Nov. 7. 2018
veterans
A Special supplement to the Prosser Record-Bulletin & the Grandview Herald
Index
Veterans
Veterans by Enlishment Date pages 3-14 1861 - 1945 pages 3 • 1942 - 1952 pages 4-5 • 1952 - 1968 pages 6-7 • 1968 - 1997 pages 7-9 • 1997 - 2017 pages 10-11 Veterans Without Dates pages 11-13 Veterans Pictured Together pages 13-14
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A Life Lesson Learned page 16 - 17 The Privilege of Honor Flights page 18 Inland NW Honor Flights page 19 POWs / Detainees Protection page 20 Vietnamese Amerasian Woman page 21 Passage of Death Gratuity page 23 Time to Remember page 24 Top Ten Military Magazines page 24 Ten Hollywood War Movies page 24 Last of America’s Early War Heros page 25 US Census - Our Nation’s Veterans page 26 Tarawa Solider page 26 O Captain, My Captain! page 27
Valley Publishing
would like to
Thank all those who have submitted Veteran Photos and Bios. We invite you to find your loved ones by their date of enlistment.
You
will also
notice that for some of our Veterans, we do not have that information
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Vets are listed alphabetically by first name on pages 11, 12 and 13. If you wish to submit new pictures and new information, please email classifieds @ recordbulletin . com with the following: Full Name and Rank, Picture, Branch of Service, Dates of Service, Where the Veteran Served and if any commendations were received. Thank You for supporting this special edition. We cherish our Veterans and hope that your Veterans’ Day is one of love and happiness. those
1861 - 1942 Civil War, World War I and World War II Colonel William F. Prosser Union Army Civil War 1861-1865 POW 1862
Harold Jones US Army WWI 1916 - 1918 Co. E 161st Inf. France & Mexican Border
Ivan Fyodorovich Moleff Imperial Russia WWI 1911 -1918 German POW Inprisoned in a Castle in Germany
Private 1st Class Christian
Private Errett C. Grant US Army WWI 1918 - 1922
Paul J. Grimes US Army WWI France POW Transport
Rex J. ShepardGrimes US Army WWII
Lewis “Bill” M. Petersen US Navy WWII 1939 - 1959 ACNN POW Japan 3½ years
Lt. Colonel Burton A. Hall US Army Air Corps WWII 1940 - 1945 Aleutian Islands Alaska
Private 1st Class Jess C. Bryson, Jr. US Marine WWII 1940 - 1945
Peter A. Schmidt US Army WWII 1940 - 1945 Tech Sgt. Pearl Harbor Interpreter
Kenneth E. Lewis US Air Navy 1940 US Army 1950
Al Raap US Army 1941-1946 WWII Aleutian Islands Campaign
1st Lt. Bill Brader
Staff Sergeant Howard Blake Knox WWII 1941-1945 Canadian & European Theater
James “Jim” Glen Aubrey US Navy WWII 1941 - 1945 Cook at Pasco, Naval Base SC3C-V-6
Lee S. Boyd US Navy WWII 1941 - 1960 Retired
Staff Sergeant Millard E. Hileman US Army WWII 1941 - 1945 Philippines POW - Japan
Othel R. Butler US Army WWII 1941 - 1945 Normandy Battle of the Bulge 59th Armored Divison Africa, Italy
Temple Carroll US Air Force WWII 1941 - 1945 Glider Pilot
Master Sergeant Waldo H. Smith E7 US Marine Corps WWII 1941 - 1945 South Pacific Theater 1946- 1962 & ‘66 US Army
Albert Koleber US Navy WWII 1942 - 1945 Radioman 2nd Class - USS Crescent City APA21 South Pacific
Basil Dean US Army Air Corps WWII 1942 - 1945 Guam Pacific Theater
Sergeant Bill Owens US Army WWII 1942 - 1945 North Africa Sicily Italy
Charles Walker, Sr. P2C
Chief Connie Leon Bailey US Navy WWII 1942 - 1946
Leroy Scott Hamilton US Navy WWII 1942 - 1946
Lloyd Richards US Navy WWII 1942 -1946 South Pacific Bosun’s Mate
Master Sergeant Anthony W. Lauby WWII 1942 - 1948 Medlesham, UK
Donald W. Lewis
Orville “Joe” Gordon
Died at Iwo Jima Purple Heart
Bronze Star
Charles Arnold Duran
US Army Air Corps WWII 1942 - 1945 Normandy on D-Day
US Marine Corps WWII 1942 - 1944 Battle of Tarawa 2 Silver Stars 3 Bronze Stars
Petersen US Army WWI 1917 - 1919 Battery D 346th Field Artillery
Purple Heart
US Army Air Corps WWII 1941 - 1945 Instructor Pilot C-47’s 1st Troop Carrier Command
Special Services Metal of Valor - DSC
US Marine Corps WWII
1942 - 1944 American Field Service Africa & Italy
US Navy WWII 1942 - 1946 USS Calvert 8 Battle Stars Purple Heart
1942 - 1952 World War ii, korean War, vietnaM Veterans Ray Welley US Navy WWII 1942 - 1955 Chief Petty Officer
Richard Ormiston
US Army WWII 1942 - 1944 New Guinea Philippines
Sergeant Richard “Dick” Reid US Army WWII 1942 - 1945 European Theater
Robert C. Evans US Army WWII 1942 - 1945
PHS 1939 Graduate
Staff Sergeant Robert A. Wilson US Army WWII Medic 1942 - 1945 Normandy
Staff Sergeant Robert S. Williams US Army Air Corps WWII 1942 - 1946 Burma, India
Sergeant Ross Mellor US Army WWII 1942 - 1946 Pacific Theater 98th Infantry
Roy A. Moran US Army Air Corps WWII 1942 - 1945 Algiers, North Africa Heavy Truck Driver
Flew Gas to Troops
Glenn Powell US Army WWII 1943 - 1945 North Africa Italy
Odell Christensen US Navy WWII 1943 - 1946 USS Wasp LCIG
Richard Coffman US Navy WWII 1943 - 1947 Chief Motor Mate South Pacific Theater
Sergeant Robert L. Jones US Army WWII 1943 - 1945 Pacific Theater Korea WA, AK, NJ, CA and Hawaii
Corporal Talmadge E. Worden US Army Air Corps WWII 1943 - 1946 Guam
