A Salute To Veterans & Active Duty Military

Veterans

A SALUTE TO

& ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY

An advertising publication of the St. Joseph News-Press • November 11, 2012

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GEORGE ABERNATHY ARMY

SERVED

IN

WWII ‘44-’46

SSG ROGER ABERNATHY ARMY

CURRENTLY

AT

FORT BRAGG, NC

LT. COL. WILLIAM ADAMS AIR FORCE

CLARENCE L. ALBERT ARMY AIR CORPS

SERVED 1940-1971

SERVED 1942-1945

AUSTIN T. ALLEN NAVY

CURRENTLY

IN

WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA

DON G. ALLEN ARMY

RICK AMES ARMY

MELVIN ANDERSON MARINES

LARRY E. ANTHONY SR. NAVY

BOYD R. BAKER ARMY

SERVED 1948-1955

SERVED 1972-1975

SERVED 1951-1955

SERVED 1965-1967

SERVED 1945-1947

JOHN H. BARNES NAVY

WADE M. BARNES ARMY

RAYMOND E. BARNTHSON ARMY

BENJAMIN A. BARSCH MARINES/AIR GUARD

JIM L. BARTLOW ARMY

SERVED 1943-1966

SERVED ‘98-’06/‘06-PRESENT

SERVED 1943-1945

CURRENTLY

AT

FT. LEWIS MCCHORD

SERVED

IN

VIETNAM ‘66-’68

HARRY C. BAUMAN AIR FORCE

BILL BECKETT SR. NAVY

ROY L. BEERS SFC ARMY

EARL G. BELL, JR. ARMY AIR CORP

DON MILLER BLACHLY ARMY AIR CORP

SERVED 1960-1964

SERVED 1950-1954

SERVED 1968-1991

SERVED 1942-1946

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GEORGE M. BLAKELY ARMY

CPL. JAMES BLESSINGTON II MARINES

GILBERT BOMAR ARMY

SGT. ERIC E. BOOK MARINES

AIRMAN KLAYTON BOOK NAVY

SERVED 1956-1960

SERVED 1972-1975

SERVED 1953-1956

SERVED 1997-2005

CURRENTLY AT WHIDBEY ISLAND

DENNIS F. BOTTORFF ARMY

DONALD BOTTORFF NAVY

HAROLD BOTTORFF ARMY

JERRY BOTTORFF ARMY

LARRY D. BOTTORFF ARMY

SERVED 1965-1971

SERVED 1966-1969

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1969-1975

SERVED 1963-1969

BLAINE BOWLAND ARMY

LOWELL E. BOWLAND ARMY

EMANUEL BOYD NAVY

PFC BRIAN BRADBURY ARMY

PFC BRIAN BRADBURY ARMY

SERVED 1945-1946

SERVED 1945-1947

SERVED 1956-1960

SERVED 1984-2006

SERVED 1984-2006

PFC BRIAN BRADBURY ARMY

RONALD BRADLEY NAVY

SERVED 1984-2006

SERVED 1964-1970

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HUBERT W. BRAY ARMY

LEON R. BRINSON ARMY

CPL HALLIE BROOKS ARMY

JON D. BROWN AIR FORCE

JON DAVID BRUNS NAVY

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1962-1966

SERVED 1951-1953

SERVED 1966-1972

SERVED 1981-2003

CARL WADE BRYSON NAVY

JACK FRANKLIN BRYSON NAVY

ROGER CLAY BRYSON NAVY

KENNETH L. BRYSON NAVY

LARRY BUCHANAN MARINES

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1945-1946

SERVED 1944-1946

SERVED 1971-1973

SERVED 1966-1970

FREEMAN BUCKLES ARMY

WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER BUCKLES

HAROLD BUHMAN ARMY

RAYMOND E. BUIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD

DONALD L. BUNSE ARMY

SERVED

IN

WORLD WAR II

AIR FORCE

CURRENTLY

IN

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

SERVED WWII

SERVED

IN

‘43-’46, ‘48-’82

SGT. ZACHARY W. BUNSE ARMY

ALFRED C. “DOC” BURGESS ARMY

HAROLD G. BURGESS ARMY

CLIFFORD D. BUTCHER NAVY

CURRENTLY SERVING

SERVED 1965-1967 VIETNAM

SERVED 1959-1967

SERVED 1944-1947

SERVED 1953-1955

"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." ~Elmer Davis St. Joseph News-Press November 11, 2012 5

