V
A SALUTE TO
eterans
& Active Duty Military
An advertising publication of the St. Joseph News-Press • November 11, 2010
GEORGE ABERNATHY ARMY
SERVED
IN
WWII ‘44-’46
SGT. ROGER ABERNATHY ARMY
CURRENTLY
AT
FT. BRAGG
WILLIAM ADAMS AIR FORCE
CLARENCE L. ALBERT ARMY AIR CORPS
DON G. ALLEN ARMY
SERVED 1940-1971
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1948-1955
SCOTT ARCHDEKIN ARMY
J. LEE ATKINS ARMY
BOYD R. BAKER ARMY
SERVED 1952-1954
SERVED 1945-1947
STEVEN E. ALLEN AIR FORCE
LARRY E. ANTHONY, SR. NAVY
SERVED 1967-1989
SERVED 1965-1967
CLAYTON BAKER ARMY
LCPL BRADLEY A. BALAK MARINES
BILLY BALES MARINES
JOHN H. BARNES NAVY
RAYMOND BARNTHSON ARMY
SERVED 2001-2006
SERVED 1949-1951
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED 1943-1966
JIM L. BARTLOW ARMY
LEON BASCUE ARMY
CURRENTLY
IN
AFGHANISTAN
JERRY BARTLETT AIR FORCE
SERVED 1966-1970 2 Salute To Veterans November 11, 2010
SERVED
IN
VIETNAM ‘66-’68
CURRENTLY
IN IRAQ
SERVED 1984-2000
In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot. ~Mark Twain, Notebook, 1935
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
MELVIN LEE BIRT ARMY
GEORGE M. BLAKELY ARMY
JOSHUA A. BLANCHARD AIR FORCE
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1956-1960
AIRMAN KLAYTON BOOK NAVY
DENNIS F. BOTTORFF ARMY
SGT. JOSEPH BENEZETTE MARINES
CURRENTLY
IN
S SGT. RACHEAL BENEZETTE MARINES
NORTH CAROLINA
CURRENTLY IN NORTH CAROLINA
GILBERT E. BOMAR ARMY
SGT. ERIC E. BOOK MARINES
SERVED 1953-1955
SERVED 1997-2005
DONALD BOTTORFF NAVY
HAROLD BOTTORFF ARMY
JERRY BOTTORFF ARMY
SERVED 1965-1971
SERVED 1966-1969
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1969-1975
LOWELL E. BOWLAND ARMY
EMANUEL BOYD NAVY
RONALD BRADLEY NAVY
LEON R. BRINON ARMY
CPL HALLIE BROOKS ARMY
SERVED 1945-1947
SERVED 1956-1960
SERVED 1964-1970
SERVED 1962-1966
SERVED 1951-1954
CURRENTLY
ON
U.S.S. NIMITZ
CURRENTLY
AT
FORT BRAGG, NC
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JON DEAN BROWN AIR FORCE
KENNETH L. BRYSON NAVY
RAYMOND E. BUIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD
ALFRED C. “DOC” BURGESS ARMY
SGT. HAROLD G. BURGESS ARMY
SERVED 1966-1970
SERVED 1971-1973
SERVED ‘43-’46, ‘48-’82
SERVED 1966-1967
SERVED 1959-1967
JIM BUSBY ARMY
PETER CAGG ARMY
KENNETH L. CALEY ARMY
SPC. JOSEPH N. CALLAWAY ARMY
CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL NAVY
SERVED 1968-1970
SERVED 1964-1968
SERVED 1965-1967
CURRENTLY SERVING
SERVED 1996-2000
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SGT. ETHAN H. CAMPBELL ARMY
MANUEL CARRILLO AIR FORCE
WARREN CARTER NAVY
EVERETT R. CHAPMAN ARMY
GARY CHESSER ARMY
SERVED 1941-1945
SERVED 1960-1967
SERVED 1941-1946
SERVED 1955-1961
SERVED 1968-1970
JAMES JAY CHRISTIANSEN ARMY
MIKE CLINE NAVY
JIMMIE R. COBB MERCHANT MARINE
CARL COFFEY ARMY
JILL COFFEY NAVY
SERVED 1992-1996
SERVED ‘81-’85, ‘89-’93
