November 7, 2026
A Salute toVeterans A Special Section Honoring America’s Military Veterans
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
2
A DAY TO HONOR ALL VETERANS
(MS) - The month of November is a special time for the nation’s veterans. While Memorial Day honors fallen soldiers and service people, Veteran’s Day, which takes place each November, is an opportunity to commemorate the efforts of all who have been in the armed forces, with a special emphasis on living veterans. While people are encouraged to thank veterans throughout the year, Veteran’s Day is a particularly poignant time to show your appreciation for the men and women of the military.
Veteran’s Day takes place on November 11 and marks an important moment in history. On November 11, 1918, World War I, known at the time as “The Great War,” unofficially ended when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, took place between Germany and the Allied nations on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. World War I ended on paper when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. In November 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
the holiday’s name in favor of “Veterans.” Since then, November 11 has been known as “Veterans Day” and has honored veterans of all wars.
Armistice Day became a federal holiday in the United States in 1938. However, after subsequent wars, including World War II and the Korean War, veterans’ service organizations lobbied for Armistice Day to be revised so it would be more inclusive of all veterans. On June 1, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation to strike the word “Armistice” from
Veterans Day was moved to the fourth Monday in October for roughly seven years under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which sought to ensure three-day weekends for federal employees by celebrating certain national holidays on Mondays. But since November 11 bore such significance, many states disapproved and continued to observe the holiday on November 11. In 1975, President Gerald Ford signed legislation to return the observation of Veterans Day to November 11 beginning in 1978. Should the day fall on a Saturday or Sunday, the federal government observes the holiday on the previous Friday or following Monday, respectively, according to History.com. The United States isn’t the only country to celebrate its veterans. Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and France also commemorate the veterans of World War I and II on or near November 11 as Remembrance Day or Remembrance Sunday.
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES Elso Vince Patarozzi
Army WWII & European Theater & in Asia 1918-1998
Edward Facer US Navy 1943 - 1946
John J. Boyle U.S. Army WWII 1941 - 1945
Larry John Ruiz U.S. Army Vietnam
John Krasnican U.S. Army - Vietnam 1968 - 1970
James M. McConville U.S. Army - Korea 1950 - 1952
George Krasnican U.S. Navy - WWII
Lester Boe
07/27/1916 - 09/05/2017 U.S. Army - WWII
George L. Krasnican U.S. Air Force - Gulf War 1990 - 1993
Lester W. Cox Sr. U.S. Army - WWII
3
U.S. Army - Korean War 1952 - 1953
James W. Halm U.S. Navy - WWII
Gary A. Etenburn U.S. Air Force 10-19-49 - 8-28-12
US Air Force 9/21/25 - 8/30/2014
William H. Wultzen U.S. Army - WWII 12/20/26 - 7/30/16
Mark Lowe
Greg L. Melvin
U.S. Navy 1972 - 1976
U.S. Army - Vietnam War 1968 - 1969
Lance Corp Lawrence D. Emm U.S. Marine Corp 1966-1969
Allen Stone
U.S. Army Germany & France 1951 - 1954
Cpl Brad C. Emm U.S. Marine Corp 1988-1992
S/Sgt Robert “Bob” Barnett U.S. Army (Medic) Korean War 1952 - 1954
Bernard Brue U.S. Army - WWII 1925 - 1997
Jacob Bayer U.S. Navy - WWII 1911 - 1959
Sam Rehor
Tony Rehor
U.S. Marines
U.S. Navy
Sgt Ryan P. Emm U.S. Marine Corp 1994-1998
Joseph Newman U.S. Navy – Korean War Seneca
William Joseph Harrison
Robert “Bob” Harrison
U.S. Army WWII 1941 - 1945
U.S. Army - Vietnam 1968-1971
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
Corporal Manuel Mata
Sgt. Albert L. Mandula
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Linda Peterson
U.S. Army - Desert Shield/ Desert Storm May 1990 - May 1995
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
4
Marion Marshall Caulk Robert V. Sherwood US Airforce 1974-2014
U.S. Navy 9/1943 - 4/1946 M/Sgt. U.S. Army 8/1950 - 8/1953 WWII
Gary Cavanaugh 7/26/1951 - 1/1999 U.S. Army Served 1971 - 1972
Richard Passini April 1936 - Dec 1998 U.S. Army Served 1954 - 1957
Max Rosales A Tribute To
P.F.C. U.S. Army - Korea 1951-1952
Max Rosales
P.F.C. U.S. Army - Korea 1951-1952
Your loving sister, Vera & brother, Patrick Ray