June Higdon Bates US Marine Corps WWII 1944 Gunnery Instructor
Lawerence Hallman US Navy - WWII 1944 - 1946 Radioman 3rd Class Minesweeper USS Pioneer AM105
Lyle A. Petersen WWII Korean War 1944 - 1967 Military Police
Sergeant Ray Carrell US Army WWII 1944 - 1946 Philipines/Japan Under McCarther
Ronald Stone US Air Force WWII 1944 - 1946 Philipines
XY Zeebuyth WWII 1944 - 1946 Iwo Jima Guam 301 SeaBee Dredging Battalion
Ralph E. Oldfield US Army WWII 1945 -1946 Okinawa T-5
Private 1st Class Clarence L. Zahn US Army WWII European Theater Wounded Co. K 310th Infantry
Bethel Deaton US Army Tech 4 WWII Iwo Jima 381st Infantry
Sergeant Clifford H. Christensen US Army WWII Burma, India
Corporal Clay Buchanan “Buck” Jones WWII North Africa Tunisia Campaign
1st Lt. Dwight A. Halsted US Air Force WWII “Kelly’s Kobras” 867th Bomb Squad
Alfred E. Mortimore US Navy WWII 1943 - 1946 USS Pondera Idaho & California
Private 1st Class Calvin Eugene Bradbury US Army WWII 1943 - 1946 Normandy, France, Rhineland & Central Europe
Clarence Rincker US Army WWII 1943 - 1946 France & Germany
Sergeant David E. Miller US Army WWII 1944 - 1946 Europe
George F. Petty, Jr. MM-3C US Navy WWII 1944 - 1946 South Pacific USS RK Huntington
Bob Yahn US Army WWII 1945 - 1946 Army of Occupation Europe Horse Calvary Ft. Riley, Kansas
Senior Master Sergeant Lester L. Warriner US Army Air Corp WWII, Korea, Vietnam 1945 - 1986
3 Medals
GHS Graduate 1945
Fought in 3 major battles 3 Bronze Stars
Handed Major Taggart the message that the US had bombed Japan
Purple Heart
6 Stars Commendation Ribbon
Purple Heart
Cadet Helen Jones WWII Nurse Daughter of Harold and Nellie Jones of Prosser
Corporal Jack G. Dean US Army WWII Gunner
Technical Sergeant Donald E. Gest US Air Force 1946 - 1960 Japan Turkey
Sergeant Major Irv Stone
Don Pierce 2nd Class Bosun’s Mate US Navy 1950-1954 USS Pine Island AVIZ
Bill Browitt US Navy Korean War 1951 - 1955 Medic
Sergeant James C. Canatser US Army WWII 161st Infantry Regiment Co. G.
Major J.C. Childs US Army Air Corps WWII P47 & P51 Pilot
Phil Robert US Army WWII New Guinea Papua Phillippines
Richard “Dick” Bain US Army WWII Transportation Corps
Corporal Theodore Red Miller US Army WWII 10th Mt. Army Division
William “Bill” Juzeler US Navy WWII Cook 1st Class
Lance Corporal Ernest L. Duran E-4 US Marine Corps 1949 - 1951 Vietnam
Robert “Bob” White US Navy Korean War 1949 - 1952 Airman 1st Class
Airman Don McFerran 1st Class
Purple Heart Bronze Star
Chief Bosunmate Clayborn Edgar Heard US Navy 1947 - 1971 Occupation of Japan, Korean War and Vietnam
Ron Goodboe US Air Force 1948 - 1974 Korea Vietnam
James Wayne Trimble US Navy 1950 - 1975 US Air Force 1956 - 1960 Seebee Reserves 1965-1975
Sergeant Lindyn Andreasen US Marine Corps Korean War 1950 - 1953
Merlin R. Brown, Seaman 1st Class US Navy Korean War 1950 - 1954
Sergeant 1st Class Rudy Cortez US Army 1950 - 1953
Staff Sergeant Alvin D. Lewis Korean War 1950 - 1954 Othello Radar 637th AC&W Squadron
Thomas B. Grimes US Navy - Coast Guard Korean War Vietnam 1950 - 1974 Chief Warrant Officer
Allen Kelly US Marine Corps Korean War 1951 - 1953
Carl Moore
Donald “Don” R. Springer US Navy Reserves 1951 - 1955
Louis Fournier US Air Force 1951 - 1982
Walter Tinker US Army 1951 Washington
Corporal Jan J. Don US Army Korea 1952 - 1954
Gunnery Sgt. Lawrence A. Walter Korean War Vietnam 1952 - 1967
Private 1st Class Olen W. Adcock US Army 1952 - 1954 Military Police Hawaii
Korean War Vietnam 1946 - 1974
US Navy Korean War 1951 - 1955 USS Collett DD-730 Engineman 2nd Class
Chester Yeary US Army 1949 - 1951
Purple Heart Highly Decorated
1942 - 1954 World War II, Korean War & Vietnam Veterans
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US Air Force 1950 - 1952 England Berlin Air Lift 116th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
1952 - 1968 korean War and vietnaM Veterans Corporal Ron McCall US Army 1953 - 1955
Staff Sergeant Robert Schryvers US Air Force 1952 - 1956 Okinawa, Japan
Ronald Borg US Marine Corps Korean War 1952 - 1954
Sergeant Elmer “Al” Felicijan US Army 1954 - 1960
Neal Cox US Army 1954 - 1958 Augsburg, Germany 11th Airborne Division
Sergeant Robert V. Webb North Korea 1955 - 1959 3rd Signal Co. 3rd Infantry Radio / Teletype
Dale A. Brauhn US Navy 1956 - 1960 9th Mobile Construction Battalion
Fraser Squire US Marine Corps 1956 - 1960 US Army 1960-1978
James I. Gagner US Army 1956 - 1959 38th Regiment 2nd Division Company 1 Ft. Lewis
Frank Kreis US Army Korean War Vietnam 1953 - 1973
Private 1st Class John W. Peters, Korean War 1953 - 1955 Mail Clerk
Sergeant Michael Trainer US Army 7th Div. Korean War 1953
Corporal Clayton E. Horn US Marine Corps 1954 - 1956
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jim Seeber US Navy 1955 - 1959 USS Shae Destroyer
Leonard Travaille US Air Force 1955 - 1977
Harold Franklin US Navy 1955 - 1958 Machinist Mate 1st Class
Johnathan Issac Bailey US Navy 1955 - 1975 Senior Navy Chief 1st Class
Wayne Carpenter US Air Force 1955 - 1959 Airman 2nd Class
Jim Grimes US Air Force 1956 - 1960 Japan
E. Master Chief Roy L. Parker US Navy 1956 - 1976 Submarine Specialist
