida. This was basic training for aviation officer candidates. Deb’s first official duty was to run the mailroom. This was before cell phones, texting and emails, so there were many grateful sailors who showed up to retrieve their correspondence from loved ones. Deb was then transferred to the media department where she was an illustrator draftsman. Since this was before computers and internet, all her work was done on the drawing board, creating training aids for the instructors to use in their classrooms. Deb feels very blessed and grateful to have served four years during peace time, and also alongside her husband Dan, who was also in the Navy.

Please thank Deb for serving our country.

11/27/2023

Basketball season has started!

Do you have a HERO you would like honored at a game?

Send a DM or text 320-321-5066.

This week we are looking for someone on Tuesday, Nov. 28 for the Girls BB game.

11/12/2023

10/18/2023

Tonight’s Hawks for Heroes honoree is: Dan Dack

Dan enlisted in the US Navy, starting right after high school graduation, in June 1977. He attended basic training in Orlando, FL. Dan served 18 months in Long Beach, CA where he was assigned to the YTM397, a tug boat. His duties included maintenance on diesel engines, air compressors and fire pumps. While on duty one night, Dan and another sailor noticed a boat adrift. They jumped into the water, retrieved and secured the boat, for which Dan received a Navy Achievement Medal. Dan then served on the USS Lexington, a training carrier, home port in Pensacola, FL, until his discharge in 1980. After his discharge, Dan served 2 ½ years in the Naval Reserves.

Dan is the grandfather of Cooper and Brody Dack.

Please thank him for his years of service to our country.

10/18/2023

Tonight we honored two HEROES!

Jarrod Miller was a 2001 Graduate from Montevideo. He served 12 years active in the Air Force and then 2 1/2 years in the Reserves. He was a Structural Craftsman in multiple Civil Engineer Squadrons where he built, maintained, and rebuilt (after attacks) military installations both home and deployed.
He was a Staff Sergeant when he separated from the military due to service connected disabilities that he incurred during deployments.

His assignments over the years had taken him to bases in California, to Korea, to Washington, D.C., to Guam, and to our Reserve Base in Minneapolis.

Jarrod did a support deployment to Bahrain in 02’-03’ and combat deployments to multiple locations in Iraq from 07’-08’ and again in 08’-09’, also 2 humanitarian support missions named Pacific Angel both to the Philippines in 2012 & 2013. Jarrod has received many awards and decorations from the Air Force, Marine Corps and Army over his years of service.

Jarrod is a Project Manager at J&D Construction. He is the proud father of Monte Freshman Janie Miller and 7th grader Jonnathan Miller. He is also the proud husband of our own Mrs. Jenn Miller in the High School. And last but not least he is the proud son of our very own Purple Heart Vietnam Veteran Bradley Laroy Gort who is in attendance tonight and is the reason Jarrod joined the military. Brad Gort please stand.

Brad is a decorated Vietnam War Veteran and a true American hero who served in the United States Army from 1966 to 1971. Sargeant E5, Brad Gort, assisted on a gun crew with B Battery, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery in the highlands of Vietnam from March of 1969 to June of 1969.
On June 11, 1969, fighting intensified overnight on LZ East as the North Vietnamese Army started to overrun Gort’s unit. Gort and his comrades found themselves in a three-hour fight for their lives with direct hand-to-hand combat. As a result, Gort was severely wounded by three mortar rounds. At the conclusion of the battle, Brad was one of 11 soldiers still alive out of 40 men in his unit. All remaining members of his unit were wounded. Gort was flown from the battle in a med-evac helicopter and spent 5 ½ months in an Army hospital.
He was awarded a Purple Heart for his bravery and sacrifice. Brad is a survivor of that extremely bloody battle more than 54 years ago today.