NOVEMBER, 2016
A1 HONORING VETERANS
James Tiemens US Army E5 Sgt 1962-1965
SSG Scott Nikolas U.S. Army Retired Served in Germany with the 2/3 FA, 3rd Armored Division, also with the 1/29th FA in Fort Carlson, Colo. with the 4th Inf. Division
Patrick R. Monfort First Lieutenant Currently serving in Afghanistan as a medivac helicopter pilot
Kent W. Stone Marines Vietnam Air
Kenneth Troy Jr. E-3 U.S. Navy Served in Iran 1977-1985
Justin Kolodziej U.S. Coast Guard 2003-2007
Lee A. Wortley Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Brad Fleming Served in the Army for 7 years as a paratrooper Served in active combat in Bosnia and Iraq
David R. Sullivan Served in the U.S. Army for six years Served in the Indiana National Guard for six years Served in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Europe Honorably discharged in 1997
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A2 HONORING VETERANS
Victor Liersch U.S. Army Infantry 1944
Richard Huhn U.S. Army, Rank SP. 4 Served in Vietnam 1966-1968
Ray E. Wortley U.S. Army Corporal 101st Airborne
Jack McNeal U.S. Navy HM2 Served in WWII and Korea
Donald Skinner U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant USAF in 1983, active duty in 1992, USAF Reserver from 1993-2004 Retired in 2004
Name: Michael A. Merkel First Lieutenant US Army 1965-1968
Capt. Josh Risner U.S. Army, active duty Aviation, UH 60 Blackhawk Pilot Afghanistan veteran
Charles A. Malinski First Sergreant in the U.S. Marine Corps Served in Japan, Korea, Philippines, Africa, Russia(former USSR), Germany, Honduras, El Salvador, Kuwait, Iraq
Robert S. Bryant Army P.F.C. Served 24 months in Anchorage, Alaska Worked as a mechanic for large vehicles and machinery
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NOVEMBER, 2016
A3 HONORING VETERANS
SSG Derek Hyde Special Forces, 2012-present Infantry Airborne Division 2008-2012 Served in Afghanistan, received 2 Bronze stars
Archie Risner Sr. U.S. Navy USS Wisconsin 1945-46
Ellis E. Williams U.S. Army Sergeant, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team Born April 25, 1929 Killed in action while fighting the enemy at Heartbreak Ridge in North Korea on June 19, 1952.
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Daryl Strohmeier U.S. Navy Dental Technician Senior Chief Petty Officer (retired) 1969-1990
Curtis M. Paulsen U.S. Navy Lieutenant served in WWII 1944-46, Korean War 1950-52 and Vietnam in 1968 Retired from the U.S. Navy reserves in 1970.
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NOVEMBER, 2016
A4 HONORING VETERANS
Forrest Miller Served in the Army in WWII in Germany 1944-47
Glenn Kingman Navy Served in WWII
James E. Ash Served in WWII 1942-45 as a tail gunner for the Army Air Corp. Shot down over Germany on his 13th mission. He earned four medals including a Purple Heart.
Lawrence (Larry) Post, Army Air Corps Sgt. in WWII July 1942 to December 1945.
Jim Lolkema U.S. Army Served in Vietnam 1969-1971
Kenny Jones Army Sergeant, career Began serving in 1957
SFC Matthew Hyde Served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Served for 12 years as a Field Artillery Cannon Crew member. Received Meritorious server medal, Bronze Star many others.
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Melynie Ruffcorn Desert Storm June 1986-January 2003
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NOVEMBER, 2016
A5 HONORING VETERANS
Robert Nagel Served in the Army Air Corps 1942-45 Served at the Jorhat Air Base in India
Paul DeVries Coast Guard Korean War
Robin Hood U.S. Army Sergeant, serving in Vietnam and Germany 1968-1970
Jim Saltwell U.S. Army Air Corp Achieved rank of Tech Sargeant. Served from 1942-45.
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Robert V. Monfort Lt. Col. USMC (Retired) Served 24-year career as helicopter pilot and squadron commander in Marines. Initially trained as a 2nd Lt. Infantry Officer during Vietnam era then went to flight school and served in Desert Storm/Desert Shield.
Keith Pfledderer U.S. Army, Spec. 4 Served 2 years, 18 months of which were served in Germany.
Scott Hermanson U.S. Navy January 1966 to October 1969 Naval Air Base: Miramar Naval Air Station, San Diego, California
Capt. James Paulsen U.S. Navy CAG (1983-2012) Bronze Star recipient Made 1,000 carrier-arrested landings on decks of aircraft carriers in FA-18s. Logged over 5,000 flight hours.
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NOVEMBER, 2016
A6 HONORING VETERANS
William R. Hunter, Jr E4, USN/USMC Corpsman: 10 months with the US Navy and the rest of his 4 year tour of duty with the US Marine Corps from 1967-1971
Richard Donnelly U.S. Army 82nd Airborne, European Theatre, 1942-45
Arnold Braasch U.S. Army, Corporal 25th Division, 14th Tank Company Served October 1951-July 1953 Basic training at Ft. Knox, Kentucky in Tanks-Armored School Served in Korea, May 1952-July 1953
Bill Hollerman Army Medic 1949-1970 Served in the Korean War
Robert Bretzinger U.S. Army Spec. 4 Served in Vietnam from 1970-72. Received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Carl R. Bengston 8th Airborne Division Germany 1961-1963
NOVEMBER, 2016
A7 HONORING VETERANS
Earl Bretzinger U.S. Army, PFC Served in Guam and the Pacific during World War II, 1941-45
Ed Bretzinger U.S. Army, Spec. 5 Served in Vietnam 1966-67
Johnie Pinkerton Served with the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Wayne Bretzinger Air Force Staff Sargent Served in Vietnam 1966-67
Ronald Larry Jones Sr. U.S. Army, Spec. 4 Served in Germany, August 1956-58
Lewis Clifford Jones 1931-2014 Served in U.S. Army in Japan from August 1953-August 1955
Ernest W. Bretzinger U.S. Army T-5, Tech Sergeant Served in World War II from 1941-45
Russell K. Saltwell U.S. Marines Achieved rank of corporal. Served from 1951-53.
NOVEMBER, 2016
A8 HONORING VETERANS
Sandra (Skinner) Strohmeier U.S. Navy Dental Technician First Class Petty Officer (Retired) 1975-1995
Chuck Anders Served 1982-84
William J. Capehart, MSGT, Air Force 1983-2003 Served in Japan, Phillippines, Australia, Saudi Arabia.
Kaitlyn Paulsen U.S. Marines 2nd Lieutenant Currently serving in Newport, Rhode Island
Patrick W. Donnelly U.S. Air Force 1971-75 27th Tactical Fighter Wing, Canon AFB, NM
Glen Jones Operations Sergeant, E-5 Army December 1965-November 1967
Christian Paulsen Jr. 1st Lieutenant Army Medical Corp Paulsen is currently serving in Afghanistan
Lt. David Phillips induction into the OCS Infantry Hall of Fame at Ft. Benning, Ga. Phillips served in the US Army from 1968 until 1974.
Spct. Christopher Woodcock, U.S. Army.
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