PETER CAGG ARMY

KENNETH L. CALEY ARMY

SPC. JOSEPH N. CALLAWAY ARMY

SERVED 1964-1968

SERVED 1965-1968

CURRENTLY SERVING

SGT. BRADLEY CANTERBURY MARINES

MANUEL CARRILLO AIR FORCE

WARREN CARTER NAVY

GARY CHESSER ARMY

DOUG CHRISTMAS SSG ARMY

SERVED 1995-1999

SERVED 1960-1967

SERVED 1941-1946

SERVED 1968-1970

CURRENTLY SERVING

MIKE CLINE NAVY

JIMMIE R. COBB MERCHANT MARINE

ALLEN JAMES COCKRIEL MARINES

BRIAN JAMES COCKRIEL MARINES

SPEC. JAKOB A. COCKRIEL ARMY

SERVED ‘81-’85, ‘89-’93

SERVED 1941-1943

SERVED 1970-1972

SERVED 1998-2002

CARL COFFEY ARMY

JILL COFFEY NAVY

ALBERT L. COKER ARMY AIR FORCE

CHARLES V. COLLINGS ARMY

VIRGIL F. COLLINGS ARMY

SERVED 1954-1956

SERVED 1977-1981

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1943-1946

SERVED 1943-1946

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CAMRON L. CALLOWAY AIR FORCE

