Dominique Claseman wanted to show appreciation for the long line of men who have served our country and realized the need for a memorial in his town and. Dominique set out to raise $12-$15,000 but exceeded that goal, raising more than $77,000. Dominique’s service to his community reflects favorably on him, his family, and people across the nation. Every year since 2007, a nationwide search is conducted to select five United States citizens and one organization to receive the Citizen Honors Awards. The Awards are one of the numerous ways the Congressional Medal of Honor Society fulfills its mission to promote the values embodied by the Medal: courage, sacrifice, integrity, commitment, patriotism, and citizenship.