Virginia’s Eastern Shore Salutes Our Troops

Drawing Winners

Entries were received from over 1300 active duty military for the Salute our Troops contest.  50 winners were drawn at random for a free one-night stay at an Eastern Shore of Virginia B & B.  Three additional winners were chosen in a  surprise second chance drawing.  Winning names are listed below.  A big thank you to all our military for their service to our country!

Tracey Allen Navy, TPU
Luis Alva Navy, US Strategic Command
Douglas A. Beish, Jr. Air Force, Dover
Lloyd W. Bishop, III Navy, Norfolk
John R. Blanton FT2 Navy, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
Matthew Bromann Air Force, Langley
Hugh W. Brown Air Force, Langley
LCPL Joseph Bujno Marines, Camp LeJeune, NC
Hugh Campbell Coast Guard, TRACEN Yorktown
Roger Caron Navy, USS Bataan
James R. Cassata Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command
Detachment Yorktown
Demarlo M. Chappell Navy, EWTGLANT
Jason Colon Air Force, Langley
Jason Crosby Navy, ACB 2 Little Creek
John F. Fassoth Navy, Norfolk
Eric W. Fischbach Navy, NAB Little Creek
Raul Galardo Navy, USS Kauffman FFG 59
Heidi Gallant Navy, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Nalani Jasmine A. Guerrero Navy, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Craig Hill Navy, COMDESRON 26
Cameron M. Hovenga Navy, DEV Group Dam Neck
Thomas William Jackson, Jr. Army, Army School of Music NAB Little Creek
Brenda Jordan Air Force, Langley
Justin Kalina Navy, NMFC Norfolk
Ashley M. Kelly Navy, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Patrick Krill Air Force, Langley
George Kusner Navy, USS Enterprise CVN 65
Erik J. Lagerquist Air Force, Langley
Robert J. Loy Navy, FISC Norfolk
Daniel Magruder Navy, NAB Little Creek
Stephanie S. McNeal Navy, ACU 2
Monica Mason Navy, Naval Station Norfolk
Jacques Masse, Jr. Navy, Little Creek
Michael Meyer Air Force, Dover
Ryan Olson Marines, Norfolk
Raymond J. Orosco Army, Ft. Bragg
James Pruitt Air Force, Langley
Joe Ragan Navy, NAS Oceana
Jonathan Riley Air Force, Pentagon/Bolling AFB
Allison Risner Navy, NCTAMS LANT
Nicole Roth Navy, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Donald Rotramel Army, Ft. Lee, VA
Charles R. Sheldon, Jr. Marines, Dam Neck
Clynise Simpson Air Force, Langley
Jason J. Smedley Air Force, Langley
John D. Stevens Navy, Navy Yard Washington, D.C.
Robert Thurston Navy, MARMC Norfolk
Jennifer Vanderoord Air Force, Langley
Dennis L. Varnes, Jr. Air Force, Langley
Jonathan Wallace Navy, Navy Special Warfare
Development Group
Randy D. Watson Navy, Cheatham Annex Naval SG
Michael Whittemore Marines, 4th Supply Battalion Newport News
Cory Willoughby Navy, Naval Station Norfolk


Winners will be notified by the innkeepers.  If we are unable to reach the winner after a few attempts another name will be drawn at random to fill the slot.

Thank you to all our patriotic innkeepers for their generosity

Thank you to our wonderful Eastern Shore businesses

Bayshore  Concrete for sponsoring a sunset cruise on the Schooner Serenity for winners staying in Northampton County B & Bs, and Northampton County Chamber of Commerce for arranging for this special welcome to the Eastern Shoretreat.

Betsy Pinder, Massage Therapist, for free massages at The Inn at Onancock and to Mallards at the Wharf for donating dinners to all 10 guests at The Inn.