CURRENTLY

IN

RAMSTEIN GERMANY

CODY L. CALLOWAY ARMY

SERVED 2006-2010

CURRENTLY

IN

AFGHANISTAN

RAYMOND COMBS, JR. ARMY

TRISTA R. CORBIN ARMY

SERVED 1943-1946

CURRENTLY SERVING 2004-2012

JAMES K. CORRELL NAVY

JERRY CORTEZ NAVY

SERVED 1945-1947

SERVED 1980-1984

VICTOR M. CORTEZ NAVY

CHAD FREDERICK COULTER AIR FORCE

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GEORGE W. CROCKETT ARMY

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JOHN OLIVER CROCKETT ARMY

EUGENE CROWLEY, SR. ARMY

THEODORE CROWLEY ARMY

ARTHUR L. CULVER ARMY

SERVED 1941-1953

SERVED WORLD WAR II

SERVED WORLD WAR II

SERVED 1943-1945

CPL KYLE DANBURY MARINES

PAUL J. DAY MARINES

DONALD L. “DON” DEAVER NAVY

HIRAM GROVER DEPRIEST ARMY

KENNETH L. DIGGS ARMY AIR CORPS

SERVED 2005-2009

SERVED 1966-1970

SERVED 1945-1946

SERVED WORLD WAR I

SERVED 1943-1946 WWII

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C. ROSS DIVELBISS AIR FORCE

JOE DOBOSZ MARINES

JAMES E. DODD AIR FORCE

RYAN DONOVAN ARMY

CAPT. REUBEN DOORNINK ARMY

SERVED 1951-1962

SERVED 1968-1972

SERVED 1951-1955

SERVED 2000-2006

SERVED 2004-PRESENT

JEROME DUFF ARMY

DON EBLING SR. AIR FORCE

DONALD EBLING JR. MARINES / AIR FORCE

RANDY EBLING AIR FORCE

CHARLES EBLING, SR. ARMY

WWII

SERVED 1951-1954

SERVED ‘76-’79, ‘82-’84, ‘86-’94

SERVED 1978-1982

SERVED 1952-1954

TIM R. EDWARDS ARMY

PHILIP JOHN EIBERGER MARINES

DANIEL ELLIS ARMY

BARAT F. ELLIS ARMY AIR CORPS

BENJAMIN A. ELLIS ARMY AIR CORPS

SERVED 1987-1995

SERVED 1963-1966

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1942-1945

FRANKLIN C. ELLIS ARMY

JEROME R. ELLIS ARMY

KYLE ELLIS AIR FORCE

THOMAS EMBERRY ARMY

OTHA “BILL” EMBREY ARMY

SERVED 1966-1968

SERVED 1916-1918 WWI

SERVED 1949-1951

SERVED 1948-1952

SERVED

SERVED

IN

IN

DESERT STORM

CURRENTLY

AT

MCCONNELL AFB

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JACK L. ENOCHS MARINES

VERNON EWING MARINES

WALDO R. FERGUSON ARMY

LLOYD LEO FOSTER NAVY / MARINES

HAROLD J. FOX ARMY

SERVED 1968-1972

SERVED 1960-1964

SERVED 1950-1952

SERVED 1960-1964

SERVED ‘42-’46, ‘50-’51

HAROLD FRANKLIN NAVY/AIR FORCE

JOHN CHRISTOPHER FRANKS ARMY

ELTON E. FULLER, JR. NAVY

CECIL J. GARNER NAVY

JAMES GARNER ARMY/AIR FORCE

SERVED 1959-1969

SERVED 1978-1982

SERVED 1956-1977

SERVED 1950-1954

SERVED 1940S-1950S

JOHN C. GAY SR. ARMY

DAVID E. GEBHART NAVY

THOMAS W. GEORGE ARMY

FRED GERBER ARMY

EDWARD L. GIBSON, SR. ARMY

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1936-1966

SERVED 1965-1967

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1941-1945

"As we express our

CWO LEWIS E. GIBSON ARMY/NAVY

H. DEAN GILBERT NAVY

EDWARD GILPIN NAVY

JAMES R. GOLDEN NAVY

SERVED 1955-1979/1944-1949

SERVED 1955-1957

SERVED 1943-1945

SERVED 1961-1978

gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy 10 Salute To Veterans November 11, 2012

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ing. Many American Legion posts have special ceremonies on Flag Day, June 14.

You may have your own ceremony to discreetly burn worn out ags.

ways be placed behind the speaker and to his/her right.

( Never use a U.S. Flag to cover a statue

( On Memorial Day, the U.S. Flag is

( Every schoolhouse should display the

or monument or drape the ag over the ( When hanging the U.S. Flag vertically hood, top, sides or back of a vehicle, train or horizontally from a wall or window, or boat. the canton, or union, should be at the top ( The U.S. Flag should not be used as right of the ag. When you face the ag, wearing apparel, including costumes or it should be on your left. athletic uniforms, bedding or drapery. own at half staff until noon, and then raised until sunset.

Although it is a law, there are no penalties and the Flag Code is a voluntary guide ( The President of the United States, governors and limited other government for showing respect to the U.S. Flag. ofďŹ cials may direct the U.S. Flag to be Forty-seven states have their own laws own at half staff.

U.S. Flag during school days.

( The U.S. Flag should never be used for advertising purposes.

