veterans
Nov. 6. 2019
Honoring veterans of Viet Nam
A Special supplement to the Prosser Record-Bulletin & the Grandview Herald
Index
Veterans
Veterans by Enlishment Date pages 3-11 • 1861 - 1942 pages 3 • 1942 - 1952 pages 4-5 • 1952 - 1967 pages 6-7 • 1967 - 1997 pages 7-9 • 1997 - 2017 pages 10-11 Veterans Without Dates pages 11-13 Veterans Pictured Together pages 13-14
Valley Publishing
would like to Thank all those who have submitted Veteran Photos and Bios. We invite you to find your loved ones by their date of enlistment. You will also notice that for some of our Veterans, we do not have that information - those Vets are listed alphabetically by first name on pages 11, 12 and 13. If you wish to submit new pictures and new information, please email classifieds@recordbulletin.com with the following: Full Name and Rank, Picture, Branch of Service, Dates of Service, Where the Veteran Served and if any commendations were received. Thank You for supporting this special edition. We cherish our Veterans and hope that your Veterans’ Day is one of love and Remembering.
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1861 - 1942 Civil War, World War I and World War II Colonel William F. Prosser Union Army Civil War 1861-1865 POW 1862
Ivan Fyodorovich Moleff Imperial Russia WWI 1911 -1918 German POW Inprisoned in Germany
Harold Jones US Army WWI 1916 - 1918 Co. E 161st Inf. France & Mexican Border
Private 1st Class Christian
Private Errett C. Grant US Army WWI 1918 - 1922
Paul J. Grimes US Army WWI France POW Transport
Lewis “Bill” M. Petersen US Navy WWII 1939 - 1959 ACNN POW Japan 3½ years
Lt. Colonel Burton A. Hall US Army Air Corps WWII 1940 - 1945 Aleutian Islands Alaska
Private 1st Class Jess C. Bryson, Jr. US Marine WWII 1940 - 1945 Killed in Action Iwo Jima
Peter A. Schmidt US Army WWII 1940 - 1945 Tech Sgt. Pearl Harbor Interpreter
Kenneth E. Lewis US Air Navy 1940 US Army 1950
Al Raap US Army 1941-1946 WWII Aleutian Islands Campaign
1st Lt. Bill Brader
Purple Heart
James “Jim” Glen Aubrey US Navy WWII 1941 - 1945 Cook at Pasco, Naval Base SC3C-V-6
Lee S. Boyd US Navy WWII 1941 - 1960 Retired
Purple Heart
Staff Sergeant Howard Blake Knox WWII 1941-1945 Canadian & European Theater
Staff Sergeant Millard E. Hileman US Army WWII 1941 - 1945 Philippines POW - Japan
Othel R. Butler US Army WWII 1941 - 1945 Normandy Battle of the Bulge 59th Armored Divison Africa, Italy
Temple Carroll US Air Force WWII 1941 - 1945 Glider Pilot
Master Sergeant Waldo H. Smith E7 US Marine Corps WWII 1941 - 1945 South Pacific Theater 1946 - 1962 & 1966 US Army
Albert Koleber US Navy WWII 1942 - 1945 Radioman 2nd Class - USS Crescent City APA21 South Pacific
Basil Dean US Army Air Corps WWII 1942 - 1945 Guam Pacific Theater
Sergeant Bill Owens US Army WWII 1942 - 1945 North Africa Sicily Italy
Charles Arnold Duran
Charles Walker, Sr. - P2C
Chief Connie Leon Bailey US Navy WWII 1942 - 1946
Leroy Scott Hamilton US Navy WWII 1942 - 1946
Lloyd Richards US Navy WWII 1942 -1946 South Pacific Bosun’s Mate
Master Sergeant Anthony W. Lauby WWII 1942 - 1948 Medlesham, UK
Donald W. Lewis
Orville “Joe” Gordon
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Bronze Star
US Marine Corps
WWII 1942 - 1944 Battle of Tarawa 2 Silver Stars 3 Bronze Stars
Petersen US Army WWI 1917 - 1919 Battery D 346th Field Artillery
US Army Air Corps WWII 1941 - 1945 Instructor Pilot C-47’s 1st Troop Carrier Command
Special Services Metal of Valor - DSC
US Marine Corps WWII
1942 - 1944 American Field Service Africa & Italy
US Navy WWII 1942 - 1946 USS Calvert 8 Battle Stars Purple Heart
US Army Air Corps WWII 1942 - 1945 Normandy on D-Day
Peggy & Jay Chapman US Navy Aviation WWII 1942 - 1945
1942 - 1952 World War ii, korean War, vietnaM Veterans Chief Petty Officer Ray Welley US Navy WWII 1942 - 1955
Richard Ormiston
US Army WWII 1942 - 1944 New Guinea Philippines
Sergeant Richard “Dick” Reid US Army WWII 1942 - 1945 European Theater
Robert C. Evans US Army WWII 1942 - 1945
PHS 1939 Graduate
Staff Sergeant Robert A. Wilson US Army WWII Medic 1942 - 1945 Normandy
Staff Sergeant Robert S. Williams US Army Air Corps WWII 1942 - 1946 Burma, India
Sergeant Ross Mellor US Army WWII 1942 - 1946 Pacific Theater 98th Infantry
Roy A. Moran US Army Air Corps WWII 1942 - 1945 Algiers, North Africa Heavy Truck Driver
Flew Gas to Troops
Odell Christensen US Navy WWII 1943 - 1946 USS Wasp LCIG
Richard Coffman US Navy WWII 1943 - 1947 Chief Motor Mate South Pacific Theater
Sergeant Robert L. Jones US Army WWII 1943 - 1945 Pacific Theater Korea WA, AK, NJ, CA, Hawaii
Corporal Talmadge E. Worden US Army Air Corps WWII 1943 - 1946 Guam
June Higdon Bates US Marine Corps WWII 1944 Gunnery Instructor
Lawerence Hallman US Navy - WWII 1944 - 1946 Radioman 3rd Class Minesweeper USS Pioneer AM105
Lyle A. Petersen WWII Korean War 1944 - 1967 Military Police
Sergeant Ray Carrell US Army WWII 1944 - 1946 Philipines/Japan Under McCarther