Charlie C. Rose Senior Chief Machinist Mate US Navy 1957 - 1987 USS Midway Aircraft Carrier
Carl F. Grimes US Army 1958 - 1962 Germany Specialist
Miguel Pineda, Jr. US Marine Corps 1958 - 1962 Hawaii & El Toro 1st Recon. 4th Marines Division
David H. Smith US Navy 1959 - 1963 Electricans’ Mate 3rd Class
Gail B. Beck US Navy 1959 - 1963 Sonarman USS Chevalier
Yeoman Chief Petty Officer Gary Dompier E-7 US Navy 1959 - 1979
Stan Barnett US Army Sp 4 1959 - 1961 Germany 15th Truck 4th Infantry
Al Jones US Air Force 1960 - 1980 Labrador Vietnam Thailand Meterologist Air Weather Service
Corporal Donald Harold McCall US Army 1953 - 1955
Born & Raised in Prosser
PFC Richard V. Halverson US Army 1958 - 1960 Friedburg, Germany 32nd Armor Division Co. C
Bob Anderson US Navy 1959 - 1963 SKSM & SHSM
David Hester
17th Infantry
Sergeant Daniel S. Christensen US Air Force 1960 - 1968 Communications Specialists
James R. Cornwell, Jr. US Navy 1961 - 1965 Japan Seaman
Private 1st Class Janice Kline US Army 1961 - 1964 Ft. Ord. California Teletypist
Lawrence “Jake” Jacobsen US Navy 1961 - 1981 Vietnam Navy Diver
Richard K. Boll US Navy 1961 - 1966
Sergeant Walt Castilleja, Sr. US Army 1961 - 1965 Vietnam Cambodia Laos Paratrooper
David E. Hileman US Navy 1962 - 1967 E5 Petty Officer, 2nd Class Alexander Hamilton Nuclear Submarine
John “Jack” Heintz US Navy 1962-1966 Alaska
Larry J. Cleveringa US Navy 1962 - 1966 Vietnam Radarman 3rd Class
First Sergeant Bruce Wendell Kuhlman US Army 1963 - 1983 Special Forces Fort Bragg Retired
Gene Lange US Army SP4 1963 - 1965 Korea - DMZ
Philip J. Philip 1963 - 1967 Vietnam
Ron Coffman US Navy 1963 - 1967 Japan Light Cruiser Radio Operator
Senior Chief Petty Officer Cliff Schryvers US Navy 1964 - 1993 Vietnam USS Ranger
Robert W. Buchholz US Navy 1964 - 1967 Turkey Japan
Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryon Benitz
Fred Carroll US Navy 1965 - 1969 Vietnam Machinist Mate USS Ranger
Commander Lynn D. Cooper US Navy 1965 - 1988 Chaplin
Milford Adcock SP-4 US Army 1965 - 1968 502 Battalion Administration
Richard Harris SP4 US Army 1965 - 1966 Vietnam Radar Operator
Rodney “Ken” Kissler SP4 US Army 1965 - 1967 Vietnam
Sergeant 1st Class R. Douglas Frailey
Dr. Warren Barmore US Air Force Captain 1966 - 1970
Dennis Yule US Army 1967 - 1970 Vietnam
Retired
Domingo Ramirez, Jr. E-4 US Army 1967 - 1969 Vietnam 5th Battalion 27th Artillery Battery
Sergeant Don Aubrey E-5
US Army 1967 - 1969 196th Light Infantry
Sergeant German H. Luna US Army 1967 - 1969 Vietnam
Sargeant Marshall Anderson
1967 - 1969 US Army - Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
US Navy Corpsman US Army - SFC 1966 - 1983 Vietnam Armored Cavalry
Wayne Coffman US Navy 1967 - 1970 Aircraft Mechanic Mediterranean Sea
1952 - 1968 korean War and vietnaM Veterans
US Navy 1965 - 1969 Vietnam - Mekong Delta River Assault Boat, Tonkin Gulf Purple Heart
Peter Anthony Steinbach, Jr. US Army 1966 - 1969 Vietnam Sp5 Wolf Pack 27th Infantry Bronze Star
Sergeant James Heintz SP E-5 US Army 1968 - 1971 Germany & Vietnam
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Sergeant John Brown E5
US Army 1968 - 1969 Vietnam Command Airplane Co. Air Medal
1968 - 1997 vietnaM, Dessert Shield & Storm Veterans Keith Studdard SP4 US Army 1968 - 1969 Vietnam - 515 Transportation Co.
Larry Benjamin US Army 1968 - 1971 Vietnam
Donald W. Lewis, Jr. SP-4 US Army 1969 - 1971 Vietnam Combat Infantry
Larry Kleingartner US Army - Spec 5. 1969 - 1970 Vietnam
Stephen Millard Buxton SP-4 US Army 1969 - 1971 DaNang, Vietnam Generator Operator
Danny R. Sanders US Army 1970 - 1973 Vietnam Spec 5 NCOES Academy Graduate
Chief Petty Officer Lloyd Van Hollebeke US Navy 1970 - 1990 Vietnam USS Kitty Hawk
Sergeant Loren W. Amack US Air Force 1970 - 1990 Technical Sergeant Retired
Seaman Donald Ray McCall US Navy 1972 - 1974 USS Paul Revere
Gary Koleber US Navy - DP3 1972 - 1976 USS FDR CVA42
Larry Ortiz SP-4
Dan Raap US Marine Corps 1973 - 1979
Eddie Earl Heard US Army National Guard 1974 - 1984
Gary L. Oldfield US Airforce 1975 - 1979 AmVets Post #99 Organizing Commander
US Army 1972 - 1974 Vietnam 1st Air Defense Brigade Mobile Unit, Ft. Bliss, Texas, Nuclear Hercules Missle Control Crewman Classified Clearance Highly Decorated
Mark T. Frailey 2nd Class US Navy 1969 - 1974 Vietnam Salvage Diver
Master Sargeant Brent Petersen US Marine Corps 1969 - 1990 Vietnam
Michael Coursey US Marine Corps 1970 - 1974 California
1st Lt. Randy Hagerman US Air Force 1970 - 1973 Air Traffic Controller at Travis AFB
Rob Siemens US Navy Seabees 1970 - 1976 DaNang, Vietnam Guan & Okinawa Field Mechanic
Sergeant J. James Macica US Air Force 1971 - 1976 Intelligence Specialist Langley AFB, Virginia & U.K.
Sergeant Michael R. Frailey US Army 1972 - 1983 Signal Corps
Sergeant 1st Class Nancy R. Petersen US Army 1972 - 1995 9th Infantry Division
Private Roger Stone (E-1) US Army 1972 - 1974 Combat Support 2nd Battalion 1st Infantry
Sergeant Sal Torres US Marine Corps 1972 - 1978
Sergeant Barbara A. Lauby US Air Force 1972 - 1976 Information Specialist Randolph, AFB Texas & U.K.
