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DON G. ALLEN ARMY
DONALD L. ALLEN NAVY
STEVEN E. ALLEN AIR FORCE
LARRY E. ANTHONY SR. NAVY
HOWARD J. AUXIER NAVY
SERVED 1948-1955
SERVED 1958-1964
SERVED 1967-1989
SERVED 1965-1967
SERVED 1941-1944
BOYD R. BAKER ARMY
LCPL BRADLEY A. BALAK MARINES
JOHN H. BARNES NAVY
RAYMOND BARNTHSON ARMY
BENJAMIN A. BARSCH MARINES/AIR GUARD
SERVED 1945-1947
SERVED 2001-2006
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED 1943-1966
SERVED ‘98-’06/’06-PRESENT
JERRY BARTLETT AIR FORCE
JIM L. BARTLOW ARMY
HARRY C. BAUMAN AIR FORCE
ROY L. BEERS SFC ARMY
EARL G. BELL, JR. ARMY AIR CORPS
SERVED 1960-1964
SERVED 1968-1991
SERVED 1942-1946
AIRMAN KLAYTON BOOK NAVY
DENNIS F. BOTTORFF ARMY
SERVED 1966-1970
SERVED
IN
VIETNAM ‘66-’68
GEORGE M. BLAKELY ARMY
GILBERT E. BOMAR ARMY
SGT. ERIC E. BOOK MARINES
SERVED 1956-1960
SERVED 1953-1955
SERVED 1997-2005
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AT
WHIDBEY ISLAND
SERVED 1965-1971
DONALD BOTTORFF NAVY
HAROLD BOTTORFF ARMY
JERRY BOTTORFF ARMY
LARRY D. BOTTORFF ARMY
LOWELL E. BOWLAND ARMY
SERVED 1966-1969
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1969-1975
SERVED 1963-1969
SERVED 1945-1947
EMANUEL BOYD NAVY
PFC BRIAN BRADBURY ARMY
PFC BRIAN BRADBURY ARMY
PFC BRIAN BRADBURY ARMY
RONALD BRADLEY NAVY
SERVED 1956-1960
SERVED 1984-2006
SERVED 1984-2006
SERVED 1984-2006
SERVED 1964-1970
HUBERT W. BRAY ARMY
LEON R. BRINSON ARMY
CPL HALLIE BROOKS ARMY
JAMES “JIM” BROWN ARMY
KENNETH L. BRYSON NAVY
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1962-1966
SERVED 1951-1953
SERVED 1966-1968
SERVED 1971-1973
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FREEMAN BUCKLES ARMY
WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BUCKLES
AIR FORCE
RAYMOND E. BUIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD
SERVED WORLD WAR II
CURRENTLY IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.
SERVED ‘43-’46, ‘48-’82
SGT. HAROLD G. BURGESS ARMY
PETER CAGG ARMY
J. E. “TEX” CALDWELL ARMY
KENNETH L. CALEY ARMY
SPC. JOSEPH N. CALLAWAY ARMY
SERVED 1959-1967
SERVED 1964-1968
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1965-1968
CURRENTLY SERVING
CAMRON L. CALLOWAY AIR FORCE
CODY L. CALLOWAY ARMY
MANUEL CARRILLO AIR FORCE
WARREN CARTER NAVY
EVERETT R. CHAPMAN ARMY
SERVED 2006-2010
SERVED 1960-1967
SERVED 1941-1946
SERVED 1955-1961
GARY CHESSER ARMY
JAMES JAY CHRISTIANSEN ARMY
DOUG CHRISTMAS SSG ARMY
MIKE CLINE NAVY
JIMMIE R. COBB MERCHANT MARINE
SERVED 1968-1970
SERVED 1992-1996
SERVED ‘81-’85, ‘89-’93
SERVED 1941-1943
CURRENTLY
IN
RAMSTEIN GERMANY
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CURRENTLY
IN
AFGHANISTAN
SGT. ZACHARY W. BUNSE ARMY
CURRENTLY
IN
AFGHANISTAN
ALFRED C. “DOC” BURGESS ARMY
SERVED 1965-1967 VIETNAM
CARL COFFEY ARMY
JILL COFFEY NAVY
CHARLES V. COLLINGS ARMY
VIRGIL F. COLLINGS ARMY
TRISTA R. CORBIN ARMY
