Red Cross honors 9 for their contributions to community

Red Cross disaster coordinator Phillip Iman, left, hugs Carl Nappier, California, after presenting Nappier with the Capital Area Red Cross Volunteer of the Year award Thursday afternoon.
Red Cross disaster coordinator Phillip Iman, left, hugs Carl Nappier, California, after presenting Nappier with the Capital Area Red Cross Volunteer of the Year award Thursday afternoon.

Local heroes were celebrated Thursday as the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross marked its annual Day of Heroes at the Capitol.

The event, usually held as a luncheon, was originally scheduled for June, but was canceled after the May 22 tornado struck Joplin.