Curt Cannon served as a medic in the U.S. Army.

Mayor Shelly Carlson presented Clay County veteran service office Curt Cannon with October’s MoorHeart Award Monday. (From left) Nominator Chris Deery, Cannon and Carlson.

“Curt Cannon goes above and beyond to get veterans the support they need, including housing, health care, mental health resources, and so much more.” – Christopher Deery

Curt Cannon, Clay County’s veteran service officer, was honored with Moorhead’s monthly MoorHeart Award at Monday’s meeting of the city council.
In his letter of nomination, Christopher Deery wrote that he “goes above and beyond to get veterans the support they need, including housing, health care, mental health resources, and so much more.”
Cannon, who served as a medic in the U.S. Army, has been in charge of supporting Clay County veterans’ needs for the past eight years. Deery wrote, “Curt’s leadership has allowed his office to flourish in helping all veterans get the benefits they need following their service to America. With newly enacted legislation called the PACT Act, Curt is giving more back to his community, while creating outreach events to increase access to Veterans Administration health care for veterans who have a complexity of issues.”
According to the nomination, Curt was “extremely instrumental” in getting the DMV benefits bill passed for Minnesota veterans. He has gone also helped vets with rental assistance, deposits and keeping their lights on through networking with the Fargo VA, landlords and housing navigators to insure that homeless veterans in Clay County will soon have even greater support.
Mayor Shelly Carlson presented Cannon with the MoorHeart Award, an original encaustic artwork by Dennis Krull.