Joplin veteran joins Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame

Honoring Missouri’s veterans one name at a time – the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame welcomed its newest list of vets in a ceremony at the Missouri Capitol on Friday afternoon.

One of those honorees was Ted Donaldson of Joplin, who served in the Air Force for more than 32 years on active duty, including missions during operations Desert Storm and Ensuring Freedom.

“The person that nominated me is a state level official and he and I have worked in several projects for a long time, ” Donalds told MissouriNet.

“He just recognized that the efforts our organization had put in in  to advocating and helping veterans in the community and my military service …. he felt like it deserved some special level of recognition.”

Donaldson also co-founded Compass Quest Veterans Advocacy Group in Joplin which serves veterans and their families in southwest Missouri.

Seven names in total were added, including a posthumous induction of General Omar Bradley of Moberly who commanded troops in Europe during World War II.