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MERLE K. GREEN AIR FORCE

JORDAN GREER ARMY

SERVED 1942-1966

CURRENTLY

IN

AFGHANISTAN

CLIFFORD R. GRENIER MARINES

GEORGE E. GRIFFIN ARMY

GEORGE GRIFFIN JR. NAVY

SERVED 1956-1962

SERVED 1940-1945

SERVED 1964-1968

VINCIL GRIFFITH ARMY

CARL GRINSTEAD ARMY

LEO GROVE US MERCHANT MARINES

PAT GROVE MARINES

RON GROVE NAVY

SERVED 1946-1948

SERVED 1945-1952

SERVED 1941-1945

SERVED 1970-1972

SERVED 1958-1962

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RAY GURWELL ARMY

WILBUR HAINLINE NAVY

GERALD F. HALDA NAVY

JERRY R. HANKEN ARMY-82ND AIRBORNE

DUSTON HANSEN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

SERVING 1952-1954

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1966-1972

SERVED 1964-1966

CURRENTLY SERVING

ELMER HANSEN AIR FORCE

TECH SGT. MICHAEL HANSEN AIR FORCE-RETIRED

JERRY B. HARDIN NAVY

KENNETH H. HARGIS ARMY

KENNETH J. HARGIS AIR FORCE

SERVED 1951-1955

SERVED 1984-2009

SERVED 1959-1965

GEORGE W. HAYWARD ARMY

DEWEY “DUDE” HEATH ARMY

RAY “COOKIE” HECTOR MARINES

SERVED 1950-1971

SERVED 1917-1919

SERVED 1942-1944

LARRY L. HENDRICKS AIR FORCE

BRYAN HERBST NAVY

SGT. KENNETH HERBST MARINES

SERVED 1964-1986

SERVED 1989-1992

SERVED ‘92-’96, ‘98-’07

SERVED

IN

WWII

RETIRED

CLARENCE T. HEINTZ, JR. ARMY

SERVED

IN

CLARENCE T. HEINTZ, SR. ARMY

WWII

SERVED

GYSGT. MICHAEL HERBST MARINES

CURRENTLY

IN

IN

WWI

SGT. LAWRENCE HERNANDEZ MARINES

JACKSONVILLE, NC

SERVED 1966-1969

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HARRY MELVIN HICKMAN ARMY

WILLIAM F. HILL ARMY

DONALD HOCHSTETLER ARMY- AIR CORPS

JOSEPH HOLUB ARMY

RAYMOND LLOYD HORSMAN ARMY

SERVED 1945-1947

SERVED 1953-1956

SERVED 1940-1945

SERVED 1941-1945

SERVED 1944-1945

FARRELL D. HOWARD NAVY

ANGELA CRUZ HOWARD ARMY

CEDRIC D. HOWARD AIR FORCE

N. GARY HOWARD NAVY

GEORGE A. HOWARD ARMY

CURRENTLY SERVING

SERVED 1960-1964

SERVED 1955-1959

JESSICA PHILLIPS HOWARD ARMY

N. GARY HOWARD NAVY

PAUL D. HOWARD AIR FORCE

SGT. BILL HUBER ARMY AIR CORPS

CHARLES JEWELL HUFFMAN ARMY

CURRENTLY SERVING

SERVED 1960-1964

SERVED 1954-1959

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1945-1946

HILLMAN HULL NAVY

JERRY HUNTSMAN AIR FORCE

CRAIG HURST MARINES / AIR GUARD

THOMAS I. HURST NAVY SEABEES

WILBUR D. HURT JR. ARMY

SERVED ‘44-’46/‘51-’52

SERVED 1947-1948

CURRENTLY SERVING

SERVED 1963-1967

SERVED 1980-1987

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HARRY L. JACKSON ARMY / AIRBORNE

KENNETH D. JACKSON ARMY

JAMES V. JACKSON ARMY

JOHN W. (BILL) JACKSON ARMY

WALTER “RAY” JOHNSON AIR FORCE

SERVED 1951-1955

SERVED 1951-1953

SERVED 1952-1953

SERVED 1951-1952

SERVED 1981-1985

HARRY E. JOHNSON ARMY

JASE AARON JONES AIR FORCE

RAY F. JONES ARMY

HUBERT JORDAN ARMY

ROGER P. KARL ARMY

SERVED 1951-1953

SERVED 2001-CURRENT

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1943-1944

SERVED 1968-1974

MATT KNORR ARMY NAT’L GUARD

WENDELL E. KOERNER, JR. NAVY

BERND U. KURTZ AIR FORCE

PETRA C. KURTZ AIR FORCE

WILLIAM J. KURTZ AIR FORCE

CURRENTLY AT FORT RUCKER, AL

SERVED 1960-1965

SERVED 1981-2001

SERVED 1986-1994

SERVED 1960-1986

CAPT. JONATHAN P LACKAMP ARMY

LT. ROBERT D. LACKAMP ARMY AIR FORCE

ELDEN LANGEMACH ARMY

CHARLES WM. LEFFLER, SR. ARMY

JOHN J. LEFFLER MARINES

IN AFGHANISTAN 2011-2012

SERVED IN WWII 1942-1945

SERVED 1943-1946

SERVED 1941-1943

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MARVIN L. LEFFLER MARINES

WILLIAM LEPPERT NAVY

WILTON F. LEWIS NAVY

SSGT. MATTHEW R. LIECHTI MARINES

CPL. ROGER LINDER MARINES

SERVED 1964-1965

SERVED 1965-1969

SERVED 1942-1945

CURRENTLY IN NEW RIVER, N.C.