A Tribute To Patrick Raymond
Patrick Raymond Rosales P.F.C. U.S. Army - Korea Rosales 1951-1952 P.F.C. U.S. Army - Korea 1951-1952
Your loving sister, Vera
Arthur H. Overocker U.S. Navy - Armed Guard Merchant Marine WWII July 1942 - February 1946 Survived 2 ships torpedoed & sunk by German Subs
Leonard Mayberry U.S. Navy
Sergeant Allen F. Speaks
A Tribute To Amador Rosales
Amador Rosales
U.S. Marines - WWII 1940
E5 18th Airborne Corp. The Big Red & Veteran of a Foreign War 2005 - 2012
Nick Bertok
Hank Weiten
U.S. Army - Private U.S. Navy - Ensign
U.S. Army - Sergeant
William Mitchell
Robert “Bob” Chevalier
U.S. Marines - WWII 1940
Your loving sister, Vera & brother Patrick Ray
Arthur W. Overocker
U.S. Marine Corp. 1979 - 1982 (1 yr. O’Kinawa)
Wayne Eichelkraut, Sr. U.S. Navy South Pacific & WWII 1944-1946
George A Tribute To Leskanich III
George Leskanich III A1C US Air Force Korea 1930-1992 A1C US Air Force Korea 1930-1992 Toby, Lilly & Family
Mike A. Partipilo III
Wood Dale, IL U.S. Navy H 1974-1979
U.S. Navy 1931-2015
Kathy M. Landers Army National Guard 10/20/93 - 10/20/01
Army WWII
Ronald Landers Army - Korea 1/13/1960 - 2/15/1962
5
Ben Majercin
U.S. Navy – Korean War 1952-1956
U.S. Army Airborne Ranger - Retired
Carlos Reeser U.S. Army - WWII 1942 - 1945
U.S. Army - Vietnam War A Tribute To 1/28/40 - 6/28/75
Charles F. Anderson
1/28/40 - 6/28/75 U.S. Army Vietnam War
Beloved Family
Curtis L. Grunstad U.S. Army - WWII 7/31/09 - 1/11/91
Russell Mohkovic U.S. Air Force 6/16/1928 - 4/29/2007
William T. Diamond
U.S. Navy - WWII
Nathan T. Davis U.S. Marine Corps Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2018
Donald M. Elliott U.S. Coast Guard/Navy 1922-2013 WWII
John W. Pomeranke U.S. Army - Vietnam War, 1967-1969 IL National Guard, 1978-1988
Buford E. Fletcher U.S. Army 1922 - 2007
Antonio “Tony” G. Nilo U.S. Army WWII 6/13/1915 - 7/16/1987
Russell Leger
25th Infantry Division Korean War 1951 - 1953
Taylor James Fleming
U.S. Army
2011 - 2015
Michael D. Fletcher U.S. Army - Vietnam 1966 - 1968
Ron Christmann U.S. Army Combat Engineers Korean War Nov. 1952 - Oct. 1954
Donald R. Hylin U.S. Marine Corp. Korean War 1953-1956
Jerry Lechner U.S. Navy Feb. 1954 - Feb. 1958
James Ramer U.S. Army Feb. 1969 - Apr. 1971
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
U.S. Army Air Corps World War II
Charles F. Anderson
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
George R. Myer
Captain Ben Wackerlin
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
6
James Vincent Nagle U.S. Navy 1926 - 2014
Allen Querciagrossa WWII - Saipan & Guam Army Corporal 1943-1946
Dale Terry
U.S. Army - Vietnam Sept. 1962 - Sept. 1965
Donald F. Martin U.S. Army - Korean War 08/31/1925 - 02/08/2002
Lawrence S. Majerus
Walter Roach Sr.
Jack Lee Raikes
Marvin Raikes “Bub”
U.S. Coast Guard
U. S. Army - Private 1st Class Vietnam 1969 -1970
Served in the U.S. Navy during WWII
U.S. Army - Korean War
Wm. J. Vlastnik U.S. Army Adjutant General Corp 8/24/1952 - 9/25/1954
David Baudino U.S. Army 07/26/1931 - 10/20/2016
Sgt. Bob Fuchs
Don Farmer U.S. Army - Korea Served 1953 - 1955
Debra Murray
William A. Luther U.S. Army Reserve
U.S. Army Currently on 4th Deployment
Drill Sergeant U.S. Army - Vietnam Era 3/14/1972 - 1/12/1979
Walter Roach Jr.
Spc 4 Fred M. Raikes Jr.
Fred M. Raikes I
Served in the U.S. Navy from 1967 - 1969
Ray Page
U.S. Navy WWII
U.S. Army / Vietnam 1966-1968
Michael Raikes U.S. Marine Corps 1993 - 1997
U.S. Air Force WWII
Charles Raikes U.S. Army - Korean War
7
Donald L. Martin U.S. Navy Vietnam Era Veteran Aug 1966 - Feb 1974
(brothers) U.S. Army - Korean War 1952 - 1953
Charles Gaull
U.S. Navy - Korean War 08/28/1929 - 01/21/2013
Brothers, Kevin, Kurtis, & Kristopher Lewis U.S. Airforce Active Duty
William Martin Jr. U.S. Navy - WWII 08/08/1923 - 06/07/2000
Othmar Salz
Terrance Centko
U.S. Army - WWII 10/28/1925 - 3/29/2014
U.S. Navy - Vietnam 12/29/65 - 12/28/71
John F. Jessen
Clifford A. McCollum
U.S. Marine Corp - WWII 10/1/1917 - 9/14/1989
1/17/33 - 8/19/16 U.S. Navy Served June 1952 - May 1956
U.S. Navy 1946 - 1948 WWII Seaman Air 1946-1994
Robert E. Kosnick
Joseph M. Carey
Floyd Barkau
Frank Gaull Jr.
U.S. Navy - World War II 1943 - 1945
U.S. Navy 1952 - 1956
U.S. Army Reserve 1960 - 1965
6 brothers served 4 branches of service 3 wars = 61 years
Arnold Elzer
Coast Guard 1940-1969 29 years
Norman Elzer
Army 1943-1946 3 years
Joseph Elzer
Army 1944-1946 2 years
Eugene A. Lee Jr.
U. S. Army - Korea 25th Div. 27th Wolfhound Regt.
Henry Elzer
Eugene A. Lee Sr. U.S. Army - WWI 90th Div.