SERVED 1941-1943
SERVED 1954-1956
SERVED 1977-1981
BRYAN COGDILL ARMY
WAYNE COGDILL ARMY
CHARLES V. COLLINGS ARMY
VIRGIL F. COLLINGS ARMY
VICTOR M. CORTEZ NAVY
SERVED 1987-CURRENT
SERVED 1986-2006
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1980-1984
BENJAMIN CORWIN ARMY
BUD (H.D.) CROCKETT NAVY
CHARLES VAN CROCKETT NAVY
CHARLES VAN CROCKETT II AIR FORCE
GEORGE CROCKETT ARMY
SERVED 1941-1944
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1972-1975
SERVED 1972-PRESENT
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JOHN O. CROCKETT ARMY
ARTHUR L. CULVER ARMY
SERVED 1943-1951
SERVED 1943-1945
CARL D. DICKENS ARMY
CARLWYN R. DIVELBISS AIR FORCE
PAUL J. DAY MARINES
RICHARD ASHLEY DESHON ARMY
SERVED 1966-1970
SERVED 1968-1970
JAMES E. DODD AIR FORCE
RYAN DONOVAN ARMY
HENRY HANK DRENNEN MARINES
SERVED 1951-1962
SERVED 1951-1955
SERVED 2000-2006
SERVED 1944-1946
CHARLES H. EAST JR. NAVY
CHARLES H. EAST NAVY
JOHN EASTWOOD NAVY
DON EBLING SR. AIR FORCE
SERVED 1984-2007
SERVED 1964-1968
SERVED 1970-1981
SERVED 1951-1954
DONALD EBLING JR. MARINES / AIR FORCE
RANDY EBLING AIR FORCE
PHILIP JOHN EIBERGER MARINES
BARAT F. ELLIS ARMY
BENJAMIN A. ELLIS AIR FORCE
SERVED ‘76-’79, ‘82-’84, ‘86-’94
SERVED 1978-1982
SERVED 1987-1995
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED
IN
KOREAN WAR
JEROME DUFF ARMY
SERVED
IN
WWII
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CHARLES DANBERRY ARMY
SERVED
IN
KOREAN WAR
FRANKLIN C. ELLIS ARMY
SERVED 1966-1968
JONATHON LEE ESPESETH ARMY
CURRENTLY
IN
JAPAN
KYLE ELLIS AIR FORCE
CURRENTLY
AT
MCCONNELL A.F BASE
ARTHUR EWING ARMY
SERVED
IN
WWI
THOMAS EMBERRY ARMY
OTHA “BILL” EMBREY ARMY
JACK L. ENOCHS MARINES
SERVED 1949-1951
SERVED 1948-1952
SERVED 1968-1972
RUSSEL EWING ARMY
VERNON EWING MARINES
RICHARD D. FASCHING ARMY
SERVED 1942-1946
SERVED 1960-1964
LLOYD LEO FOSTER NAVY / MARINES
HAROLD J. FOX ARMY
HAROLD FRANKLIN NAVY/AIR FORCE
ELTON E. FULLER JR. NAVY
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED ‘42-’46, ‘50-’51
SERVED 1959-1969
SERVED 1956-1977
CECIL J. GARNER NAVY
JAMES GARNER ARMY/AIR FORCE
JOHN C. GAY SR. ARMY
DAVID E. GEBHART NAVY
PAUL L. GEIGER SR. MARINES
SERVED 1950-1954
SERVED 1940S-1950S
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1936-1966
SERVED 1952-1955
DUSTIN GARDNER NAVY
CURRENTLY
IN
WASHINGTON
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BRUCE R. GEORGE MARINES
FRED GERBER ARMY
CLAYTON GILBERTSON ARMY
EDWARD GILPIN NAVY
DELBERT (BERT) GOBEN LT. NAVY/AIR FORCE
SERVED 1967-1971
SERVED 1941-1945
SERVED 1953-1973
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED 1965-1965; 1970-1974
JAMES R. GOLDEN NAVY
CAPTAIN WM. H. GONDRING NAVY
CHARLES W. GOSSETT NAVY
MERLE K. GREEN AIR FORCE
CLIFFORD R. GRENIER MARINES
SERVED 1961-1978
SERVED 1960-1997
SERVED 1941-1963
SERVED 1942-1966
SERVED 1956-1962
