Purple Heart, Medal of Honor Plaque Honors Phelps

Marc Phelps was honored by teammate Mark Brewer in an impromptu presentation this morning at the Dallas office.

Phelps, a Purple Heart recipient in Afghanistan, received a commemorative award put together by fellow Navy man Brewer. The framed collectible was personally assembled by Brewer, who is on the board of the Medal of Honor Host City program.

The ensemble includes a first day issue post card of the Purple Heart stamp, postmarked Aug. 7, 2007 in Washington D.C. The card and stamp are surrounded by the signatures of 14 living Medal of Honor recipients.

Included is the signature of the last living MOH recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945. Hershel Williams ,now 92, charged an enemy position of caves and pillboxes with his flamethrower.

Williams returned to the front several times over four hours with recharged flamethrowers and demolition ordinance, all while under heavy small arms fire. He fought the rest of the five-week battle before being wounded and removed from the front line.

About 25% of Innovative-IDM’s employees are military veterans. Today, we saw one of those veterans appreciate another.