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Russell W. Cousineau 1956 - 1958
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Signal Corp. South Korean Conflict 1957-1959
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1969
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1962 - 1964
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1943 - 1945 • WWII
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1968 - 1970 • Vietnam
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1944 - 1946 • WWII
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Korea • 1953 - 1955
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U.S. Air Force
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1959-1962 • 4th Inf. Div.
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2013 - Present
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December 17, 2007
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2002
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U.S. Army
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1942-1945 U.S. Army
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8/10 to Present
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1968 - 1968 • Vietnam
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1966
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WWII • European Theater 4th Armored Division
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283rd Army Band 34th Med Bn • Fort Benning, GA
1992
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April 1944 - Jan. 1946
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1990 - 1992
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25 Years
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Larry Emig
U.S. Army
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1945 - 1947 • WWII
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Richard M. Ford
1982 - 2002 Ret.
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Korea
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Richard R. Fry
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1979 - 1984
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SGT
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Lloyd Gilmer
Larry Goerner
U.S. Marine Corps
Jan. 9, 1943 New Guinea
1975 -
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CPL Paul R. Gangstad Base Camp, Mt. Fuji Japan 1957
U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps
1970 - 1972
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Vurl Gray 1960 - 1964
U.S. Marine Corps
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1975 - 1978 • Europe
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1969 - 1973
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Michael Grider
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1957 - 1959 • Germany
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1977 - 1984 • Japan
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U.S. Army
Rescue Medic • Vietnam
U.S. Marine Corps
Bob Flagg
WWII • Korea 82nd & 84th Airborne & Reserve
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Doug Farnham
Richard Evoy
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Roger Guiney
Binh Hoa, Vietnam
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U.S. Army
Army Nat’l Guard
1979 - 1985
1971 - 1975
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Albert K. Hahn 1951-1953
U.S. Army - Korea
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PFC
U.S. Army
U.S. Army - Korea
BT2
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
2013-Present
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2008 • Iraq
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Richard T. Hanlon
1960 - 1968 • Vietnam
Michael Hansen Korea & Iraq
Christopher Harris 1985 - 1989
1972 - 1974 Vietnam Era
1st SGT (E8)
Ernest C Hileman Vietnam U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
Vernon C. Hileman WW II Tec 5 U.S. Army 1943-1945
SSGT
E5
Tank Division Veteran of WWII
Jacob Gravelyn
U.S. Army
Iraq
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1993 - 2007 • Kuwait
U.S. Army MP
U.S. Navy Seabees
Nile V. Hamp
U.S. Army 7/42-10/45 U.S.A.F. 11/50-10/61
LeRoy Hall
1943 WWII • Deceased
U.S. Army
Neil Hand U.S. Air. Force
Leonard T. Hanline 80th Inf., 319 Reg. Battle of the Bulge
U.S. Army
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SSGT
SGT
Warren B. Hardy
Gilbert L. Hare
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
1942 - 1945 • WWII
CT2
20+ Years • Gulf War
Bob Hays
4 years active
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U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
CPL • Sharpshooter
CPL
Henry Hill
Kenneth A. Hilliker
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
1945 - 1949
1942 - 1945 • WWII
Michelle Heinrich
SSG
Timothy D. Hawley
1944 - 1947 • Alaska
Norman G. Hamelink
Nat’l Guard 1948 - 1950 U.S. Navy 1953 - 1956 Radio Operator RMSN
Kyle Hardy
2004 - 2010 • San Diego
U.S. Army
CPL
SPC4 E4
Brett Harkins
1969-1973
2009 - Present
101st Airborne Inf. Korea 1952 - 1955
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
1943 • WWII
1951-1953
Charles Gould
David Hall U.S. Navy
Ronald K. Hamelund
U.S. Army
Retired after 22½ yrs.
Calvin Hall
Staff SGT
12/1977 - 12/1981
Donald D. Hildebrant
Corporal
Charles K. Hahn
1982 - 1990
Army Nat’l Guard
Nathan Hamelund
Senior Airman
Michael Hanlon
1959 - 1961
U.S. Army Reserves
E5
Richard E. Goltz
Joshua Hamelund
Keith Hanlon
Raymond Hare
1979 - 1985
1962 - 2000
Radioman 2nd Class
Steven Ray Gurk
Paula Rae Goltz
CPL
Amber Hoch
4 Years • Just Deployed
SSGT E6
Arlie E. Hibbs
1942 - 1945 • WWII
U.S. Army Air Corps
Ferrand L. Holt Jr.
