Three former governors will be among the 11 veterans that Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet will consider for induction into the Florida Veterans' Hall of Fame next week.
Gov. Reubin Askew, a U.S. Army paratrooper, Gov. LeRoy Collins, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and Gov. Spessard Holland, who served with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War I, are on the list of inductees scheduled to be considered next Tuesday.
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Other nominees include William Proctor of the U.S. Army; John Corbett, U.S. Army; Washington Sanchez, U.S. Army; Kevin Delaney, U.S. Navy; John Stewart, U.S. Air Force; Dennis Freytes, U.S. Army; Frederick Taylor, U.S. Army; and David Goetsch, U.S. Marine Corps.
The nominees were recommended by the seven-member Florida Veterans' Hall of Fame Council, which selects nominees who served in the military but who also made a significant contribution to Florida in their post-military careers, including political, business and civic contributions.
The 2016 nominees are the fourth annual class and, if approved by the governor and Cabinet, will have their names commemorated on a plaque in the state Capitol building. Since 2013, 19 veterans have been inducted into the Florida Veterans' Hall of Fame.