Ronald Stone US Air Force WWII 1944 - 1946 Philipines
XY Zeebuyth WWII 1944 - 1946 Iwo Jima Guam 301 SeaBee Dredging Battalion
Ralph E. Oldfield US Army WWII 1945 -1946 Okinawa T-5
Private 1st Class Clarence L. Zahn US Army WWII European Theater Wounded Co. K 310th Infantry
Bethel Deaton US Army Tech 4 WWII Iwo Jima 381st Infantry
Sergeant Clifford H. Christensen US Army WWII Burma, India
Corporal Clay Buchanan “Buck” Jones WWII North Africa Tunisia Campaign
1st Lt. Dwight A. Halsted US Air Force WWII “Kelly’s Kobras” 867th Bomb Squad
Private 1st Class Calvin Eugene Bradbury US Army WWII 1943 - 1946 Normandy, France, Rhineland, Central Europe
Clarence Rincker US Army WWII 1943 - 1946 France & Germany
Sergeant David E. Miller US Army WWII 1944 - 1946 Europe
George F. Petty, Jr. MM-3C US Navy WWII 1944 - 1946 South Pacific USS RK Huntington
Senior Master Sergeant Lester L. Warriner US Army Air Corp WWII, Korea, Vietnam 1945 - 1986
3 Medals
Died 10-22-2019
Bob Yahn US Army WWII 1945 - 1946 Army of Occupation Europe Horse Calvary Ft. Riley, Kansas
GHS Graduate 1945
Fought in 3 Major Battles 3 Bronze Stars
Handed Major Taggart the message that the US had bombed Japan
Purple Heart
6 Stars Commendation Ribbon
Purple Heart
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Glenn Powell US Army WWII 1943 - 1945 North Africa Italy
Alfred E. Mortimore US Navy WWII 1943 - 1946 USS Pondera Idaho, California
Cadet Helen Jones WWII Nurse Daughter of Harold and Nellie Jones of Prosser
Corporal Jack G. Dean US Army WWII Gunner
William “Bill” Juzeler US Navy WWII Cook 1st Class
Technical Sergeant Donald E. Gest US Air Force 1946 - 1960 Japan Turkey
Sergeant Major Irv Stone Korean War Vietnam 1946 - 1974
Airman Don McFerran 1st Class
Don Pierce 2nd Class Bosun’s Mate US Navy 1950-1954 USS Pine Island AVIZ
Allen Kelly US Marine Corps Korean War 1951 - 1953
Bill Browitt US Navy Korean War 1951 - 1955 Medic
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US Air Force 1950 - 1952 England Berlin Air Lift 116th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
Sergeant James C. Canatser US Army WWII 161st Infantry Regiment Co. G.
Major J.C. Childs US Army Air Corps WWII P47 & P51 Pilot
Phil Robert US Army WWII New Guinea Papua Phillippines
Rex J. ShepardGrimes US Army WWII
Richard “Dick” Bain US Army WWII Transportation Corps
Corporal Theodore Red Miller US Army WWII 10th Mt. Army Division Purple Heart Bronze Star
Chief Bosunmate Clayborn Edgar Heard US Navy 1947 - 1971 Occupation of Japan, Korean War Vietnam
Ron Goodboe US Air Force 1948 - 1974 Korea Vietnam
James Wayne Trimble US Navy 1950 - 1975 US Air Force 1956 - 1960 Seebee Reserves 1965-1975
Sergeant Lindyn Andreasen US Marine Corps Korean War 1950 - 1953
Merlin R. Brown, Seaman 1st Class US Navy Korean War 1950 - 1954
Carl Moore US Navy Korean War 1951 - 1955 USS Collett DD-730 Engineman 2nd Class
Donald “Don” R. Springer US Navy Reserves 1951 - 1955
Louis Fournier US Air Force 1951 - 1982
Chester Yeary US Army 1949 - 1951
Lance Corporal Ernest L. Duran E-4 US Marine Corps 1949 - 1951 Vietnam
Robert “Bob” White US Navy Korean War 1949 - 1952 Airman 1st Class
Sergeant 1st Class Rudy Cortez US Army 1950 - 1953
Staff Sergeant Alvin D. Lewis Korean War 1950 - 1954 Othello Radar 637th AC&W Squadron
Thomas B. Grimes US Navy - Coast Guard Korean War Vietnam 1950 - 1974 Chief Warrant Officer
Walter Tinker US Army 1951 Washington
Staff Sergeant Amando E. Nunez - Military Police US Marine Corps 1952 - 1955
Corporal Jan J. Don US Army Korea 1952 - 1954
Purple Heart Highly Decorated
Japan, S Korea, Greece, Turkey, Europe, Casablanca, Israel
1942 - 1952 World War II, Korean War & Vietnam Veterans
1952 - 1967 korean War and vietnaM Veterans Gunnery Sgt. Lawrence A. Walter Korean War Vietnam 1952 - 1967
Private 1st Class Olen W. Adcock US Army 1952 - 1954 Military Police Hawaii
Staff Sergeant Robert Schryvers US Air Force 1952 - 1956 Okinawa, Japan
Ronald Borg US Marine Corps Korean War 1952 - 1954
Corporal Ron McCall US Army 1953 - 1955
Corporal Donald Harold McCall US Army 1953 - 1955
Frank Kreis US Army Korean War Vietnam 1953 - 1973
Private 1st Class John W. Peters, Korean War 1953 - 1955 Mail Clerk
Karl L. Jacobs 1953
Sergeant Michael Trainer US Army 7th Div. Korean War 1953
Corporal Clayton E. Horn US Marine Corps 1954 - 1956
Sergeant Elmer “Al” Felicijan US Army 1954 - 1960
Neal Cox US Army 1954 - 1958 Augsburg, Germany 11th Airborne Division
Sergeant Robert V. Webb North Korea 1955 - 1959 3rd Signal Co. 3rd Infantry Radio / Teletype
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jim Seeber US Navy 1955 - 1959 USS Shae Destroyer
Leonard Travaille US Air Force 1955 - 1977
Johnathan Issac Bailey US Navy 1955 - 1975 Senior Navy Chief 1st Class
Wayne Carpenter US Air Force 1955 - 1959 Airman 2nd Class
Dale A. Brauhn US Navy 1956 - 1960 9th Mobile Construction Battalion