Mar. 1948 - Dec. 1962
U.S. Army Nat’l Guard
U.S. Navy
Karen Hahn
Mecosta County Register of Deeds
“For all your service, supply, and installation needs”
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Snowblowers & Chain Saw Tune-Ups
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Ferrand L. Holt III 1984 - 1988 U.S. Army
Boilerman BT 2
Eugene Hunt 1951 - 1955
U.S. Navy
Sept. 2009
Army Nat’l Guard
SGT
Wesley Johnson U.S. Army
CPL
Frederick T. Kehr 1952 - 1954
Dan F. Hutchinson
James L. Hutchinson
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
1965 - 1967 Thanks, Your Family
William C. Howe
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
1965 - 1966 • Vietnam
U.S. Army
Adam Johnson
Bill Johnson
David Johnson
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
SR AIRMAN
1968 - 1972
Eglin, AFB FL
MSGT
EO-5
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U.S. Air Force
U.S. Navy Seabees
U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
U.S. Army
SF/SGT
Kenneth Edward Mullholland US Army
Carl E. Kerns
TSGT
Brian C. Kellogg 7/1985 - Present
2003 - 2008
6/1941 - 8/1945
Clifford D. Kilbourne
Dale E. Kilbourne
U.S. Army, Big Red One
1989 - 2009 Ashraf Iraq 2004 - 2005
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
1961 - 1963
U.S. Army
James Kilts
Duane Johnson 1953 - 1955
Msgt. Charles J. Hrostowski U.S. Air Force 27 years, Retired in 1965 Flight Line Crew Chief
PVT E2
Harold H. Jehnzen 1953 - 1954 • Korea
U.S. Army
Stephen Johnson Submarine Service 1960 - 1964
U.S. Navy
SPC4
Dr. Elmer S. Junker
Donald E. Kailing 2 Years
WWII
U.S. Army
SN
Robert Kerr
Jack Kerr
1956 - 1962 • USS Vesuvius
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
WWII
U.S. Navy
CMSGT
Airman
LCPL
Christopher Knowles
Jeffrey Knowles
Gregory W. Koomen
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Marines
31 Years - Retired
U.S. Marines
4 Years
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1959 - 1966
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SP4
Thomas Klasko
WWI
U.S. Army
SSGT
Afghanistan - Present
1955-1956
Baldwin
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PFC
Jesse Jones
1972 - 1997
Paul W. Kellogg
U.S. Navy - Air Force
PFC
COL
Greg Jones
John Jefts
U.S. Army
Clifford V. Johnston 6/77 - 7/97
William C. Howe, Jr. U.S. Air Force
A1C Nov. ‘63 - Nov. ‘67
Nellis AFB - Las Vegas
AIRMAN
James Jacobs
1971-1972
SSGT
SP4
Floyd A. Johansen
1st Cavalry • Iraq
Steven G. Hyrns US Army Vietnam • E 4
1967 - 1971 Thanks, Your Family
U.S. Army
1968 - 1970
1968 Died in Vietnam
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
MS23
Michael P. Hough
WWII. Thanks Dad, Your Girls
1969 - 1973
SGT
Randy Jensen
Thomas Hossler
SSGT
Ormand Hook
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U.S. Army
Army Co. I 126th Inf.
1SGT to 2LT in 2017
CPT
TECH SGT
CPT
MSGT
Harry K. Kunzie
WWI • Killed in Action
Daniel Kysela
2003 - Present • 3 Depl.
George Kysela
Stanley Kysela
Michael J. Langworthy
William C. Langworthy
U.S. Army
Army Nat’l Guard
Czech Air Force
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
10/42-11/45 John L. Lee BTRY A 403RD CA BN
E3
PVT
Robert E. Lemson
Mitchell Leschuk
Brandon Lesert
Merry Lesert
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
Arnold W. Lett Navy 1945-1946 Reserve 1946-1950 World War II, Korean War 1950-1952 - active duty
Bruce Lobert
12/59 - 12/67 • SGT 101st Airborne
SGT
SGT
SSG
Amber Lewis
Justin R. Linsea
Richard A. Lloyd
Love, Mom, Alicia, Cary
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
We’re proud of you!
2009 - Present
1972 - 1978
Denise Louck-Mumah
LT CMDR
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4 Years
1950 - 1954
9 Years
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SPC
E8
John Luckey
Jonathan Lutz
SPEC E4
MOMM CHIEF
MM1 NUCLEAR
Edwin London
Larry London
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
Richard Maguire U.S. Navy 1951-1955
Robert Maguire U.S. Navy 1951-1955
U.S. Navy
PFC
Chief of the U.S. Navy
EM2
curve
CPL
Kyle Maneke
Michael W. Manning
Tony Marcinkewciz 3 yrs. active, 3 yrs. reserve
Owen D. Martz
88th D “Fighting Blue Devils”
Glen Marvel
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army - WWII
U.S. Army
SGT
Specialist 1st Class - OIF
Chad McHugh
1941 - 1945 • WWII
2013 - Present
U.S. Army
Currently in Iraq 1988 grad of TCHS
PFC
SGT E5
James A. McClellan U.S. Marines
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Jan. 2005 - Jan. 2011
1967 - 1969 • Vietnam
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U.S. Army
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1943 - 1946
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1953 - 1955
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U.S. Navy
Christopher McHugh
Melissa McHugh
Michael McHugh
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
1997-2001/2003-2006
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796-8628
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20 Years of Service
Chris London U.S. Army 2012-2015 Natl Gd 2015-Present
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Albert R. Lorenger, Jr.
