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1969-1973

2009 - Present

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1943 • WWII

1951-1953

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David Hall U.S. Navy

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U.S. Army

Retired after 22½ yrs.

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12/1977 - 12/1981

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Corporal

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1982 - 1990

Army Nat’l Guard

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Michael Hanlon

1959 - 1961

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E5

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1979 - 1985

1962 - 2000

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CPL

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4 Years • Just Deployed

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U.S. Navy

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1951-1955

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1991 - 2015

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Ben Mumah

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1967 - 1971 • Vietnam

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1982 - 1984

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Roger Mumah

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2010 - Present

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1945 - 1946 • Guam

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U.S. Army Artillery

WWII

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U.S. Navy

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Korea 1951-1953

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SFC

1997 - Present

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1953 - 1953

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1957 - 1961

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U.S. Army

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U.S. Navy

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Herbert H. Parsons 1943-1946 U.S. Navy AOMT 2nd Class

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1948 - 1953 • Mil. Intel.

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1942 - 1946

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1983 - 1991

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Vietnam 1968 - 1971

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U.S. Navy

U.S. Marine Corps

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1960 - 1966

1986 - 1994

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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. Army

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2008 - Present

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1983 - 1988

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Wertzburg Germany 88-90 Desert Storm 90-91

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U.S. Army

U.S. Navy

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U.S. Marine Corps

Donald Ryno

Eric M. Saum

Michael Ridge

U.S. Navy/Army National Guard

On the Missouri for the surrender of Japan

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1966-1985/24 Years of Service

Ordnance Corps. • 2 Yr.

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March 1941 Nov. 1945

U.S. Army

SSGT

SSGT

Leonard F. Schebil, Jr.

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U.S. Air Force

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1966 - 1970

1949 - 1953

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1966 - 1968

1968 - 1972

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SP4 • 1st Inf. Div.

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WWII

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1944 - 1946

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1944 - 1945 Marianas S. Pacific

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A1C

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Vietnam • 6/66-7/70

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U.S. Army

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Sergeant

PFC • Co. M • 127th Inf.

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PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO HAVE PROUDLY SERVED SM

SP4

SSGT

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John Stilson

1959 - 1961

Served over 6 yrs. • Vietnam

U.S. Army

U.S. Army

PVT

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1966 - 1967 • Vietnam

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U.S. Marine Corps

1SG • WWII

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238th MP Battalion

U.S. Army

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U.S. Army

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WWI Wounded in France

U.S. Navy

U.S. Army

U.S.S. Picking

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1951-1955 - Korea

U.S. Navy

AMAN

LT

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U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

MR1 1st Class

LeRoy Thompson

Thomas H. Thompson III

Troy Thomas

1988 - 2008 • From Evart

U.S. Navy

2012 - Present

1969 - 1979 Vietnam

U.S. Army

E4

SSGT

Jeff Toogood 1973 - 1977

Lloyd C. Totten

July 1940 - July 1945

U.S. Army

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force

SFC

AS Rear Tail Gunner

1969 - 1971 • Vietnam

Martin F. Traynor 1958 - 1982

U.S. Army

MAJOR • Deployed

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U.S. Air Force

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Edward Szot Army Private First Class

Larry D. Toman

SGT

William Stilson

WWII • USS Fergus SS Young America

SGT • WWII

Ray B. Traynor

George Lee Troyer

Flew 24 Combat Missions

Thank you Dad for putting your life on the line for US.