SERVED 1964-1967

RYAN A. LOGBECK MARINES

KENNETH LUEDKE AIR FORCE

LOUIS J. LUKE ARMY

MICHEAL J. MACE ARMY

THOMAS K. MACKEY ARMY

SERVED 2010-PRESENT

SERVED 1943-1945

SERVED 1954-1956

SERVED 1988-1995

SERVED 1968-1970

JOSIAH DON MACRANDER ARMY

DANIEL C. MADINGER ARMY

RONALD W. MAGERS NAVY

EDWARD A. MAKAWSKI ARMY

EDWARD J. MAKOS ARMY

SERVED 1916-1918 WWI

SERVED 1999-2007

SERVED 1957-1961

SERVED 1941-1945

SERVED 1941-1945

JOSEPH R. MAYS III NAVY

TONY MAZUR ARMY

JOSEPH MCCAN ARMY

HUGH MCCULLOUGH, SR. ARMY AIR CORP/AIR NTL. GUARD

DELBERT MCDONALD NAVY

SERVED 1964-1967

SERVED 1967-1969

SERVED 1943-1946

SERVED 1942-46/49-78

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SERVED

IN

WWII

ROSCOE MCDONALD NAVY

BUD EUGENE MCDONELL ARMY

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SERVED 1960S

SERVED 1943-1945

VERNON E. MCDOWELL ARMY

BILL MCGAUGHY MARINES

SERVED 1944

WILLIAM “BILL” MCGAUGHY

MARINES

SERVED

IN

VIETNAM

SERVED

IN

VIETNAM

JIM MCINTOSH ARMY

SERVED 1967-1969

ROBERT S. MCKERNAN NAVY

LARRY MCLEOD ARMY

SERVED 1943-1946

SERVED 1969-1971

by Amanda Whitney

The bravest man I know.

Is a man I’ve never met.

He’s a man who risks his life To save a friend, Not only to save a friend, But to save a nation.

Risking his life For those he does not know.

Stepping up Leaving loved ones behind, So that somewhere, Someone else won’t have to.

He is a man who follows orders Even though he knows he might die.

The bravest man I know.

Is the man who would rather die, So one more person could go home To see his family again.

The man who stares death in the face, But never blinks.

The bravest man I know.

Is the man who risks his life So one day the world may be a better place for his children.

Or any man who goes against his biggest fear.

DEATH Just to save someone he loves.

The bravest man I know.

Is the man who fights So another man can have the taste of sweet freedom.

Not fighting only for his own benefit, But for many others all over the world, Fighting to make this world a better place.

That’s the bravest man I know.