Fraser Squire US Marine Corps 1956 - 1960 US Army 1960-1978
James I. Gagner US Army 1956 - 1959 38th Regiment 2nd Division Company 1 Ft. Lewis
Jim Grimes US Air Force 1956 - 1960 Japan
E. Master Chief Roy L. Parker US Navy 1956 - 1976 Submarine Specialist
Gail B. Beck US Navy 1959 - 1963 Sonarman USS Chevalier
Yeoman Chief Petty Officer Gary Dompier E-7 US Navy 1959 - 1979
17th Infantry
Harold Franklin US Navy 1955 - 1958 Machinist Mate 1st Class
Born & Raised in Prosser
Carl F. Grimes US Army 1958 - 1962 Germany Specialist
Miguel Pineda, Jr. US Marine Corps 1958 - 1962 Hawaii & El Toro 1st Recon. 4th Marines Division
PFC Richard V. Halverson US Army 1958 - 1960 Friedburg, Germany 32nd Armor Division Co. C
Bob Anderson US Navy 1959 - 1963 SKSM & SHSM
David H. Smith US Navy 1959 - 1963 Electricans’ Mate 3rd Class
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Charlie C. Rose Senior Chief Machinist Mate US Navy 1957 - 1987 USS Midway Aircraft Carrier
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Stan Barnett US Army Sp 4 1959 - 1961 Germany 15th Truck 4th Infantry
Al Jones US Air Force 1960 - 1980 Labrador Vietnam Thailand Meterologist Air Weather Service
Sergeant Daniel S. Christensen US Air Force 1960 - 1968 Communications Specialists
James R. Cornwell, Jr. US Navy 1961 - 1965 Japan Seaman
Private 1st Class Janice Kline US Army 1961 - 1964 Ft. Ord. California Teletypist
Lawrence “Jake” Jacobsen US Navy 1961 - 1981 Vietnam Navy Diver
Richard K. Boll US Navy 1961 - 1966
Sergeant Walt Castilleja, Sr. US Army 1961 - 1965 Vietnam Cambodia Laos Paratrooper
David E. Hileman US Navy 1962 - 1967 E5 Petty Officer, 2nd Class Alexander Hamilton Nuclear Submarine
John “Jack” Heintz US Navy 1962-1966 Alaska
Larry J. Cleveringa US Navy 1962 - 1966 Vietnam Radarman 3rd Class
First Sergeant Bruce Wendell Kuhlman US Army 1963 - 1983 Special Forces Fort Bragg Retired
Gene Lange US Army SP4 1963 - 1965 Korea - DMZ
Philip J. Philip 1963 - 1967 Vietnam
Ron Coffman US Navy 1963 - 1967 Japan Light Cruiser Radio Operator
Senior Chief Petty Officer Cliff Schryvers US Navy 1964 - 1993 Vietnam USS Ranger
Robert W. Buchholz US Navy 1964 - 1967 Turkey Japan
Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryon Benitz
Fred Carroll US Navy 1965 - 1969 Vietnam Machinist Mate USS Ranger
Commander Lynn D. Cooper US Navy 1965 - 1988 Chaplin Retired
Milford Adcock SP-4 US Army 1965 - 1968 502 Battalion Administration
Richard Harris SP4 US Army 1965 - 1966 Vietnam Radar Operator
Rodney “Ken” Kissler SP4 US Army 1965 - 1967 Vietnam
Sergeant 1st Class R. Douglas Frailey
Peter Anthony Steinbach, Jr. US Army 1966 - 1969 Vietnam Sp5 Wolf Pack 27th Infantry
Dennis Yule US Army 1967 - 1970 Vietnam
Domingo Ramirez, Jr. E-4
Sergeant Don Aubrey E-5
Sergeant German H. Luna US Army 1967 - 1969 Vietnam
Sargeant Marshall Anderson
Wayne Coffman US Navy 1967 - 1970
Dr. Warren Barmore US Air Force Captain 1966 - 1970
US Navy 1965 - 1969 Vietnam - Mekong Delta River Assault Boat, Tonkin Gulf Purple Heart
US Army 1967 - 1969
Vietnam
5th Battalion 27th Artillery Battery
US Army 1967 - 1969 196th Light Infantry
1967 - 1969 US Army - Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
US Navy Corpsman US Army - SFC 1966 - 1983 Vietnam Armored Cavalry
Aircraft Mechanic Mediterranean Sea
Bronze Star
1952 - 1967 korean War and vietnaM Veterans
1968 - 1995 vietnaM, Desert Shield & Storm Veterans Sergeant James Heintz SP E-5 US Army 1968 - 1971 Germany & Vietnam
Master Sargeant Brent Petersen US Marine Corps 1969 - 1990 Vietnam
Sergeant John Brown E5 US Army 1968 - 1969
Vietnam
Command Airplane Co. Air Medal
Pat Snow, SP4 US Army
A CO, 2nd BN, 60th Inf., 9th Inf. Div
1969 - 1969 Vietnam
Keith Studdard SP4 US Army 1968 - 1969 Vietnam - 515 Transportation Co.
Larry Benjamin US Army 1968 - 1971 Vietnam
Randy L. Oldfield US Army 1969 - 1970 Vietnam Retired
Larry Kleingartner US Army - Spec 5. 1969 - 1970 Vietnam
Stephen Millard Buxton SP-4 US Army 1969 - 1971 DaNang,Vietnam Generator Operator
Danny R. Sanders US Army 1970 - 1973 Vietnam Spec 5 NCOES Academy Graduate
Chief Petty Officer Lloyd Van Hollebeke US Navy 1970 - 1990 Vietnam USS Kitty Hawk
Sergeant Loren W. Amack US Air Force 1970 - 1990 Technical Sergeant Retired
Michael Coursey US Marine Corps 1970 - 1974 California
Larry Ortiz SP-4
Sergeant Michael R. Frailey US Army 1972 - 1983 Signal Corps
Sergeant 1st Class Nancy R. Petersen US Army 1972 - 1995 9th Infantry Division
Gary L. Oldfield US Airforce 1975 - 1979 AmVets Post #99 Organizing Commander
Drill / Supply Sergeant 1st Class
Killed in Action 2 Bronze Stars Combat Infantry Badge & Army Infantry Badge
Purple Heart
1st Lt. Randy Hagerman US Air Force 1970 - 1973 Air Traffic Controller at Travis AFB
Rob Siemens US Navy Seabees 1970 - 1976 DaNang, Vietnam Guan & Okinawa Field Mechanic
Sergeant J. James Macica US Air Force 1971 - 1976 Intelligence Specialist Langley AFB, Virginia & U.K.