Navy 1941-1947 10 years Coast Guard 1947-1951
William Elzer
Navy 1947-1951 4 years
Robert Elzer
Air Force 1950-1963 13 years
John A. Ramza U.S. Navy 1942 - 1944
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
Staff Sergeant U.S. Army Rangers
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Jesse Navarro
William & Don Buckingham
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
8
Wesley Junior Chapman U.S. Army - WWII Mess Sergeant 7/17/1926 - 1/23/2016
Harold Palmer Hetelle
Staff Sgt. – U.S. Air Corps April 16, 1943 Killed in Action
PVT 1st Class John Thomas Perkins U.S. Army - WWII Inducted & Entry 6/28/45 Departure 10/2/1946 4/28/27 - 9/5/54
Jesse Johnson Hetelle U.S. Army - WWI Entered 9/4/18 Released 1/6/19 8/22/1896 - 3/4/1993
A TributeCarl To Joseph Joseph Carl Feagans U.S. Navy Feagans
Cold War & Vietnam 1944-2009 U.S. Navy Cold War & Vietnam 1944-2009
Your Beloved Family
Carl William Feagans U.S. Army - WWII 1913-1999
James Burke
Robert W. Babcock Jr.
U.S. Navy - WWII 9/26/1928 - 7/24/2004
William (Billy) Burke
U.S. Army - WWII
U.S. Army Air Corps WWII
Jim Battiselli
George Easi
Army Sergeant 1942 - 1945
U.S. Army 1957 - 1959
Robert W. Babcock Sr. U.S. Army 7/1971 - 9/1976
Allen K. Wig U.S. Army Feb. 1983 - Oct. 1987
Richard “Dick” Leonard
Chuck Burke
U.S. Army - 1st Air Cavalry Vietnam 1965-1967
George J. Mason
Kevin M. Mason
U.S. Army - WWII
U.S. Army - Korea 1951 - 1952
U.S. Air Force 1981 - 1984
James D. Rutherford
U.S. Army - 3 Deployments Iraq Freedom Feb. 1994-2015
Patrick M. Walker U.S. Navy - WW II LT JG
Adam Brooking U.S. Army E4/Rank Specialist Oct. 13, 2015 - Present
9
U.S. Air Force Cuban Missile Crisis
Vernon G. Lund
George Perry
U.S. Navy - Vietnam War 7/7/1971 - 7/3/1975
U.S. Army - WWII 1/25/1943 - 12/17/1945
Robert Burke U.S. Army Cuban Missile Crisis
James C. Torres Gen. George Patton’s 3rd Army - WWII
Robert Burke
Jack Burke
George L. Hyduk
Jillian Blue Casford
U.S. Navy - WWII
U. S. Army - Korean War 1950 - 1952
U.S. Army - WWII
U.S. Navy
Ben Majercin USS Salem
Elzia Turpin USS Rolette
Les Flanigan USS Waller
U.S. Navy Korean War June 1952 - 1956
Willard S. Stelling U.S. Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. - WWII 1/5/43 - 10/11/45
David Rivers
Army National Guard Camp Liberty Baghdad January - September 2005
Robert “Jake” Garcia
Justin Moore
Ralph W. Anderson
U.S. Army - Korean War
U.S. Army SPC - Iraq 2004-2014
John W. Olesen
Captain Benjamin Keith Liptak
John “Dick” Chalkey
U.S. Navy 1960-1963
US Air Force 4/1/12 - Present
U.S. Army - WWII 04/14/1924 - 11/17/2016
U.S. Army 1963 - 1965
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
Ronald Burke
U.S. Army Vietnam War
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Kevin Burke
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
10
John G. Loeffler U.S. Army - Vietnam War 1966-1968 Germany
Arnold Rogers Jr. Robert Hyduk U.S. Army - Vietnam
U.S. Army - Korean War Staff Sergeant Nov. 1950 - Sept. 1953
Albert J. Martin U.S. Marines - WWII 11/24/43 - 4/3/46
Martin R. Hawley U.S. Army - Vietnam
Perry Wayne Hetelle William Zellers U.S. Army - Korean War
David Kovalik U.S. Army - WWII 1949
Tom Vandervort U.S. Air Force 1966 - 1970 Vietnam War
Air Corps WWII - Sergeant Born Marseilles, IL - Married & lived in Carolton, IL Joined May 1942
James Spivey
U.S. Army -WWII 12/9/1944 - 12/14/1946 Phillipines & Japan
Andrew R. Adamchak
12/21/1931 - 09/03/2016
J. Kieth Chapman Army Pilot - Captain 12/14/1942 - 8/3/1944
Tim Nistor U.S. Army Active Duty
Gerald C. Smith 3 Years Army, 2 Years Air Force WWII, 1939 - 1944
S/Sgt Donald L. Horn U.S. Army - Korean War 1953 - 1954
Austin Noon
Joe Herrera
U.S. Army - Korean War
Clyde E. Miller
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Navy - WWII 9/11/1942 - 3/24/1946
Edward Strack
Clyde E. Shilts
U.S. Army - Vietnam War 1966 - 1968
U.S. Army 11/29/43 - 05/02/46
11
David J. Hill
7/9/28 - 6/4/87 PFC U.S. Army - WWII Occupation of Japan, M.P.
