Kneeling from left: Florian Cortese, Jerry Butkus, Walt Yurcheniuk, Irving Zeller, Chet Guzik, Charles Rybny, Gary Shaffer, Al Jurkewicz, Jim Watson, Jerry Greenberg, Ron Mack, Coach Severin Palydowcyz. Standing from left: John Stolarz, John Debiak, Bohdan Kowal, Brent Del Hagen, Donald Winkler, Bill Vrable, Dennis Cullen, John Kidon, Bob Kruger, Mike Osman, Felix Semtac, Ken Wanio, Larry Twoomey, Randy Rutler, Ed Augostoni, Peter Dobko, Fred Sadrak, Greg Petruska, Ed Marzelis, Mike Duch, and Elie Sabba.
Although DeLotto was unable to locate Kowal family members in the Clifton area, his research did uncover a newspaper article that quoted a grief-stricken Helen Kowal at the time of her son’s death. “He never had anything. He never went anywhere or had a chance to enjoy anything,” she said. “Why do they take the boys so young, when there are so many older men around?” As did many soldiers and sailors serving in foreign
lands, Bernie was homesick and expressed this heartache to his parents in a series of letters. One note mentioned how much he hated being in Vietnam. In one of his final letters, he wrote to his parents: “I’ll be home in 103 more days.” Two CHS graduates, two soccer players, two guys named Robert and Bernie, two young men of Clifton lost nearly 50 years ago in Vietnam. We honor their memory and service.
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