Seaman Donald Ray McCall US Navy 1972 - 1974 USS Paul Revere
Gary Koleber US Navy - DP3 1972 - 1976 USS FDR CVA42
Private Roger Stone (E-1) US Army 1972 - 1974 Combat Support 2nd Battalion 1st Infantry
Sergeant Sal Torres US Marine Corps 1972 - 1978
Sergeant Barbara A. Lauby US Air Force 1972 - 1976 Information Specialist Randolph, AFB Texas & U.K.
Dan Raap US Marine Corps 1973 - 1979
Eddie Earl Heard US Army National Guard 1974 - 1984
LeRoy A. Mulkey US Army 1969 - 1971 Vietnam Graduated PHS 1966
US Army 1972 - 1974
Vietnam
1st Air Defense Brigade Mobile Unit, Ft. Bliss, Texas, Nuclear Hercules Missle Control Highly Decorated
Keith Hadsel Master Sergeant US Army National Guard 1974 - 1997
Mark T. Frailey 2nd Class US Navy 1969 - 1974 Vietnam Salvage Diver
Michelle L. Shaw US Army 1975 - 2014
Vietnam Support Afghanistan, Dessert Storm & Shield, Operation Enduring Freedom
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Donald W. Lewis, Jr. SP-4 US Army 1969 - 1971 Vietnam Combat Infantry
Corporal Bill Petersen US Marine Corps 1976 - 1979 3rd Marine Tank Battalion
Eddie Saenz US Navy 1976 - 1980 Petty Officer 3rd Class USS John F. Kennedy - Flight Deck
Sergeant Louie Aguilar US Air Force 1976 - 1980 Clark Air Base Philippines
Private 1st Class Chris Petersen US Army 1979 - 1981 Germany Field Artillery
Sergeant Jamie H. Luna US Army 1979 - 1987 Military Intelligence Germany
Staff Sergeant Kimm R. Johnson US Army 1984 - 1994 MP - Correctional Specialist
Geraldine L. Lauby US Air Force 1984 - 1989 McChord AFB Washington Airman 1st Class Ground Mechanic
James E. Pickett, Jr. SP-4 US Army 1984 - 1988 Fort Benning, Georgia
John Raap US Marine Corps 1984 - 1990
Kelly M. Parker US Navy 1984 - 1988
Sergeant Thomas E. Luevano US Air Force 1985 - 1993 Desert Shield Desert Storm Avionics Specialist
Abel A. Cortina US Army 1986 - 2010 Operation Enduring Freedom
Jose Albert Leon E-5 US Army 1986 - 1992 Desert Storm
Major Shane Lucker US Army 1986 - 2016 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas USCG 1994
Sergeant Ricardo H. Luna US Army 1986 - 1995 Panama 1st Gulf War 82nd Airborne
Chief Warrant Officer Wesley R. Parker US Coast Guard 1986 - 2009 Boatswain
Dr. Robert J. Weber
Colonel Heath Niemi US Army- Retired 1988 - 2017 West Point 2001Afghanistan 2003 Iraq
Staff Sergeant Marvin Best US Marine Corps 1989 - 2004 Iraq Al Anbar Province
Highly Decorated
Killed in Action
Master Sergeant Scott Hunt US Army 1989 - 2011 Turkey Japan Retired
Virginia Kline E-4 Specialist US Army 1989 - 1993 Fort Drum, New York Mechanic
Raul Garcia US Navy 1992 - 1996 Special Intelligence Plane’s Captain
Corporal Jacob Bowen US Marine Corps 1993 - 1997 1st Tank Battalion Alpha Co.
Jon Madrid US Army Scout 1994 - 2009 Iraq War
Sergeant Matthew Kissler US Marine Corps 1995 - 1999 Cuba
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Larissa Jean Castilleja SP-4 US Army 1987 - 1991 Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Fort Hood, Texas
Staff Sergeant Gary M. Travis US Marine Corps 1990 - 1999 Linguist PHS Graduate 1990
Michael Lange US Army Reserves SFC 1987 - 2003 Iraq
Sergeant Raymond Lee Kline US Army 1990 - 1998 Military Intelligence
US Navy 1987 - 1994 Oakland Naval Hospital, NMCB-4 “SeaBees” Desert Shield / DesertStorm
Clifton V. Steelman 1991 Certificate of Recognition
PHS Graduate 1986
160th NightStalkers
CW 5 Stephen C. Frazier US Army - 1988 Commandant of the SFW01(A) USAJFKSWCS
Commendation with V Device
Highly Decorated
Jayson Coffman US Navy 1991 - 1993 Japan West Coast Gunner’s Mate Support Ships
Medals: Conduct & Commendation
1968 - 1995 Vietnam, Desert SHIELD, Desert Storm Veterans
1997 - 2017 American Veterans
Billy Petersen US Army 2001 - 2005 Bosnia & Iraq Combat Medic
Lt. Colonel Charles Wendell Kuhlman
Geoff Taylor US Air Force 1997 - 2001 Operation North Watch Senior Airman Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist
Jesse H. Cox US Air Force 1997 - 2008
Corporal Shane Floyd US Marine Corps 1997 - 2001
Jason Baldwin US Air Force 1998 - 2002
Major Jammie Jamieson US Air Force 2000 - Active Duty Fighter Pilot
Corporal Erica Padilla US Marine Corps 2001 - 2005
Major Jessica Phelps 2001 - Active Duty ROTC at MIT Cambridge, MA
Gunnery Sergeant Miguel Padilla US Marine Corps 2001 - Active Duty
Nicolaas A. Verhoeven US Navy 2001 - Active Duty Japan USS Bremerton Hawaii
Staff Sergeant Shane Frakes US Air Force 2001 - Active Duty Yokata AFB Japan
Petty Officer Alejandro Gonzalez 2nd Class US Navy 2004 - Active Duty Japan Middle East
Ryan Whitten US Navy 2004 - 2012 USS Abraham Lincoln OIF & OEF
GHS Graduate 2001
374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight
Sergeant Javier Prieto US Marine Corps 2003 - 2007 Camp Lejuene, North Carolina
US Army Chaplain 1997 - Current Fort Brag - N.C.