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MARLIN G. MEARS ARMY

BERNARD “BAB” MILLER ARMY

L. ROGER MILLER NAVY

RICHARD “RICK” MILLER NAVY

DARWIN D. MINNIS MARINES

SERVED 1966-1968 VIETNAM

SERVED 1942-1946

SERVED 1967-1968

SERVED 1966-1968

SERVED 1951-1977

ALEX M. MOORE NAVY

MARVIN MOOSE ARMY

RANDY RICARDO MORALES NAVY

ALPHA LEROY MORRIS ARMY

EDWARD J. (JERRY) NASH ARMY

SERVING 2011-PRESENT

SERVED 1954-1956

CURRENTLY SERVING

SERVED 1950-1951

SERVED 1943-1946

VICTOR NEIDERHAUSER MARINES

CLIFTON EUGENE NEILL NAVY

MAJOR DEWEY E. NEWHART ARMY AIR CORP

IRWIN E. NICHOLS ARMY AIR CORPS

HERBERT NICKS ARMY

SERVED 1986-1992

SERVED WWII 1938-1949

SERVED 1941-1944

WESLEY NIGH NAVY

TED MARTIN NOVAK ARMY

C.E. “JO” OLSON, JR. ARMY

ROBERT ORR ARMY

ROGER (GARY) OWENS NAVY

SERVED 1982-1986

SERVED 1943-1946

SERVED WWII

SERVED 1954-1956

SERVED 1985-1992

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IN

WWII

SERVED 1945-1947

JAMES K. PANKAU AIR FORCE

STEVEN P. PANKAU AIR FORCE

HARVEY L. PARKER AIR GUARD / AIR FORCE

JOHN G. PARKER NAVY

MILTON W. PARKER NAVY

SERVED 1965-1991

SERVED 1968-1988

SERVED 1950-1955

SERVED 1943-1946

SERVED 1943-1945

MOA B. PARKER NAVY

DONALD L. PATTON ARMY

GODFREY PAYNE NAVY

JUDY PELLETIER NAVY

ROGER PELLETIER NAVY

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1951-1953

SERVED 1944-1946

SERVED 1974-1981

SERVED 1965-1986

K. ROGER PENNEL NAVY

DANIEL L. PETITT ARMY

JIMMY PICKERELL ARMY

MERLE PICKERELL ARMY

ROBERT PICKERELL ARMY

SERVED 1944-1946

SERVED 1969-1971

FRANK A. PIXLER, JR. NAVY

GARY L. PIXLER NAVY

SERVED 1971-1973

EUGENE A. POYNTER SSGT. ARMY

SERVED 1968-1970

ROBERT F. PRAWITZ NAVY

SERVED 1942-1946

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SERVED 1956-1975

SERVED 1978-1999

SERVED 1944-1946

SERVED 1944-1946

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LARRY EDWARD PUCKETT NAVY

Stanberry Student Honors Veterans

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SERVED 1954-1959

LCPL RICHARD W. PUETT MARINES

CURRENTLY SERVING

ANTHONY PUNZO ARMY

SERVED 1941-1946

NORMAN D. RANDALL MARINES

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America – the land of the free and home of the brave.

But what does that really mean? Nothing is free in this world, and sure, tackling a fear can make you feel brave, but is that really what it’s about?

Alexis Simmerman, a sixth grader at Stanberry R-II School, seems to know what the statement really means.

Freedom isn’t required; it’s something we are fortunate enough to have. And Alexis, even at the tender age of 11, knows who is responsible for our freedom.

The U.S. Military.

The men and women who have fought – and continue to fight – for the freedom we each enjoy every day.

The people like her father, Kermit Simmerman, who is a staff sergeant in the Active Guard Reserves.

Each year, the Stanberry Elementary Student Council plans and presents a Pre-K through 12 program for the community to honor the veterans.

Last year, the event sponsored an essay contest, with the winners being given the opportunity to read their winning essay at the program.

Alexis, who hopes to author books in the future, was chosen as one of the winners of the contest.

Because she has cerebral palsy, which is a disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture, Alexis stood with her father, Kermit, as he read the essay for her at the program.

This year, Alexis was specifically asked, based on her talent, to write a special tribute to the veterans, which she excitedly accepted.

Her poem, which is simply titled “Veterans,” appears short, sweet and to the point of the holiday we observe in

remembrance of those who have fought for us. But in a brief about her work, Alexis asks her readers to dig a little deeper to find the meaning of her piece.

“Now, think about this poem and its meaning. Don’t use your brain - try to think with your heart,” she writes. “There are millions and billions of veterans that fought for the U.S. All of them had to say goodbye to their families at some point. Many would agree that one day’s remembrance isn’t at all close to how long it should be.”

Alexis, along with her younger brother, Lucian, and their mother, Heather, have had to say goodbye to their hero, Kermit, on more than one occasion.

He joined the National Guard in 1996, after graduation from Stanberry High School, and has served full-time since 2001 with HQ, 1/129th FA. Kermit was deployed to Kosovo, and state-side for Operation Noble Eagle, served on the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Team and trained with NATO in Germany during June of this year.

While Kermit was defending our country, Heather was here at home, holding things together and raising their children.

For her hard work and dedication, Heather was awarded the prestigious Molly Pitcher Award, which is given to military wives who go above and beyond, not only for their spouse, but for the unit, as well.

The military has always been a part of the Simmerman’s lives, which Alexis showcases in her writing and the heartfelt gratitude she feels toward the men and women who have served – past and present – to protect the lives we are able to lead.

Even as a young girl, she knows that gratitude should be shown, “whenever you pass by a veteran, even if it is brief, remember to say ‘Thank you.’”

Veterans

by Alexis Simmerman

Here, as a country, united we stand, All because of veterans across the land!

They’ve earned our rights to be equal, They have kept peace among people, They’ve stood for justice and liberty, While we are all now safe and free, Veterans, we know how much the colors mean to youThose bold stars and stripes that are red, white and blue!

Every time you fight, it’s for a good cause, When others should do a round of applause, If you are a brave, heroic veteran, You fight for America until the end, Let’s stand up and cheer in thankfulness and praise, For the veterans that saved us in so many ways!