1988 - 2013
1970 - 1976
Airman 1st Class
Brandon Maneke 2013 - Present
U.S. Air Force
Gregory Mayzes U.S. Army Army Nat’l Guard
PVT
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1861 - 1863 • Civil War
Union Army
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LCPL
SGT
C.A. McKeown
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Allen T. McMyler
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps
LT COL
MS2
CDR
CPL
M-Sgt.
PV-2
Larry Messenger U.S. Marine Corps
David Michael
Harry Michael
Meghan Michael
Andrew J. Miller
Marvin H. Miller
Richard L. Miller
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S.Navy
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
Donald F. Moore
Scott Moore
1951-1955
1951-1955
PFC
Bill Minkel
1960 - 1964
1991 - 2015
U.S. Army
‘87-’91 • Desert Storm
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U.S. Army Paratrooper
U.S. Army
SGT
PFC
Fought in the trench’s in France in WWI
Jacob L. Morningstar
Wendy Morningstar
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
Donald Morris U.S. Navy 1961-1966 USS Taconic ETR 3
SSGT
Art Mumah
Ben Mumah
E-5
Leon Motz
1967 - 1971 • Vietnam
Mikel A. Mucci
1982 - 1984
U.S. Army
1973 - 1977 381st Missile Maint.
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
Thayne Mumah
Ted Musselman
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Navy Seabees
Roger Mumah
1949 - 1953 Korea
1965 - 1969
Roy Mumah
1942 - 1946 • WWII Pacific Theatre
1959 - 1962
T/5
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
Med. Tech. Grade 2
Specialist (E5)
2016 - Present
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marines
John Montgomery
2010 - Present
Korean War • 20 Yrs. Service
U.S. Navy
1945 - 1946 • Guam
7/2003 - 7/2007
SGT
U.S. Army Artillery
WWII
Alfred Merrill
U.S. Navy
Chad Montgomery
Korea 1951-1953
CPO
Raymond Meinke
SFC
1997 - Present
Tony Mondrella
1953 - 1953
Edward Morissette
1957 - 1961
1965 - 1969 • Vietnam
SGT
John Meerman
1943 - 1945 • WWII
U.S. Army
Almy A. Moore
1943 - 1946 • WWII 570th Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion
June 1951-Oct. 1972
E6 WWII
SGT E-5
SPEC E-4
PO2C
Eric A. Morrow
James P. Morrow
Patrick T. Morrow
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
Harold Mumah
Helmsman • USS LaPorte
2007 - 2013
2006 - 2012
U.S. Army Air Corps.
Mark Mumah
WWII • U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
1944 - 1946 • Saipan
James L. Myers WWII
U.S. Army
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Terry & Carol Wilkinson
1976 - 1982
Harvey Mumah
1942 - 1946 • WWII Pacific Theatre
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1981 - 1987
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Matt Nelson SPC4 US Army 1983-86
James W. Nostrant US Army WW II 1941-1946
Carl Panek
PFC
Richard M. Perrin
John A. Norton
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
Mike O’Connor
Lawrence Oele
Gordon L. Oliver
Donald F. Ottobre, Jr.
Gordon Owens
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Navy
T4
Dewayne H. Parsons 1970-1972 U.S. Navy RM 3
Herbert H. Parsons 1943-1946 U.S. Navy AOMT 2nd Class
E-4
Boilerman 2nd Class
T-5
SGT
Marvin A. Nyman
1948 - 1953 • Mil. Intel.
WWII • 1943 - 1946
Vietnam
U.S. Army
Jack Panek U.S. Army
1952 - 1957
T5/Anti-Aircraft
Glenn Norton
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
Jerry Panek U.S. Army
PO1
James P. Patterson ‘76-’01 • Gulf War U.S. Navy
SPEC 4th CLASS
Cecil E. Parker 1943 - 1946
U.S. Army
SrA
Michael Petruska
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
1942 - 1946
2013 - 2018
E-5 1967 - 1970
Murrel V. Patterson
Kimberly Payne Lund
Randy Perrier
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
1983 - 1991
1974 - 1978
1986 - 1990 • Greece
Mike Pettersen U.S. Navy
Mitchell Phillips
Larry Ping Sr.
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Navy
SRA
GUNNERSMATE
101st Airborne Air Assault Operation Desert Shield/Storm
2010 - Present
20 Years
CPL
PFC • Quarter Master Corp
PFC
CORP
PO3
Leslie B. Porter Jr.