SERVED 1954-1956
SERVED 1977-1981
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1943-1946
CURRENTLY SERVING 2004-PRESENT
VICTOR M. CORTEZ NAVY
BENJAMIN CORWIN ARMY
CHAD FREDERICK COULTER AIR FORCE
DONALD FREDERICK COULTER AIR FORCE
BUD (H.D.) CROCKETT NAVY
SERVED 1980-1984
SERVED 1941-1944
SERVED 1989-1993
SERVED 1952-1956
SERVED 1943-1946
CHARLES VAN CROCKETT NAVY
CHARLES VAN CROCKETT II AIR FORCE
GEORGE CROCKETT ARMY
JOHN O. CROCKETT ARMY
EUGENE CROWLEY, SR. ARMY
SERVED 1972-1975
SERVED 1992-PRESENT
SERVED 1951-1953
SERVED 1941-1951
SERVED WORLD WAR II
THEODORE CROWLEY ARMY
ARTHUR L. CULVER ARMY
CHARLES H. DANBERRY ARMY
DONALD L. “DON” DEAVER NAVY
GREG M. DEETS AIR FORCE
SERVED WORLD WAR II
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED 1945-1946
SERVED 1993-PRESENT
SERVED
IN
KOREAN WAR
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CARL D. DICKENS ARMY
MATTHEW A. DEETS, JR. ARMY
MATTHEW A. DEETS, SR. ARMY
RONALD E. DEETS SR. NAVY
HIRAM GROVER DEPRIEST ARMY
SERVED 1989-1992
SERVED 1969-1992
SERVED 1966-1970
SERVED WORLD WAR I
C. ROSS DIVELBISS AIR FORCE
JOE DOBOSZ MARINES
JAMES E. DODD AIR FORCE
RYAN DONOVAN ARMY
CAPT. REUBEN G. DOORNINK ARMY
SERVED 1951-1962
SERVED 1968-1972
SERVED 1951-1955
SERVED 2000-2006
SERVING 2004-PRESENT
CAPT. REUBEN G. DOORNINK ARMY
HENRY HANK DRENNEN MARINES
JEROME DUFF ARMY
CHARLES H. EAST NAVY
CHARLES H. EAST JR. NAVY
SERVING 2004-PRESENT
SERVED 1944-1946
SERVED 1964-1968
SERVED 1984-2007
CHARLES EBLING, SR. ARMY
DON EBLING SR. AIR FORCE
DONALD EBLING JR. MARINES / AIR FORCE
RANDY EBLING AIR FORCE
PHILIP JOHN EIBERGER MARINES
SERVED 1952-1954
SERVED 1951-1954
SERVED ‘76-’79, ‘82-’84, ‘86-’94
SERVED 1978-1982
SERVED 1987-1995
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SERVED
IN
WWII
SERVED
IN
KOREAN WAR
AARON EISIMINGER AIR FORCE
ADAM EISIMINGER AIR FORCE
BARAT F. ELLIS ARMY AIR FORCE
BENJAMIN A. ELLIS ARMY AIR FORCE
FRANKLIN C. ELLIS ARMY
CURRENTLY SERVING 2007-PRESENT
CURRENTLY SERVING 2007-PRESENT
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1966-1968
JEROME R. ELLIS ARMY
KYLE ELLIS AIR FORCE
THOMAS EMBERRY ARMY
OTHA “BILL” EMBREY ARMY
GARY EMERY SR. ARMY
SERVED 1949-1951
SERVED 1948-1952
SERVED 1971-1973
VERNON EWING MARINES
LLOYD LEO FOSTER NAVY / MARINES
HAROLD J. FOX ARMY
SERVED 1960-1964
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED ‘42-’46, ‘50-’51
BRANDON FRANS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
ELTON E. FULLER JR. NAVY
As we express our
SERVED 1916-1918 WWI
JACK L. ENOCHS MARINES
SERVED 1968-1972
HAROLD FRANKLIN NAVY/AIR FORCE
CURRENTLY
AT
MCCONNELL A.F BASE
JONATHON LEE ESPESETH ARMY
CURRENTLY
IN
JAPAN
JOHN CHRISTOPHER FRANKS ARMY
gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. SERVED 1959-1969
SERVED 1978-1982
CURRENTLY IN PASAB AFGHANISTAN
SERVED 1956-1977
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BENEDICT L. GACH NAVY
