Saluting Our Soldiers on Veterans Day - November 2021

SALUTING OUR SOLDIERS ON VETERANS DAY NOVEMBER 2021

A Supplement to River Valley Shopper, Pioneer East Shopper, Herald Review, Lake County Star, and The Pioneer.

H E A R S T

M I C H I G A N MEDIA GROUP

SSG

Jason Abbott Korea • Iraq

L/CPL

CPL

Larry J. Adams

Lyle D. Adams

Vietnam

43rd Inf. Div. • Germany

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Army

Ray Aldrich

CPL - T-5

SGT

Jack W. Alber

Darrell L. Aldrich

1963 - 1972 1976 - 1977 • Vietnam

U.S. Army

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Army

E5 - SGT George R. Alverson Jr. 1976-1980 U.S. Army

SP5

Gary Anderson 1966-1968

1945-1947

1952 - 1955 • Korea

Duane Anderson

1969 - 1972 • Vietnam

U.S. Army

U.S. Army - Vietnam

A/1C

SGT

Selmar J. Arndt

George T. August

U.S. Army Air Force

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force

1941 - 1943 • WWII

Army Specialist - 4th Class

Private First Class

Frank J. Alber

Glen C. Alber

U.S. Army

U.S. Army

1956-1958

1917-1919

SPC

SPC

SPC

Zach Alexander

Keith M. Allen

Eric Almy

August 2008 Iraq

2007 - 2015 • MPC Op. Enduring Freedom

2006 - 2010 Op. Enduring Freedom

Kenneth Anderson

Terry Anderson 1966-1968

Basil Andress

1981 - 1983

1945-1947 • Taiwan

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Army - Vietnam

CPL - E-4

Glen C. Alber Jr. U.S. Army

SPEC 4

F5

Don Arndt

1950 - 1953 • Korea

Richard J. Adams A-1C U.S. Air Force 2017-Present

Calvin Alverson 1977 - 1983

U.S. Army

Major

1943-1945 Reserves 1945-1948 • WWII

Kay Andrews, RN

U.S. Army

U.S. Air Force

1963-1974

PFC

SGT

SGT E5

MM2 SS/DV

Edward Baar

1942 - 1945 • WWII

Larry Baar

1966 - 1970 • Vietnam

Keith A. Bailey

Brian Baker

U.S. Army

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

U.S. Navy

1971 - 1992

1987 - 1993

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VETERANS DAY 2021

Lee Baker

FROGMAN

Charles Baker

Proudly served his country 1943 - 1945

U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

Doug Banfill U.S.M.C. - Retired

George M. Banfill

1952 - 1955 • Korea

1863

Civil War

SP4

SGT

SSGT

SP5

Terry S. Baker

William D. Baker

Elvin J. Ball

Dave Banfill Sr.

1941 - 1945

Ben Banfill

1970 - 1973 • Germany

U.S. Army

U.S. Army

U.S. Army

U.S. Army

U.S. Navy

SP5

Pvt. Merton Lee Barnaby Army (1942-1944)

Robert Lee Barnaby Army 1 1/2 Years 1st Class

1964-1966 • Vietnam

Steve Banfill

1964 - 1965 • Vietnam

10/66 - 10/69 • Vietnam

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David W. Battle 1965

U.S. Army

Seaman 1st Class

Charles L. Becker Jr. USS Latimer PA 152 • Korea

U.S. Navy

Tim Bazzett

1962 - 1965 (ASA) 1976 - 1981 (DLIFLC)

U.S. Army

GUNNERS MATE E5

SSGT

James M. Beach

May 1976 - May 1981

U.S. Air Force

Vern Beemer

Vernon T. Beemer

U.S. Navy

U.S. Army

1984 - 1989

1959 - 1962

SSGT

A1C

Motor Pool

Theresa Stratton-Bennett U.S. Air Force

Tyler Bennett

Amanda Benson

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

Kenneth Biller WWII

Richard Biller WWII

Amber Bishop

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2014 - Present

2001 - 2008

2010

U.S. Air Force

TSGT

E5

Jeffery Beach

Richard Beach

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Navy

SGT

LCPL Christoper T.

12/2/76 - 11/30/94

Bert Bell

1955-58 • 10th Inf. Germany

U.S. Army

1975 - 1981

COL • Surgeon

SPC

Jeriel A. Beard, M.D.