Charles “JC” Powell 1917 - 1919 • WWI
Floyd D. Powell
1952 - 1954 • Korea
Philip Powell
1861 - 1865 • Civil War
Bruce Price
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
5 Years
SPC
Captain U.S.A.F.
Ashley B. Norton
You were my hero then, and you’re still my hero today. Love, Jan
1968 - 1972 • Vietnam
Chamblay France & Germany • ‘61 - ‘64
ETSN
Paul Nicholson
Vietnam 1968 - 1971
1950 - 1954 Military Air Trans. Div.
U.S. Pope • Pacific WWII
Larry Patrick
Ivan F. Nemecek
Sam Nelson
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14111 Ball Creek 616.678.5160
2005-2013
1946 - 1946
LCPL
Radar Tech
1987 - 1993
1951-1955
Hiram L. Patch WWI • France
U.S. Army
CORP
Richard P. Perrier
Richard P. Perrier II
U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
Ronald F. Pleune
Signalman 2nd Class
1960 - 1966
1986 - 1994
11/69 - 11/73 U.S. Navy 5/96 - 5/99 Naval
Edgar Portell
Reserve Seabees
U.S. Navy
Darrell Price
John F. Price US Marine Corps Lance Corporal
1983 - 1987
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1967 - 1968 Vietnam
1943 - 1946
May 1943 to December 1945
U.S. Army
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PVT
MA-2
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Markus E. Ramsey
Ft. Eustis, VA
R.C. Grad • 2006-2016
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
GySgt Jacob Reichert (Spicer) USMC April-1998 - April-2018
Carl Lynn (Bud) Renner
David Rivera
Germany • 1.5 Yrs. Honorably Discharged
Juan Pham Renner U.S. Navy
Leland (Nick) Renner U.S. Army
Lt. (JG)
Ensign
Amanda (Wood) Rizor
Gordon Rizor II
April 2005 - April 2009
Dec. 2005 - Feb. 2011
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
SSGT
Arie A. Ryno
U.S. Army
Francis E. Russell
Dustin Russell
Nicholas Russell
1948-1950 U.S. Navy 1950-1953 U.S. Army Thank you Dad!
2009 - 2015
U.S. Air Force
PFC
Kayne Rauch U.S. Army Reserve in Tn
Born: May 9, 1943 Died: Dec. 26, 1965 Vietnam
LTC
Mike Rinehart 1965-1968 U.S. Army ‘67-’97 Nat’l Guard
DC2
Larry G. Ransom 2 Yrs., 9 Mo. U.S. Navy, USNR
June 29, 1966 June 29, 1968
2010 - Present
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
Duane Ream
Served over 20 years Retired in 1968
Nellis J. Reaume
Harold L. Reed
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
SP4 1966 - 1968 • Vietnam
U.S. Army
Donald Robbins Infantry Battle of the Bulge
SFC
SGT
Jeffrey A. Saum
Michael D. Saum
Leonard F. Schebil Sr.
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
PVT
PVT
CPT
Paul A. Schmidt 8 Years of Service
U.S. Air Force
2008 - Present
David G. Schnicke U.S. Marine Corps
R. Douglas Schnicke U.S. Marine Corps
1983 - 1988
2nd LT
SPC • 24th Inf. Div.
Thomas J. Rundquist Army ROTC 1969
Walter C. Ryno 1966 - 1968
1944 - 1945 • WWII
Persian Gulf
David Rupert
Wertzburg Germany 88-90 Desert Storm 90-91
SPC
Ron L. Sack 1964 - 1966
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
SSGT 2010 - Present
U.S. Marine Corps
Donald Ryno
Eric M. Saum
Michael Ridge
U.S. Navy/Army National Guard
On the Missouri for the surrender of Japan
A2C
LCPL
1966-1985/24 Years of Service
Ordnance Corps. • 2 Yr.
Donald G. Saum 1953 - 1956
Bill Richards
1LT
Gordon Reyburn
March 1941 Nov. 1945
U.S. Army
SSGT
SSGT
Leonard F. Schebil, Jr.
Norman Schippa
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
1966 - 1970
1949 - 1953
Boilerman 1st Class
PFC
Charles “Tom” Schriner
Alvin Schultz
Carl Schultz
4/50 - 9/54
Carl Schuberg
K Company/3rd Bn.
U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
WWII
WWII
Community
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Norman E. Schultz U.S. Army - WW II
PFC
Lewis Schultz
1964 - 1968 • Vietnam
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
SGT • 126th Inf. Co. E
SSGT • Sr. Flight Medic
SP3
SGT
Sean Shantz
Donna D. Sheathelm
David W. Sheehan
U.S. Army
Army Nat’l Guard
U.S. Coast Guard - Spar
U.S. Army N.G.