Edward Majercin U.S. Navy Aerial Engineer 1950 - 1955
Joseph Snyder
U.S. Army - WWII 8/29/42 - 12/02/45 Purple Heart Recipient 8/9/43
Lowell James Bromley
William E. Brock Jr. U.S. Army - WWII 1943 - 1946
Richard Lowell Bromley
Cavalry 1927 - 1931
U.S. Navy - Seaman 3rd Class Damage Control Korean War 1950 - 1954
Dennis Orvis
Edward A. Robinett
U.S. Navy, Oct. 1967 - Oct. 1969 Vietnam Era War
U.S. Army Air Force - WWII 7/18/44 – 7/6/46
2nd Lt. William E. Brock III U.S. Army - Vietnam 1945 - 2017
Master Sergeant Timothy B. Kreier U.S. Army Rangers Green Beret Special Ops
Elmer M. Zelenak
Donald F. Gordon U.S. Army - Korean Conflict 2/15/52 - 10/20/53
Andrew J. Krasnican
USMC – 1954 - 1957 U.S. Army – 1958 - 1989
Fred Barhum
U.S. Army - Korean War 07/07/1929 – 12/31/2011
U.S. Army - Korean War 1952 - 1955
Kevin J. Hylin
Robert W. Hylin
Frederick Nicklin John R. Higgins U.S. Army – Korea 1951 - 1953
Merlyn V. Higgins U.S. Army – Korea 4/12/1951 – 4/9/1953
United States Air Force 7/15/1954 – 4/14/1958 DOB: 5/31/1937 DOD: 5/30/2012
U.S. Army 1984-1993
Marine Corp 1956-1959
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
U.S. Army/WWII U.S. Army Reserve 1943 - 1982
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Lt. Col. Philip W. Youngstrum
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
12
Harold “Dutch” Schaibley U.S. Marine Corps Korean War 07/01/1931 – 08/17/2013
Tom Conness
U.S. Army – Vietnam 1969-1971
William “Bill” Carroll U.S. Army Career 1965 Until 1994
Jacob Navarro U.S. Naval Academy 1993-1997
Michael D. Roe U.S. Navy 11/17/1982 – 2/19/1991
LeRoy Jenkins
U.S. Army Korea Support Command 1956 - 1958
Jesse Navarro
U.S. Army Iraq/Afghanistan Deployed for 80+ months
Raymond Baxter
U.S. Army Korean War – Army Engineer 11/1953 – 04/1955
Joseph A. Navarro U.S. Army - WWII 10/05/1922 – 05/19/1996
Robert H. Dolder U.S. Army – WWII 11/26/21 – 2/28/05
William John Webb Jr.
William T. Bailey
11th Airborne
U.S. Army 1974 - 1976
Richard Nelson
Richard L. Fogarty
Joseph R. Navarro U.S. Marine Corps - Vietnam 1972-1973
Ronald E. Hughes U.S. Army - Vietnam War 5/23/66 - 4/11/68
Virl Schmit
U.S. Navy 1952 - 1960 DOB: 6/6/33 DOD: 4/7/13
Terry L. Nelson USAF 1980-1992 Master Crewchief Desert Storm Desert Shield Iraq Freedom
Ross Reynolds
Air Force – Afghanistan 2009 to Present
Korea 1953 - 1955 Army Engineers
U.S. Army – Vietnam War 12/26/1946 - 02/25/2007
Michael F. Fogarty U.S. Army – Vietnam War
13
Debra K. Nelson (Barth)
U.S. Army - Germany & Korea 1974 - 1983
Harold L. Fogarty
U.S. Army 1964 - 1966
U.S. Army - WWII European Theater 08/25/1914 - 08/14/1990
Francis Callahan
Edward J. Callahan Sr.
Combat Infantry 1943 - 1946 Pacific Phillipines – Luzon Half Track ran over one of his legs
George Thompson Chapman U.S. Navy – GM3/C 10/16/1957 – 8/16/1999
U.S. Marine Corps - WWII Inducted 3/29/1945 – Discharged 7/5/1946 5/8/1918 – 10/11/2002
Edward J. Callahan Jr.
Army Pvt. 1st Class 525 Transportation Division Bassens-France 1916-1919
Army-Staff Sargent 3rd Armored Division – Patton 1943 - 1946 / Wounded – 1945 Bastonge-France - Purple Heart
Edward Claramita
Bert C. Stone (“Stonie”)
Brandon Simmons U.S. Coast Guard Aug. 2015 – Present
Marion S. Ostby
U.S. Navy - S2C Seaman Apprentice Enlisted 7/30/1945 Great Lakes, Camp Parks, CA, Tacoma, WA, Adak, AK Naval Reserve
SFC Charlene (Pence) Lorentzen U.S. Army - Vietnam Era 1972 - 1992 Retired
Mark E. Rice U.S. Navy June 1982- Jan 1990
Charles A. Burt, Jr. 6/18/1921 - 5/10/2010 U.S. Army - WWII
Brian Greer
U.S. Army 1966-1972
U.S. Army - WWII Germany 1940 - 1944
U.S. Air Force 1987 - 2011 Flew in Somolia & Operation Southern Watch & Bosnia
Cpl. John J. Biffany
Daniel J. Sedlock Sr.