GEORGE E. GRIFFIN ARMY
GEORGE GRIFFIN JR. NAVY
VINCIL GRIFFITH ARMY
CARLYLE GRINSTEAD ARMY
RAY GURWELL ARMY
SERVED 1940-1945
SERVED 1964-1968
SERVED 1946-1948
SERVED 1945-1952
SERVED 1952-1954
WILBUR HAINLINE NAVY
GERALD F. HALDA NAVY
DUSTON HANSEN ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
ELMER HANSEN AIR FORCE
MICHAEL HANSEN AIR NATIONAL GUARD
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1966-1972
SERVED 1990-2007
SERVED 1951-1955
SERVED 1984-2007
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F
FREEDOM FRE FREE REEEDOM IS IS NOT NOT
By: Kelly Strong
I watched the flag pass by one day. It fluttered in the breeze. A young Marine saluted it, and then he stood at ease. I looked at him in uniform So young, so tall, so proud, He’d stand out in any crowd. I thought how many men like him Had fallen through the years. How many died on foreign soil? How many mothers’ tears? How many pilots’ planes shot down? How many died at sea? How many foxholes were soldiers’ graves? No, freedom isn’t free. I heard the sound of TAPS one night, When everything was still I listened to the bugler play And felt a sudden chill. I wondered just how many times That TAPS had meant “Amen,” When a flag had draped a coffin Of a brother or a friend. I thought of all the children, Of the mothers and the wives, Of fathers, sons and husbands With interrupted lives. I thought about a graveyard At the bottom of the sea Of unmarked graves in Arlington. No, freedom isn’t free.
With our deep gratitude, CBIZ honors those Americans called in service to our country to guard our security, protect our freedoms, and represent us to the world. May God protect those actively at duty, and bless the souls of the fallen.
It is our honor to recognize our local CBIZ employees who have served Jason Anderson, Sergeant USMC Andy Burnham, Corporal USMC 1371 Combat Engineer Larry Huddleston, Specialist 5th Class US Army, Viet Nam Jim Morgan, Sergeant USMC
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JERRY B. HARDIN NAVY
SERVED 1959-1965
KENNETH H. HARGIS ARMY
SERVED
IN
WWII
KENNETH J. HARGIS AIR FORCE
RETIRED
CORTNEY HARRIS ARMY
CURRENTLY
IN
AFGHANISTAN
ROBERT HARRIS AIR FORCE
SERVED 1964-1969
JOHN HART ARMY
GEORGE W. HAYWARD ARMY
DEWEY R. HEATH ARMY
LARRY L. HENDRICKS AIR FORCE
KENNETH L. HENDRICKS ARMY
SERVED 1967-1969
SERVED 1950-1971
SERVED 1917-1919
SERVED 1964-1986
SERVED 1942-1946
SGT. LAWRENCE HERNANDEZ MARINES
HARRY MELVIN HICKMAN ARMY
GENE R. HILL NAVY
WILLIAM F. HILL ARMY
DONALD HOCHSTETLER ARMY-AIR CORPS
SERVED 1966-1970
SERVED 1945-1947
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1953-1956
SERVED 1940-1945
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ~Elmer Davis
JAMES HOLLAND ARMY
JASON B. HOLT AIR FORCE/AIR NTL. GUARD
RAYMOND LLOYD HORSMAN ARMY
FARRELL D. HOWARD NAVY
SERVED 1955-1957