CPT
SGT
Randolph Shideler
Michael Shick U.S. Air Force
Ryan Shick U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force 2007 U.S. Army
SSGT
PFC • WWII
Trevor Seaman
G. Douglas Seites
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
2005 - Present
Germany
Major
Jason Shick Iraq
U.S. Army
WWII
Robert Shannessey 1916 - 1919 • WWI
E5
SGT
PVT
Brandon Simons
Catherine Simonson
Lloyd E. Slocum
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
8 Years Still Serving
1966 - 1968
1968 - 1972
Noah Smith
SP4 • 1st Inf. Div.
Mel Smith
1974-1977 • 890th MP Co. Vietnam • U.S. Army
Iraq. 1998 grad of Kent City H.S.
U.S. Army Reserve
PFC E-3
Corporal
Edward E. Spedowski
Bill Spence
Steve Smith 5 Years • 1 deployment to Afghanistan
U.S. Army
1961 - 1963
Nov. 1950 - Oct. 1952
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
Douglas H. Spencer U.S. Navy 1944-1968 CPO
Robert Stanley
Arthur Starr
Staff Sergeant
WWII
Feb. ‘92 - Present
1985 - 2007
1996 - 2005
U.S. Air Force
1944 - 1946
Gus Shoemaker 1918 War
U.S. Air Force
1958 - Amphibious Base
Tom Smith United States Air Force Master Sergeant
Willet J. Smith
Fred Smith U.S. Navy
Served in Europe during World War II
2002 • Afghanistan, Iraq. We are proud of you!
2003 • Iraq
Robert Shoemaker 1942 - 1945 World War II
Harold Smith
Vietnam Dog Handler
U.S. Air Force
Chuck Sochor
1944 - 1945 Marianas S. Pacific
U.S. Navy
A1C
Gregory C. Scott
Vietnam • 6/66-7/70
U.S. Air Force
Jim Sherlock Last Active Horse Cavalry Unit During WW II
Norbert & Melbourne Simon 1945 • Grand Rapids, MI Fighting 69th
SGT
Irvin L. Smith 1968 - 1970
U.S. Army
Richard Spedowske 1971-1972 19th B Co. D195
U.S. Army
SPC
Sergeant
PFC • Co. M • 127th Inf.
BM3
Brandon L.A. Spicer 2005 - 2008
Benjamin M. Spicer
Now serving in Afghanistan
Henry Arthur Spicer
Amy St. Clair
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Nat’l Guard
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
Fred Starr
PFC
SPC
LT CDR
Alfred J. Steinman
Michael J. Steinman
Susan A. Steinman
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
U.S. Army/Navy
WWII
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U.S. Army
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1951 - 1954
U.S. Army
Blanchard •MI
1999 - 2003 We are proud of you!
Clayton W. Smith
PFC
Kurt Statezni
Richard D. Scofield
Reuben Schultz
Miss you lots! – from the family
U.S. Army
Clarence A. Scofield III
Paul Schultz
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PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO HAVE PROUDLY SERVED SM
SP4
SSGT
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John Stilson
1959 - 1961
Served over 6 yrs. • Vietnam
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
PVT
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1966 - 1967 • Vietnam
Kaycee Stout U.S. Air Force
U.S. Marine Corps
1SG • WWII
Al Szot
238th MP Battalion
U.S. Army
Orrie Thomas WW II
U.S. Army
Joseph Stilson
WWI Wounded in France
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
U.S.S. Picking
Thane Stout
1951-1955 - Korea
U.S. Navy
AMAN
LT
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Gavin W. Telfer
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
MR1 1st Class
LeRoy Thompson
Thomas H. Thompson III
Troy Thomas
1988 - 2008 • From Evart
U.S. Navy
2012 - Present
1969 - 1979 Vietnam
U.S. Army
E4
SSGT
Jeff Toogood 1973 - 1977
Lloyd C. Totten
July 1940 - July 1945
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
SFC
AS Rear Tail Gunner
1969 - 1971 • Vietnam
Martin F. Traynor 1958 - 1982
U.S. Army
MAJOR • Deployed
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U.S. Air Force
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Edward Szot Army Private First Class
Larry D. Toman
SGT
William Stilson
WWII • USS Fergus SS Young America
SGT • WWII
Ray B. Traynor
George Lee Troyer
Flew 24 Combat Missions
Thank you Dad for putting your life on the line for US.