Drill / Supply Sergeant 1st Class
Corporal Bill Petersen US Marine Corps 1976 - 1979 3rd Marine Tank Battalion
Eddie Saenz US Navy 1976 - 1980 Petty Officer 3rd Class USS John F. Kennedy - Flight Deck
Sergeant Louie Aguilar US Air Force 1976 - 1980 Clark Air Base Philippines
Private 1st Class Chris Petersen US Army 1979 - 1981 Germany Field Artillery
Michelle L. Shaw US Army 1975 - 2014
Vietnam Support Afghanistan, Dessert Storm & Shield, Operation Enduring Freedom
LeRoy A. Mulkey US Army 1969 - 1971 Vietnam Graduated PHS 1966
Randy L. Oldfield US Army 1969 - 1970 Vietnam Retired Purple Heart
Sergeant Jamie H. Luna US Army 1979 - 1987 Military Intelligence Germany
Staff Sergeant Kimm R. Johnson US Army 1984 - 1994 MP - Correctional Specialist
Geraldine L. Lauby US Air Force 1984 - 1989 McChord AFB Washington Airman 1st Class Ground Mechanic
James E. Pickett, Jr. SP-4 US Army 1984 - 1988 Fort Benning, Georgia
John Raap US Marine Corps 1984 - 1990
Kelly M. Parker US Navy 1984 - 1988
Sergeant Thomas E. Luevano US Air Force 1985 - 1993 Desert Shield Desert Storm Avionics Specialist
Abel A. Cortina US Army 1986 - 2010 Operation Enduring Freedom
Jose Albert Leon E-5 US Army 1986 - 1992 Desert Storm
Major Shane Lucker US Army 1986 - 2016 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas USCG 1994
Sergeant Ricardo H. Luna US Army 1986 - 1995 Panama 1st Gulf War 82nd Airborne
Chief Warrant Officer Wesley R. Parker US Coast Guard 1986 - 2009 Boatswain
Larissa Jean Castilleja SP-4 US Army 1987 - 1991 Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Fort Hood, Texas
Michael Lange US Army Reserves SFC 1987 - 2003 Iraq
Dr. Robert J. Weber
Colonel Heath Niemi US Army- Retired 1988 - 2017 West Point 2001Afghanistan 2003 Iraq
PHS Graduate 1986
CW 5 Stephen C. Frazier US Army - 1988 Commandant of the SFW01(A) USAJFKSWCS Highly Decorated
Raul Garcia US Navy 1992 - 1996 Special Intelligence Plane’s Captain
Staff Sergeant Marvin Best US Marine Corps 1989 - 2004 Iraq Al Anbar Province Killed in Action
Corporal Jacob Bowen US Marine Corps 1993 - 1997 1st Tank Battalion Alpha Co.
Commendation with V Device
Master Sergeant Scott Hunt US Army 1989 - 2011 Turkey Japan Retired
Virginia Kline E-4 Specialist US Army 1989 - 1993 Fort Drum, New York Mechanic
Staff Sergeant Gary M. Travis US Marine Corps 1990 - 1999 Linguist
Jon Madrid US Army Scout 1994 - 2009 Iraq War
Sergeant Matthew Kissler US Marine Corps 1995 - 1999 Cuba
Lt. Colonel Charles Wendell Kuhlman
Medals: Conduct & Commendation
PHS Graduate 1990
US Army Chaplain 1997 - Current Fort Brag - N.C.
Sergeant Raymond Lee Kline US Army 1990 - 1998 Military Intelligence
Geoff Taylor
US Air Force 1997 - 2001 Operation North Watch Senior Airman Aircraft Armament Systems Specialist
1968 - 1997 vietnaM, Dessert Shield & Storm Veterans
US Navy 1987 - 1994 Oakland Naval Hospital, NMCB-4 “SeaBees” Dessert Shield / DessertStorm
Clifton V. Steelman 1991 Certificate of Recognition
Jesse H. Cox US Air Force 1997 - 2008
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160th NightStalkers Highly Decorated
Jayson Coffman US Navy 1991 - 1993 Japan West Coast Gunner’s Mate Support Ships
Corporal Shane Floyd US Marine Corps 1997 - 2001
1998 - 2017 American Veterans Jason Baldwin US Air Force 1998 - 2002
Major Jammie Jamieson US Air Force 2000 - Active Duty Fighter Pilot
Raul Leon
E-5 Master at Arms
US Navy 2000 - 2004 Iraq Afghanistan
Billy Petersen US Army 2001 - 2005 Bosnia & Iraq Combat Medic
Corporal Erica Padilla US Marine Corps 2001 - 2005
Major Jessica Phelps 2001 - Active Duty ROTC at MIT Cambridge, MA
Gunnery Sergeant Miguel Padilla US Marine Corps 2001 - Active Duty
Nicolaas A. Verhoeven US Navy 2001 - Active Duty Japan USS Bremerton Hawaii GHS Graduate 2001
Staff Sergeant Shane Frakes US Air Force 2001 - Active Duty Yokata AFB Japan
Sergeant Javier Prieto US Marine Corps 2003 - 2007 Camp Lejuene, North Carolina
Petty Officer Alejandro Gonzalez 2nd Class US Navy 2004 - Active Duty Japan Middle East
Ryan Whitten US Navy 2004 - 2012 USS Abraham Lincoln OIF & OEF
Sergeant Sergio Pineda US Marine Corps 2004 - 2014 Iraq - 2007 Marine Recruiter 29 Palms, Wounded Warrior
R.W. “Cody” Nelson US Marine Corps 2005 - Active Duty Afghanistan Infantry
Lance Corporal Charles Raymond Edwards US Marine Corps 2005 - 2009 MCAS Miramar VMFA(AW)-225
Matthew Robert Axford US Army 2006 - Active Duty Afghanistan
Corporal Robert C. Humphreys US Marine Corps 2006 - Active Duty
Amy Sykes Hill US Marine Corps 2007 - 2011 Afghanistan 1 MEF
Eric M. Moleff US Navy 2007 - 2011 Corpis Cristy, Texas
Master at Arms David Broussard E-2 US Navy 2007 - Active Duty Japan
Justin Lee Hewitt E-3 US Army 2007 - 2013 Iraq
Lance Corporal Kenton R. Childers US Marine Corps 2007 - Active Duty Afghanistan Scout Sniper Hawaii - Sniper Training
Seaman Lucas Russell Groom US Coast Guard 2007 - Active Duty New London, Connecticut USCG Cutter Eagle
Max Anthony Saldana US Air Force 2007 - Active Duty Airman 1st Class South Korea Italy
Lance Corporal Michael Nelson US Marine Corps 2007 - Active Duty Afghanistan Helicopter Mechanic
Staff Sergeant Saldana A. Maximino US Air Force 2007 - Active Duty South Korea, Italy and London
Corporal Shan Deleon US Marine Corps 2007 - Active Duty 29 Palms, CA
Sergeant Robert Dye National Guard Unit 3-116 2007 - Active Duty Iraq
Corporal Thomas Justin Groom US Marine Corps 2007 - Active Duty Yuma, Arizona
Captain Jeremie Dufault US Army 2008 - Active Duty Afghanistan Operation Enduring Freedom
Pvt. Dustin V. Richman US Marine Corps 2008 - Active Duty Camp Pendleton, California
Airman Sharrae Villanueva 1st Class US Air Force 2008 - 2012 Security Forces
374th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight
PHS Graduate 2006
Meritorious Service Medal and NATO Medal
Son of David and Debbi Axford
Airman Preston Yahne 1st Class US Air Force 2009 - 2011
Amber Stubbs Kanaohe Bay, Hawaii
Lance Corporal Dylan Bolt US Marine Corps 2010 - 2016 3rd Marines 3rd Battalion Afghanistan
Brett Harris US Navy 2015 Whidby Island Jakarta, WA Structural Mehanic
Joshua Alaniz Jordan US Army 2017 Fort Benning Georgia
Sergeant Aaron Oxford
Amy Bates US Marine Corps Afghanistan
Private 1st Class Bobby Touchette US Army Iraq
Bobby Yanez US Army Fort Benning, Georgia