SERVED 2003-2010
SERVED 1944-1945
SERVED 1955-1959
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BILL HUBER ARMY AIR CORPS
J.D. HUFFMAN NAVY
DALE L. HUFFT NAVY
CLIFFORD HUGHES MARINES
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1949-1953
SERVED 1944-1945
SERVED 1951-1953
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! ~Maya Angelou
JOHN HUGHES ARMY
OLIVER “HAPPY” HUGHES ARMY
RENEE M. HUGHES AIR FORCE
GEORGE HUMBERT ARMY
SERVED 2000-CURRENT
SERVED 1941-1944
DENNIS HUGHES MARINES
SERVED 1972-1974
SERVED
IN
WWII
SERVED
IN
WWII
JOHN HUMBERT ARMY
JERRY HUNTSMAN AIR FORCE
CRAIG HURST MARINES
THOMAS I. HURST NAVY SEABEES
WILBUR HURT JR. ARMY
SERVED 1968-1969
SERVED 1947-1948
SERVED 1994-1998
SERVED 1963-1967
SERVED 1980-1986
MARVIN E. HUTTON ARMY/AIR FORCE
GLENN E. HYDER ARMY
HARRY L. JACKSON ARMY/AIRBORNE
KENNETH D. JACKSON ARMY
JAMES V. JACKSON ARMY
SERVED 1951-1955
SERVED 1951-1953
SERVED 1952-1953
SERVED 1945-1946
SERVED
IN
WWII
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JOHN W. (BILL) JACKSON ARMY
DANTE JEFFRIES MARINES
LEWIS RICHARD JEFFRIES JR. MARINES
LEWIS RICHARD JEFFRIES SR. NAVY
MERLE LEE JEFFRIES MARINES
SERVED 1951-1952
SERVED 1995-1999
SERVED 1965-1969
SERVED 1944-1945
SERVED 1968-1970
HARRY E. JOHNSON ARMY
JASE AARON JONES AIR FORCE
JIM JONES AIR FORCE
RAY F. JONES ARMY
HUBERT JORDAN ARMY
SERVED 1951-1953
SERVED 2001-CURRENT
SERVED 1953-1960
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1943-1944
JOHN B. KANE JR. ARMY
LESTER C. KIESER MARINES
WENDELL E. KOERNER, JR. NAVY
BERND U. KURTZ AIR FORCE
PETRA C. KURTZ AIR FORCE
SERVED 1953-1954
SERVED 1951-1953
SERVED 1960-1965
SERVED 1981-2001
SERVED 1986-1994
WILLIAM J. KURTZ AIR FORCE
1ST LT JONATHAN P LACKAMP ARMY
1ST LT ROBERT D. LACKAMP ARMY
RAY V. LANDRUM ARMY MEDIC
ELDEN LANGEMACH ARMY
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1960-1986 12 Salute To Veterans November 11, 2010
CURRENTLY
IN
UGANDA, AFRICA
SERVED
IN
WWII 1942-1945
FRED LANKFORD ARMY
DARWIN LAUCK ARMY
CHARLES WM. LEFFLER, SR. ARMY
JOHN J. LEFFLER MARINES
MARVIN L. LEFFLER MARINES
SERVED KOREAN WAR
SERVED 1952-1954
SERVED 1941-1943
SERVED 1964-1966
SERVED 1964-1965
WILLIAM LEPPERT NAVY
WILTON F. LEWIS NAVY
SGT. MATTHEW R. LIECHTI MARINES
ROGER LINDER MARINES
RETOY LOUIS ARMY
SERVED 1965-1969
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1964-1967
SERVED KOREAN WAR
KENNETH LUEDKE AIR FORCE
LOUIS J. LUKE ARMY
MICHEAL J. MACE ARMY
THOMAS K. MACKEY ARMY
DANIEL C. MADINGER ARMY
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED 1954-1956
SERVED 1988-1995
SERVED 1968-1970
SERVED 1999-2007
RONALD W. MAGERS NAVY
EDWARD A. MAKAWSKI ARMY
EDWARD MAKOS ARMY
KENNETH I. MARSHALL ARMY
HENRY ANDREW MATTICE JR. NAVY
SERVED 1957-1961
SERVED 1941-1945
SERVED 1941-1945
SERVED 1957-1960
SERVED 1972-1975
CURRENTLY
IN
LEBANON, MO.