1950 - 1953 • Korea
U.S. Air Force
Robert C. VanderPloeg U.S. Army Korea
“The Dead Eyes”
WWII 1943-1945
Seaman 1st Class
CPL
Arnold Stine
Hunter M. Stockhill
U.S. Naval Reserve
U.S. Marine Corps
1944 - 1946 WWII
CPL
Darrien G. Sweet 2014 - Present
U.S. Marine Corps
Thomas E. Telfer Vietnam U.S. Coast Guard 1960-1981
Virgil Thompson
WWII Affiliated w/Atomic Bomb
1977 - 1980 AUS 1983 - 1992 U.S. Marines
U.S. Army Air Corps
Pvt. John Robert Towers Army (1973-1975) Also National Guard
Norman Lee Towers National Guard (1955 - 1957) Military Police
SPC4
SSGT
David E. Underhill
Richard R. Urban
U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps
1966 - 1968
2007 - Active
2012 - Present
Gary Sweet 1964 - 1967
U.S. Navy
Major - 2 Tours Vietnam
Duane C. Stout Last Commander 159th Aviation Battalion
E4 SPC
Stephen L. Swix
75th Ranger Regiment
U.S. Army
SP4
SMSGT
Rick Thebo
Jeffrey A. Thomas
1971 - 1973
AFGSC 5 MUNS-MXWR
U.S. Army
U.S. Air Force
David L. Thorson
CPL
9 Years Operation Desert Storm
Clarence F. Toman
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Army
Pvt. Sean Adam Towers Army Specialist (2003 - 2009) Iraq War
SGT • 1966 - 1970
John Vander Meulen U.S. Air Force SAC
Thanks for your service Dad
1942 - 1946 • WWII
SP4
Larry R. Townes 1972 - 1974
U.S. Army
GUNNER
Harley Vanderhoof 1942 - 1945 • WWII
U.S. Marine Corps Res.
PFC
PFC
PFC
Floyd Vandervest
Howard Vandervest
Marvin Vandervest
Elmer Vandervest
Arlene R. Van Peeren
U.S. Army
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy Waves
1956 - 1957
Steven K. Miller Financial Advisor
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PFC 1956 - 1959
STOREKEEPER • R.I. 1943 - 1945 • WWII
John L. VanWagner
Petty Officer 2nd Class
A1C
Oct. 1943-Jan. 1945 We’re proud of you!!
Charles Vayda
12/29/50 - 12/13/54
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
1978 - 1983
Frank C. Vining
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
Theodore E. Walton
Robert Walworth
F2C
Joseph C. Ward
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Air Corps
Paula Washington PFC USMC 8 years 1983-1991 Active Duty 1991-1996 Reserve Duty
SSGT
MSGT
S2
William Van Peeren
‘44-’46 WWII • USS Siboney
1944 - 1946 • WWII
Russell Wencl 1978 - 1984
1970 • Vietnam
Dave Westover 1957 - 1977
1945-46 Active 4 yrs. inactive
U.S. Navy-Kodiak AK
MSGT
TSGT
David Westover
Donald Westover
1978 - 1998
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Fred Wheetley Sr.
Stephanie Wheetley
Toni Wheetley 10 Yrs. • U.S. Navy Current • U.S. Marshal
22½ Years
U.S. Navy
Herbert L. Wilkinson Vietnam
U.S. Army
4 Years
U.S. Navy
SGT
Misty Wilkinson 2001 - 2006
U.S. Army
CPL
TEC SGT
Jon T. Wiseman
Paul “Wug” Wiseman
1969 - 1970 • Vietnam
Pacific Theatre • WWII
3 Years
1966 - 1967 • 25 Inf. Div.
National Guard
U.S. Army
Wendell Wasnich 2 Years • Vietnam
U.S. Army
Ret. NAVY CHIEF
Audrey J. Wheetley Desert Storm/Shield
Received Pres. Award for heroism
U.S. Navy
CORPORAL / SP-4
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
1966-1967
“Bubba”
Floyd Wheetley Active
U.S. Army
MM2 (E5)
E7 SSGT
William Wiersema
Kenneth D. Wiersma
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
E8 • Retired
Harold E. Welch
CPL
Active 1961 - 1965
David Walston
1969 - 1970 • Vietnam Bronze Star U.S. Army
James A. Wein
Adam White
1st Cavalry • Iraq
25th Infantry Division
July 1992 - April 1997
U.S. Air Force
1943 - 1965
Fred Wheetley Jr. 3 Years
U.S. Army
Bill Wilder 1952 - 1956
U.S. Air Force
E6
PFC
Corporal
Patrick Williamson
Ralph G. Williamson
Herbert Wilson
HN Phillip Wilson 2nd Marine Div. 6th Reg.
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
5th Air Force
U.S. Marine Corps
James. W. Wohlford
“Chip” Wood
Larry Wood
Stephen Wowianko
Clifford J. Wright
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
Harold “Bub” Yarrington
Mechanic 5 Years • Korean War
1958 - 1962
Army Air Corps
Harold A. Wright U.S. Army SGT. E5 1969-1978
CPL
CPL
Joseph R. Wyatt
Alvin Yarrington
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Air Force
SGT
Carl Walston
Calvin Williamson
U.S. Marine Corps
1918 - 1922 • WWI
1980 - 2001
SP 4 ED-4
James Walls
1942 - 1944 • WWII
U.S. Army Air Corps
1966 - 1987
WWII
U.S.S. Pochard • Korea
U.S. Navy
1940 - 1944 • WWII
SK-3 USS Klondyke • AR-22
1946 - 1949 • WWII
1955
CPL E4
CPL E4
Bill Yontz
Gerald (Jerry) Yontz
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps
Beirut 1982-83
1956 - 1961
1st CLASS GUNNER 1942 - 1945 • WWII
U.S. Army
Joe Young U.S. Army
MAX'S
CONCRETE INC. CPL • C Batt. 3rd Div.