DANNY GACH NAVY-SEABEES
DAVID A. GACH NAVY
JOHN F. GACH NAVY
ROSIE GACH HAERTLING NAVY
SERVED 1970-1974
SERVED 1969
SERVED 1964-1968
SERVED 1960-1970
SERVED 1965-1969
STEPHEN GACH AIR FORCE
VICTOR GACH ARMY
CECIL J. GARNER NAVY
JAMES GARNER ARMY/AIR FORCE
JOHN C. GAY SR. ARMY
SERVED 1981-1985
SERVED 1943-1944
SERVED 1950-1954
SERVED 1940S-1950S
SERVED 1942-1945
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DAVID E. GEBHART NAVY
THOMAS W. GEORGE ARMY
FRED GERBER ARMY
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EDWARD GILPIN NAVY
SERVED 1936-1966
SERVED 1965-1967
SERVED 1941-1945
SERVED 1955-1979/1944-1949
SERVED 1943-1945
DELBERT (BERT) GOBEN LT. NAVY/AIR FORCE
JAMES R. GOLDEN NAVY
CAPTAIN WM. H. GONDRING NAVY
MERLE K. GREEN AIR FORCE
CLIFFORD R. GRENIER MARINES
SERVED 1965-1965; 1970-1974
SERVED 1961-1978
SERVED 1960-1997
SERVED 1942-1966
SERVED 1956-1962
VINCIL GRIFFITH ARMY
CARLYLE GRINSTEAD ARMY
ED GROVE MARINES
LEO GROVE US MERCHANT MARINES
PAT GROVE MARINES
SERVED 1946-1948
SERVED 1945-1952
SERVED 1969-1971
SERVED 1941-1945
SERVED 1970-1972
RON GROVE NAVY
RAY GURWELL ARMY
WILBUR HAINLINE NAVY
GERALD F. HALDA NAVY
DUSTON HANSEN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
SERVED 1958-1962
SERVED 1952-1954
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1966-1972
CURRENTLY
IN
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ELMER HANSEN AIR FORCE
TECH SGT. MICHAEL HANSEN AIR FORCE-RETIRED
JERRY B. HARDIN NAVY
SERVED 1951-1955
SERVED 1984-2009
SERVED 1959-1965
ROBERT HARRIS AIR FORCE
GEORGE W. HAYWARD ARMY
DEWEY “DUDE” HEATH ARMY
LARRY L. HENDRICKS AIR FORCE
SGT. LAWRENCE HERNANDEZ MARINES
SERVED 1964-1969
SERVED 1950-1971
SERVED 1917-1919
SERVED 1964-1986
SERVED 1966-1970
GENE R. HILL NAVY
WILLIAM F. HILL ARMY
RAYMOND LLOYD HORSMAN ARMY
FARRELL D. HOWARD NAVY
SGT. BILL HUBER ARMY AIR CORPS
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1953-1956
SERVED 1944-1945
SERVED 1955-1959
SERVED 1942-1945
CHARLES JEWELL HUFFMAN ARMY
GEORGE HUFFMAN NAVY
GLENN HUFFMAN ARMY
J.D. HUFFMAN NAVY
JERRY HUFFMAN ARMY
SERVED 1945-1946
SERVED 1956-1960
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1949-1953
SERVED 1962-1965
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SERVED
IN
WWII
KENNETH J. HARGIS AIR FORCE
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MAX L. HUFFMAN ARMY AIR CORP
ROBERT E. HUFFMAN NAVY
GEORGE HUMBERT ARMY
JOHN HUMBERT ARMY
KEVIN HUMMER AIR FORCE
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED 1946-1948
SERVED 1941-1944
SERVED 1968-1969
SERVED 1981-1992
MARK M. HUMMER AIR FORCE
RICHARD D. HUMMER AIR FORCE
RODNEY M. HUMMER AIR FORCE
OKAL O. HUNT ARMY
JERRY HUNTSMAN AIR FORCE
CURRENTLY SERVING 1985-PRESENT
SERVED 1954-1964
SERVED 1988-1996
SERVED 1953-1954
SERVED 1947-1948
CRAIG HURST MARINES
THOMAS I. HURST NAVY SEABEES
WILBUR HURT JR. ARMY
MARVIN E. HUTTON ARMY/AIR FORCE
