PORTSMOUTH � Service Credit Union is honored to be a substantial contributor to the New Hampshire Global War on Terror Memorial, donating $20,000 toward the memorial. The monument, which will be located at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, New Hampshire, will serve as a great remembrance for those fallen heroes.
"We are proud to honor and memorialize those New Hampshire patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their state and nation in the War on Terror," said Gordon Simmons, President/CEO of Service Credit Union. "Service Credit Union and its members have a long history of supporting our brave men and women who serve in the military and this contribution continues that tradition."
The memorial was the idea of Preston Lawrance, Board Chair for Global War on Terror memorial and legislative affairs officer with the New Hampshire Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. The memorial will honor men and women of all the four major armed service branches for giving their lives while serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
"This very significant donation has special meaning for the Veterans Memorial Monuments Fund. Service Credit Union has a long history of supporting men and women in active duty as well as our veterans," said Lawrance. �"All I can say is Wow! They really stepped up big time to pull us much closer to our $80,000 goal. So many thanks are due the wonderful people of Service Credit Union!"
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Ryan Pitts of Amherst, N.H., spoke at the conference said "for me to honor the sacrifices of the sons and daughters of New Hampshire -- that they sacrificed so that we can have the privileges we do now. And their sacrifices should be honored forever."
Service Credit Union is a full service financial institution with more than 210,000 members worldwide, offering a wide range of financial products to its members.� With 53 branches including two staffed 24/7 contact centers, and full internet banking services, Service Credit Union serves all branches of the U.S. Military, Veterans and Department of Defense including their families and anyone who lives or works in New Hampshire, and 4 towns in Cape Cod, MA. With over $2.7 billion in assets, Service Credit Union has, 35 branches in New Hampshire, one in Massachusetts, one branch in North Dakota, 15 branches on U.S. military bases in Germany and a Virtual Branch.
Photo: Service Credit Union Chief Administration Officer David Van Rossum, left, holds a rendering of the New Hampshire Global War on Terror Memorial with Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Ryan Pitts.
PORTSMOUTH � Service Credit Union is honored to be a substantial contributor to the New Hampshire Global War on Terror Memorial, donating $20,000 toward the memorial. The monument, which will be located at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, New Hampshire, will serve as a great remembrance for those fallen heroes.
"We are proud to honor and memorialize those New Hampshire patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their state and nation in the War on Terror," said Gordon Simmons, President/CEO of Service Credit Union. "Service Credit Union and its members have a long history of supporting our brave men and women who serve in the military and this contribution continues that tradition."
The memorial was the idea of Preston Lawrance, Board Chair for Global War on Terror memorial and legislative affairs officer with the New Hampshire Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. The memorial will honor men and women of all the four major armed service branches for giving their lives while serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
"This very significant donation has special meaning for the Veterans Memorial Monuments Fund. Service Credit Union has a long history of supporting men and women in active duty as well as our veterans," said Lawrance. �"All I can say is Wow! They really stepped up big time to pull us much closer to our $80,000 goal. So many thanks are due the wonderful people of Service Credit Union!"
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Ryan Pitts of Amherst, N.H., spoke at the conference said "for me to honor the sacrifices of the sons and daughters of New Hampshire -- that they sacrificed so that we can have the privileges we do now. And their sacrifices should be honored forever."
Service Credit Union is a full service financial institution with more than 210,000 members worldwide, offering a wide range of financial products to its members.� With 53 branches including two staffed 24/7 contact centers, and full internet banking services, Service Credit Union serves all branches of the U.S. Military, Veterans and Department of Defense including their families and anyone who lives or works in New Hampshire, and 4 towns in Cape Cod, MA. With over $2.7 billion in assets, Service Credit Union has, 35 branches in New Hampshire, one in Massachusetts, one branch in North Dakota, 15 branches on U.S. military bases in Germany and a Virtual Branch.
Photo: Service Credit Union Chief Administration Officer David Van Rossum, left, holds a rendering of the New Hampshire Global War on Terror Memorial with Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Ryan Pitts.