David L. Wyatt ‘66-’69 • Vietnam
U.S. Marine Corps
Donald Ziemke Sr. WWII 1943-46 Korean War 1950-52
Charles T Zuke Jr. Navy CB
Charles T Zuke Sr. Sgt. WW II U.S. Army 1940-1945
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YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN
HHHH Mike Brueker 1968 - 1970 U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH Jacob Brown 2004-2011 U.S. Army HHHH James L. Brown 2004-2008 U.S. Air Force HHHH SSGT Caleb Costello U.S. Air Force Serving in Afghanistan Thank You! HHHH
HHHH SRA Nathan Costello U.S. Air Force Serving in South Korea Thank You! HHHH Sr. Airman Dylan Ducharme Barksdale AFB Bossier City, LA Thank You! HHHH Tom Doyle U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH Chris Finkbeiner 1945-1947 U.S. Army HHHH Major Angela Fleming 1992 - Present U.S. Air Force Love, Your Family HHHH
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HHHH Dan Hickman 1966 - 1968 U.S. Marines Thank You! HHHH Jack McGowan U.S. Navy Thank You! HHHH Alfred J. Kibble 8/1942 - 11/1945 U.S. Coast Guard With thanks and love Dad. Your family HHHH SPC4 Gerald Klose 1967 - 1971 U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH
HHHH John R. “Jack” Matson Sr. 1945 WWII U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH SGT Allen T. McMyler 1966 - 1968 Vietnam U.S. Marines Love, Your Family HHHH Lon Morin 1969 - 1973 U.S. Coast Guard Thank You! HHHH Bill Nielsen U.S. Marines Thank You! HHHH Bruce Nielsen U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH
HHHH Bruce Olsen 1968 - 1971 U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH SGT Gene Reid Vietnam U.S. Marines Love, Your Family HHHH MSGT John Satevock 1959 - 1982 Vietnam U.S. Air Force Thank You! HHHH S/SGT Harold Tessin U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH
HHHH SGT Albert J. Vanderhaag 7th Cavalry, 1st Cav. Div. 1948 - 1970 U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH SGT Butch VanEllen 1967 - 1969 Vietnam U.S. Army Love, Your Family HHHH Barry Wainman 1969 - 1971 U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH
HHHH Don Wainman 1973 - 1976 U.S. Navy Thank You! HHHH Melvin Wein WWII U.S. Army Cavalry Thank You! HHHH Ron Welsheimer U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH Doug Welsheimer U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH Jack Zuberink Sept. 24 Thank You! HHHH
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Vernon Coe
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.
David L. Burwell
All in a days work.
Pictured on the left is Matt Nelson, US Army, 1983-86 SPC4. Pictured in the Middle is Dalton Nelson, Air Force Basic Training Program and pictured on the right, Theresa Nelson
CPL Jon T. Wiseman
1969 - 1970 • Vietnam • U.S. Marine Corps
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Left is Michael Sermon, ET3 US Navy 1981-1983 Deceased 2012 Right is Mark Sermon, HTCS US Navy Retired 1981-2014
FATHER AND SON
“Boot Camp”
Bob Hays CT2 4 yrs. active
CPL Paul R. Gangstad Base Camp, Mt. Fuji Japan 1957
Roy A Gangstad USS Sampson WW II North Atlantic U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
It’s All In The Family
1LT
Austin Eaton
E5
Cameron A. DeWitt
2011 - 2013
Cody T. DeWitt Army Nat’l Guard
Serving Presently
U.S. Army
Army Nat’l Guard
Nate Froese • Ryan Froese • Andrew Froese U.S. Army • U.S. Army • U.S. Air Force
Tony Marcinkewciz EM2 • 3 yrs. active 3 yrs. reserve
Your family is very proud of all three of you!
U.S. Army veteran Eugene Paulino, 89, being presented with various medals by U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar. Paulino served in the U.S. Army from 1944 - 1946. He was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge.
PFC
James H. Bonnett
198th Brigade • Vietnam
U.S. Army PFC James H. Bonnett
Paulino received a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, European-African Middle Eastern Campaign medal with three bronze stars, the World War II Victory medal and the Army of Occupation medal with Germany clasp. “Today, Eugene still lives with scars from his injuries and they should be a reminder to all of us of the price that has been paid for freedoms we enjoy.”
