AWARDS / CERTIFICATES AND RIBBONS ACHIEVED BY BILL RICHARDS
1984
Edmonson County High School
Second Place Women's Club Talent Show
1985
Edmonson County High School
$50 Savings Bond for Design for Chamber of Commerce
1989 -
Graduiated Basic Training
Fort Jackson, South Carolina US Army
1990
Graduated A.I.T
Fort Gordon, Georgia 29E (Radio Repair)
08/1990 - 03/1991
Operation Desert Shield/Storm
24th ID Fort Stewart, Georgia
1991
Honorable Kentucky Colonel
Ludowici, Georgia
1991
Awarded First Degree Black Belt
Tang Soo Do Martial Arts ( Kentucky)

2003
Letter of Commendation
Kim's Tang Soo Do Martial Arts
2003
Awarded Second Degree Black Belt
Progressive Martial Arts
2006
Assistant School Teacher (No Child Left Behind)
Oceana County Public Schools
2008
Certification of Completion
Crisis Prevention Intervention
2008
Certificate of Appreciation
Progressive Tactics Martial Arts
2006- 2012
OVER 40 BLUE RIBBONS (First Place)
Oceana County Fair (Hart Michigan)
2006-2012
Over 15 Red Ribbons ( Second Place)
Oceana County Fair ( Hart Michigan)
2012
BEST OF SHOW - Portrait Art
Oceana County (Hart Michigan)
2016
National Veterans Creative Arts Festival PHOTOS
Finalist in Jackson, Mississippi
2017
Community Rebuilders
Veteran of Influence Award
2018
National Veterans Creative Arts Festival - PHOTOS
PERFORMANCE PHOTOS
Finalist in Des Moines, Iowa
2018
Michigan Veterans Creative Arts - MVE LAB Winner
Grand Rapids, Michigan
2019
Interviewed on Local TV for Veterans Creative Arts
Channel 9 & 10 News
2020
Awarded Drill Sergent of the Creative Arts
Presented by Captain Lea Ball and Major Mac
2021
Re-Commissioned Honorable Kentucky Colonel
Grand Rapids, Michigan
2021
Recognized as Veteran of the Day VA Blog
VABlog