1950 - 1953 • Korea

U.S. Air Force

Robert C. VanderPloeg U.S. Army Korea

“The Dead Eyes”

WWII 1943-1945

Seaman 1st Class

CPL

Arnold Stine

Hunter M. Stockhill

U.S. Naval Reserve

U.S. Marine Corps

1944 - 1946 WWII

CPL

Darrien G. Sweet 2014 - Present

U.S. Marine Corps

Thomas E. Telfer Vietnam U.S. Coast Guard 1960-1981

Virgil Thompson

WWII Affiliated w/Atomic Bomb

1977 - 1980 AUS 1983 - 1992 U.S. Marines

U.S. Army Air Corps

Pvt. John Robert Towers Army (1973-1975) Also National Guard

Norman Lee Towers National Guard (1955 - 1957) Military Police

SPC4

SSGT

David E. Underhill

Richard R. Urban

U.S. Army

U.S. Marine Corps

1966 - 1968

2007 - Active

2012 - Present

Gary Sweet 1964 - 1967

U.S. Navy

Major - 2 Tours Vietnam

Duane C. Stout Last Commander 159th Aviation Battalion

E4 SPC

Stephen L. Swix

75th Ranger Regiment

U.S. Army

SP4

SMSGT

Rick Thebo

Jeffrey A. Thomas

1971 - 1973

AFGSC 5 MUNS-MXWR

U.S. Army

U.S. Air Force

David L. Thorson

CPL

9 Years Operation Desert Storm

Clarence F. Toman

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Army

Pvt. Sean Adam Towers Army Specialist (2003 - 2009) Iraq War

SGT • 1966 - 1970

John Vander Meulen U.S. Air Force SAC

Thanks for your service Dad

1942 - 1946 • WWII

SP4

Larry R. Townes 1972 - 1974

U.S. Army

GUNNER

Harley Vanderhoof 1942 - 1945 • WWII

U.S. Marine Corps Res.

PFC

PFC

PFC

Floyd Vandervest

Howard Vandervest

Marvin Vandervest

Elmer Vandervest

Arlene R. Van Peeren

U.S. Army

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Army

U.S. Navy Waves

1956 - 1957

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‘49-’51 & ‘56-’59

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PFC 1956 - 1959

STOREKEEPER • R.I. 1943 - 1945 • WWII

John L. VanWagner

Petty Officer 2nd Class

A1C

Oct. 1943-Jan. 1945 We’re proud of you!!

Charles Vayda

12/29/50 - 12/13/54

U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

1978 - 1983

Frank C. Vining

U.S. Navy

U.S. Air Force

Theodore E. Walton

Robert Walworth

F2C

Joseph C. Ward

U.S. Army

U.S. Army Air Corps

Paula Washington PFC USMC 8 years 1983-1991 Active Duty 1991-1996 Reserve Duty

SSGT

MSGT

S2

William Van Peeren

‘44-’46 WWII • USS Siboney

1944 - 1946 • WWII

Russell Wencl 1978 - 1984

1970 • Vietnam

Dave Westover 1957 - 1977

1945-46 Active 4 yrs. inactive

U.S. Navy-Kodiak AK

MSGT

TSGT

David Westover

Donald Westover

1978 - 1998

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force

Fred Wheetley Sr.

Stephanie Wheetley

Toni Wheetley 10 Yrs. • U.S. Navy Current • U.S. Marshal

22½ Years

U.S. Navy

Herbert L. Wilkinson Vietnam

U.S. Army

4 Years

U.S. Navy

SGT

Misty Wilkinson 2001 - 2006

U.S. Army

CPL

TEC SGT

Jon T. Wiseman

Paul “Wug” Wiseman

1969 - 1970 • Vietnam

Pacific Theatre • WWII

3 Years

1966 - 1967 • 25 Inf. Div.

National Guard

U.S. Army

Wendell Wasnich 2 Years • Vietnam

U.S. Army

Ret. NAVY CHIEF

Audrey J. Wheetley Desert Storm/Shield

Received Pres. Award for heroism

U.S. Navy

CORPORAL / SP-4

U.S. Army

U.S. Navy

1966-1967

“Bubba”

Floyd Wheetley Active

U.S. Army

MM2 (E5)

E7 SSGT

William Wiersema

Kenneth D. Wiersma

U.S. Army

U.S. Navy

E8 • Retired

Harold E. Welch

CPL

Active 1961 - 1965

David Walston

1969 - 1970 • Vietnam Bronze Star U.S. Army

James A. Wein

Adam White

1st Cavalry • Iraq

25th Infantry Division

July 1992 - April 1997

U.S. Air Force

1943 - 1965

Fred Wheetley Jr. 3 Years

U.S. Army

Bill Wilder 1952 - 1956

U.S. Air Force

E6

PFC

Corporal

Patrick Williamson

Ralph G. Williamson

Herbert Wilson

HN Phillip Wilson 2nd Marine Div. 6th Reg.