Now, think about this poem and its meaning.

Don’t use your brain- try to think with your heart.

The veterans that are here before us today are a very, very small portion of American veterans that are living today. There were veterans centuries ago- the number of veterans is uncountable. There are millions and billions of veterans that fought for the U.S. A lot of them lost their lives in battle.

All of them had to say good-bye to their families at some point. Many people would agree that one day’s remembrence isn’t at all close to how long it should be. There are veterans in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. Their schedule is unpredictable- they don’t know when they’re going to be needed, day or night. Sometimes it doesn’t even matter if they’re sick- they always have to be alert.

So, we should always remember the veterans that served us and our country. Whenever you pass by a veteran, even if it is brief, remember to say “Thank You”. To all the veterans that are here before us right now, thank you. Thank you for fighting for us, thank you for standing up for what is right, thank you for taking risks that involve your life and loved ones, and thank you for coming here.

MAJOR JAMES REYNOLDS, MD

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MILES ROBERTS NAVY

SERVED 1982-1995

SERVED 1977-1990

SERVED 1969-2001

SERVED 1942-1946

SERVED 1942-1944

ROBERT D. ROBERTS MARINES

CLINT ROBERTSON ARMY

ORVILLE ROBERTSON ARMY

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STEVE RUCKER NAVY

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SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1951-1971

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CAPT. LAURA SAMPSEL ARMY RESERVE

VICTOR SARE NAVY

E. CARLETON SCHIRMER ARMY AIR CORPS

IVAN E. SCHOTTEL ARMY/NAVY

HARVEY F. SCHOTTEL ARMY

SERVED 1961-1965

SERVED 1943-1945

SERVED 1943-1946

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JOSEPH SHALINE, JR. NAVY

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HARVEY SHAW ARMY

SERVED 1942-1946

SERVED 1942-1946

SERVED 1961-1967

SERVED 1942-1952

SERVED 1941-1946

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ROBERT SHIMER ARMY

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SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 2007-2012

SERVED 1952-1954

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CPL. JAMES KEESLER SIELA ARMY

