Tri-State Veterants Honor Trust

RAISE FUNDING TO RAISE BANNERS

Honoring our soldiers from our community.

OUR BANNERS

These are some of the current active duty military from our area.

UNITED STATES NAVY

BRANDON LASILOO

UNITED STATES AIRFORCE

BIANCA SAPIEN

UNITED STATES ARMY

MICHAEL PINON

APPLICATION (PDF)

How can You Help us

Here are are the different ways you can support our organization.

I was overwhelmed by the positive support and response when I first decided to run with this project. So many people stepped up and were willing to help, not only with fundraising, but also monetary donations. It’s been so amazing to see it all come together had it not been for the support of so many individuals and businesses in our community. I’d like to personally thank: David Bekaert (Alliance Home Loans) who raised over $9k on his own, and UniSource (Bill De Julio and Lynn Peterson) for all their time and support. Because of the community support and donations family members of the military get these banners free of charge. I have participated in many volunteer projects throughout Kingman, and I have to say that the Banner Program is very close to my heart. I am excited to see all of our main streets lined with banners in the future. -Mary Lou Galvan

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The Tri-State Veteran’s Honor Trust is a group of volunteer Mom’s with active duty Son’s and Daughter’s in various branches of our Military. We have two primary objectives:
1. Place military banners in Kingman to honor our active duty Military Personnel.
2. Send care packages to deployed Military Personnel related to our local residents.
What you can do to help:
1. Monetary donations. Make checks payable to “Tri-State Veterans Honor Trust” and add “Care Package Division” (if applicable). You can also securely donate through PayPal on our website: www.tri-stateveteranshonortrust.com or visit our Facebook page at the same address.
2. Non perishable food and toiletry items

We can always use more help. Please use the contact form to get in touch and see how you can be of help.

Our Volunteers

These folks make it happen

Mary Lou Galvan

Founder

My name is Mary Lou Galvan and my family and I have been residents of
Kingman for over 30 years.

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Rebekah Bacoka

Vice President

I’ve been married to my husband for 30 years. He’s a Navy Vet. My family moved to Kingman in 1996- 21 years ago.

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Karen Smith

Care Package Division

For 25 years I have been the proud wife of a Navy veteran and my best friend!

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Barbara Blythe

Secretary/Treasurer

Barbara Blythe has lived in Kingman for 23 years with her husband and son.

Vicki buckholz

Board Member

My name is Vicki Buckholz, I’m a proud Mom to a Member of the United States Air Force, Wife and mother to 4.

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Shari Souza

Volunteer

Byron Buckholz

President

My name is Byron Buckholz, I’m married to Vicki Buckholz, we have lived in Kingman for about 12 years, we have 4 kids 2 boys and 2 girls.

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Our Volunteers

Great folks making great things happen for our troops and community

GALLERY IMAGES

hours donated

banners raised

Volunteers

Thanks to our Sponsors

Here’s some feedback from our sponsors

"I was excited to be part of such a great organization. I hope that this website will help serve their mission to keep helping our troops!"

Steve LeSueur -Owner of myMarketing Designs

Make a Donation

Every dollar helps our cause. If you have more questions before donating feel free to use the contact page form. Thank you for all your support.

My name is Mary Lou Galvan and my family and I have been residents of
Kingman for over 30 years. I have a son who is currently serving as
First Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He has been in the
military for almost 20 years and has made this his career. My daughter
has been a part of the Mangelsdorf dental team for the last 15 years,
and also serves as a member of the Venture club of Kingman. I couldn't
be more proud of my kids. My husband (Fernando) also served in the
Marine Corps, we have 9 grandchildren.

One of the reasons we came to and enjoy Kingman so much was the
hometown family feeling given by so many residents. On my many trips to
Bullhead City and other communities I noticed that along the road were
banners of members currently serving in the military. I thought it was
such a great idea to recognize our hometown heroes. I thought how great
this would be if we could do this in Kingman. Through the help of Pat
Farrel, President of the Jerry Ambrose Veteran with direction of Henry
W Varga we were able to establish the Tri-State Veteran Honor Trust
non-profit 501(c)3. Cindy Frizelle from Tri-State Military Mom's in
Bullhead City encouraged and supported the idea of bringing it to
Kingman. I was overwhelmed by the positive support and response when I
first decided to run with this project. So many people stepped up and
were willing to help, not only with fundraising, but also monetary
donations. It's been so amazing to see it all come together had it not
been for the support of so many individuals and businesses in our
community. I'd like to personally thank: David Bekaert (Alliance Home
Loans) who raised over $9k on his own, and UniSource (Bill De Julio and
Lynn Peterson) for all their time and support. Because of the community
support and donations family members of the military get these banners
free of charge. I have participated in many volunteer projects
throughout Kingman, and I have to say that the Banner Program is very
close to my heart. I am excited to see all of our main streets lined
with banners in the future.

