ARLINGTON, Va., March 20, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Congressional Medal of Honor Society and Foundation announced today the 2015 National Medal of Honor Day and Citizen Honors Program schedule. The three 2015 Citizen Honorees, selected from 20 finalists for their acts of courage and selflessness, are: Alton Brieske, Jon Meis and Michael Reagan. The honorees will be recognized by members of the Medal of Honor Society in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on National Medal of Honor Day, Wednesday, March 25, 2015.

Schedule of events

Wednesday, March 25 – 2:00 p.m.

Medal of Honor Wreath Laying Ceremony
Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery

Wednesday, March 25 – 2:30 p.m.
Citizen Service Before Self Honors Ceremony
Arlington National Cemetery

The 2015 Honorees were selected for the following acts:

Alton Brieske of Port St. Lucie, Florida, was selected for his heroism on December 10, 2014 when he plunged into a snake and alligator infested canal to rescue and resuscitate an unresponsive driver from a submerged vehicle.

Jon Meis of Renton, Washington, was selected for his heroism on June 5, 2014 when he disarmed and subdued a shooter on the campus of Seattle Pacific University.

Michael G. Reagan, a Vietnam veteran from Edmonds, Washington, was selected for his service in founding the non-profit Fallen Heroes Project, which provides hand-drawn portraits to the families of all servicemen and women who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

For more information about the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, visit their website at www.cmohfoundation.org.