U.S. Army

U.S. Army

U.S. Army

5th Air Force

U.S. Marine Corps

James. W. Wohlford

“Chip” Wood

Larry Wood

Stephen Wowianko

Clifford J. Wright

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

U.S. Navy

U.S. Army

Harold “Bub” Yarrington

Mechanic 5 Years • Korean War

1958 - 1962

Army Air Corps

Harold A. Wright U.S. Army SGT. E5 1969-1978

CPL

CPL

Joseph R. Wyatt

Alvin Yarrington

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Air Force

SGT

Carl Walston

Calvin Williamson

U.S. Marine Corps

1918 - 1922 • WWI

1980 - 2001

SP 4 ED-4

James Walls

1942 - 1944 • WWII

U.S. Army Air Corps

1966 - 1987

WWII

U.S.S. Pochard • Korea

U.S. Navy

1940 - 1944 • WWII

SK-3 USS Klondyke • AR-22

1946 - 1949 • WWII

1955

CPL E4

CPL E4

Bill Yontz

Gerald (Jerry) Yontz

U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Marine Corps

Beirut 1982-83

1956 - 1961

1st CLASS GUNNER 1942 - 1945 • WWII

U.S. Army

Joe Young U.S. Army

MAX'S

CONCRETE INC. CPL • C Batt. 3rd Div.

David L. Wyatt ‘66-’69 • Vietnam

U.S. Marine Corps

Donald Ziemke Sr. WWII 1943-46 Korean War 1950-52

Charles T Zuke Jr. Navy CB

Charles T Zuke Sr. Sgt. WW II U.S. Army 1940-1945

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YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN

HHHH Mike Brueker 1968 - 1970 U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH Jacob Brown 2004-2011 U.S. Army HHHH James L. Brown 2004-2008 U.S. Air Force HHHH SSGT Caleb Costello U.S. Air Force Serving in Afghanistan Thank You! HHHH

HHHH SRA Nathan Costello U.S. Air Force Serving in South Korea Thank You! HHHH Sr. Airman Dylan Ducharme Barksdale AFB Bossier City, LA Thank You! HHHH Tom Doyle U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH Chris Finkbeiner 1945-1947 U.S. Army HHHH Major Angela Fleming 1992 - Present U.S. Air Force Love, Your Family HHHH

HHHH PFC Joseph Fleming 1998 - 2001 U.S. Marines Love, Your Family HHHH Bill Gregory U.S. Marines Thank You! HHHH Scott Gregory U.S. Marines Thank You! HHHH PVT Robert Hanlon 1981 - 1982 National Guard Thank You! HHHH A1C Airman Andrea Hemond June 2009 U.S. Air Force Thank You! HHHH

HHHH Dan Hickman 1966 - 1968 U.S. Marines Thank You! HHHH Jack McGowan U.S. Navy Thank You! HHHH Alfred J. Kibble 8/1942 - 11/1945 U.S. Coast Guard With thanks and love Dad. Your family HHHH SPC4 Gerald Klose 1967 - 1971 U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH

HHHH John R. “Jack” Matson Sr. 1945 WWII U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH SGT Allen T. McMyler 1966 - 1968 Vietnam U.S. Marines Love, Your Family HHHH Lon Morin 1969 - 1973 U.S. Coast Guard Thank You! HHHH Bill Nielsen U.S. Marines Thank You! HHHH Bruce Nielsen U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH

HHHH Bruce Olsen 1968 - 1971 U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH SGT Gene Reid Vietnam U.S. Marines Love, Your Family HHHH MSGT John Satevock 1959 - 1982 Vietnam U.S. Air Force Thank You! HHHH S/SGT Harold Tessin U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH

HHHH SGT Albert J. Vanderhaag 7th Cavalry, 1st Cav. Div. 1948 - 1970 U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH SGT Butch VanEllen 1967 - 1969 Vietnam U.S. Army Love, Your Family HHHH Barry Wainman 1969 - 1971 U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH

HHHH Don Wainman 1973 - 1976 U.S. Navy Thank You! HHHH Melvin Wein WWII U.S. Army Cavalry Thank You! HHHH Ron Welsheimer U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH Doug Welsheimer U.S. Army Thank You! HHHH Jack Zuberink Sept. 24 Thank You! HHHH

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249th Engineers Battalion Provided by Jack Panek

Vernon Coe

Mr. Coe’s best friend and pilot, USAF 2LT David Burwell, 1948-1950, KIA in Korea.

Was married to Vernon’s current wife Dolores before he was shot down.

David L. Burwell

All in a days work.

Pictured on the left is Matt Nelson, US Army, 1983-86 SPC4.

Pictured in the Middle is Dalton Nelson, Air Force Basic Training Program and pictured on the right, Theresa Nelson

CPL Jon T. Wiseman

1969 - 1970 • Vietnam • U.S. Marine Corps

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Left is Michael Sermon, ET3 US Navy 1981-1983 Deceased 2012 Right is Mark Sermon, HTCS US Navy Retired 1981-2014

FATHER AND SON

“Boot Camp”

Bob Hays CT2 4 yrs. active

CPL Paul R. Gangstad Base Camp, Mt. Fuji Japan 1957

Roy A Gangstad USS Sampson WW II North Atlantic U.S. Navy

U.S. Marine Corps

It’s All In The Family

1LT

Austin Eaton

E5

Cameron A. DeWitt

2011 - 2013

Cody T. DeWitt Army Nat’l Guard

Serving Presently

U.S. Army

Army Nat’l Guard

Nate Froese • Ryan Froese • Andrew Froese U.S. Army • U.S. Army • U.S. Air Force

Tony Marcinkewciz EM2 • 3 yrs. active 3 yrs. reserve

Your family is very proud of all three of you!

U.S. Army veteran Eugene Paulino, 89, being presented with various medals by U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar. Paulino served in the U.S. Army from 1944 - 1946. He was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge.

PFC

James H. Bonnett

198th Brigade • Vietnam

U.S. Army PFC James H. Bonnett

Paulino received a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, European-African Middle Eastern Campaign medal with three bronze stars, the World War II Victory medal and the Army of Occupation medal with Germany clasp.

“Today, Eugene still lives with scars from his injuries and they should be a reminder to all of us of the price that has been paid for freedoms we enjoy.”

- John Moolenaar

E5

Daniel Goltz

Paula Rae Goltz 1979 - 1985

1979 - 1985

U.S. Army Reserves

U.S. Army

E5

E8

Richard E. Goltz

Duane E. Goltz

Army Nat’l Guard

Army Nat’l Guard

1982 - 1990

SP4

Michael R. Bonnett

324 Signal Co • Vietnam

U.S. Army SP4 Michael R. Bonnett BROTHERS IN VIETNAM – PFC James H. and SP4 Michael R. Bonnett, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bonnett of Baldwin, are both serving with the United States Army in Vietnam. James 19, is with the 198th Brigade assigned to a heavy mortar company, and is stationed near Chu Lai. Michael, 22, is with the 324th Signal Compan, and is at Son Be at the present time. They are the grandsons of Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Sapp of Round Lake.

1962 - 2000

It’s All In The Family Associated Press Warphotos

SGT

PVT

Clifford K. Brickey

David H. Brickey

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army

4 Years

SGT

F. J. “Jack” Brickey 2 Years

Heavily bearded and with his uniform in tatters, SGT. Lloyd Gilmer, of Big Rapids, keeps his sub-machine gun ready as he smokes cigarette in a lull of New Guinea fight.