I’ve been married to my husband for 30 years. He’s a Navy Vet. My family moved to Kingman in
1996- 21 years ago. I’ve been teaching at Mohave Community College since 2003 a Math GED
class and English as a Second Language. We have 4 kids and 5 grandsons.

My greatest accomplishments are our four adult children. Our oldest Nick is in the Navy.
BMC(EXW/SW). Nick is an active duty sailor stationed in Virginia Beach VA., with CORIVRON 2.
He has served previously at ATGMIDPAC, MCASTCOM, MESRON 4, and USS Harry S. Truman.
His personal awards include 2 Navy Commendation Medals and 2 Navy achievement medals.
He is happily married with three 3 beautiful boys. They keep us entertained!

Our daughter lives here in Kingman with her husband and kids. They serve our community well
in and out of church. Our third daughter lives in Manitoba Canada with her husband and
gigantic snow husky dog. We miss them always. Our youngest son lives in the great state of
Texas with his beautiful wife and are expecting our 5 fifth grandson ZEKE Nov.29, 2017!

For 25 years I have been the proud wife of a Navy veteran and my best friend! Our
mutual career’s in Telecommunications brought us together. I have also had careers in
Real Estate and Medicare Insurance Sales. I enjoy being outside tending to our property,
trees and flowers. I love wildlife, birds and reptiles. I also play the piano and violin.

Both our Daughter’s and their Husband’s are active duty. Our oldest, Brenda and her
Husband John are in the Air Force with 44 years of combined service! They are currently
stationed at Air Force Headquarters, Scott AFB, just East of St. Louis, IL. They have 4
dog’s and are involved in pet rescue and adoption organizations. They also enjoy cars
and motorcycle’s and are active member’s of the Combat Veteran’s Motorcycle
Association. They also enjoy travelling and having adventures whenever possible.
Our youngest Daughter Julie and her Husband Henry have two Son’s who are 18 and 13.
Henry is full time Army National Guard and is currently stationed in Boise, Idaho with
over 15 years of service. Julie is currently in Boot Camp for the Air Force National
Guard after being a stay at home Mom for 18 years. We are proud of this big step she
has taken and the sacrifices the family is making to allow her to fulfill her dream of
serving in the Military! They are also dog lover’s and currently have a male Boxer
named Apollo. They enjoy golfing, fishing and riding quads. We are crazy about our
two Grandson’s and always have fun times when we are together! I especially love to go
roller-skating with them and swimming in the ocean whenever possible.

We love living in the desert and find a different but amazing beauty here after living in
the Inland Northwest for many years. We have 3 dog’s and enjoy cars, motorcycles and
racing RC Airplanes. My Grandfather and my Uncle both served in the US Army and I
love living in a community filled with so many who have served with pride and honor.

Barbara Blythe has lived in Kingman for 23 years with her husband and son. She is originally from NYC.
She currently is the Grants Coordination Specialist with Mohave County Community Services writing and
administering grants for social programs and community development block grants. She is currently on
the Board of Emmanuel Christian Academy and serves as the Secretary for the Tri-State Veterans Honor
Trust. Her husband is a 6-year Navy veteran and is currently retired. During his 16 years with the AZ.
Dept. of Economic Security he worked with assisting Veterans in finding employment and support
services. He was active with the VFWS and other veteran groups and activities. Their son currently
resides in Holbrook as an IT Administrator for ADOT. For the past 12 years Barbara has also operated a
foreign student exchange ministry with students from South Korea ranging in age from 10 – 15 bringing
them to Kingman AZ to experience our friendliness, outside activities and way of life.

My name is Vicki Buckholz, I’m a proud Mom to a Member of the United States Air Force, Wife and mother to 4. I love being apart of Tri-State Honor Trust to help support the Men and Women that serve our Country.

My name is Byron Buckholz, I'm married to Vicki Buckholz, we have lived in Kingman for about 12 years, we have 4 kids 2 boys and 2 girls. Our youngest daughter is in the air force stationed in Okinawa Japan. My background ground is in glass and construction, and construction management. I look forward to serving on this board and helping in any way possible to recognize the sacrifice that these service men and women give for our country.