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RALPH STOKE MATTICE ARMY
TONY MAZUR ARMY
JOSEPH MCCAN ARMY
ARMY AIR CORP/AIR NTL. GUARD
SERVED WWI
SERVED 1967-1969
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1942-46/49-78
ROSCOE MCDONALD NAVY
VERNON E. MCDOWELL ARMY
WILLIAM “BILL” MCGAUGHEY MARINES
JIM MCINTOSH ARMY
TIM MCINTOSH AIR FORCE
SERVED 1960S
SERVED 1944
SERVED 1967-1969
SERVED 1994-1997
ROBERT MCKINNIS SR. ARMY
WILLIAM A. MCNEELY JR. ARMY
GEORGE C. MILLER ARMY
DARWIN D. MINNIS MARINES
BOBBY D. MOORE ARMY
SERVED 1957-1959
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1951-1977
SERVED 1951-1953
CPL. ALPHA L. MORRIS ARMY
ROBERT (BOBBY) MOSIMAN ARMY
ROBERT M. (BOB) MOSIMAN NAVY
EDWARD J. (JERRY) NASH ARMY
VICTOR NEIDERHAUSER MARINES
SERVED 1950-1951
SERVED 1966-1970
SERVED 1941-1945
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1990-1991
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SERVED
IN
VIETNAM
HUGH MCCULLOUGH, SR.
DELBERT MCDONALD NAVY
SERVED
IN
WWII
HERBERT NICHOLSON ARMY
TED M. NOVAK ARMY
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED 1943-1946
LELAND E. ORTH ARMY
T.W. OSBORN ARMY
SERVED 1958-1979
C.E. “JO” OLSON, JR. ARMY
ROBERT ORR ARMY
SERVED WWII
SERVED 1954-1956
JAMES K. PANKAU AIR FORCE
HARVEY L. PARKER AIR GUARD / AIR FORCE
JOHN G. PARKER NAVY
SERVED 1952-1955
SERVED 1965-1991
SERVED 1950-1955
SERVED 1943-1946
MILTON W. PARKER NAVY
MOA B. PARKER NAVY
DONALD L. PATTON ARMY
CARL ALLEN PAXTON ARMY
JOSEF PAXTON MARINES
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1951-1953
SERVED 1949-1969
SERVED 1967-1975
FORREST E. PEDEN ARMY
K. ROGER PENNEL NAVY
DANIEL L. PETITT ARMY
FLOYD L. PETTIJOHN ARMY
JESSICA HOWARD PHILLIPS ARMY
SERVED 1969-1971
SERVED 1961-1964
CURRENTLY SERVING
SERVED 1943-1945 KIA
SERVED
IN
1944-1946
JOSHUA D. OBERMIER MARINES
CURRENTLY
IN
AFGHANISTAN
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DONALD R. PLANALP AIR FORCE
JOHN PLANALP ARMY
From the Country to Serving His Country Agency man finds career surprise in the skies. Written by Alice McVicker
SERVED 1979-2001
SERVED 1862-1863
LOWELL PLANALP ARMY
EUGENE A. POYNTER S/SGT. ARMY
SERVED 1944-1946
SERVED 1944-1946
HOWARD PREDMORE ARMY
KEN PUCKETT ARMY
SERVED 1914-1917
SERVED 1943-1973
PFC RICHARD W. PUETT MARINES
RICHARD L. RAINEZ SR. ARMY
CURRENTLY SERVING
SERVED 1959-1966
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Joining the military was the farthest thing from his mind when he was growing up on a farm at Agency, Mo. Today at age 45, Air Force Master Sgt. retired David Mark Kelsey looks back on it as one of the best moves he ever made. A 1983 graduate of East Buchanan High School, Gower, Mo., he says after graduation he enrolled in a technical school and toyed with the idea of becoming an electronics technician. “But that was too expensive, so I quit and went to work. Then I met my wife (Helen) and we got married in 1985. I was working at a country club, and my wife says, ‘ You need to do something different.’ So, I signed up with the Air Force in December of 1987.” He points out that he never had any strong leaning toward joining the military and no family ties. His parents, David and Sherrill still Master Sgt. retired David Mark Kelsey reside in Agency. “When I was growing up you farmed and that’s what we did, and alot of friends did too. And some friends went off to college to get an education, but I wanted to do something different. “I felt like I needed to do it at the time because I was young and needed a job, and it (the military) had good benefits and training.” “Once I got into it,” he continues. “I knew it was something I wanted to do. I really enjoyed the time I’ve spent in the military, especially the nice places I got to visit.” He adds, “I was stationed out of Italy and Venice is my favorite city. It really is beautiful.” The father of three children and two grandchildren notes that residing abroad was a good learning experience for his then young children, daughter Josline; and sons, Joshua and Jordan. “My boys played sports at the military schools with kids from such places as the Netherlands and Belgium. They really had a good time.” His son, Joshua, who attends a university in Las Vegas, Nev., plans to follow in his father’s footsteps and join the Air Force after graduation. During Mr. Kelsey’s 23 years of serving his country, the airman had a tour of duty in the Balkans (Kosovo), Kuwait and Iraq, but was mainly stationed in the States. His aircraft duties included handling logistics problems, maintenance practice improvements and design improvements of the defensive avionics system. Although he was never involved in the fighting and was never wounded, he did experience the affects of war. “While in the places where there was fighting, it was very unnerving. You tried to sleep, but you couldn’t sleep for the daily mortar and rockets, and sirens going off.” But he says the hardest aspect of military life for him was “being away from my family.” “I tried to keep in touch to let them know I was alright. But my wife had to be mommy and daddy, and that’s tough on a family.” “I give my wife alot of credit for taking over,” he adds. During his career, he was honored with several awards, including the Airman Medal for heroism in 1996. The incident took place in Glendale, Ariz., during a fierce storm with 100 miles per hour winds when he rescued a woman who was trapped in her car when an electrical line still energized with 12,000 volts fell on it. Minutes later the car burst into flames and was destroyed. Although this wasn’t military related, the Air Force felt he displayed exceptional courage in saving a life. All these years of military life came to a close on Oct. 8 in a retirement ceremony at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, S.D. His official retirement date is Jan. 1, 2011. But Mr. Kelsey will still have ties to the military through his new position as senior intergraded logistics specialist with ITT Corp. in Warner Robins, Ga., which specializes in military and civilian projects. His area of expertise will be in the defense end. He will be calling Perry, Ga., home. Landing this civilian job had alot to do with his training and experience in the military he points out. He says he would highly recommend joining the military. “I think, especially the way some kids are today, it would give them discipline and structure, and instill patriotism in them for their country. “It’s a hard thing to hear and see people who don’t like the military,” he continues, “and they protest and say ugly things. We’re over there fighting for them to have the freedom to say what they want. They take that freedom for granted. The guys are just trying to do their jobs and spending time away from their families, and serving in places that are not very nice, just so they can have that freedom.”