- John Moolenaar
E5
Daniel Goltz
Paula Rae Goltz 1979 - 1985
1979 - 1985
U.S. Army Reserves
U.S. Army
E5
E8
Richard E. Goltz
Duane E. Goltz
Army Nat’l Guard
Army Nat’l Guard
1982 - 1990
SP4
Michael R. Bonnett
324 Signal Co • Vietnam
U.S. Army SP4 Michael R. Bonnett BROTHERS IN VIETNAM – PFC James H. and SP4 Michael R. Bonnett, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bonnett of Baldwin, are both serving with the United States Army in Vietnam. James 19, is with the 198th Brigade assigned to a heavy mortar company, and is stationed near Chu Lai. Michael, 22, is with the 324th Signal Compan, and is at Son Be at the present time. They are the grandsons of Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Sapp of Round Lake.
1962 - 2000
It’s All In The Family Associated Press Warphotos
SGT
PVT
Clifford K. Brickey
David H. Brickey
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
4 Years
SGT
F. J. “Jack” Brickey 2 Years
Heavily bearded and with his uniform in tatters, SGT. Lloyd Gilmer, of Big Rapids, keeps his sub-machine gun ready as he smokes cigarette in a lull of New Guinea fight. Jan. 9, 1943
2 Years
The Brickey Brothers
Photo provided by Mike McHugh Sr.
SSGT
Frank E. Brickey
U.S. Army
4 Years
U.S. Air Force
Maguire Brothers
PVT
SGT
M. E. “Eddie” Brickey
Miles E. Brickey
U.S. Army
U.S. Army
2 Years
5 Years
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
Ammunition Bearer Edward Szot Given Bronze Star
erson
Gary Anderson and Terry And 1966-1968
Brothers
World War II
er, Dominick Merrifield, Lawrence Dyer, Amos Dy er, Neal Dyer. 27 Family
Friends U.S. Navy - Vietnam
U.S. Army - Vietnam
Kenneth & Richard Biller
(left to right) - Larry Dy
Michael J. Fitzgerald & Dennis Hurst
Members Have Ser ve d.
Commander
Petty Officer
Garth Vansickle U.S. Navy
Charles Vayda U.S. Navy
Marc & Mark Brejcha 2007
U.S. Air Force
(Left to right) Phillip Edison, Mike DeBlock, Ralph Kincaid Bronze Star, Burt Lancster U.S. Army • 3rd/82nd Artillery 1970 - 1971 • Vietnam
Allen & Esther May Family Esther May (Mother)
Front row sitting: Allen May (Father) Alice
Sgt. US Army WWI Purple Heart
John
(Daughter)
(not pictured, Alice’s Husband) WW II
From left to right standing:
Don May
Army Cpl. Korean War
Wayne May Vernon May Navy WW II
Army Sgt. Korean War
Ted May Navy WW II
Albert May Marine WW II
Baldwin
LUMBER HUEY CHOPPER DEDICATION VFW POST 7979 – EVART, MI AUGUST 5, 2017
E4
SGT
Alan G. Garner
James O. Sundell
U.S. Army
U.S. Marines
1967 - 1868
1963 - 1867
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It’s All In The Family
Fred Wheetley Sr.
Fred Wheetley Jr.
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
22½ Years
Active
U.S. Navy
“Bubba”
Floyd Wheetley Active
U.S. Army
Stephanie Wheetley 4 Years
U.S. Navy
Melvin Wilcox
WWI He was sent to France, but due to acquiring mumps when he got there, he missed many of the battles. He always told his family “the mumps probably saved his life.”
3 Years
NCC (SW) • Ret. Navy Chief
SM2 (SW)
Audrey J. Wheetley
Toni M. Wheetley
Desert Storm/ Shield Veteran
Desert Storm/ Shield Veteran 16 years as a U S Marshal. (Currently) U.S. Navy
20 years
T.J. Bruens
WHEETLEY
Larry Ping Sr. 20 Years
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
10 years
The only two sisters that served together in Saudi Arabia during the war. The sisters were on two separate naval vessels but ended up in the same area for months.
Ret. NAVY CHIEF
Audrey J. Wheetley Desert Storm/Shield
Received Pres. Award for heroism
U.S. Navy
Toni Wheetley
10 Yrs. • U.S. Navy Current • U.S. Marshal
Postcard from France
Our Dad, served in world war 2. He served his country to the best he could give. Our God protected him. He was wounded trying to protect his fellow soldiers. Sargent George Lee Troyer led his platoon The Dead Eyes. Our Dad says war is worse then anyone could imagine.
Thank you Dad for putting your life on the line for US.
Equipment Operator Third Class, Charles T. Zuke operates his bulldozer for a detachment working on upgrading a section of National Route 1 in Vietnam.
Provided by Jack Panek
SGT • WWII
George Lee Troyer “The Dead Eyes”
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