Joseph Reno Pence
U.S. Air Force - WWII 1942 - Dec. 14th 1944
U.S. Navy – Korean War 1949 - 1952
U.S. Navy – Grenada 1979 - 1983
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
U.S. Air Force - Gulf War 20 years of service until retirement date August 1, 2007
John R. Bodznick
Delbert Lewis Chapman, PFC
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Sargent Manuel C. Quiroz
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
14
Reno D. Pence
U.S. Army – WWII Utah Beach 1942 - 1945 - TEC 5
Frank Vlastnik
Sgt. Reno E. Pence Sr. U.S. Army – Vietnam Era 1972 - 1974 1978 -1997 ARNG Retired
William Vlastnik
Korean 1952-1954
Louis Hancin Sr. U.S. Army 1/11/51 - 10/12/52
Lester E. Erickson
Don Purcell Paratrooper 1953 - 1956
Larry Znaniecki USMC Vietnam War
SP/4 Robert D. Morlan
William H. Belford
Army Reserves 10/12/52 - 10/11/56
U.S. Army - 35th Engr. Bn. 1960 - 1962 Ft. Lewis, WA
PFC Vic Nistor III
William A. Rose
Kenny Liss
U.S. Air Force - Korea 1951 - 1955
Tom Spencer
U.S. Marines - Vietnam Aug. 1967 - Mar. 1970
1915-1992 U.S. Army - WWII Battle of the Bulge: Purple Heart, Bronze Star
U.S. Army Active Duty
James Angelico
Private, U.S. Army - WWII May 11, 1943 - Oct 4, 1945
U.S. Army 25th INF 1966 - 1968 Vietnam
Marty Biroschik U.S. Navy /1968 - 1970 Camp Tiensha Vietnam
Sam LaRock
U.S. Army – Pattons 3rd Army 1941 - 1946
Roger H. Freese
U.S. Army -Vietnam Mar. 30, 1970 - Oct. 3, 2008
Army Security Agency Europe 8620DU
James P. Spitzmiller
John W. Spitzmiller
Served in the U.S. Army 1958 - 1962
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps 1957 - 1961
15
U.S. Army TEC 5 WWII
Joseph “Red Cap” Kotowski
Michael W. Kotowski
Kenneth Wayne Boaz
U.S. Army - WWII
U.S. Army - Vietnam
U.S. Army - Vietnam
Ernesto “James” Valdez
James South
Theodore R. Wilson
U.S. Army - Vietnam
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army Mortarman 101st Airborne, ‘68-’69 Bronze Star, Soldier’s Medal Vietnam
Brian Davis
Ronald Wilson
Donald Davis
Deryl Wilson
Randall Olsen
Alan (Squirt) Pinn
James Deuser
William Deuser
Taft Hughes
Zachary Hughes U.S. Army - Kosovo ‘99 Afghanistan ‘09
Vernon D. Wilson U.S. Navy
John Wilson U.S. Navy 1991-1997 E-5
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force - Vietnam July 1968 - August 1988
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army / Korea 1952 - 1954
U.S. Navy
U.S.M.C WWII/Korea/Vietnam
U.S. Navy - WWII
U.S. Navy
U.S.M.C WWII/Korea/Vietnam
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
U.S. Navy - WWII
Carl A. Olsen
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Norman Arwood
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
16
Robert (Bob) Woodward U. S. Air Force
Orville L. Thorson U. S. Army WWII 1942-1945
Robert Schinz U.S. Army - WWII deceased
Gordy Parks
Alec Catherwood
Dale Peters Sr.
Garry L. Peters
U.S.M.C. 2 time Vietnam Veteran
U.S.M.C. 3/5 Darkhorse, Darkhorse Lodge, KIA
Robert Hamm U.S. Army
Eric Shepperson U.S. Army
Steven Krieter
U.S. Army - LaSalle County Veterans Advocate Commisioner
Daryle Peters
U.S.M.C. - Korea, Grenada, Lebanon, Persian Gulf
Roger Reynold U.S.M.C. - Vietnam
U.S.M.C. - Somalia
Dale Peters Jr.
U.S. Navy - Persian Gulf
David Greer
Air Force – Desert Storm 1989 - 1993
Joe Navarro U.S.M.C. - Vietnam
Andrew Arnold
U.S. Air Force, 1969 - 1973 Vietnam War
Michael Gladd U.S. Navy - Vietnam
Sgt. E-5 Ed Poldek
1st Infantry Division 2/16 U.S. Army – Vietnam 1/18/66 - 1/18/68
U.S.M.C. - Korea
Kennith Mayne
U.S. Army - Afghanistan deceased
Johnathan Oberholz U.S. Army - S.F.C. Serving our Country in 2020 the Country of Jordan National Guard Army
17
Archie Coomer USAF MSG. 1936 -1959 WWII
Donald J. Lechner U.S. Army – Korean War January 1952 - January 1954
Stanley M. Johnson
Ennis Mooneyham U.S. Navy – World War II 3/8/44 - 12/28/45
Heinz-Dietrich Suppan
Caleb A. Baker
U.S. Air Force 1959 - 1963
Served in Afghanistan 2008-2009
Dennis E Farley
PV2 Timothy Lingle U.S. Army July 2020 - Present
U.S. Marine Corps – Vietnam 1966-1967
U.S. Army – E-5 Sergeant 4/26/57 - 2/25/63
Larry Johnson
Christopher Majercin
George Majercin
Gene Roberts
U.S. Army – Vietnam 8/28/67 - 2/19/69
U.S. Army – Vietnam 1/15/68 - 8/21/69
National Guard May 2006 - May 2012
U.S. Navy 2012 - 2018
U.S. Army – World War I 572nd Medical Corps, Ambulance Driver in France 8/15/18 - 5/26/19
Terry L. Fischer
U.S. Air Force 1954 - 1958
Lee McCumsey U.S. Navy West Pacific 7th Fleet 11/4/57 - 4/12/62
Donald Gillette
U.S. Navy July 1980 - July 1984
Robert Ray Morris U.S. Army April 1956 - April 1958
Robbie Gross U.S. Air Force 1999 to 2019
Michael S. Kmetz
U.S. Army – SP4 Military Police 4/23/64 - 4/22/66
John A. Stoudt U.S. Army – M.P. Cuban Missile Crisis 1960 - 1962
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
with Grandfather
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
Scott Heyob
U.S. Army INF 1st ID Kosovo 2001 - 2004
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
18
Norton D. Stephenson Sr.
Norton D. Stephenson Jr.
