The Ben Katz Post 580 of the Jewish War Veterans recently hosted its Louisiana Honor Medal ceremony, recognizing several recipients in the New Orleans area for their service to the country.
Honored at the event were Umika Cohen, Army; Elliott Martin Bain, retired Navy and senior vice commander for Post 580; Hugo Kahn, Army; Gerald Newman, Navy and chief of staff of Post 580; Leon Ronald Pesses, Army; Stewart H. Sadowsky, Air Force; John Shallet, Army; Ingrid Carol Miles Berman, Army; Dr. Solomon “Sol” Heiman, Air Force; Nathan Lew, Army; Lewis Alan Shuman, Army; Edward Young, Army and Post 580 junior vice commander; Jacqueline Goldberg, Air Force; Robert Liniado; Coast Guard; and Louis Anthony Velez Jr., Marine Corps.
Honored posthumously for their service were Army veterans Harry Goldstein, Leonard Cerf Joseph and David Isadore Goldstein.