HARRY L. JACKSON ARMY/AIRBORNE
SERVED 1994-1998
SERVED 1963-1967
SERVED 1980-1986
SERVED 1945-1946
SERVED 1951-1955
KENNETH D. JACKSON ARMY
JAMES V. JACKSON ARMY
JOHN W. (BILL) JACKSON ARMY
HARRY E. JOHNSON ARMY
JASE AARON JONES AIR FORCE
SERVED 1951-1953
SERVED 1952-1953
SERVED 1951-1952
SERVED 1951-1953
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RAY F. JONES ARMY
HUBERT JORDAN ARMY
JOHN B. KANE JR. ARMY
DALE L. KARIKER ARMY
ROGER P. KARL ARMY
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1943-1944
SERVED 1953-1954
SERVED 1942-1946
SERVED 1941-1945
LESTER C. KIESER MARINES
SGT. DOUG KINGERY MARINES
KLINT KLOEPPING, SR A AIR FORCE
WENDELL E. KOERNER, JR. NAVY
BERND U. KURTZ AIR FORCE
SERVED 1951-1953
SERVED 1967-1971
CURRENTLY SERVING
SERVED 1960-1965
SERVED 1981-2001
PETRA C. KURTZ AIR FORCE
WILLIAM J. KURTZ AIR FORCE
CPT. JONATHAN P LACKAMP ARMY
1ST LT ROBERT D. LACKAMP ARMY
ELDEN LANGEMACH ARMY
SERVED 1986-1994
SERVED 1960-1986
FRED LANKFORD ARMY
CHARLES WM. LEFFLER, SR. ARMY
JOHN J. LEFFLER MARINES
MARVIN L. LEFFLER MARINES
WILLIAM LEPPERT NAVY
SERVED KOREAN WAR
SERVED 1941-1943
SERVED 1964-1966
SERVED 1964-1965
SERVED 1965-1969
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IN
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SERVED
IN
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SERVED 1943-1946
WILTON F. LEWIS NAVY
SERVED 1942-1945
ROGER LINDER MARINES
KENNETH LUEDKE AIR FORCE
LOUIS J. LUKE ARMY
SERVED 1964-1970
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED 1954-1956
SSGT. MATTHEW R. LIECHTI MARINES
CURRENTLY
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MICHEAL J. MACE ARMY
THOMAS K. MACKEY ARMY
JOSIAH DON MACRANDER ARMY
DANIEL C. MADINGER ARMY
RONALD W. MAGERS NAVY
SERVED 1988-1995
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EDWARD A. MAKAWSKI ARMY
EDWARD MAKOS ARMY
KENNETH I. MARSHALL ARMY
HENRY ANDREW MATTICE JR. NAVY
RALPH STOKE MATTICE ARMY
SERVED 1941-1945
SERVED 1941-1945
SERVED 1957-1960
SERVED 1972-1975
SERVED WWI
ROBERT S. MAYS NAVY
SAMUEL MAYS ARMY
TONY MAZUR ARMY
JOSEPH MCCAN ARMY
ARMY AIR CORP/AIR NTL. GUARD
SERVED 1965-1969
SERVED 1950-1953
SERVED 1967-1969
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1942-46/49-78
DELBERT MCDONALD NAVY
ROSCOE MCDONALD NAVY
BUD EUGENE MCDONELL ARMY
VERNON E. MCDOWELL ARMY
WILLIAM “BILL” MCGAUGHEY MARINES
SERVED 1960S
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED 1944
SSGT ERIC E. MCGUIRE AIR FORCE
JIM MCINTOSH ARMY
TIM MCINTOSH AIR FORCE
ROBERT MCKINNIS SR. ARMY
SERVED 1967-1969
SERVED 1994-1997
SERVED 1957-1959
SERVED
IN
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WILLIAM A. MCNEELY JR. ARMY
GARY MILBOURN ARMY
DARWIN D. MINNIS MARINES
JAMES A. MOLLETT ARMY
MARVIN MOOSE ARMY
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1962-1964
SERVED 1951-1977
DATES SERVED UNKNOWN
SERVED 1954-1956
