Welcome to the Inaugural Heart of Ohio/Ashland, Ohio Our Community Salutes Ceremony

The Ashland Community is the Hallmark town of Ohio, charming, welcoming and very patriotic!

• The Honorable Mayor of Ashland, Matt Miller will lead the event  as our Master of Ceremony.
• The National Anthem will be sung by State Representative and former Miss Ohio Melanie Miller.
• Our Keynote Speaker is Captain (P) Jack Hughes, U.S. Army Congressional Fellow, currently serving in the Pentagon as a Congressional Budget Liaison.  CPT Hughes enlisted in the Army as an artilleryman when he was 18, following his graduation from high school. After attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant, he was selected to comission through the Active Duty Green to Gold.  He attended Cameron University where he majored in finance and earned a commission as an infantry officer and earned the title distinguished military graduate.  He served in numerous leadership and staff roles as an infantry officer and later as a military intelligence officer until he was selected to serve as an Army Congressional Fellow.  He then attended George Washington University, where he earnred a Master's in Legislative Affairs and later managed a number of legislative portfolios for Congressman John Carter from Texas.
• Our Veteran Representative is Ron Samnik, AUSA