Operation Purple Heart Media

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1. ISTO Purple Hearts Medals in Springfield vault VO

  • Total Run Time: 1:56
  • Shot List:
    o Cases full of Purple Heart medals
    o Close-ups of Purple Heart medals
    o Case with other military medals, personal effects

2. Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs Vault Tour VO

    • Total Run Time: 0:47
    • Shot List:
      o Treasurer walking into Springfield Vault (Abe Lincoln’s bank)
      o Treasurer Inside Vault showing valuables

    3. ISTO Purple Heart Return Ceremonies (4 with black flashes between)

      • Total Run Time: 0:58
      • Shot List:
        a. Delbert Tuttle’s Purple Heart Returned to his daughter in Decatur, IL
        b. John L Moore’s Purple Heart Return to his brother in Decatur, IL
        c. Edward Gorski Jr.’s Purple Heart Return to his grandson in Geneva, IL
        d. Henry Van Der Noord Purple Heart Return to his grandson in Atlanta, GA

      4. Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs Personal Purple Heart Story SOT

        • Total Run Time: 0:47
        • Chyron/Lower-Third: Michael Frerichs | Illinois State Treasurer
        • SOT 1 Starts at :05-:13
        • Total Run Time: 0:08
          • Transcript: “I have several family members who served in the military. But I had one uncle who earned a Purple Heart, through dying in Vietnam.”
        • SOT 2 Starts at :14-:42
        • Total Run Time 0:28
          • Transcript: “He was in his 20s. He died on my parent’s wedding day. But because — so, my aunt was at the wedding. She was in the wedding. He was obviously in Vietnam. And they didn’t find out the two weeks afterwards. You know, we think, in today’s day and age, communication is instantaneous, that someone dies, people see. But he was out, in a fight, and the body wasn’t found for a little while. Like my aunt was told two weeks afterwards when someone showed up at her doorstep.”
        • Uncle Doug Photos VO/SILENT Starts at :43-1:18
        • Total Run Time 0:34
          • Photo 1 – Treasurer Frerich’s Uncle Doug in uniform photo TRT=:09
          • Photo 2 – Treasurer Frerich’s Uncle Doug in combat TRT=:09
          • Photo 3 – Treasurer’s Aunt in wedding on the day her husband Doug died TRT=:09

        5. Russell J. Reilly Purple Heart Return Ceremony SOTs

        • SOT 1 Starts at :05-:22
        • Total Run Time: 0:16
          • Transcript: “This is really one of the more special things we get to do in the Treasurer’s Office. I’m in charge of Unclaimed Property where we return a lot of money to people. But we also collect valuables from bank safe deposit boxes. And one of the most valuable things that come into our possession are Purple Hearts.
        • SOT 2 Starts at :23-:30
        • Total Run Time: 0:07
          • Transcript: “We’ve returned 17 so far, and today we will return our 18th to the daughter of one of our American heroes.”
        • SOT 3 Starts at :30-1:04
        • Total Run Time: 0:34
          • Transcript: “Patti Barnstable is joining us here today to return a Purple Heart to her father. Russell J. Reilly was a 21-year-old when he registered for the draft in 1940. Two years later, he was enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during World War II. Private First Class Reilly suffered a devastating combat injury while attempting to save a friend. His right leg was amputated, and that’s how he came to earn the Purple Heart Medal.”
        • SOT 4 Starts at 1:06-1:15
        • Total Run Time: 0:09
          • Michael Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer: “And today, I am proud to be able to return that medal to his daughter, Patti. Thank you, Patti.”
          • Patti Barnstable, PFC Russell Reilly’s Daughter: “No. I want to thank my father.”
        • SOT 5 Starts at 1:16-1:41
        • Total Run Time: 0:24
          • Patti Barnstable: “I didn’t realize my dad’s struggles until I was much older. As you said, with that heavy wooden leg. It was heavy. Dad never complained about it. And I didn’t appreciate what his sacrifice really meant to my dad. And the country. I’m very grateful. Very, very, very grateful that this is back where it belongs. Thank you.
          • Treasurer Frerichs: “Patti, thank you.”
        • SOT 6 Starts at 1:42-1:46
        • Total Run Time: 0:04
          • Treasurer Frerichs: “This is why we put so much effort into tracking down the owners.”

        6. Army PFC Russell J. Reilly Photos VO/SILENT

        • VO 1 Starts at :05-1:15
          • Total Run Time: 1:10
          • PFC Reilly Photos on Black Background
        • VO 2 Starts at 1:20-2:30
          • Total Run Time: 1:10
          • PFC Reilly Photos on American Flag Background

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        About the Treasurer
        The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office is a powerful economic engine that invests in people to drive prosperity, development and growth throughout the state. As State Treasurer, Michael Frerichs (FRAIR’iks) is the state’s Chief Investment and Banking Officer and actively manages approximately $60 billion. The investments help families pay for college and trade school; workers save for a dignified retirement; and local governments process bill payments more efficiently so they can pass along the savings to taxpayers. The office provides financial institutions with money to loan to farmers, small business owners, and qualified individuals at below-market rates because better jobs create stronger communities. The office operates the state’s largest consumer-protection initiative, the missing money ICash program, which has returned a record-breaking $2.4 billion since Frerichs was elected.


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