Active Duty
Purple Heart
Alex Navarro US Army
Alan Sparks
Anthony W. Getsinger
Brandon M. Richman US Marine Corps Iraq Thailand
Corporal Brandon Perez US Marine Corps MCAS New River, North Carolina Active Duty
Bert Dompier US Navy Seaman Apprentice E-2
Cadet Gabriel Beck West Point
US Army
Son of Russel & Noelee Jordan
Cassandra Richman US Air Force
Sergeant Chad Haverkamp US Army Iraq Stryker Division
Charles Alan Franklin US Navy
Chuck Dompier US Navy Boatswains Mate Seaman E-3
Chuck Weems US Navy
Criselda Gonzalez
Corporal Damon Perez US Marine Corps 3rd MAW Miramar, California Active Duty
Daniel Stubbs US Army 2 Iraq Tours Ft. Lawton, Oklahoma
Derrick Middleton US Air Force
Sergeant Donald T. Maloy US Army Vietnam
Eric Mulkey National Guard Korea - 3 yrs Iraq - 2 Tours
Eric Navarro SP-5 US Army 3rd Infantry
Francisco Sanchez
Franklin P. Titus Military Intelligence
Fred Beierie US Coast Guard Winona
Fred Dompier US Navy Chief Pharmacist Mate E-7
1998 - 2017 American Veterans Page 11
American Veterans Gordon M. Flint US Navy Naval Aviation Cadet / Aerial Photographer
Hector Gonzalez
Jack Laws US Navy
1st Lt. James Brader US Army
James R. Brumley E-4 US Army Specialist
James W. Huffman
Sergeant James N. Oblisk Oregon National Guard 82nd ROC
Sergeant 1st Class Jared J. Covig 10th SFG(A) Ft. Carson, Colorado
Airman Jordan Brown US Air Force Japan Active Duty
Kevin Arteaga US Army Airborne Specialist Active Duty Afghanistan
Kenneth Canatser US Marine Corps Gulf War Helicopter Squadron 369
Lt. Colonel
Senior Master Sergeant Kenneth Jones Air Force Texas, Kansas, Arkansas,Germany
Kevin Howell Air Force
Korilynn Brulotte
Kyammi Bates US Marine Corps Afghanistan
Lenn Dompier US Navy Seaman Apprentice E-2
Sergeant Leyla Oxford US Army
Logan Brown US Army 10th Mountain Division Active Duty
Lucas F. Flodin
Lt. Commander Jack Childs US Navy Vietnam WarRadar Intercept Officer F4 Phantom & F14 Tomcats Aircraft
Mark Uribe US Marine Corps US Navy 2nd Intel BN II MEF
Matthew Blahut US Air Force
Melissa Jones US Air Force Oklahoma Texas Medical Discharge
Melvin Grimes US Army Japan
R. Ryan Baggerly US Army Iraq Active Duty
Rian H. Blahut Schofield Barracks, Hawaii 25th Combat Aviation Brigade
Richard Main
Lance Corporal Richard J. Esparza US Marine Corps US Army Airborne Infantry 25th ID 4th BCT
Staff Sergeant Richard R. Olsen 304th PID 104th Cor. 6th Army
Omar Sanchez
Paul Wood
Phinehas Bowen
PHS Class of 2006
Highly Decorated
PHS Class of 2004
Robert Dompier US Navy Seaman Apprentice E-2
Robert Grimes US Navy Peral Harbor, Hawaii
Robert Alfred Grimes US Navy
Roger Elliot US Navy Adak, Alaska Weather Service
Sabio Lara 2007 - Current New London, Connecticut
Private 1st Class Steven Miller US Army Iraq
Steven R. Cox US Navy USS Georgia Submarine
2 Army Commendation Medals
Active Duty
Sergeant Steven R. Maloy US Army
Cadet Tanya McCorkle West Point Cadet Class of 2012
Travis Benningfield
Tyson Sowers US Army Iraq
Sergeant Major Walter Castilleja, Jr. US Army Command in Persian Gulf & Iraq
Wayne Franklin US Navy
Master Sergeant Wes Underwood US Air Force Korea
Private 1st Class William Jacobs US Army
Woody Dompier
Captain Justin McCorkle Fort Knox, Kentucky
Lieutenant Isaac McCorkle US Marine Corps Quantico, Virginia
Major Patricia McCorkle
James C. Mackey US Navy 1969-1975
Sergeant William C. Mackey US Army WWII 1943-1946
Staff Sergeant Thomas C. Mackey US Air Force 1972 - 1992
Carol Dompier
Jerry Dompier US Navy 1959 - 1979 Data Systems Tech. 1st Class E-6
Private Betty George US Army Air Corps WWII Cook
Walt George US Army WWII Combat Infantry Solider
Criselda Gonzalez SPC US Army 2002 - 2005
Sergeant Gilbert Gonzalez US Army 2003 - 2009
Major Manuel Zepeda US Marine Corps 1998 - Active Duty
Corporal Hector Gonzalez US Marine Corps 2000 - 2004
F-7 Master Sergeant Lisa Jones US Air Force 23 Years Alaska, Maryland, Washington
E-7 Master Sergeant Jeremy Jones US Air Force 23 Years Elmdorf, Alaska, Fort George, Maryland, McCord
American Veterans
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US Navy Seaman Apprentice E-2
American Veterans Jeannie Fassler US Air Force Nurse
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Fassler US Air Force Vietnam 20 years of service
Private Jordan Bogart US Army 455th Eng. Battalion Hayden Lake, Idaho
Senior Airman Ashley Steffan US Airforce Afghanistan 343rd Recon. Squadrum Nebraska
Ronnie Bailey US Army 1965 - 1967 Vietnam
Bobbie Bailey US Army 1965 - 1967 Vietnam
Johnnie Marshall US Army 1965 - 1967 Vietnam
Quartermaster F. Edward McCall 1st Class US Navy 1942 - 1945 Minesweeper # 216
Jim Murphey WWII
Bob Murphey WWII
Bill Murphey WWII
Vic Murphey WWII
Sergeant Fred Proctor
Private First Class Kathi Proctor US Army
Richard Davis US Army Specialist
Sergeant 1st Class Keo Bailey US Army Chief WWII India
Ewel Bailey US Navy WWII 1942-1943 Contracted Rheumatic Fever was discharged 1943
Private Heather Troemel US Marine Corps
James Howard McCall US Navy 1942 - 1946 Pacific Theater Destroyer John “Jack” McCall US Navy 1945 - 1947
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American Veterans
Sergeant Billy Troemel US Marine Corps Retired
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My father, Charles J. Walker, was a decorated war hero, or so says my friend, Shane Lucker. He fought in a number of WWII battles including his final one, the Battle of Tarawa. Tarawa was known as the bloodiest battle in the Pacific Theatre of WWII. Young Marines were dropped 700 yards from the shore of Tarawa beach with backpacks and weapons, pulling them to the bottom of the bay. They struggled to breath, to move and to live. They had to abandon their Higgins boats (amphibious tractors) because the machine just stuck on the huge reef. The Marines did the ‘wade in’ with a relentless blanket of bullets everywhere. Many were unable to reach the shore. My father made it. Dad was in the Second Marine Division. Tarawa was a 75-hour battle. 4800 Japanese perished in the battle 1000 Marines and sailors also died in those deadly hours. After the war he suffered for years with post-traumatic stress, I guess in those days they called it “Battle Fatigue” or “Shell Shock.” No one really talked about it. They don’t give Purple Hearts for wounds you can’t see or stitch up. When my father left the island of Tarawa he had quit talking completely. He had no voice nor desire to speak. He was a