Raul Leon
E-5 Master at Arms
US Navy 2000 - 2004 Iraq Afghanistan
Staff Sergeant R.W. “Cody” Nelson US Marine Corps 2005 - 2017 Iraq Afghanistan Infantry
Lance Corporal Charles Raymond Edwards US Marine Corps 2005 - 2009 MCAS Miramar VMFA(AW)-225
Matthew Robert Axford US Army 2006 - Active Duty Afghanistan
Corporal Robert C. Humphreys US Marine Corps 2006 - Active Duty
Amy Sykes Hill US Marine Corps 2007 - 2011 Afghanistan 1 MEF
Eric M. Moleff US Navy 2007 - 2011 Corpis Cristy, Texas
Master at Arms David Broussard E-2 US Navy 2007 - Active Duty Japan
Justin Lee Hewitt E-3 US Army 2007 - 2013 Iraq
Lance Corporal Kenton R. Childers US Marine Corps 2007 - Active Duty Afghanistan Scout Sniper Hawaii - Sniper Training
Seaman Lucas Russell Groom US Coast Guard 2007 - Active Duty New London, Connecticut USCG Cutter Eagle
Col. Matthew J. Emerson US Army Killed in Action 9.18.07 Mosul, Iraq
Max Anthony Saldana US Air Force 2007 - Active Duty Airman 1st Class South Korea Italy
Sergeant Michael Nelson US Marine Corps 2007 - 2012 Afghanistan Helicopter Mechanic
Staff Sergeant Saldana A. Maximino US Air Force 2007 - Active Duty South Korea, Italy and London
Corporal Shan Deleon US Marine Corps 2007 - Active Duty 29 Palms, CA
Son of David and Debbi Axford
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Sergeant Sergio Pineda US Marine Corps 2004 - 2014 Iraq - 2007 Marine Recruiter 29 Palms, Wounded Warrior
Sergeant Robert Dye National Guard Unit 3-116 2007 - Active Duty Iraq
Corporal Thomas Justin Groom US Marine Corps 2007 - Active Duty Yuma, Arizona
PHS Graduate 2006
Captain Jeremie Dufault US Army 2008 - Active Duty Afghanistan Operation Enduring Freedom
Pvt. Dustin V. Richman US Marine Corps 2008 - Active Duty Camp Pendleton, California
Airman Sharrae Villanueva 1st Class US Air Force 2008 - 2012 Security Forces
Airman Preston Yahne 1st Class US Air Force 2009 - 2011
Meritorious Service Medal and NATO Medal
Lance Corporal Dylan Bolt US Marine Corps 2010 - 2016 3rd Marines 3rd Battalion Afghanistan
Brett Harris US Navy 2015 Whidby Island Jakarta, WA Structural Mehanic Active Duty
American Veterans By first Name
Joshua Alaniz Jordan US Army 2017 Fort Benning Georgia
Sergeant Aaron Oxford US Army
Alex Navarro US Army
Bobby Yanez US Army Fort Benning, Georgia
Brandon M. Richman US Marine Corps Iraq Thailand
Corporal Brandon Perez US Marine Corps MCAS New River, North Carolina Active Duty
Bert Dompier US Navy Seaman Apprentice E-2
Chuck Dompier US Navy Boastswains Mate Seamen E3
Chuck Weems US Navy
Criselda Gonzalez
Corporal Damon Perez US Marine Corps 3rd MAW Miramar, CA Active Duty
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Son of Russel & Noelee Jordan
Alan Sparks
Amber Stubbs Kanaohe Bay, Hawaii
Amy Bates US Marine Corps Afghanistan
Private 1st Class Bobby Touchette US Army Iraq
Cadet Gabriel Beck West Point
Cassandra Richman US Air Force
Sergeant Chad Haverkamp US Army Iraq Stryker Division
Charles Alan Franklin US Navy
Daniel Stubs US Army Iraq 2 Tours Ft. Lawson, OK
David Hester
Derrick Middleton US Air Force
Sergeant Donald T. Maloy US Army Vietnam
Anthony W. Getsinger
Gotta Get out of This Place In this dirty old part of the city Where the sun refused to shine People tell me there ain't no use in tryin' Now my girl, you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true
You'll be dead before your time is due, I know Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin' Watched his hair been turnin' grey He's been workin' and slavin' his life away, oh yes I know
it And I've been workin' too, baby (yeah!) Every night and day (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!) We gotta get out of this place If it's the last thing
we ever do We gotta get out of this place 'Cause girl, there's a better life for me and you Now my girl you're so young and pretty And one thing I know is true, yeah
You'll be dead before your time is due, I know it Watch my daddy in bed a-dyin' Watched his hair been turnin' grey, yeah He's been workin' and slavin' his life
away I know he's been workin' so hard Every day baby (yeah!) Whoa! (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!) We gotta get out of this place
Purple Heart
The Animals If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life for me and you Somewhere baby Somehow I know it, baby We gotta get out of
this place If it's the last thing we ever do We gotta get out of this place Girl, there's a better life for me and you Believe me baby I know it baby You know it too
American Veterans By first Name Eric Navarro SP-5 US Army 3rd Infantry
Francisco Sanchez
Franklin P. Titus Military Intelligence
Fred Beierie US Coast Guard Winona
Fred Dompier US Navy Chief Pharmacist Mate E-7
Gordon M. Flint US Navy Naval Aviation Cadet / Aerial Photographer
Hector Gonzalez
Jack Laws US Navy
1st Lt. James Brader US Army
James R. Brumley E-4 US Army Specialist
James W. Huffman
Sergeant James N. Oblisk Oregon National Guard 82nd ROC
Sergeant 1st Class Jared J. Covig - 10th SFG(A) Ft. Carson, CO
Airman Jordan Brown US Air Force Japan Active Duty
Kevin Arteaga US Army Airborne Specialist Active Duty Afghanistan
Lt. Colonel
Senior Master Sergeant Kenneth Jones Air Force Texas, Kansas, Arkansas,Germany
Kevin Howell Air Force
Korilynn Brulotte
Kyammi Bates US Marine Corps Afghanistan
Lenn Dompier US Navy Seaman Apprentice E-2
Sergeant Leyla Oxford US Army
Logan Brown US Army 10th Mountain Division Active Duty
Lucas F. Flodin
Lt. Commander Jack Childs US Navy Vietnam WarRadar
Mark Uribe US Marine Corps US Navy 2nd Intel BN II MEF
Matthew Blahut US Air Force
Melissa Jones US Air Force Oklahoma Texas Medical Discharge
Melvin Grimes US Army - Japan
Omar Sanchez
Paul Wood
R. Ryan Baggerly US Army Iraq - Active Duty
Rian H. Blahut Hawaii
Richard Main
Lance Corporal Richard J. Esparza US Marine Corps
Staff Sergeant Richard R. Olsen 304th PID US Army
Robert Dompier US Navy Seaman Apprentice E-2
Robert Grimes US Navy Peral Harbor, Hawaii
Kenneth Canatser US Marine Corps Gulf War Helicopter Squadron 369
Phinehas Bowen
PHS Class of 2006
Highly Decorated
25th Combat Aviation Brigade - PHS 2004
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Eric Mulkey National Guard Korea - 3 yrs Iraq - 2 Tours
Robert Alfred Grimes US Navy
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Tyson Sowers US Army Iraq
Quartermaster F. Edward McCall 1st Class US Navy 1942 - 1945
Roger Elliot US Navy Adak, Alaska Weather Service
Sabio Lara 2007 - Current New London, Connecticut
Private 1st Class Steven Miller US Army - Iraq
Steven R. Cox US Navy USS Georgia Submarine Active Duty
Sergeant Steven R. Maloy US Army
Cadet Tanya McCorkle West Point Cadet Class of 2012
Travis Benningfield
Sergeant Major
Wayne Franklin US Navy
Master Sergeant Wes Underwood US Air Force Korea
Private 1st Class William Jacobs US Army
Woody Dompier US Navy Seaman Apprentice E-2
Private Heather Troemel US Marine Corps
Sergeant Billy Troemel US Marine Corps Retired