RANDY RICARDO MORALES NAVY
CPL. ALPHA L. MORRIS ARMY
CMSGT. GARY MURPHY AIR FORCE
EDWARD J. (JERRY) NASH ARMY
VICTOR NEIDERHAUSER MARINES
CURRENTLY SERVING
SERVED 1950-1951
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1986-1992
HERBERT NICKS ARMY
FRED L. NOETH NAVY
TED MARTIN NOVAK ARMY
C.E. “JO” OLSON, JR. ARMY
JESSE L. OLVERA ARMY
SERVED 1945-1947
SERVED 1944-1946
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED WWII
SERVED WORLD WAR II
JESUS L. OLVERA AIR FORCE
ROBERT ORR ARMY
LELAND E. ORTH ARMY
T.W. OSBORN ARMY
JAMES K. PANKAU AIR FORCE
SERVED 1967-1976
SERVED 1954-1956
SERVED 1958-1979
SERVED 1952-1955
SERVED 1965-1991
CURRENTLY SERVING
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STEVEN P. PANKAU AIR FORCE
HARVEY L. PARKER AIR GUARD / AIR FORCE
JOHN G. PARKER NAVY
MILTON W. PARKER NAVY
MOA B. PARKER NAVY
SERVED 1968-1988
SERVED 1950-1955
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED 1942-1945
DONALD L. PATTON ARMY
K. ROGER PENNEL NAVY
DANIEL L. PETITT ARMY
FRANK A. PIXLER, JR. NAVY
GARY L. PIXLER NAVY
1944-1946
SERVED 1969-1971
SERVED 1956-1975
SERVED 1978-1999
EUGENE A. POYNTER S/SGT. ARMY
LCPL RICHARD W. PUETT MARINES
NORMAN D. RANDALL MARINES
WILLIAM C. “DUB” REDDEN MARINES
DAVID W. RICH MARINES / ARMY
SERVED 1944-1946
CURRENTLY SERVING
SERVED 1951-1954
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1977-1990
JEFFREY RICH AIR FORCE/MO AIR GUARD
JIM RILEY ARMY
ROY E. ROARK ARMY
ROBERT D. ROBERTS MARINES
MILES ROBERTS NAVY
SERVED 1969-2001
SERVED 1951-1953
SERVED 1942-1946
SERVED 1952-1955
SERVED 1942-1944
SERVED 1951-1953
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SERVED
IN
LAURA SAMPSEL ARMY RESERVE
CHARLES ROBINSON AIR FORCE
STEVE RUCKER NAVY
ROBERT L. RUSSELL, SR. AIR FORCE
SERVED 1950-1954
SERVED VIETNAM
SERVED 1947-1952
E. CARLETON SCHIRMER ARMY AIR CORPS
IVAN E. SCHOTTEL ARMY/NAVY
HARVEY F. SCHOTTEL ARMY
PAUL SCHULTZ JR. MARINES
CHARLES W. SCHURMAN NAVY
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1942-1946
SERVED 1943-1946
DEAN P. SCOTT ARMY
JOSEPH SHELBY ARMY
EVERETT E. SHELTON ARMY
HENRY SHELTON ARMY AIR CORP
LCPL NICHOLAS M SHELTON MARINE
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1942-1945
CPL. MATTHEW SHUTE MARINES
DONALD R. SIDWELL ARMY
CHRIS SIELA ARMY
SERVED 2007-2011
SERVED 1967-1969
SERVED 1968-1970
SERVED 1987-2007
ROBERT SHIMER ARMY
SERVED 1952-1954
SERVED
IN
WWI (1914)
MICHAEL ANDREW SHUMAKE MARINES
CURRENTLY
IN
N. CAROLINA
CURRENTLY
IN
VICTOR SARE NAVY
MASSACHUSETTS
SERVED 1961-1965
CURRENTLY
AT
CAMP PENDLETON
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CPL. JAMES KEESLER SIELA ARMY
KYLE C. SIMMONS ARMY
DAVID A. SMITH MO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
E. EUGENE SMITH ARMY
EZRA E. SMITH ARMY
SERVED 1942-1945
CURRENTLY SERVING
SERVED 1964-1969
SERVED 1964-1969
SERVED 1943-1945
JERALD R. SMITH ARMY AIR CORPS.