KYLE C. SIMMONS ARMY

DONALD SMITH NAVY

SERVED 2007-2011

SERVED 1968-1970

SERVED 1942-1945

CURRENTLY SERVING

SERVED 1945-1946

CURRENTLY

IN

MASSACHUSETTS

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CURRENTLY

IN

N. CAROLINA

WILLIAM LEROY SMITH AIR FORCE

GARY G. SMITH NAVY

LEONARD A. SMITH MARINES

SERVED 1967-1971

SERVED 1954-1958

SERVED 1949-1952

TERRY E. SNIDER MARINES

GREG SPAFFORD, JR. ARMY

FRED SPEAR NAVY

HARLEY SPILLMAN ARMY AIR FORCE

MERRILL STEEB MARINES

SERVED 2001-2009

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1941-1945

EDWARD F. STEEBY ARMY

CARL V. STEIDEL MARINES

GEORGE C. STEIDEL ARMY

DANIEL STEIDEL MO AIR GUARD

BERNARD G. STEPHENS ARMY

SERVED 1952-1954

SERVED 1944-1951

SERVED 1943-1946

CURRENTLY SERVING 2003-PRESENT

SERVED 1942-1945

CHARLES STONE MARINES

EUGENE STONE ARMY

GEORGE E. STONE NAVY

LESTER STONE MARINES

LTC. MICHELE R. STONE ARMY/AIR FORCE

CURRENTLY

IN

NORTH CAROLINA

SERVED 1959-1962

SERVED

IN

WWII

SERVED

IN

WWII

RUSSELL LAVERN SMITH ARMY

SERVED

IN

SKYLER SMITH NAVY

ABOARD U.S.S. CARL VINSON

WWII

SERVED 1959-1989

CURRENTLY

IN

GERMANY

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EDWARD SUMMERS ARMY

EARNEST SWING ARMY

S. SCOTT SZCZEPANIK ARMY

FRANCIS X. TANNHEIMER ARMY

MICHAEL F. TANNHEIMER ARMY

SERVED WWII

SERVED 1950-1952

SERVED 1981-1984

SERVED 1944-1951

LEROY C. TERRY NAVY

HAROLD D. TESTERMAN MARINES

ROY THOMAS ARMY

ARTHUR B. THORNTON ARMY

MARION L. THORNTON ARMY

SERVED 1948-1952

SERVED 1953-1975

SERVED IN KOREA 1949-51

SERVED 1946-1947

SERVED 1944-1946

CURRENTLY

AT

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SERVED 1944-1946

SERVED 1943-1952

SERVED 1943-1946

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HAROLD WALKER NAVY

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LARRY D. WALLER NAVY

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SERVED 1948-1952

SERVED 1952-1956

ROBERT WALTER ARMY

BARRY WALTERS ARMY

HOWARD WALTERS ARMY

MERLE WALTERS ARMY

CARL W. WARD ARMY

SERVED 1942-1945

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SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1942-1945

CURRENTLY

IN

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ART L. WARNER NAVY

ART R. WARNER AIR FORCE

SPANN WATSON AIR FORCE

BOBBY J. WATTS NAVY

CLAIRL C. WAYMAN ARMY 10TH MTN DIVISION

SERVED 1940-1960

SERVED 1966-1970

WWII - TUSKEGEE AIRMAN

SERVED 1952-1956

SERVED 1942-1946

FRANK S. WEAVER, JR. ARMY AIR CORPS/ ARMY

HAROLD G. WELLS, JR. ARMY

WILLIAM DALE WENNIHAN ARMY

EVERETT H. WHEELER ARMY

FRANK D. WHITE JR. MARINES

SERVED ‘42-’44/‘45-’46

SERVED 1940-1945

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1942-1945

SERVED 1987-1993

CPL. LINVILLE S. WILKINSON III

CPL. LINVILLE S. WILKINSON, SR

ARMY

JASON G. WILSON ARMY

CLINTON L. WISDOM ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

JUSTIN WITT ARMY

SERVED 1983-1989

SERVED 1942-1945

CURRENTLY AT FT. CAMPBELL, KY

SERVED 1982-2004

CURRENTLY SERVING

JAMES WRIGHT NAVY

HAROLD K. WYATT NAVY

WILLIAM T. YOUNG ARMY

SAMUEL JOHN ZEBELEAN MARINES

THEODORE ZEBELEAN ARMY

SERVED 1955-1959

SERVED 1943-1946

SERVED 1950-1952

SERVED 1950-1952

SERVED 1941-1963

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World War I 1917-1918 r Total Service members

World War II 1941-1945 r Total Service members

(Worldwide) ........................4,734,991

(Worldwide) .......................16,112,566

r #Bttle Deaths ...........................53,402

r #Bttle Deaths ......................... 291,557

r 0UIFS %FBUIT JO 4Frvice

r 0UIFS %FBUIT JO 4Frvice

Korean War 1950-1953 r Total Service members (Worldwide) ........................5,720,000 r #Bttle Deaths ............................ 33,739 r 0UIFS %FBUIT JO Theater)........... 2,835 r 0UIFS %FBUIT JO 4Frvice

(Non-Theater) .......................... 63,114

(Non-Theater) ........................ 113,842

(Non-Theater) ............................17,672

r /PO NPrtal Woundings ..........204,002

r /PO NPrtal Woundings .......... 670,846

r /PO NPrtal Woundings ........... 103,284

AMERICA’S WARS

Vietnam War 1964-1975 r Total Service members

Gulf War 1990-1991 r Total Service members

Global War on Terror 2001The Global War on Terror (GW0T), in-

(Worldide) ...........................8,744,000

(Worldwide) ........................2,225,000

cluding 0QFration Enduring Freedom

r #Bttle Deaths ........................... 47,434

r #Bttle Deaths ................................. 148

0&' and 0QFration Iraqi Freedom

r 0UIFS %FBUIT JO Theater)........ 10,786

r 0UIFS %FBUIT JO Theater).............. 235

icts. For the most

r 0UIFS %FBUIT JO 4Frvice

r 0UIFS %FBUIT JO 4Frvice

(Non-Theater) ......................... 32,000

(Non-Theater) ............................. 1,590

r /PO NPrtal Woundings..........153,303

r /PO NPrtal Woundings.................. 467

current GW0T statistics, visit the following Department of Defense Web site: http://www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf www.va.gov/opa/publications/factsheets/fs_americas_wars.pdf

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