Joel Bechaz

U.S. Army

U.S. Army

‘64-’71, ‘75-’97, ‘70-’71 Vietnam

1967-1969

E-4 Senior Airman

SMSGT

Benedict

Matthew Benedict

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force

Anthony Bennett U.S. Air Force

2004 - 2008

Active Duty from 1999-2004

Engineer

Engineer

Jolene Benson-Jones

Stosh A. Benson

Wayland L. Benson

U.S. Navy

U.S. Army

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps

Amber Blackler

Charles E. Boboltz

Jack Boden

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force

Engineer-man 1994 - 2013

Aaron Blackburn 10th Mountain Div. 2014 - Present

U.S. Army

1999 - Present

Corporal E4 2001-2008

2004 - 2008

1943 - 1945 • WWII

Wayne A. Benson 1988 - 1992 Desert Storm

1962 - 1965 Vietnam / Korea

U.S. Army

VETERANS DAY 2021

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Benjamin L. Boes

U.S. Army

U.S. Navy

Daniel M. Boes, Jr. U.S. Navy

Sye Bowen

PFC

1987 - 1995

2008

SFC

David Borst

Army (1961-1981) Vietnam Veteran

1942 - 1945 • WWII

U.S. Army

Brian Bongard Desert Storm 1988-1992 U.S. Army

FC2 (SW)

Mary Jo Boden

SSGT

198th Brigade • Vietnam

U.S. Army

PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS

1ST LT

Jim Brand

Robert B. Bowman U.S Marine Corps

PFC

James H. Bonnett

1944-1946 • W.W. II

U.S. Army

Scott Bregg

1971 - 1972 • Vietnam

U.S. Navy

SSGT • 82nd Airborne

SP4

Michael R. Bonnett

William L. Bonning

U.S. Army

U.S. Army

324 Signal Co • Vietnam

Served 3 Yrs. • WWII

CMSGT

SrA

Kimberly Payne Brejcha 1986 - 1990 • Cold War

U.S. Air Force

Marc Brejcha 2007 U.S. Air Force

Mathias Brejcha

SGT

PVT

SGT

SSGT

PVT

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Clifford K. Brickey

David H. Brickey

F. J. “Jack” Brickey

Frank E. Brickey

M. E. “Eddie” Brickey

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

U.S. Army

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

SGT

Bernard Brink

A1C

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SGT

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SSGT

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1943 - 1945 • WWII

Franklin W. Brown

Jake Brown

U.S. Army

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

U.S. Army

SSGT

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1950 - 1954 • Korea

B. 1897 - D. 1987 WWI

James C. Brink

U.S. Navy

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

2 Years

4 Years

Korea

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U.S. Air Force

U.S. Navy

U.S. Marine Corps

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Active

SGT

SGT

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U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Army

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WWII • 4 Years

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SGT

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U.S. Marine Corps

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Jan. 2017 - Present

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1st Cavalry Div. Infantry

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SPEC 4

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Shot down and killed over North Korea on 9-23-50, flying as an observation pilot with the 5th Air Force.

1967 - 1968 • Vietnam

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4th Armored Div. 37th Tank Btn. ‘42 - ‘45 • Bronze Star Medal

CPL Joshua C. Clark 5th Marine Div. • Iwo Jima

1943 - 1946 U.S. Marine Corps

CPL

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Gale T. Bush U.S. Army

Sherwood C. Casterline U.S. Army

U.S. Marine Corps

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U.S. Marine Corps

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U.S. Navy

George Bumb U.S. Army WW II CPL 32 Much. INF

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Carl E. Carlson, Jr.

SGT WWI

U.S. Army

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U.S. Army

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Tim Chilson

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Joseph L. Colley Jr.

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U.S. Air Force

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

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World War II

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VETERANS DAY 2021

Chester Earl Colton Seaman Recruit 1949-1953

Orris W., Corey Evart, MI U.S. Army WW II

BM2 • USS Crockett

Leonard A. Crystal

SSGT

SGT

James R. Cook

U.S. Army

U.S. Army

U.S. Navy

Joseph A. Cornell

1951 - 1953 • Korea

3rd Bn, 2nd Marine

U.S. Marine Corps

LCPL

Jason Cornell

Weapons Mechanic & Tactical Fighter Wing

Russell W. Cousineau

U.S. Air Force - Reserves

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force - Vietnam

U.S. Air Force

Patricia A. Culey

Ray R. Culey Sr.

Senior Master SGT

W.W. II

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Pharmacists Mate 1st Class

U.S. Navy

7/60 - 7/64

Leo F. Cook

LT COLONEL

U.S. Navy

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2011 - Present

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1944 - 46 • WWII

George Daggett

EN3

Harry D. Conley

Daniel J. Cook

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1996 - 2000

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1983-2006 Retired Desert Storm

CPL Artillary Division

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Fay M. Culver

WWII • European Theater 4th Armored Division 1942-1945 U.S. Army

Bob Davis

Richard A. Coon 1957 - 1964

U.S. Coast Guard

SPC 4

Richard G. Cramer Signal Corp.

South Korean Conflict 1957-1959

Larry D. Curtis

1968 - 1968 • Vietnam

U.S. Army

SPC E4

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1950 - 1953 U.S.S. Los Angeles

Robert Davis

U.S. Army

U.S. Navy

U.S. Army

1949-1952 • Korean Conflict

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U.S. Navy

Crew Chief OH-58 Helicopter

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U.S. Air Force

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U.S. Army

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U.S. Army

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U.S. Army

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U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

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U.S. Marines Corps

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U.S. Air Force

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U.S. Army

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1977 - 1984 • Japan

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Iraq

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