Norton D. Stephenson
U.S. Army – World War I Purple Heart April 1917 - May 1919
U.S. Army – World War II 82nd ABN. - Silver Star - 1st Sgt. April 1943 - December 1945
Vernon (Pete) Bayer
Larry Bayer U.S. Army – Korea 1967 - 1969
U.S. Army National Guard Iraq War 3/1/03 - 3/1/09
U.S. Army – World War II 1942 - 1945
Patrick E. Minkus
U.S. Army – Vietnam Era December 1963 - November 1966
Eric Gonzalez
H. Vincent Peffley
U.S. Navy – Korean Conflict Navy Seabees -Builder 1st Class 1953 - 1957
Gary Wheeler
George Minkus
James H. McGrath
Andrew Minkus
Georgiana Minkus U.S. Air Force - Iraq 2006 - 2008
U.S. Army – World War II 1942 - 1945
Kenneth Leslie Green
Ralph Raymond Michael
George F. Balke
Frank A. Fenoglio
U.S. Navy 5/9/44 - 6/7/46
Robert Danko
U.S. Army – Vietnam War 12/3/70 - 7/19/72
U.S. Army – Vietnam Era 1974 - 1978
U.S. Army – World War I 1918 - 1919
U.S. Navy 9/22/67 - 6/30/75
U.S. Army – Vietnam Era 11/3/70 - 8/3/73
U.S. Army – Vietnam Era 9/14/78 - 1/31/81
U.S. Marine Corps – Vietman War 12/1/66 - 9/25/67 Killed in Action
John Roth
U. S. Army - Korean War 1953-1957
U.S. Army - Sgt. First Class Korean War
Kay Mathesius
U.S. Army - Vietnam Era 1965 - 1967
19
U.S. Army Air Corp - WWII 1941 - 1945
U.S. Air Force - Vietnam 1967 - 1971
U.S. Army - Corporal Korean Conflict 12/19/29 - 4/24/92
Sgt. Frederick L. Frisch
Gustave A. Amm
U.S. Army - World War II 2/25/43 - 4/19/46
Howard McCoy Quesenberry
U.S. Army - Korean War 11/15/52 - 11/14/55
U.S. Army - World War I 5/26/18 - 6/3/19
John F. Amm
Jerry Wayne Michael
Lainee Easi Scarbrough
Vincent Easi
Joseph Spraggon
Charles O. Calligaris
U.S. Army – Corporal World War II – 1943-1945
U.S. Navy 1987 - 1991
Dave Lahey
U.S. Army – Spec 5 1/29/70 - 9/3/71
U.S. Navy 1988 - 1994
Evon E Towne U.S. Army – Vietman 11/21/51 - 10/10/19
U.S. Marine Corps 08/19/47 - 09/30/49
Matthew Scarbrough U.S. Navy 1994 - 1999
Lester W. Cox, Jr. U.S. Navy - Vietman 4/14/1947 - 2/7/2020
U.S. Army 08/28/70 - 08/27/73
Gene E. Taylor
U.S. Air Force – Vietnam 01/11/66 - 05/09/69
David Smith
U.S. Army - Vietman
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
U.S. Army - Vietnam 9/16/66 - 9/16/68
U.S. Navy 1986 - 1990
David O. Howe
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Donald J. Miller
U.S. Navy - Vietnam 1964 - 1968
Laverne R. Howe
Rodney Schultz
Larry W. Ried
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
20
John C. Henry
Michael (Mickey) Marshall
Joseph A. Wargo
Donald Pouk
John A. Burash
U.S. Army - Korean War
U.S. Air Force AIC - Vietnam June 1964 - June 1968
John Sweet
Jerome DeBernardi
Rick DeBernardi
U.S. Air Force / Sgt. - Vietnam 1971 - 1975
Dieci DeBernardi
Art Turnquist
U.S. Air Force / Sgt. - Vietnam 1964 - 1968
U.S. Army / Private - WWII 1943 - 1945
U.S. Marine Corps 1956 - 1959
Ricky Rosales
Jesse-Mariano Padilla
Andrew R. Cokley
Robert J. Cokley
Lawrence R. Cokley
Eugene Renkosik
Russell (Swede) Carlson
U.S. Army 1957 - 1959
U.S. Navy - Desert Storm
Eldon J. Werth
U.S. Air Force - Captain Veteran of Vietnam War
U.S. Army - WWII
Wayne Haar
U.S. Navy - USS Forrestal swept overboard - lost at sea Feb. 11, 1961
U.S. Army - World War II
U.S. Marine Corps 1966 - 1969
Michael Fox
U.S. Army - Vietnam and Philippines 1967 - 1971
U.S. Army - Korea
U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War
U.S. Air Force Korean War
U.S. Navy - Baker 3C World War II
U.S. Marine Corps World War II
U.S. Navy - WWII
21
U.S. Army Desert Storm & Desert Shield
Robert D. Sellers
U.S. Army - Korean War
Richard J. Elias
U.S. Air Force - Vietnam War
Raymond L. Berard PFC - U.S. Army - Korean War Eng. Crane Operator 1951-1953
Bryce K. Hicks
E-5 - U.S. Air Force Japan - Korea - Californa 2017 - Present
Em Lightell-Hicks E-5 - U.S. Air Force Japan - Korea - Californa 2016 - Present
Lt. Dennis D. Donnellan
E-4 -U.S. Army Missouri - Maryland - Korea 1967 - 1969
U.S. Army Medic - WWII 84th Infantry
Wade A. Dawson Norman W. Ness
William A. Jansen
U.S. Navy - 10 years U.S. Air Force - 10 years
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Enlisted 1966 - 1969
Graduated in 1950 from T.M.I prior to his 20 Yrs. in the military
David G. Wheeler
Sgt. James Hess
Austin T. Stratton
U.S. Air Force - Vietnam 1967 - 1970
George K. Hicks
First Air Cavalry Army Vietnam
U.S. Army 2019 - Present
Charles E. Krause U.S. Army - Vietnam He drove the trucks that carried explosives
Thomas L. Miller, Jr.
U.S. Army - 2002 - 2008
Duane “Butch” Smith U.S. Army - 1965-1968
Marion Menges Jr. U.S. Army - Vietnam 1967 & 1968 “Big Red One”
Gregory Dekker
U.S. Army - 18th Engineer BDE Vietnam 1968 - 1970
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
U.S. Army - WWII
Karla K. Sellers
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Cpl. Ralph K. Pollett
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
22
Glenn A. Black U.S. Army - Tec 5 WWII
David M. Wakeman U.S. Marine Corps 6/17/1977 - 6/16/1980
John (Jack) G. Dzurison U.S. Air Force Sergeant
Raymond A. Nicklin Sr.