Jan. 9, 1943

2 Years

The Brickey Brothers

Photo provided by Mike McHugh Sr.

SSGT

Frank E. Brickey

U.S. Army

4 Years

U.S. Air Force

Maguire Brothers

PVT

SGT

M. E. “Eddie” Brickey

Miles E. Brickey

U.S. Army

U.S. Army

2 Years

5 Years

Left to right: Richard U.S. Navy 1951-1955 Archie U.S. Army, Dan U.S. Navy, Frank U.S. Navy, Robert U.S. Navy

Ammunition Bearer Edward Szot Given Bronze Star

erson

Gary Anderson and Terry And 1966-1968

Brothers

World War II

er, Dominick Merrifield, Lawrence Dyer, Amos Dy er, Neal Dyer.

27 Family

Friends U.S. Navy - Vietnam

U.S. Army - Vietnam

Kenneth & Richard Biller

(left to right) - Larry Dy

Michael J. Fitzgerald & Dennis Hurst

Members Have Ser ve d.

Commander

Petty Officer

Garth Vansickle U.S. Navy

Charles Vayda U.S. Navy

Marc & Mark Brejcha 2007

U.S. Air Force

(Left to right) Phillip Edison, Mike DeBlock, Ralph Kincaid Bronze Star, Burt Lancster U.S. Army • 3rd/82nd Artillery 1970 - 1971 • Vietnam

Allen & Esther May Family Esther May (Mother)

Front row sitting: Allen May (Father) Alice

Sgt. US Army WWI Purple Heart

John

(Daughter)

(not pictured, Alice’s Husband) WW II

From left to right standing:

Don May

Army Cpl. Korean War

Wayne May Vernon May Navy WW II

Army Sgt. Korean War

Ted May Navy WW II

Albert May Marine WW II

Baldwin

LUMBER HUEY CHOPPER DEDICATION VFW POST 7979 – EVART, MI AUGUST 5, 2017

E4

SGT

Alan G. Garner

James O. Sundell

U.S. Army

U.S. Marines

1967 - 1868

1963 - 1867

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It’s All In The Family

Fred Wheetley Sr.

Fred Wheetley Jr.

U.S. Navy

U.S. Army

22½ Years

Active

U.S. Navy

“Bubba”

Floyd Wheetley Active

U.S. Army

Stephanie Wheetley 4 Years

U.S. Navy

Melvin Wilcox

WWI He was sent to France, but due to acquiring mumps when he got there, he missed many of the battles. He always told his family “the mumps probably saved his life.”

3 Years

NCC (SW) • Ret. Navy Chief

SM2 (SW)

Audrey J. Wheetley

Toni M. Wheetley

Desert Storm/ Shield Veteran

Desert Storm/ Shield Veteran 16 years as a U S Marshal.

(Currently) U.S. Navy

20 years

T.J. Bruens

WHEETLEY

Larry Ping Sr. 20 Years

U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy

10 years

The only two sisters that served together in Saudi Arabia during the war. The sisters were on two separate naval vessels but ended up in the same area for months.

Ret. NAVY CHIEF

Audrey J. Wheetley Desert Storm/Shield

Received Pres. Award for heroism

U.S. Navy

Toni Wheetley

10 Yrs. • U.S. Navy Current • U.S. Marshal

Postcard from France

Our Dad, served in world war 2. He served his country to the best he could give. Our God protected him.

He was wounded trying to protect his fellow soldiers.

Sargent George Lee Troyer led his platoon The Dead Eyes. Our Dad says war is worse then anyone could imagine.

Thank you Dad for putting your life on the line for US.

Equipment Operator Third Class, Charles T. Zuke operates his bulldozer for a detachment working on upgrading a section of National Route 1 in Vietnam.

Provided by Jack Panek

SGT • WWII

George Lee Troyer “The Dead Eyes”

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