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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Gathering of Heroes
Location: Carefree Easy Street
Time: 4pm
Description:
MC-LEF Gathering of Heroes 
Medal of Honor Recipient Welcome
 
 
TODAY
Thursday, April 23 | 4:15 p.m.
Veterans Memorial in Carefree Desert Gardens
 

Join the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF) as they kick off their 20th Annual Arizona Golf Tournament with the Gathering of Heroes. We'll be welcoming and honoring five Medal of Honor recipients on Thursday, April 23 at 4:15 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial in the Carefree Desert Gardens.
 

Welcome the following Medal of Honor Recipients with us:
COL. Harvey Curtiss Barnum Jr.
Vietnam War - U.S. Marine Corps
CSM Robert Martin Patterson
Vietnam War - U.S. Army
1st LT. Brian Miles Thacker
Vietnam War - U.S. Army
MAJ James Allen Taylor
Vietnam War - U.S. Army
 
Charles Reaux, U.S. Army, Vietnam War Veteran will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance and local tenth grader Ava Cohen will perform the National Anthem and American the Beautiful.
 

The Marine Corps–Law Enforcement Foundation supports the children of fallen service members by providing financial help for their education.