patient on the USS Comfort for almost an entire year after Tarawa. While there he endured insulin shock therapy also known as insulin coma therapy (ICT). It was a psychiatric treatment in which patients were repeatedly injected with large doses of insulin in order to produce daily comas over several weeks. They also used sodium pentothal or “truth serum”. It is a colloquial name for a range of psychoactive drugs used to obtain information from subjects who are unable or unwilling to provide it otherwise. Eventually he made it off the boat and back to the world, to begin his adult life at the age of 21. Over the years Dad would selfmedicate and that included lots of beer and whiskey to ease his suffering. For years he drank and for years he never spoke of the war. He wouldn’t vote, and he wouldn’t carry a gun. All of that, to him, was a reminder of war. It took years of self-medication for him to eventually tell his story of Tarawa, and with all the memories he came away with a deep dislike for the Japanese and for anyone that looked Japanese. All of my life they were referred to as ‘Japs’. As the world changed and moved forward, WWII became just a memory for his friends and the nation. There were nine children in our
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to enjoy the scenery and occasionally stop and fish here and there. He had a boat and a trailer and off he would go to parts unknown and return with a good story of the one that got away. The country has fought many other battles over the years, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, 9/11 and he still hung on to his hatred for the Japanese. It seemed somehow to be engrained in his soul. He was into his 80’s when he decided to go to the Potholes and go fishing. Mom had already passed away and he had no
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in as far as he could and just made it to the end of the rope. He said his heart was pounding and he was worried he would have a heart attack. He was surprised he could swim at all as it had been years. He relaxed, and the man was able to pull him with some effort. Dad was 6’4” and 225 lbs. The closer to shore he got dad realized that the man on shore was a complete and total stranger who just happened to be there when he needed help. The closer he got to shore the man’s features became clear, he was Japanese. At that moment Dad said he was humbled by the obvious. His sworn enemy saved him from certain death and he lived to tell the tale. Once on shore they exchanged words of life affirming thanks and gratitude. Seems life’s lessons won the war of hate that day. I never heard dad mention Japanese again in any way other than kindly and the only story told was this one. Semper Fi Dad!
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The Privilege of Veteran Honor Flights
This article was contributed by Melissa Hirschi I had the privilege of being one of many who accompanied a group of 103 military veterans to Washington DC at no expense to them to tour the monuments and memorials erected to honor the sacrifices they and so many others have made. This trip was made possible by a
national non-profit organization that is run 100% by volunteers and donations known as the “Honor Flight”. There are many “hubs” of this organization throughout the United States. The hub I participated in for our area is known as the “Inland Northwest Honor Flight”. This particular hub was established in 2009 and operates out of Spokane. The sole purpose is to provide much needed honor and closure
and allows each veteran to witness firsthand the fact that their individual contribution did make a difference and each is appreciated and definitely not forgotten. Priority is given to WWII veterans and those that are terminally ill and has recently been expanded to include Korean war veterans and Vietnam war veterans. The Inland Northwest Honor Flight has provided to date 1,735 military veterans with this experience. I applied for and was chosen as one of the “guardians” to accompany these veterans on this whirlwind, 2 day tour that included Arlington Cemetery and witnessing the changing of the guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier run by the Army, the Air Force Memorial, the WWII Memorial, the Iwo Jima Memorial run by the Marines, the Vietnam War Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, and the Navy Memorial. The guardians, unlike the military veterans, pay their own way. I was (and still am) in awe of the effort, time, and money, all by donation and volunteers, that is put into one of these trips that are taken twice a year. I was amazed at the atmosphere of reverence, respect, and gratitude that surrounded this group and it was an absolute privilege to be a part of it! I most definitely plan on going as many times as I can. I discovered
that our local hub has enough money to fund the upcoming 2019 spring trip but not enough for the 2nd trip of 2019 and there are several hundred veterans that have applied and are waiting to go. This organization is worth every second and dollar donated and I would encourage all to become involved. There are 2 ways to make donations to our local hub. One can access the web site and hit the donation button and payments are made though PayPal. The web site address is: inwhonorflight. org. You can also mail a personal check, cashier’s check, or money order made out to “Inland Northwest Honor Flight”. The address is: 608 W. 2nd Ave., Suite 309, Spokane, WA, 99212. These monetary contributions are considered charitable donations and are considered tax deductible. If you are interested in becoming a guardian you can go to the same site and click the “application” button. There just isn’t time or words to describe my experience of being a part of this flight and the bonds I forged with the veterans that were assigned to me. The experiences and stories shared will be treasures for me always! I think Will Rogers put it best when he said, “We can’t all be heroes. Some of us have to stand on the curb and clap as they walk by.”