Jeannie Fassler US Air Force Nurse
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Fassler US Air Force Vietnam
Private Jordan Bogart US Army 455th Eng. Battalion Hayden Lake, ID
Senior Airman Ashley Steffan US Airforce Afghanistan 343rd Recon. Squadrum
Ronnie Bailey US Army 1965 - 1967 Vietnam
Bobbie Bailey US Army 1965 - 1967 Vietnam
Johnnie Marshall US Army 1965 - 1967 Vietnam
Criselda Gonzalez SPC US Army 2002 - 2005
Sergeant Gilbert Gonzalez US Army 2003 - 2009
Major Manuel Zepeda US Marine Corps 1998 - Active Duty
Corporal Hector Gonzalez US Marine Corps 2000 - 2004
Captain Justin McCorkle Fort Knox, Kentucky
Lieutenant Isaac McCorkle US Marine Corps Quantico, VA
Major Patricia McCorkle
Sergeant 1st Class Keo Bailey US Army Chief WWII India
Ewel Bailey US Navy WWII 1942-1943
Private Betty George US Army Air Corps - WWII Cook
Walt George US Army WWII Combat Infantry Solider
Carol Dompier
Jerry Dompier US Navy 1959 - 1979 Data Systems Tech. E-6
Walter Castilleja, Jr.
US Army Command in Persian Gulf & Iraq
2 Army Commendation
Minesweeper # 216
James Howard McCall US Navy 1942 - 1946 Pacific Theater Destroyer John “Jack” McCall US Navy 1945 - 1947
American Veterans Jim Murphey WWII
Bob Murphey WWII
Bill Murphey WWII
Vic Murphey WWII
Sergeant Fred Proctor
Private First Class Kathi Proctor US Army
Richard Davis US Army Specialist
James C. Mackey US Navy 1969-1975
Groups of Prosser veterans
Bob Evans, Jr. Don Evans, Peggy Evans Chapman, Jay Chapman, Neal Evans, Ornia Evans
WWII - The Evans Family
Sergeant William C. Mackey US Army WWII 1943-1946
Staff Sergeant Thomas C. Mackey US Air Force 1972 - 1992
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Jonathan Davis born and raised in the small town of Prosser. He graduated in 1986 and worked at Twin City Foods 1986-87 on the cleanup crew on weekends. That was a long time ago and he decided to make a different choice. Davis joined the Navy and he has spent the last 30 years serving his country. ”I still enjoy it.” he says with a slight smile on his lips. Davis has a family history of service to the country including both his uncle and grandfather in the Navy. His uncle did twenty years and then he retired. Kim Schloss, wife of Davis, is also from Prosser and graduated in 1989. Together they have two girls. Kim has worked at a finance company for 15 years. Davis commutes weekly to San Diego. He heads home on weekends to Uma, Arizona. Davis says in January 2022 he will do a mandatory retirement. His plan for retirement is to do something to stay busy.
every day for a couple of years,” said Davis. “Staying in the service rather than retiring allowed me more opportunity than I would have had retiring as a master chief,” says Davis.
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Currently Davis is ranked CWO5. Over the years he has been stationed in 10 different places. He was part of the Desert Storm campaign in 1991 and has been in Afghanistan three times. He was in Iraq as air support on the USS Nimitz and the USS New Orleans. Davis really enjoys his job and says the best thing about it is as a Director of a combat system class, a trades’ education, is the initial technical training for developing soldiers. “It is molding the next generation of sailors. These kids will take our place,” says Davis. He says the most difficult thing working for the Navy over the years was missing the high school graduation, for both his girls. One of the best things about working for the military was when the opportunity to move to Guam for two-years came up and Davis took it and said it was a good life for the family. “Guam was summer
Recently Davis says he has been home more. With his retirement just around the corner, Davis and his family are busy planning what to do once his service is completed with the Navy.
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National Vietnam War Veterans Day is observed every year on March 29 and is a way to thank and honor our nation’s Vietnam veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice. There are five objectives with Vietnam Commemoration and the other four are: 1 - Highlight the service of our Armed Forces and support organizations during the war, 2 - Pay tribute to wartime contributions at home by American citizens, 3 - Highlight technology, science and medical advances made during the war, 4 - Recognize contributions by our Allies. National Vietnam War Veterans Day will be observed on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Who does Vietnam War Commemoration Honor? U.S. Armed Forces personnel with active duty service between November 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975, regardless of location of service which includes: Nine million Americans serving during that time, 6.4 million Americans living today, 2.7 million U.S. service members who served in Vietnam, 58,000 whose names are memorialized on a black granite wall in our Nation’s capital, 304,000 who were wounded, 1,253 Missing in Action (MIA) heroes who have not yet returned to American soil, 2,500 Prisoners of War (POWs) The commemoration makes no distinction between veterans who served in-county, in-theater, or were stationed elsewhere during those 20 years. Origins of National Vietnam War Veterans Day Commemoration • 2007: Congress incorporated language in H.R. 4986 authorizing a program commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War • 2008: H.R. 4986 was signed into
law on January 28, 2008 • 2012: The Vietnam War Commemoration began with the Presidential inaugural event at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012 • 2017: The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 established The National Vietnam War Veterans Day to be celebrate each year on March 29 • Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War will continue through Veterans Day, 2025 Presidential Proclamation Regarding Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 “To ensure the sacrifices of the 9 million heroes who served during this difficult chapter of our country’s history are remembered for generations to come, I signed into law the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017, designating March 29 of each year as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Throughout this Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, and every March 29 thereafter, we will honor all those who answered our Nation’s call to duty.” President Trump Observing National Vietnam War Veterans Day Over 11,000 local, state and national organizations, businesses, sports franchises and governmental agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, have committed to be commemorative partners to hosting ceremonies, programs, events and activities that commemorate the 50 year anniversary of the Vietnam War. Visit the official DoD site VietnamWar50th.com for a full schedule of local events, resources and history.