NORMAN D. RANDALL MARINES
DAVID A. REECE SR. MARINES
JERRY REENTS NAVY
DAVID W. RICH MARINES / ARMY
JEFFREY RICH AIR FORCE/MO AIR GUARD
SERVED 1951-1954
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1953-1957
SERVED 1977-1990
SERVED 1969-2001
SGT. ED RICHEY MARINES
ROY E. ROARK ARMY
ROBERT D. ROBERTS MARINES
MILES ROBERTS NAVY
CHARLES ROBINSON AIR FORCE
SERVED 1950-1953
SERVED 1942-1946
SERVED 1952-1955
SERVED 1942-1944
SERVED 1950-1954
LOLO RODRIGUEZ ARMY
STEVE RUCKER NAVY
ROBERT L. RUSSELL, SR. AIR FORCE
LAURA SAMPSEL ARMY RESERVE
E. CARLETON SCHIRMER ARMY AIR CORPS
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED VIETNAM
SERVED 1947-1952
IVAN E. SCHOTTEL ARMY/NAVY
HARVEY F. SCHOTTEL ARMY
PAUL SCHULTZ JR. MARINES
DEAN P. SCOTT ARMY
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1942-1946
SERVED 1987-2007
CURRENTLY
IN
MASSACHUSETTS
SERVED 1943-1945
JOSEPH SHELBY ARMY
SERVED
IN
WWI (1914)
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EVERETT E. SHELTON ARMY
HENRY SHELTON ARMY AIR CORP
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1942-1945
MATTHEW SHUTE MARINES
DONALD SIDWELL ARMY
BILLY E. SIMON ARMY
DANNY SIMON NAVY
JERRY SIMON ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
SERVED 1967-1969
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED 1968-1970
SERVED 1970-1977
GARY G. SMITH NAVY
DAVID A. SMITH MO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
E. EUGENE SMITH ARMY
EZRA E. SMITH ARMY
GERALD SMITH ARMY AIR FORCES
SERVED 1954-1958
SERVED 1964-1969
SERVED 1964-1969
SERVED 1943-1945
SERVED WWII
RUSSELL LAVERN SMITH ARMY
SKYLER SMITH NAVY
STEPHEN E. SMITH ARMY
HARVEY SPILLMAN ARMY AIR FORCE
CLARENCE E. SPITZ MARINES
SERVED 2000-PRESENT
SERVED 1966-1968
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED WWII & KOREA
CURRENTLY
IN
SERVED
AFGHANISTAN
IN
WWII
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LCPL NICHOLAS M SHELTON MARINE
CURRENTLY
AT
CAMP PENDLETON
ROBERT SHIMER ARMY
SERVED 1952-1954
MICHAEL ANDREW SHUMAKE MARINES
CURRENTLY
IN
N. CAROLINA
LLOYD H. SPITZ ARMY
GLENN A. SPITZER NAVY/COAST GUARD AUX.
CARL V. STEIDEL MARINES
L.G. STEVENSON ARMY
HAROLD STEWART NAVY
SERVED 1943-1944
SERVED 1979-1985
SERVED 1944-1951
SERVED 1953-1955
SERVED 1961-1963
CHARLES STONE MARINES
EUGENE STONE ARMY
GEORGE E. STONE NAVY
LESTER STONE MARINES
MICHELE R. STONE ARMY/AIR FORCE
SERVED 1959-1962
SERVED
IN
WWII
SERVED
It was the Soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the Soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the Soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It's the Soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. It is the Soldier who salutes the flag, serves under the flag and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who gives the protester the right to burn the flag.