Tony Boetto
John Boetto
Raymond Nicklin Jr.
Ralph E. Nicklin
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army - Korean War Co. 7th Inf. April 1953 - April 1955
U.S. Marine Corps - SSGT Vietnam
Roy Giannotti
George Christoff
U.S. Army
Anton Boetto U.S. Navy
Ernest E. Janssen
U.S. Army 10/20/1955 - 10/20/1958
U.S. Army - WWII 96th Infantry Divison (Deadeyes)
Dick Christoff
John Whalen
Everett Lee Webb U.S. Navy - WWII 4/21/43 - 4/8/46
NTS Farragut Idaho USS President Monroe AP104 SRTU PSNY Bremerton Wash. USS Barton (DD722)
EM2 Nicholas Hayes Goldstein
U.S. Navy USS The Sullivans DDG-68 Operations Enduring Freedom 5th Fleet Area of Operations 2018 - on active duty
U.S. Navy - 1951 - 1954 USS Irwin - Korean War
U.S. Army 1964 - 1966
Klayton Wesley Hayes First Sergeant U.S. Army, Retired Vietnam Conflict, Cold War, Persian Gulf 1970-1992
Msg. Klayton M. Hayes U.S. Army, Retired WWII Veteran
U.S. Army - Canine Corps 1965 - 1968
Harold Dean Tedford
Sergeant, Artillery, U.S. Army WWII Pacific Area of Operations
U.S. Army 1957 - 1959
Elmer Monroe Tedford Corporal, U.S. Army AEF, WWI
23
U. S. Navy, USS Saratoga CV-60 Vietnam Era Veteran
U.S. Navy, USS Ashland LSD-48 San Diego CA
Donald Herbert Foster Dennis R. Dunn U.S. Marine Corps. 1958 - 1960 California
James Bristol
Korean War Era Veteran
James Russell Horsley U.S. Army
John Jackson U.S. Army - Vietnam 1961 - 1964
Roger Tuttle
Korean War Era Veteran
Edward Mollo U.S. Army 1941-1944, WWII
U.S. Marine Corps. Camp Lejune, NC 10/27/1952 - 10/13/1955 Private First Class Good Conduct Medal
Richard Mitchell U.S. Army - Sgt. First Class
Sgt. Lowell E. Larson 4th Army Artillery
Victor Rush
U.S. Army - Mt. Infantry Killed in action on April 20,1945 in Italy
Raymond G. Schlink U.S. Army - WWII 1943 - 1945 857th ORD (HAM) Co. China - Burma - India
William Joseph Durdan
U. S. Navy - March 1988-1995 Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Operation Restore Hope
John C. Knudson U.S. Army - Vietnam
Richard “Dick” Oberholtzer U.S. Army 1967-1971 Vietman 1968-1969 (MOS) Heavy Equipment Operator 34th Engineer Brigade
William (Bill) Quay U.S. Navy
Melissa Horsley Kennedy U.S. Air Force
Dale Wolf
U.S. Army, 1964-1965 Vietnam
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
101st, Airborne U. S. Army - Korea
EM3 Paul Hayes
FC3 Dawson A. Cobler
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Pvt. William McAlpine
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
24
John Chorak U.S. Army - WWII
Jerome A. Einhaus U.S. Army - Vietnam Artillery 1969-1970
Keith D. Gayan
U.S. Army Stationed in Germany, 2022
Sgt. Paul R. Missel U.S. Army Korean War, 1951-1953
Billy J. Arnold U.S. Army Korean War
Left to Right:
John (Jack) Gochanour Korean War
William (Don) Gochanour WWII
TSGT Dawson White U.S. Air Force, Active Duty Military training instructor for the Air and Space Force
U.S. Army, Korean Conflict 1948-1956
Andy Barla
Brian Barla
U.S. Navy, 1942-1945 Died 1994
U.S. Navy 1985-1989
Robert S. Brown
Dale W. Kember
Vietnam War Sea bee’s
Lee (Buzz) Gochanour
Paul Wayne Swisshelm
U.S. Army, Combat Engineer Korean War, 1951-1956
WWII
Jerry Barla
Louis Barla
Rob Barla
Charles Rice
Kenneth Allan Holcomb
Eugene (Gene) Potter
U.S. Navy 1956-1959
U.S. Air Force, Staff Seargent Vietnam Era Born 1947 - Died 2014
U.S. Marines 1956-1959
U.S. Army, Germany Artillery Specialist - 1965-1967
U.S. Navy 1992-1996
U.S. Army Vietnam War
25
U. S. Army - 1st Cavalry Vietnam War
Corporal Charles I. Bassing U. S. Army, Korean Conflict 3/30/1953 - 3/29/1955 Fort Lewis, Washington
Joseph W. Hoffman U.S. Army 1963 - 1965
U.S. Army WWII
SP/4 Brent A. Schueler Army National Guard 1983 - 1986
Calvin C. Leason
U.S. Army - 1952 - 1953 U.S. Navy - 1953 - 1955
Benjamin Lippold
Leo W. Schunke Sr. U. S. Army - Vietnam War
Lt. Col. Fred W. Tress
U. S. Air Force - active duty Biomedical Equipment Technician, 28th Medical Group Ellsworth AFB, SD
Dale J. McConville
Duane E. Kapp
U. S. Air Force - Staff Sergeant Korean War - 1951-1955
U.S. Army Aug. 1972 - Sept. 1975
U.S. Army from 1951 served in Korean War then Illinois National Guard retiring in 1977.
