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Honoring our heroes We asked readers to submit photos of their beloved service members. We received hundreds of responses, which covered the past century.
George W. Smith Army, 1917-1919
Harold Hoverstock Army, 1918-1919
George Clifford Anderson Army, 1938-1947
Henry Lierz Army, 1940-1945
Glen L. Nunley Army, 1940-1978
Gilbert Singleton Army, 1940-1944
Salvatore Joseph Amato Army, 1941 - 1946
Matias Borjon Army, 1941-1945
Floyd Burr Army, 1941-1945
James Cunningham Army, 1941-1945 / 1950-1953
Calvin W. De Lay Army, 1941-1945
Joaquin Guillen Army, 1941-1945
Aloysius Christopher Kaiser Army Air Corps, 1941-1945
William Neil Keddie Army Air Force, 1941-1945
SSgt Kenneth G. Kipp Army, 1941-45
Lloyd R. Lowther Army, 1941-1945
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Kenneth Owensby Sr. Army, 1941-1971
Russell L. Robinson Army, 1941-1946 /1948-1966
A. E. St. Louis and Charles St. Louis Army, 1941-1945
W. K. Sterrett Army, 1941-1945
Edward Theel Jr. Army, 1941-1945
Paul Wheelock Army, 1941-1945
Maurice Wilson Army Air Corps, 1941-1945
Kenneth Bales Army, 1942-1943
Melvin (Joe) Frendle Army, 1942-1945
Donald E. Hinshaw Air Corps, 1942-1945
Kenneth Jurey Army, 1942-1945
Jack W. Kepner Army/Air Force, 1942-1946
Dale Irwin Jackson Navy, 1942-1946 / 1953-1963
Cleveland Martin Navy, 1942-1945
Carl C. Nordstrom Navy, 1942-1945
Carvan G. Smith Navy, 1942-1945
William T. Trimble Navy, 1942-1946
James C. Zahourek Navy, 1942-1945
Dale N. Anderson Army Air Corps, 1943-1946
Doran Gardner Army, 1943-1946
Peter Vincent Haug Army, 1943-1945
Sylvester Lira Navy, 1943-1946
Harold Michaelis Air Force, 1943-1946
Bernard J Miller Navy, 1943-1946
Edward C. Moody Army, 1943-1945
Harold Press Navy, 1943-1947
Juventino Sanchez Sr. Army, 1943-1946
Eugene G. Smith Army Air Corps, 1943-1945
James Keith (Duke) Taliaferro Army, 1943-1945
John Cunningham Army, 1944-1945
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Maurice Dultmeier Navy, 1944-1945
Charles Miller Navy, 1944-1945
Leonard Mueller Army, 1944-1945
S.G. Peerenboom Air Force, 1944-1967
Maurice Peters 1944-1945
John E. Rigg Navy, 1944-1945
Ralph Rose Army, 1944-1946
Lester L. Schneider Army, 1944-1946
Gerald (Jerry) Smith Army, 1944-46
Bernard “Barney” C. Apodaca Jr. Army, 1945
JD Bales Navy, 1945-1946
Frank Cooper Navy, 1945-1948
Dean E. Fleming Army Air Force, 1945
James F. Henry Sr Merchant Marines, Army, Air Force, 1945-1947 / 1951-1959
William Arck Sr. Army Air Force, WWII
Raymond Clark Coast Guard, WWII
Cipriano (Pania) Gutierrez WWII / Korea
George William Kohls Army, WWII
George William Watson Army, WWII
Nelson Young Army, 1946-1952
TSgt. Arlen (Bones) Brandt Air Force, 1947-1967
Master Sgt. Raymond Carlton Army, 1947-1978
Jack Elliott CSM Ret. Kansas Army National Guard, 1948-1991
William A Lucero Air Force, 1949-1970
Lloyd Ballou Kansas Air National Guard, 1950-1972
Raymond G. Fincham Army, 1950-1953
Staff Sgt. Donald Kuckleman Air Force, 1950-1954
Leo LaFontaine Army, 1950 to 1953
James Michaelis Army 1950-1952
Lt. Robert M. Bunten, Jr. Air Force, 1951-1956
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Kenneth Lloyd Burgen Navy, 1951-1955
John Bueltel Army, 1951-1953
John V. Chavez Navy, 1951-1954
Dale L. Clements Army, 1951-53
Donald De Barge Marines, 1951-1971
Sgt. Paul Dultmeier Army, 1951
Donald F. Jones Navy, 1951-1955
Gene E. Rosselot Air Force, 1951-1972
Leonard Schneider Marines, 1951
John Donald Achten Army, 1952-1954
John Delfelder Army, 1952-1954
Robert E. Karle Army, 1952-1960
Ken Butler, Brent Ketter (grandson) Army / Marines, 1953 / 2005
Lou King Air Force, 1952-1956
Leon R. Dultmeier Army, 1953
Otis S. Stroup Navy, 1953-1985
Lester Jasmer Air Force, 1954-1957
Jack F. Moore Army 1954-1956
James Arthur Peterson Air Force, 1954-1958
