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Staff Sgt. McKinley Bailey US Army Served 5 Years 2000-2005 Operation Enduring Freedom
Todd and Don Theesfeld
Went in the Went in the US Army US Army November 4th, 1986 November 4th, 1963
John Theesfeld Went in the US Army November 10th, 1942
James L. Seiser US Navy Nov. 1968-May 1972 Vietnam
Sergeant Adam Ekstrom U.S.M.C. Special Oper. Group
Staff Sgt. Tim Bailey
Army Reserve Served 4 Years 2001-2005 Operation Enduring Freedom
Sergeant Jeremiah Schlegel
Army 1999-2005 Operation Iraqi Freedom
S1 Sgt. Ashley Ekstrom-Hesse U.S. Army Minn. Army Guard
Danny Richardson Sergeant
Navy Served 3 1/2 Years Vietnam Era
Joseph Richardson Sergeant US Navy 1995-2009 Operation Iraqi Freedom
Eddie J. Hanus E4 US Army 2 Years Service 1st Calvary Vietnam
Daniel Murray ENCPO
14 Years Active-Reserve
US Navy Dec. 1973-Sept. 1994
8 Years Active Afganistan - 2 Tours
Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005-2007
Vietnam, Gulf War, Haitian Embargo, Drug Interdiction Operations (Columbia 5A)
Ioy Lester Keck
William Elmer Keck
Norman Troy Keck
US Army Private WWI
US Army T-5 WWII
US Army T-CPL WWII
Carl Raymond Christiansen
Donald Loy Keck
US Navy HNC WWII Korea, Vietnam
Dennis Edwin Keck US Navy Seabee/Steel Detail IMS Korea
United States Marine Corps SGT Korea
Richard Duane Keck
Army National Guard & Military Corps US Marine US Air Force US Army Staff SGT Vietnam
Lester Duane Keck US Army CPL Korea
Frank Eugene Keck US Navy HM3
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AT3 Joseph Perry
S1C Edward Perry US Navy Served: 3 Years Aug. 1943 - June 1946 WWII
US Navy Reserve
Served: 1 year active, 3 years reserves Jan. 1990 - Dec. 1993
Tech 5 Harold Powers
2nd Lt. Florence Powers
US Army Corps of Engineers Served: 4 years May 1941 - Aug. 1945 WWII
US Army Nurse Corps Served: 2 years Oct. 1942-May 1944 WWII
SSgt. Joseph Powers
MSgt. Donald Powers
US Army Served: 2 years March 1945-Dec. 1946 WWII
US Air Force Served: 26 years Feb. 1952 - Feb. 1978 Korean & Vietnam Wars
SSgt. John Hanrahan
CPL Arthur McQuade
US Army Air Corps Served: 3 years May 1942-Jan. 1946 WWII
US Army Served: 3 years March 1943 - Dec. 1945 WWII
Lt. Robert McDonnell
Sgt. Paul McDonnell
Army Served: 4 years Feb. 1941-March 1945 WWII
US Army Served: 4 years Feb. 1941-Oct. 1945 WWII
SSgt. Donald Perry
US Army Served: 3 years April 1942 - Dec. 1945 WWII
BM2 Emmett Powers
US Navy Served: 3 Years April 1942 - Oct. 1945 WWII
TSgt. Emmett Powers US Air Force
Served: 8 years Nov. 1987 - Aug. 1995
MM3 James Eliopulos US Navy
Served: 3 years 1943 - 1946 WWII
Leo J. McDonnell
US Army Served: Oct. 1942-Dec. 1945 WWII
Sponsored by Joe Perry Richard McBride
US Marine Corps Served: 2 years Feb. 1944-Apr. 1946 WWII
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Dana Preuschl, Director
The Messenger/Fort Dodge, Iowa
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Thank You
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to all of the businesses for their Veteran’s Day support
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THANK YOU TO OUR VETERANS!
Tasler, Inc.
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515-832-5200
Webster City, IA 50595
1804 Tasler Drive,
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832-5061 www.gerberautocare.com
Complete Auto Repair 910 Seneca St. • Webster City
we care for your car
Gerber Auto Care
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WWW.FISHERHYDRAULICS.COM
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Farm Management Farm Real Estate Auctions Crop Insurance
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Serving the community for over 75 years!
