“Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.”
- Harry Truman
Veterans Day hasn’t always been celebrated on Nov. 11
In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Holiday Bill, which ensured three-day weekends for federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day. This bill assigned the fourth Monday of October as Veterans Day, but many states disapproved of this decision. In 1975, President Gerald Ford returned Veterans Day to Nov. 11, anchoring it to this historically significance day.
Source: AARP.com
GUNNERY SGT
JACOB REICHERT
U.S. MARINE CORPS
20 YEARS OF SERVICE
GERALD A. WILLIAMSON
U.S. AIR FORCE VETERAN
BILL TORRY
U.S. ARMY AIRBORNE 1962-1966
JOHN D. FRIBLEY
U.S. NAVY VETERAN BOILER OPERATOR ON THE USS PENSACOLA
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our community
JEFFREY L WIRTH U.S. NAVY E5 SERVED 6 YEARS 1978-1984
GARFIELD L. WIRTH
U.S. NAVY E4 SERVED 7 YEARS 1944-1947 (ACTIVE YEARS)
GREG A. LODES
U.S. ARMY SPC 4 1980-1983
WALTER R. LODES U.S. NAVY MACHINISTS MATE 3RD CLASS 1944-1946
JACK G. KILBOURNE U.S. AIR FORCE A1C 1952-1956
JOHN D. LODES
U.S. AIR FORCE A1C 1972-1975
FLOYD C. MEEKER
U.S. ARMY CORPORAL TECHNICIAN 1941-1945
HOWARD BROTHERS FROM REMUS, MI WWII - NAVY, ARMY, MERCHANT MARINES, AIR FORCE WARD
TOM FOUNTAIN U.S. NAVY RM2 1961-1964
JOSEPH D. BURSON VETERAN U.S. MARINES 4 YEARS SARGEANT
ORLIN A. KADWELL
U.S. ARMY VETERAN MEDIC 4 YEARS
JOSEPH E. BURSON
U.S. ARMY MILITARY POLICE 4 YEARS
Thank you for your Service!
ommunity for shining a light on all our local heroes.
BRADLEY SHILLING KIA 11-18-2006 OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
DAVID PICKERING
U.S. ARMY SP4 VIETNAM
MASON D. HEATH
3 1/2 YEARS ACTIVE U.S. MARINES CORPORAL
JOSH BLISS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD NA SPECIALIST (E-4) AND HORIZONTAL ENGINEER SERVED 8 YEARS
KENNETH GILCHRIST MILITARY, ARMY, NATIONAL GUARD AND US NAVY 85-05
TERRY UMLOR
U.S. AIR FORCE SGT SERVED 4 YEARS
BRUCE L. FREDRICK U.S. ARMY LT. COLONEL 24 YEARS OF SERVICE
LAWRENCE WILLIAM WORTH, SR U.S. ARMY KOREAN WAR
SCOTT CRYSTAL US NAVY SEABEES 21 YEARS OF SERVICE
LEELAND WILSON KOREAN WAR VETERAN 1951-1952
CHUCK “RAT” RATHBUN U.S.MARINE CORPS
JORDAN KITELINGER U.S. MARINE CORPS 2009-2013
ARTHUR REHKOPF 20 YEARS OF SERVICE
1ST CLASS 1960-1964 RA WALTER R. LODES II US ARMY SPC5 1969-1975
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” - G.K. Chesterton
Harold “Bub” Yarrington
Donald Ziemke Sr. WWII
Charles T Zuke Sr. Sgt. WW II U.S. Army 1940-1945
Charles T Zuke Jr. Navy
All in the Family
1LT
E5
Cameron A. DeWitt Serving Presently Army Nat’l Guard
Duane
E5 Cody T. DeWitt Army Nat’l Guard
Austin Eaton 2011 - 2013 U.S. Army
E5
Richard E. Goltz
Maguire Brothers
The Brickey Brothers
Mr. Coe’s best friend and pilot, USAF 2LT David Burwell, 1948-1950, KIA in Korea. Was married to Vernon’s current wife Dolores before he was shot down.