Roberto Vasquez Marines, 1954-1960
Galen Dultmeier Air Force, 1955-1955
Donald H. Overton Sr. Navy, 1955-1974
Henrietta “HANK” Adamek-Campbell Navy 1956-1960
Frank John Gerhardt Navy, 1957-1961
Gary Hisle Army, 1957-1960
Ramon Algarin Air Force, 1959-1979
John H. Isaacks Marines, 1959-1963
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Pablo Martinez Sr. Army, 1959-1962
Robert T. Cunningham Air Force, 1960-1964
Ronald G. Smith Navy, 1960-1980
Larry Eckert Navy, 1961-1964
Roger Matzke Army, 1961-1964
Roger Wilson Air Force / Kansas Air National Guard, 1961-65 / 1967-03
Royce Dial Air Force, 1962-1966
James Knedler Air Force, 1962-1969
Gerald L. Schweitzer Marines, 1962-1966
Thomas L. Tipton Sr. Army, 1962-1964
Chief Maurice (Lucky) Elton Towne JR. Marines / Navy, 1962-’66 / 1970-’90
John Trimmer Air Force, 1962-1966
Alan Barth Navy, 1963-1969
Harry Bryant Marines, 1963-1968
Robert “Bob” Spinner Marines, 1963-1966
Dennis M. Donahue Navy, 1964-1984
Belmont Evans Army, 1964-1984
Lawrence D. Christian Air Force, 1965-1974
Dave Epperson Kansas National Guard / Army, 1965-1969
David Feltner Air Force, 1965-1968
Jim Fox Navy, 1965-1969
H.W. “Bill” Schweitzer Marines, 1965-1967
Gerald A. Adcock Army, 1966-1971
Roger R. Belanger Army / Kansas National Guard, 1966-1968 / 1975-1995
Bert Degand Sr. Army, 1966-1968
Leonard Koci Navy, 1966-1970
Mike Pierson Air Force / Air National Guard, 1966-1998
Gabriel Ramirez Marines, 1966-1970
Raul Rodriguez Marines, 1966-1971
Linden R. Simmonds Army, 1966-1968
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Robert Stanley Army, 1966-1972
Lee Wallace Army, 1966-1969
Gary L. Biber Army, 1967-1970
Richard J. Carlson Army, 1967-1968
Douglas Gardner Army, 1967-1970
Alfred Gonzales Army, 1967-1993
Michael L. Martinez Marines / Kansas National Guard, 1967-1991
Spc. E-5 Darrel Schneider Army, 1967-1971
A.E. “Tony” Stattelman Marines, 1967-1971
David M. Appelhanz Sr. Army, 1968-1974
Paul S. Collier Army, 1968-1969
Gary Comstock Army, 1968-1970
Clyde E. “Butch” Grimmett Army, 1968-1970
Paul Moseley Army, 1968-1969
Phil Ortega Army, 1968-1974
Mike Smith Army, 1968-1970
Martin Allen Army, 1969-1971
Gary Centlivre Navy, 1969-1972
David E. Frederick Navy, 1969-1970
Thomas E. Frederick Navy, 1969-1970
Benito Gonzalez Marines, 1969-1972
Tom E. Hensley Army, 1969-1970
Jerry Lewman Army / Army National Guard, 1969-1972
Steven R. Williams Army, 1969-1971
Lawrence Cruz Gonzales Army, 1970-1973
Louis J. Parks Air Force, 1970-1973
Lyle Staley Navy, 1970-1974
Randy Frendle Army, 1971-1972
Terry P. Ralston Sr. Navy, 1971-1994
BM3 WILLIAM S. ROACH Navy, 1971-1975
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Edward Burr Army, 1972-1974
Rebecca (Wheelock) Burr Army, 1972-1974
Leslie (Les) Money Air Force, 1972-2010
Raymond S. Ortega Army, 1972-1975
Daniel Sanchez Marines, 1972-1973
Dan Younger Army, 1972-1975
Samuel Dellenbaugh Army, 1973-1993
SSgt M. Wayne Hollis Marines, 1975-1983
David Owen Kansas Army National Guard / Air Force, 1975-1981 / 1983-2002
Dr. Richard E. Polly Navy, 1975
Mark Robertson Marines, 1975-1986
Jared Workman Air Force, 1975-1996
CWO 4 Bruce Johnson Coast Guard, 1976-2006
Greg Smith Navy, 1976-1980
SFC Rosetta Webb Women’s Army Corps / Army, 1976-2012
Annett Bynum Army, 1977-1997
Thomas Richardson Air Force, 1978-1988
Edward Andrew Anderson Air Force, 1979-1999
Mark Fahley Army, 1979-1991
Robert Ketter Marines, 1979-1987
Sgt. Connie A. Bailey Kansas Army National Guard, 1980-2017
Jeffrey Brewer Army, 1980-1984
MICHAEL D. PINEDA Army, 1980-1984
Paul Purdum Navy, 1980-1986
Tom Ballou Kansas Air National Guard, 1981-2009
Lazone Grays Jr Air Force, 1981-1985
Thomas A Kuckelman Army, 1981-1984
Joseph L. Delfelder Navy / Naval Reserves, 1982-1986, 1991-1993
Timothy O’Neil Kansas National Guard, 1982-present