IN
WWII
SERVED 1959-1989
CURRENTLY
IN
KOREA
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KENNETH STUBBLEFIELD NAVY
RICHARD STUBBLEFIELD ARMY
EDWARD SUMMERS ARMY
DARREN SWINDLER NAVY
SERVED 1940-1943
SERVED 1965-1967
SERVED WWII
SERVED 1985-1990
S. SCOTT SZCZEPANIK ARMY
LEROY C. TERRY NAVY
HAROLD D. TESTERMAN MARINES
ROY THOMAS ARMY
SERVED 1981-1984
SERVED 1948-1952
SERVED 1953-1975
ARTHUR B. THORNTON ARMY
MARION L. THORNTON ARMY
KENNETH THURN MARINES
SERVED 1946-1947
SERVED 1944-1946
SERVED 1951-1953
GEORGIA E. TIVIS ARMY
ERIC TOBIN MARINES
DON TROUT NAVY
WILLIAM RAY TURNER ARMY
SERVED 1944-1946
SERVED WWI
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CURRENTLY
IN
N. CAROLINA
SERVED
IN
LT. TIMOTHY SYBERT ARMY
CURRENTLY
SERVED WWII
BART TILLMAN NAVY
PVT. E2 TYLER TIETZ ARMY
IN
FORT KNOX
FT. LEONARD WOOD
RAY THOMSON ARMY AIR CORPS
KOREA 1949-51
CURRENTLY
AT
SERVED 1981-1984
BOBBY C. TURNER ARMY
SERVED
IN
KOREA 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
SERVED 1952-1956
ROBERT WALTER ARMY
HOWARD L. WALTERS AIR FORCE
MERLE K. WALTERS ARMY
CARL W. WARD ARMY
ART L. WARNER NAVY
SERVED 1944-1946
SERVED 1941- MIA
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1940-1960
ART R. WARNER AIR FORCE
SPANN WATSON AIR FORCE
BOBBY J. WATTS NAVY
MARVIN WEBB ARMY / AIR FORCE
MELVIN C. WEBB ARMY
SERVED 1966-1970
WWII - TUSKEGEE AIRMAN
SERVED 1952-1956
SERVED 1943-1946
SERVED 1944-1946
WILLIAM DALE WENNIHAN ARMY
JAMES E. WHEELER ARMY
STEVEN WHIPPLE ARMY
FRANK D. WHITE JR. MARINES
LLOYD L. WHITE ARMY
SERVED 1942-1945
SERVED 1957-1960
SERVED 1969-1971
SERVED 1987-1993
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MARVIN WHITE NAVY
SERVED 1945-1947
FENTON WILLIAMS ARMY
SERVED
IN
VIETNAM
JAMES WIRTZ U.S.A.A.F
CLINTON L. WISDOM ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
CLINTON L. WOLF, JR. MARINES
SERVED 1943-1947
SERVED 1982-2004
SERVED 1989-1997
JAMES WRIGHT NAVY
DAVID YOCAM ARMY
SAMUEL JOHN ZEBELEAN MARINES
THEODORE ZEBELEAN ARMY
SERVED 1955-1959
SERVED 1953-1955
SERVED 1950-1952
SERVED 1941-1963
26 Salute To Veterans November 11, 2010
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. ~Cynthia Ozick
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
(Non-Theater) ..........................63,114
(Non-Theater) ........................ 113,842
• Non-mortal Woundings .........204,002
• Non-mortal Woundings ......... 670,846
• Living Veterans. ...............................1
• Living Veterans .................. 2,079,000
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) ........................... 17,672 • Non-mortal Woundings .......... 103,284 • Living Veterans ................... 2,507,000
AMERICA’S WARS
Vietnam War 1964-1975
Gulf War 1990-1991
Global War on Terror 2001-
• Total Service members (Worldide) ...........................8,744,000 • Battle Deaths ...........................47,434 • Other Deaths (in Theater) .......10,786 • Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) ..........................32,000 • Non-mortal Woundings .........153,303 • Living Veterans ..................7,569,000
• Total Service members (Worldwide) ........................ 2,322,000 • Battle Deaths ................................. 148 • Other Deaths (in Theater) ............. 235 • Other Deaths in Service (Non-Theater) ............................. 1,565 • Non-mortal Woundings ................. 467 • Living Veterans ................... 2,254,000
The Global War on Terror (GWOT), including Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) are ongoing conflicts. For the most current GWOT statistics, visit the following Department of Defense Web site: http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/ CASUALTY/gwot_component.pdf Information from www.va.gov
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