Left to right: Richard U.S. Navy 1951-1955,Archie U.S. Army, Dan U.S. Navy, Frank U.S. Navy, Robert U.S. Navy
David L. Burwell
Vernon Coe
(left to right) - Larry Dyer, Dominick Merrifield, Lawrence Dyer, Amos Dyer, Neal Dyer. 27 Family Members Have Served.
Friends
Michael J. Fitzgerald & Dennis Hurst U.S. Navy - Vietnam
Commander Garth Vansickle U.S. Navy
Petty Officer Charles Vayda U.S. Navy
Americans honor veterans on many other holidays
Among them are Medal of Honor Day on March 25, Vietnam Veterans Day on March 29, Former POW Recognition Day on April 9, Armed Forces Day on May 20, Women Veterans Day on June 12, Korean War Veterans Armistice Day on July 27, Purple Heart Day on Aug. 7 and Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on Dec. 7.
YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN
Mike Brueker
1968 - 1970
U.S. Army
Thank You!
Jacob Brown
2004-2011
U.S. Army
James L. Brown
2004-2008
U.S. Air Force
SSGT
Caleb Costello
U.S. Air Force
Serving in Afghanistan
Thank You!
SRA
Nathan Costello
U.S. Air Force
Serving in South Korea
Thank You!
Sr. Airman
Dylan Ducharme Barksdale AFB
Bossier City, LA
Thank You!
Tom Doyle
U.S. Army
Thank You!
Chris
Finkbeiner
1945-1947
U.S. Army
Major
Angela Fleming
1992 - Present
U.S. Air Force
Love, Your Family
PFC
Joseph Fleming
1998 - 2001
U.S. Marines
Love, Your Family
Bill Gregory
U.S. Marines
Thank You!
Scott Gregory
U.S. Marines
Thank You!
PVT
Robert Hanlon
1981 - 1982
National Guard
Thank You!
A1C Airman
Andrea Hemond
June 2009
U.S. Air Force
Thank You!
Dan Hickman
1966 - 1968
U.S. Marines
Thank You!
Jack McGowan
U.S. Navy
Thank You!
Alfred J. Kibble
8/194211/1945
U.S. Coast Guard
With thanks and love Dad. Your family
SPC4
Gerald Klose
1967 - 1971
U.S. Army
Thank You!
John R. “Jack”
Matson Sr.
1945 WWII
U.S. Army
Thank You!
SGT
Allen T. McMyler
1966 - 1968
Vietnam
U.S. Marines
Love, Your Family
Lon Morin
1969 - 1973
U.S. Coast Guard
Thank You!
Bill Nielsen
U.S. Marines
Thank You!
Bruce Nielsen
U.S. Army
Thank You!
Bruce Olsen
1968 - 1971
U.S. Army
Thank You!
SGT
Gene Reid
Vietnam
U.S. Marines
Love, Your Family
MSGT
John Satevock
1959 - 1982
Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Thank You!
S/SGT
Harold Tessin
U.S. Army
Thank You!
SGT
Albert J. Vanderhaag
7th Cavalry, 1st Cav. Div.
1948 - 1970
U.S. Army
Thank You!
SGT
Butch
VanEllen
1967 - 1969
Vietnam
U.S. Army
Love, Your Family
Barry Wainman
1969 - 1971
U.S. Army
Don Wainman
1973 - 1976
U.S. Navy
Thank You!
Melvin Wein
WWII
U.S. Army
Cavalry
Thank You!
Ron
Welsheimer
U.S. Army
Thank You!
Doug Welsheimer
U.S. Army
Thank You!
Jack Zuberink
Sept. 24
Thank You!
Thank You!
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Did You Know?
Millions of Americans have served
According to the Census Bureau, in 2021 there were 16.5 million veterans living in the United States, about 6.4 percent of the adult population.
• 16 million Americans served in WWII. In 2022, just over 167,000 of them were alive.
• 1.8 million served in the Korean War.
• 2.7 million served in the Vietnam War.
• 650,000 served in the Gulf War.
This year on Veterans Day be sure to thank a veteran for their service and — even better — strike up a conversation about what they did when they were in uniform.