Joseph Mulford Army, 1983-2003
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Spc. E-4 Steve Walker Army, 1983-1989
Keith Adams Kansas Army National Guard, 1984-present
Stacey A. Newsome Army / Navy / Coast Guard, 1984-1987 / 1990-2014
Rochelle A. Walkenford Coast Guard, 1984-2005
Lt. Col. Michael Slusser Army, 1985-2015
Capt. Cale Miller Army, 1986-2006
Lt Col Kimberly L. Smith Air Force / Kansas Air National Guard, 1986-2012
Esau Bonner Jr Army, 1987-1996
Gilbert Garcia Army, 1987-1991
Blake James Army 1987-2007
Howard Montalvo Army, 1987-1993
SFC Terry Clark Army / Army National Guard, 1988-1992 / 1999-present
Daryl Johnson Army, 1988-1991
Ricky Steinhauer Army, 1988-1991
Christopher Cunningham Air Force, 1989-2011
Col. Kirk Decker Army Reserves, 1989-present
SSgt Randy Main Army, 1989-2013
Brian Murphy Army, 1989-1992
Michael W. Peck Army / Army National Guard, 1989-2000
Vincent Tetuan III Army, 1989-1992
Christopher Bookman Sr Army, 1991-2011
Lawrence Clark Jr. Army 1991-1994
Dave Sayyae Army, 1991-1997
Raymond Davey Marines 1993-2001
Phillip Money Air Force, 1993-2013
James Adams Marines, 1994-1998
Christopher A. Carter Army 1994-1997
Sgt. Mark Reedy Army, 1995-1999
Anissa Gonzales Army, 1996-2016
David B. Isaacks Marines, 1997-2001
Michael J. McGinley Army, 1997-1989
LTC Anthony Randall Army, 1997-2014
Russell Staley Navy, 1997-2017
Danny L Cheatham Kansas Army National Guard, 1998-present
Joseph Duncan III Army, 1998-present
Michael Money Air National Guard, 1998-present
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David Villanueva Air Force, 1999-2005
Michael McFadden Army, 2000-2004
Louis Toenjes Marines, 2000-2005
Brian Bell Army, 2001-2004
Corey Schiller Army, 2002-2008
Joseph Krivenko Marines, 2003-2015
Jamie Lynn McGuire Air Force, 2003-2017
Kristen Dinkel Army, 2004-2013
Staff Sgt. Justin Root Marines, 2004-present
Kyle Waldy Sr. Marines, 2004-2008
Sgt. Nicholas S. Hines Army, 2005-2009
Sgt. Kenneth Nichols Army, 2005-present
CPT Nicholas J. Scott Army, 2005-2011
Capt. Mike Hollis Army, 2006-present
T. K. Adams Marines, 2008-2017
Scott Andrews Navy, 2008-2012
Cody Mason Marines, 2008-2012
Sgt. GAVIN S. ROACH Army, 2008-present
SSgt. Brandon R. TILLEY Marines, 2008-present
Sgt. Anthony Escobar Marines, 2009-present
Douglas Highlander Army, 2009-2016
Tyler O’Neil Air Force, 2009-present
Ciara “Cunningham” Travis Air Force, 2009-2012
Jeremy Smith Army, 2010-present
Adam C. Miller Army National Guard, 2011-2017
Aaron M. Rigg Air Force, 2011-present
Pfc. Ashton Michael Carl Holtz KS Army National Guard, 2013-15
Dylan C. Shelly Air Force, 2013-present
Devonta Hooks Army, 2014-present
Blake Roush Army, 2014-present
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Ashleigh Wallace Army, 2014-present
Caitlyn J. Brucker Navy, 2015-present
Austin McCoole Ashley Marines, 2016-2017
Braden Johanning Air Force National Guard, 2016-present
Ryan Matzke Kansas Air National Guard, 2016-present
Howard R. Bradley Navy
John J. Browne Army
Stanley Earl Clark Marines, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom
John E. Everett Air Force
William F. (Frank) Everett Navy
Erthel Franklin Grant Korea
Shelly Jordan-Howell Marines
SR Daniel F. Kuck Army
Rory William Lang Marines
Derek Lightfoot and Danielle Lightfoot (Pratt)
Marc Limon Kansas Army National Guard
SEC Richard McGuire Kansas National Guard
Maj. Douglas B. McNary Air Force
Wilfred ‘Willie’ Nicklin Army
LeRoy O’Neil Army, Korea
Gordon Schmid Air Force
William Forrest Sipes Marines, Korea
James Spencer Army, Vietnam
Christopher Wendland Army
SMSgt. Christiana Wickline Air Force, Air National Guard
Thank you, veterans, for your sacrifices and service to our country. SFC Nick Churchill, SSG Derek Redenius, Cpl. Thompson Kansas Army National Guard, 1996-1999 / 2003-present
God bless America.