RUSSELL LAVERN SMITH ARMY
SKYLER SMITH NAVY
STEPHEN E. SMITH ARMY
DAVID L. SOWERS ARMY
ABOARD U.S.S. CARL VINSON
SERVED 1966-1968
SERVED 1968-1969
SERVED WWII
SERVED
IN
WWII
GREG SPAFFORD, JR. ARMY
HARLEY SPILLMAN ARMY AIR FORCE
CARL V. STEIDEL MARINES
DANIEL STEIDEL MO AIR GUARD
L.G. STEVENSON ARMY
SERVED 2001-2009
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1944-1951
CURRENTLY SERVING 2003-PRESENT
SERVED 1953-1955
CHARLES STONE MARINES
EUGENE STONE ARMY
GEORGE E. STONE NAVY
LESTER STONE MARINES
LTC. MICHELE R. STONE ARMY/AIR FORCE
SERVED 1959-1962 24 Salute To Veterans November 11, 2011
SERVED
IN
WWII
SERVED
IN
WWII
SERVED 1959-1989
CURRENTLY
IN
GERMANY
EDWARD SUMMERS ARMY
VIRGIL RALPH SUMMERS NAVY
EARNEST SWING ARMY
SERVED WWII
SERVED 1941-1943
SERVED 1950-1952
LEROY C. TERRY NAVY
ROY THOMAS ARMY
ARTHUR B. THORNTON ARMY
MARION L. THORNTON ARMY
KENNETH THURN MARINES
SERVED 1946-1947
SERVED 1944-1946
SERVED 1951-1953
SERVED 1948-1952
SERVED
IN
KOREA 1949-51
LT. TIMOTHY SYBERT ARMY
CURRENTLY
AT
S. SCOTT SZCZEPANIK ARMY
FT. LEONARD WOOD
SERVED 1981-1984
BART TILLMAN NAVY
GEORGIA E. TIVIS ARMY
DON TROUT NAVY
WILLIAM RAY TURNER ARMY
BOB C. TURNER ARMY
SERVED 1981-1984
SERVED WWII
SERVED 1944-1946
SERVED WWI
SERVED 1951-1953
FRANCIS E. TURNER ARMY
HAROLD LEE WAGNER ARMY
SEBASTIAN A. WAGNER ARMY
HAROLD WALKER NAVY
ROY WALKER NAVY
SERVED 1945-1947
SERVED 1943-1952
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1948-1952
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ROBERT WALTER ARMY
CARL W. WARD ARMY
ART L. WARNER NAVY
ART R. WARNER AIR FORCE
SPANN WATSON AIR FORCE
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1940-1960
SERVED 1966-1970
WWII - TUSKEGEE AIRMAN
BOBBY J. WATTS NAVY
FRANK S. WEAVER, JR. ARMY AIR CORPS/ ARMY
MARVIN WEBB ARMY / AIR FORCE
MELVIN C. WEBB ARMY
WILLIAM DALE WENNIHAN ARMY
SERVED 1952-1956
SERVED ‘42-’44/‘45-’46
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1944-1946
SERVED 1942-1945
JAMES E. WHEELER ARMY
FRANK D. WHITE JR. MARINES
DON WHITEHILL ARMY
KRISTA D. WILLIAMS AIR FORCE
JASON G. WILSON ARMY
SERVED 1957-1960
SERVED 1987-1993
SERVED 1951-1953 KOREA
CURRENTLY AT MCCONNELL AFB
CURRENTLY SERVING
CLINTON L. WISDOM ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
JAMES WRIGHT NAVY
SAMUEL JOHN ZEBELEAN MARINES
THEODORE ZEBELEAN ARMY
SERVED 1982-2004
SERVED 1955-1959
SERVED 1950-1952
SERVED 1941-1963
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This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ~Elmer Davis
World War I 1917-1918 • Total Service members
World War II 1941-1945 • Total Service members
(Worldwide) ........................4,734,991
(Worldwide) .......................16,112,566
• Battle Deaths ...........................53,402
• Battle Deaths ......................... 291,557
• Other Deaths in Service
• Other Deaths in Service
Korean War 1950-1953 • Total Service members (Worldwide) ........................5,720,000 • Battle Deaths ............................ 33,739 • Other Deaths (in Theater)........... 2,835 • Other Deaths in Service
(Non-Theater) .......................... 63,114
(Non-Theater) ........................ 113,842
(Non-Theater) ............................17,672
• Non-mortal Woundings..........204,002
• Non-mortal Woundings.......... 670,846
• Non-mortal Woundings........... 103,284
AMERICA’S WARS
Vietnam War 1964-1975 • Total Service members
Gulf War 1990-1991 • Total Service members
Global War on Terror 2001The Global War on Terror (GWOT), in-
(Worldide) ...........................8,744,000
(Worldwide) ........................2,225,000
cluding Operation Enduring Freedom
• Battle Deaths ........................... 47,434
• Battle Deaths ................................. 148
(OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Other Deaths (in Theater)........ 10,786
• Other Deaths (in Theater).............. 235
(OIF) are ongoing conflicts. For the most
• Other Deaths in Service
• Other Deaths in Service
current GWOT statistics, visit the follow-
(Non-Theater) ......................... 32,000
(Non-Theater) ............................. 1,590
• Non-mortal Woundings..........153,303
• Non-mortal Woundings.................. 467
ing Department of Defense Web site: http://www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf Information from www.defense.gov
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VETERANS DAY 2011
SALUTING THOSE WHO proudly serve
FREE BREAKFAST for all Veterans
on Veterans Day, November 11th
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during regular breakfast hours
VETERANS DAY 2011
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