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Tom Morris, and I. But Wayne decided he didn’t want to wait, and he joined the Army just a year after we graduated.” Wayne’s basic training was at Fort Lewis in Washington, followed by Infantry Non-commissioned Officer School at Fort Benning, Georgia. It wasn’t long before he was promoted to sergeant. Back home in Prosser, Wayne had been seriously dating Rosemary Worden, a high school classmate. When he came back from Georgia, he and Rosemary were married in June of 1968 in a double wedding ceremony at Prosser’s Catholic Church, alongside her sister, Janet Worden, who married Terry Ingham. But the couple’s honeymoon time would not last for long – he had orders to go to Vietnam. Wayne was to become a squad leader with Company C of the Second Battalion, 39th Infantry, and the infantry was in the thick of fighting on the ground in Vietnam. He was just 20 years old when he left to fight a war halfway around the world. “Before it happened, I just knew he would be killed,” his widow Rosemary remembers today. She was working at a hospital in Seattle while Wayne was deployed. “Two weeks before it happened I had this terrible dream. I dreamed Wayne got shot in the head, and that two military men came to my door to tell me.” Just two weeks later, that’s exactly what happened. “It was a Sunday, October 11, 1968. That morning, two men in uniform came to my apartment door. And I knew, I just knew,” she recalled with a tear in her
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“Abraham, Martin and John”. It was a tribute to the assassinations of four iconic Americans. But that same year, Prosser suffered the untimely death of one of its own…another young man struck down too soon. His name was Wayne Hensley, and he was killed in service to his country with the U.S. Army in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Wayne Hensley was not a fighter by nature. He was friendly, and likable, with a great smile and an undeniable sense of humor. He had been voted “wittiest” in his Class of ‘66 at Prosser High School, where he made countless friends and cocaptained the Mustang football team. He
was a 12-year PHS senior, and was voted “wittiest” among the senior favorites. “He was just friendly…with everyone. He was outgoing,” remembers his high school friend Jack Chapman. “But he had grit too, he was determined. If he had a job to do, he’d get it done.” Wayne had moved in with his good friend Jack, and his parents Jay and Peggy Chapman, in his junior year of high school. “My folks were happy to take him in,” Jack said, “just like another son. We were just really good friends, and that’s what we did. He was a good friend and needed a place to live.” Larry Tyacke, another high school classmate, who also served in Vietnam, remembers Wayne well. “Wayne always held a special place in my heart,” Larry commented. “I remember when 13 of us from our class went up to the draft board in Spokane in August of ’66. He was even with me the last time I saw my grandpa Travis alive. Wayne was just a special guy.” Wayne, and Jack and all their buddies graduated from Prosser High School in 1966. Some were thinking about going on to school, but college wasn’t one of Wayne’s aspirations. After high school he went to work at Prosser Pack (which eventually became Twin City Foods, and is now Fruit Smart). The controversial war in Vietnam was raging, and he knew he would probably be drafted, along with thousands of other young Americans. “Back in ’67, there were three of us who were talking about joining the Navy together,” Jack recalled. “Wayne, and
Wayne Hensley, a Prosser native and ’66 graduate of Prosser High School, was killed in Vietnam on October 11, 1968. Known and loved by many in his hometown, Wayne’s death brought the tragedy of war close to home.
voice. “I had sent him a letter, telling him I was going to quit nursing and go to beauty school, but he never got it. The Army returned it to me...he never got my last letter.” Wayne had been in Vietnam less than three months.
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In the weeks following Wayne’s death, Rosemary felt compelled to write to some of his platoon mates. She was deeply moved when she received a touching letter from a soldier named Steve. He had served alongside Wayne, and was with him when he died. “Wayne was a quiet guy in the base camp, but out in the field he yelled like any sergeant on T.V.,” Steve wrote to Rose Mary. “He did so well they made him acting platoon leader. Wayne was just a good friend, like all of us try to be to get along in this lousy war. Oh well, he was sort of special to his squad, and he tried to help us as much as possible.” Steve felt compelled to tell Rose Mary exactly what had happened to her husband. “One day we went on a regular sweep through the mud, etc. Wayne was acting platoon sergeant so he had a lot of responsibility. Our squad was in the lead of the Company formation. While we were walking toward a wood line I spotted foot prints in the mud, so we stopped for a second. Then everything cut loose. A machine gun opened up on us and we hid behind a clump of mud called a dike. While the rest of the company was rather safe we were pinned down by bullets. A photographer was trying to take a picture beside me and he was hit. He died instantly. Your husband saw he got hit and crawled over to see if he could help. When he found he was dead, Wayne started crawling back to his original position. That’s when he got hit. He never
felt a thing. Believe me I know. I was no more than two feet from him.” “The whole squad cried after it was all over. We really felt terrible. I know how you must feel right now. I lost a great friend, you lost a husband.” Wayne’s body was returned home that October. Casket bearers for his funeral were high school classmates and friends Jack Chapman, Clayton Johnson, Bill Wigger, Larry Davis, Mike Laws, and his brother-in-law Terry Ingham. Wayne was buried in his hometown Prosser Cemetery with full military honors. Paul Fridlund, in his book “Changing Times: Prosser 1964-74”, wrote “No single event did more to bring the reality of the Vietnam War home to Prosser people than the death of Wayne Hensley. Many felt the loss.” “I was so lucky to be able to attend his funeral,” Jack remembers today. “I was on ship with the Coast Guard, and it just happened to be returning to port in Seattle for repairs. It’s only because I was coming in that I was able to be there for his funeral. “We were just in shock that it had happened,” he continued. “My parents, Marsha and I, and all his friends…it was a confusing time. You just really couldn’t comprehend it.” It was a heartfelt loss for the whole community of Prosser. Wayne Hensley, the hometown boy so beloved by so many, was just beginning his life. His tragic death did indeed bring the pain of a tragic war so very close to home.