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Inland Northwest Honor Flight’s mission is to transport Inland Northwest war veterans to Washington D.C. to visit those memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices. Support for these trips is provided by volunteers and is at no cost to the veterans. Top priority is given to the most senior heroes of WWII and Korea as well as those veterans with a terminal illness who wish to visit the memorials. Over 1500 Veterans have gone to Washington D.C. with Inland Northwest Honor Flights since 2009. These trips are not possible without public support. Visit http:// inwhonorflight.org/donate/ to donate. Veterans who would like to go on a
trip to your memorial in Washington D.C. should download the application found at http://inwhonorflight.org, fill it out and send it to: INW Honor Flight 608 W 2nd, Ste 309 Spokane, WA 99201-4430 or email it to info@inwhonorflight.org Guardians fly with the veterans on every flight providing assistance and helping veterans have a safe, memorable and rewarding experience. If you would like to be a guardian for one of these trips to Washington D.C. applications and instructions are available via their website (inwhonorflight.org) Typically during the trips, veterans
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The third Geneva Convention provides a wide range of protection for prisoners of war. It defines their rights and sets down detailed rules for their treatment and eventual release. International humanitarian law (IHL) also protects other persons deprived of liberty as a result of armed conflict. The rules protecting prisoners of war (POWs) are specific and were first detailed in the 1929 Geneva Convention. They were refined in the third 1949 Geneva Convention, following the lessons of World War II, as well as in Additional Protocol I of 1977. The status of POW only applies in international armed conflict. POWs are usually members of the armed forces of one of the parties to a conflict who fall into the hands of the adverse party. The third 1949 Geneva Convention also classifies other categories of persons who have the right to POW status or may be treated as POWs. POWs cannot be prosecuted for taking a direct part in hostilities. Their detention is not a form of punishment, but only aims to prevent further participation in the conflict. They must be released and repatriated without delay after the end of hostilities. The detaining power may prosecute them for possible war crimes, but not for acts of violence that are lawful under IHL. POWs must be treated humanely in all circumstances. They are protected against any act of violence, as well as against intimidation, insults, and public curiosity. IHL also defines minimum conditions of detention covering such issues as accommodation, food, clothing, hygiene and medical care. The fourth 1949 Geneva Convention and Additional Protocol I also provide extensive protection for civilian internees during international armed conflicts. If justified by imperative reasons of security, a party to the conflict may subject civilians to assigned residence or to internment. Therefore, internment is a security measure, and cannot be used as a form of punishment. This means that each interned person must be released as soon as the reasons which necessitated his/her internment no longer exist. Rules governing the treatment and conditions of detention of civilian internees under IHL are very similar to those applicable to prisoners of war. In non-international armed conflicts, Article 3 common to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol II provide that persons deprived of liberty for reasons related to the conflict must also be treated humanely in all circumstances. In particular, they are protected against murder, torture, as well as cruel, humiliating or degrading treatment. Those detained for participation in hostilities are not immune from criminal prosecution under the applicable domestic law for having done so. International Committee of the Red Cross
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During the start of the Civil War in 1861, John Lincoln Clem attempted to enlist in the Union Army at the age of 9. After being rejected once, Clem succeeded in joining the 22nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry, who sawed down his musket to make it more kid-friendly. Clem was promoted to sergeant and became a national hero before his discharge in 1864 at the age of 12. He rejoined the US Military in 1871 and went on to become a major general before his final retirement in 1915.
Vietnamese Amerasian Woman Finds Long-Lost Family By Brittnee Sanchez
Jim Heintz grew up in Grandview with his two brothers (Jack and Jerry), sister (Joyce), and parents (John and Theda). He graduated from Grandview High School with the class of 1968. In February 1970, Heintz was called to serve in Vietnam in the Army. His tour ended some time in 1971. While in Vietnam, Heintz served as a military police officer. He met a woman who would come to their base camp to cook and clean for the soldiers. Little did he know their brief liaison together would produce a child, a child he didn’t know existed until one fateful day last year. In 2017, Heintz’s American daughter, Mikal was curious about her mothers’ side of the family. Her mother was adopted, and she didn’t know much about her maternal history. Mikal opted to take an ancestry DNA test and was expecting to learn some background information on who she was or find family on her mom’s side. What she wasn’t expecting, was to find a sibling in Vietnam. The results showed that the DNA match was paternal, meaning it was a child on her fathers’ side. No one could foresee the future that unfolded for the Heintz family. Upon learning of his new child, Heintz realized he must jump into action. He took a DNA test to prove that the match was legitimate. Nearly 50 years after leaving Vietnam, Heintz learned he had fathered a daughter while there. His daughter Linh was born on March 30, 1972, months after his tour in Vietnam ended. Linh was born in Ho Chi Mon City. She had a difficult life and grew up poor. Linh was bullied in school because she was Amerasian, so much so that she was forced to quit at grade two and go straight to work. An Amerasian is a person with one Asian parent and one American -
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often an Amerasian child is fathered by an American solider. Linh was raised by her grandmother, whom she called mom. Her biological mom, whom she thought was her sister, passed away when Linh was just four years old. She didn’t find out until age 19 that her “sister” was in fact her mother. She first began her search for her father in 1991. A man in Vietnam helped her search for a while, but after some time he told Linh that he believed her father was dead. Linh didn’t believe that and kept hoping and searching. Five years ago, she took a DNA test in hopes of finding her real father. In September 2017, Linh and her family received a phone call from Jimmy Miller, saying that he had found her father. Heintz and Linh cried when they first saw each other via video call. “They both just looked at each other and cried, not saying anything,” recalled Nhu, Linh’s daughter. Nhu serves as the translator for her parents with her new family, but she is just 16 years old. It was a very emotional day for both families in two completely different corners of the globe. After jumping through quite a few hoops, Heintz traveled back to Vietnam to meet his new family. He took that trip in April 2018. Their story was featured on Dateline NBC’s Father’s Day special on Sunday, June 17, 2018. After even more hoop jumping, Linh, her daughter and husband, Ky, have made their home in America, having arrived on June 6, 2018. Ky and Nhu both said that living in America is totally different with such enthusiasm, “Yeah! Everything is better!” So far, Linh loves being around her family, even if it’s bigger than she expected! Compared to Vietnam, America offers more fresh air and a safer environment. Children like Linh are approaching or have entered middle age, with stories