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Private Marvin Davis US Army Served 2 Years Korean Conflict
Cpl. Jack L. Sorenson USMC
6 Years VIETNAM
Jerry Dutcher Seabee Navy 4 Years 1956-1960 Campaign Served: Peacetime, Rota, Spain
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Raymond F. Green
Capt. James Vernon Wilke US Army/Air Corp
WWII
Served 1939-1944 KIA 1944 WWII
Duane (Sonny) Pederson
MA1 Bryce S. Andresen
Navy USS Roosevelt Served: 3 years
US Navy 5 Years Active 9 Years Reserve 2012-Present Operation Al Qaeda East Africa
Luther M. Olson Specialist E-3
MM2 Charles Riley II
US Army 3 Years Korean War
US Navy Served: 4 Years Norfolk, VA
Delbert Peterson
Raymond Peterson
US Air Force Vietnam Killed in Action March 9, 1966
US Army WWII Wounded in Germany 1945
Denny Peterson US Navy Served: 1960-1964
US Army Served: 1967-1969
Joel Peterson
Bob Peterson
& US Air Force
Chuck Peterson
US Army
US Air Force Served: 1963-1967
BMC Francis R. Hartman US Navy
Served: 1967-1987
MM2 Terry I. Hartman US Navy
RM2 Sam Hartman US Navy
NCS Kodiak & USS Bauer
Served: 12 Years Campaign Served: WWII
Served: 6 Years Vietnam
Served: 1968-1974
Chief Aviation Ordanceman Kendrick Wise
Chief Machinist Mate Alvin Lindquist
Michael Harris
US Navy Served: 21 years USS Pennsylvania Pearl Harbor Survivor
US Navy Served: 1937 - 1946 Campaign: USS Tennessee Pearl Harbor Survivor
Leland Lester
Clarence Pfundheller
US Navy
Campaign: WWII USS Pennsylvania Pearl Harbor Survivor
Eugene Erlandson Army/Air Corp Campaign: Wheeler Air Force Base Pearl Harbor Survivor
US Navy Served: 1939 - 1945 Campaign: USS Maryland Pearl Harbor Survivor
Army Campaign: Schofield Barricks Pearl Harbor Survivor
M/SGT. Charles Stutesman US Army Served: 1940 - 1945 1946 - 1960 Campaign: Schofield Barracks Pearl Harbor Survivor
Your courage, commitment and sacrifice fill us with admiration and gratitude. THE
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S/Sgt Bruce Youngclas
SFC Emily J. Elkin
Sgt. E-5 Robert L. Maass
US Army/Air Force Served Radar operator in B-29, Stationed on Tinian participated in bombing runs over Japan. Shot down & held prisoner until the end of WWII.
US Army, Army National Guard Currently Serving Combat Medic Instructor at Camp Dodge Campaign: Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan
US Army Served: 1968-1969 Campaign Vietnam
Reginald “Sam” Manderfield, Private
Richard “Dick” Lennon Private First Class
Lance Corporal Bradley S. Lennon US Marine Corp Served 7 Years 1971-1978 Campaign Served: Vietnam, Navy & Marines Corp Medal for Heroism
Served 3 Years 1943-1945
US Army
Served 3 Years 1944-1946
Army Reserve Captain Joyce (Manderfield) Lennon
Colonel Rich Lennon
US Army Served: July 1970-May 2007 Vietnam Veteran, Iraq Veteran, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze Star Medal and Air Medal
Greg Lennon US Army Served 2 Years 1974-1976 Campaign Served: Vietnam
Served 15 Years 1979-1994 Cold War Veteran
Donald S Schadegg
Harold D. Grannon
Harold L. Grannon
Major, (RETIRED) US Army Korean and Vietnam War Veteran Served 20 Years 1952-1971
US Navy SEABEES
US Army Air Corps Served: Oct. 1916-Sept. 1964
Served: 1968-1972
Wendell Pugh SFC Sgt 1st Class
Private 1st Class Axel Stenberg
Seamen 1st Class
Robert “Bud” Cartee US Navy Served: 2 Years Campaign: WWII Phillipines
US Army 16 Years US Navy 4 Years 20 Years Served Evacuation of Saigon Mayaguez Incident Cambodia Gulf War Libiation of Kuwait
US Army Served: 2 Years Campaign: WWII Japan
SP3 Earl Olson
US Army Served: 1954 - 1957 • Korean War
Carl Olson
MA3 Jeannette Olson
US Army Served: 1918 - 1919
MM3 Mathew Olson
US Navy
US Army/National Guard/US Navy Served: 1948 - 1953 • Korean War
MSG Susan Olson US Army, Army Reserves Served: 1972-1999
Byron Hendrix US Navy
Navy - WWII
Larry Cartee
Army National Guard
Private 1st Class Theresa Olson Larson
MMCS (SS) Jody Olson
Army Reserves Served: 1974 - 1976
Served: 1976 - 1997
PFC Allison Holcombe
Sgt. Richard Duneman
US Navy
US Marine Corps
1986-1995 2nd Class Petty Officer
Robert “Bud” Cartee
Served: 1963 - 1966
US Air Force Served 4 Years
2014-2018
Mac Cartee
Army - Vietnam 2 Purple Hearts Bronze Star
Reggie Cartee Air Force Vietnam
Rod Cartee
Air Force National Guard
Vietnam Era
Ben Wilson Army Vietnam
Dave Mericle Marine Vietnam
Bill Schlick Marine Vietnam