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Televised Coverage of the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (1955-1975) was a time of great controversy in the United States. Cold War tensions ran high as the country relentlessly fought against the alleged evils of communism. At the same time, advances in video and audio recording enabled both easier and more news coverage. From 1950-1966, the number of televisions Americans owned skyrocketed from 9% to 93% as televisions became essential for everyday life.
In May 1967, an ABC news anchor by the name of Frank Reynolds, introduced a film report from Vietnam. He did so in an unusual way, he told viewers that what they were seeing was unprecedented, a war that television was bringing into their living rooms. For the first time in American history, the news from the front lines was brought straight into the living room. Michael Arlen popularized the term “living-room war” when he wrote for The New Yorker
Journalists wrote day to day coverage and recorded their stories from the field. This gave Americans a more realistic glimpse into the lives of their soldiers, and they didn’t always like what they saw. Since the news was visible in the homes of Americans, they were able to connect and empathize with the soldiers more so than they ever did before. By seeing the war on television, the nation began to divide. Anti-war advocates argued that this war was unnecessary. Pro-war supporters regarded the anti-war protests as disloyalty to the American soldiers; they saw what was happening to them on their televisions and felt the need to support the troops. The outrage, fueled by television coverage, led to the decision to withdraw United States Troops in 1973 and end American involvement in the war.
during the 1960s. During World War II coverage, morale was high. Camera crews stayed in noncombat areas to show more positive sides of the war. In times prior to the Vietnam War, stories were broadcasted as a movie shown in theaters. During the broadcasts, newscasters shared only good news and if bad news was reported, they did so with a positive and cheery disposition. With the “live” coverage of the Vietnam War being brought into the living rooms of Americans, many found the reports about the war unsettling. Following Reynolds introduction, the news showed coverage of a medic’s frantic efforts to save the life of a fallen Marine during battle. Camera crews were onsite in combat zones, almost constantly.
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But as he grew up, his focus grew more intense. We knew it was an important goal for him, and we finally gave him our blessing. When he turned 18, he made the trip to Spokane to take the Oath of Enlistment and join the Army. He was just so incredibly happy and proud when he enlisted. We were happy and proud too, and decided to support him in every way we could.” Ginger Emerson is a Prosser native, and is no stranger to military service. Her father, Bob Evans, and three uncles and an aunt all proudly served their country during World War II. After she married, she and her husband moved their family to Grandview where they raised their three children, Christine, Joe and Matt, the youngest. Matt graduated from Grandview High School with the class of 2005 in June, and was off to basic training at Fort Benning, GA in July. From there it was airborne school, where he earned his jump wings, and a transfer to Fort Bliss, TX. He was officially deployed in 2006 with the 2/7 CAV, Delta Company, Third Platoon. Matt was home on leave in May of 2007, and hopeful he’d be back in time for Christmas. That did not happen. When news of Matt’s tragic death reached his family, they were numb with
grief. They were blessed to be surrounded by extended family, friends and neighbors who poured out love and support. His hometown church overflowed with those who wanted to show their respect and love at his funeral. But one event from his funeral service stands out in his mother’s memory. “At the cemetery during Matt’s service, (Army Major) Randy Schliep presented me with a small, round lapel pin with a gold star on a field of purple, and pressed it carefully into my hand. We had known Randy while he was growing up in Grandview, before he went on to became part of Army Special Forces. He was a real hero to Matt. That day, I didn’t realize just what that pin meant.” But she quickly learned it was a most special star, because it signified a new role – a role she hadn’t wanted – as a Gold Star Mother. A year later, at a Time of Remembrance event in the Tri-Cities, was when Ginger first met other Gold Star Mothers. Eventually she became an official member of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. in the Department of Washington, which later added the states of Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. “I met so many women, all ages from all over. We shared grief, but we also shared pride. We shared that we cared about honoring and remembering veterans. Our children didn’t get to come home, but for those who did, we wanted to serve them.” Ginger became more involved with AGSM on the national level, and eventually was elected a Washington
delegate to the national convention. In 2018, she was elected to the Executive Board as National Flag Bearer. That position involved trips to Washington, D. C., and attending several official ceremonies as flag bearer, and the laying of memorial wreaths. “While I was considering whether to run for that position, L. J. just pointed out to me that involvement with veterans groups was what made me happy. I had to agree with him, and I accepted the nomination.” Ginger served for one year in the flag bearer position, and in 2019 was elected national secretary for American Gold Star Mothers at their annual convention in Albuquerque. That new post recently involved attending Gold Star Mother’s Day commemorative ceremonies during the last weekend of September, in Washington, D.C. The American Gold Star Mothers Inc. group was officially organized in 1928 by founder Grace Darling Seibold, but the name actually has its roots in World War I. Families with soldiers serving during that war would hang a Blue Star Service Banner in their window, bearing a blue star on a white background, outlined in red. That banner was to let others know of their child’s wartime service. If they received the sad news that their child had fallen, mothers would wear black mourning arm bands with a gold gilt star, which later led to the star being placed over the blue star on the service banner. It then became a Gold Star Banner. Both banners are still used today during times of war.
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The AGSM mission statement says that they are “Finding strength in the fellowship of other Gold Star Mothers who strive to keep the memory of our sons and daughters alive by working to help veterans, those currently serving in the military, their families and our communities.” As Grace Darling Seibold discovered, there is a great deal of healing in helping others who have sacrificed. The Emersons retired to Arizona several years ago, but that didn’t alter her commitment to veterans’ projects. Not only has Ginger been active with the American Legion Auxiliary in Sun City, in
June of 2019 she helped charter the West Phoenix chapter of Gold Star Mothers, and is serving as their first president. There are different ways that people deal with loss. This is how Ginger Emerson and her husband have chosen to do it. “To encourage one another, to serve veterans, and to continue our child’s service, that’s really why I’m doing this,” she explained. “Matthew wanted to serve his country, he truly did. I’m not sure how that seed was planted, but he had it. Now he’s gone, but that doesn’t mean his service has to end there. “
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