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Washington – Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) applauds the addition of H.R. 1928Families of The Fallen Service Members Act to the minibus carrying the defense appropriations package and is proud to have led the way in advocating for this important change to the law. This bill protects military families from being inadvertently and adversely impacted by government shutdowns that suspend immediate financial assistance to families whose loved one dies while on active duty. When a service member loses their life while serving on active duty, their family is provided a tax-free stipend of $100,000, known as a death gratuity payment. Grieving families rely on these funds to address immediate financial impacts that often occur after the death of a servicemember – such as travel and lodging for extended family members to travel to duty stations or to Dover Air Force Base for the return of remains; funeral costs; and other expenses that are often unique to military families who live far away from their hometowns and support networks. In the past when the government has shut down, these funds were frozen until the shutdown expired, and military nonprofit groups generously contributed to families to cover what the government should have immediately provided. Through a unified advocacy effort between Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and WWP, along with help from other veterans service organizations, Congress announced they would authorize death gratuity payments even during a government shutdown. “While infrequent, government shutdowns, which are inherently political, had an unfortunate and egregious impact on those who sacrifice most for our country,” said René Bardorf, WWP Vice President of Government Affairs and Community Relations. “Service in the military comes with great rewards, but there are also inherent risks associated with training for and defending our country. Unfortunately, service personnel may be wounded, injured, or become ill in the line of duty, and sadly that sometimes results in the untimely death of our young heroes who serve us. That’s why over the past year Wounded Warrior Project has worked alongside numerous veterans service organizations and senior government officials to advocate on behalf of our families of the fallen. We are proud of this collaborative work to ensure this never happens again.” “TAPS is grateful to see the inclusion of the provision to guarantee the payment of the death gratuity in case of a government shutdown,” said Bonnie Carroll, TAPS President and Founder. “TAPS has seen many grieving families over the years impacted because of this oversight, and we are grateful to see a permanent solution.” “When servicemembers put on the uniform each day, whether in combat or in peacetime, they take comfort in the fact that their families’ basic financial needs will be met, should something happen to them,” said Douglas Greenlaw, National Commander at Military Order of the Purple Heart. “Under no circumstances should political gridlock ever prevent our nation from keeping that sacred promise to them. This legislation will prevent that from ever happening again, and MOPH is deeply grateful to Representative Connolly and Senator Coons for their leadership on this issue.” On Capitol Hill, Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware and Rep. Gerald Connolly of Virginia’s 11th District led the charge to help make this critical bill become a reality. “There should never be any question of our commitment to honor our troops, particularly those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, and their families,” Coons said. “I am glad the defense appropriations bill includes our bipartisan provision to ensure that whether the government is open or not, we will meet our sacred obligation to our fallen service members and their loved ones. I also appreciate the efforts of the more than two dozen veterans service organizations that supported the bill and advocated for it on Capitol Hill. I look forward to seeing this bill signed into law to ensure that military death benefits are never again subject to congressional inaction.”
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Time to Remember
From the archives of the Prosser Record-Bulletin November 9, 1978 and the experiences recalled by Prosser resident and WWII Veteran, Blake Knox, a veteran who remembers. Knox volunteered in June of 1941, at Dayton, where the family resided. He was sent to Fort Lewis and then to Fort Warrner, Wyoming, for basic training. At Fort Bliss, Texas, as a lover of horses and rodeos, he couldn’t have drawn better duty as a horse trainer and remount specialist. Knox then volunteered for the first Special Service Force, a hand-picked unit of 25,000 men composed of both Americans and Canadian troops, which fought under the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The soldiers were given special training as paratroopers, mountain climbers and in amphibious training. “Our first assignment was a dry run”, said Knox. “We made a landing on Kiska in the Aleutians in rubber boats to drive out the Japanese, but they had abandoned
the island several days before we arrived.” The outfit returned to the states where it was re-equipped and went to Italy where it fought with the Fifth Army. Knox was wounded at Anzio and again at Rome, where is out fit was the First Allied troops to enter the city. His outfit fought up through Italy and made the invasion of Southern France where they took the Island of Levant and Port Croll. “By then we were so shot up and disintegrated, part of the boys were sent to the 82nd and 101st divisions and I ended up with the Seventh Army and was at Nuenburg when the end of the war came.” From Germany he was flown to Norway to help disarm the German Army stationed there. He returned to the United States in September 1945. Knox served his country well. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross; Bronze Star: combat Infantryman Badge; Parachute Wings, and Purple Heart and Cluster. After Blake came back to his home
town, Dayton, he met Shirley Agee. The couple were married in June of 1946. They moved to the Prosser area in 1954 where they farmed on the Roza east of Whitstran. Knox went to work for Andrews Cold Storage and later they sold the farm and moved to Prosser. The Knoxes have four children,
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U.S. Census Bureau Releases Key Statistics on Our Nation’s Veterans
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary marking the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and November 11th became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day, as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. Veterans Day honors military veterans with parades and speeches across the nation and
a remembrance ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The following are key economic and demographic statistics compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau on our nation’s veterans. 18.5 million The number of military veterans in the United States in 2016. 9.2 million The number of veterans age 65 and older in 2016. At the other end
of the age spectrum, 1.6 million were younger than age 35. 6.7 million The number of Vietnam Era veterans in 2016. Moreover, there were 7.1 million who served during the Gulf War (representing service from August 1990 to present); 768,263 who served in World War II; 1.6 million who served in the Korean War; and 2.4 million who served in peacetime only. 14.4 million The number of veterans who voted in the 2016 presidential election.
In that election, 69.6 percent of veterans cast a ballot, compared with 60.6 percent of nonveterans. These rates reflect the citizen voting-age population. 398,453 The number of all U.S. employer firms that are majority owned by veterans. Veteran-owned firms comprised 7.2 percent of the nation’s 5.5 million employer businesses. For more statistics on our nation’s veteran population, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau’s Facts for Features: Veterans Day 2017.
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BELEN, N.M. — A U.S. Marine from New Mexico who was killed during fighting on a Pacific island during World War II was buried Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 in his hometown. Pfc. Paul D. Gilman of Belen was 19 in 1943 when he died on the small island of Betio in the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands while serving with the 2nd Marine Division The Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency says Gilman’s remains were buried in a military cemetery immediately after the fighting and then weren’t recovered when remains in that cemetery were reburied in a centralized cemetery in 1946. According to the agency, Gilman’s remains were identified through DNA analysis and other means after being found with other remains at a burial site on Betio by a nongovernmental organization, History Flight Inc.
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While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, Where on the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.
O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills, For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding, For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning; Here Captain! dear father! This arm beneath your head! It is some dream that on the deck, You’ve fallen cold and dead.
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
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My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will, The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done, From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won; Exult O shores, and ring O bells! But I with mournful tread, Walk the deck my Captain lies, Fallen cold and dead.
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