Donald Bruck
Franz Richters
Capt. Steven “Rocket” Lawless
U. S. Army 1961-1963
U.S. Air Force - 2018 - Present Minot A.F.B., Minot, ND
Gerald W. McCormick
Michael Sutfin
Marco Bastai
Bruno Capra
Mario Capra
U. S. Army, Spec. 5 1963-1965
Corporal, U. S. Marine Corps Vietnam, 3rd Marines 1968-1969
U. S. Army WWII
U. S. Army WWII - Iwo Jima
U. S. Army March 1957 - March 1959
U. S. Army WWII
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
Martin Patrick Crawford
Edward Oster
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Larry J. Sorenson
U.S. Army - Korea 564th QMH. 1960 Nov - 1962 April
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
26
Julius P. Berta
Lauren H. Moe
Harold E. Lewis
Gary Cody
U. S. Navy WWII
U. S. Coast Guard WWII
Captain, U. S. Air Corp. 49th Fighter Squadron, 14th Fighter Group, WWII
U. S. Army Vietnam 1967 Chinook Helicopter Mechanic
James O’Kelly Magoonaugh II
Wayne E. Riebe
U. S. Navy, Seabees
James F. McDonald U. S. Army - Vietnam
U. S. Army - Korean War 1952-1954
James R. McDonald U. S. Army
James E. Cordial U. S. Air Force WWII
Chris Hoxie U. S. Army
Robert (Bob) Kuhn
Bennett Thomas Sr.
Eldon W. Goldman
Robert A Thrush Sr.
U. S. Army - Vietnam 1965-1966
U. S. Navy WWII
Jack Seaborn
U. S. Army - Sgt No War Station in Hawaii 1956-1961
Ennis Mooneyham U.S. Navy – World War II 3/8/44 - 12/28/45
Dwight Arneson
U. S. Air Force April 1955 - February 1959
U. S. Army Korean War
Russell E. Thompson
U. S. Marines
U. S. Army - WWII Sergeant Pacific Theater
James E. Mooneyham
Alvaro Perez Jr.
U. S. Marine Corps. Sergeant - 1962-1966
U. S. Army 1974-1977
27
Eugene W. Datti
U.S. Army, 1965-1966 Vietman, Spec4 Signal Corps
Billy Don Dean
U.S. Air Force Captain, 1953-1956 Korean War Era, Stationed at Evreux Air Base, France
Raymond Rick U.S. Navy - WWII
Larry L. Linn, Sr. U.S. Navy Vietnam War
Randall L. Redmen U.S. Army, 1969-1972 Vietman, Specialist 4
Larry L. Linn, Jr. U.S. Navy Iran & Iraq War
Elmer (Bud) Linn U.S. Navy - WWII
U.S. Army Korean War
Stephen E. Crank
Kenneth E. Kopija Sr. U.S. Navy, 1959-1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, Aircraft Carrier USS Independence
Donald Schmillen
U.S. Army
U.S. Army 1970-1972 Cold War, Germany A Btry 3 Bn 76 Arty.
Anthony Chorak
Sgt. Kenneth Lubanowski
Joseph N. Mazzola
Robert E. Mills
U.S. Army & National Guard Served in the Pentagon in WWII, served as a judge advocate during the Korean War, retired from the guard in 1968 as a full colonel.
Dennis Orvis
U.S. Navy, Oct. 1967 - Oct. 1969 Vietnam Era War
Chuck Dattilo U.S. Army Vietnam War
Clarence Creamean U.S. Navy - Korean War
U.S. Navy - WWII
Joseph F. Ulrich U.S. Marine Corps Korean War
U.S. Air Force, 10 years
Darrel Roberts
U.S. Navy, Vietnam War
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
U.S. Army, 1951-1952 Korean War
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Robert A. Cody
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
28
Jakob K. L. Weiss
E-5 -U.S. Army Fort Benning, GA - Germany 2020 - Present
Presslie G. A. Gillen Weiss
Michael D. Pufahl U.S. Air Force October 1984 - April 1992
Dale A. Lesak
U.S. Navy, 1964 - 1968 Vietnam Era
E-4 - U.S. Army Reserve Illinois - Germany 2019 - Present
Edmund Wisniewski
Ronald S. Gribble
U.S. Army - WWII
U.S. Air Force
Lee McCumsey U.S. Navy West Pacific 7th Fleet 11/4/57 - 4/12/62
Merrill Osmond U.S. Navy - WWII
David Osmond U.S. Army
Ed Comrie
U.S. Army - Vietnam War
Brothers (Not pictured) Joseph Madara U.S. Army 1943-1945
John Madara U.S. Army 1941-1945
Eugene Madara U.S. Army 1961-1963
MSGT Kimberly Cole U.S. Air National Guard - Peoria Full Time Active Duty
Richard William Jurden U. S. Navy
William Peterson
Ralph Madara
U.S. Army - Korean War
U.S. Navy - WWII 1944-1946
Benjamin J. Conness
Victor L. Hackler Sr.
U. S. Army - 40th Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion Korean Conflict
U.S. Navy - Cuban Crisis USS Salamonie (AO-26) 1962-1964
James Madara U.S. Army 1963-1964
Cpl. Orville A. Eltrevoog
U.S. Army - 10th Infantry Div. Korean War - 1952 - 1954
Mervin Eutis SFC
U.S. Army - Korea 120th COMBAT ENG BN, 45th DIV
Cpl. Norman Hall
U. S. Army - Korean Conflict
29
Jonah Lamboley U.S. Army - Active Now
Michael C. Dunlap U.S. Marine Corp - Vietnam
Albert Dale Terry, Jr.
Juan J. Falcon
1/505 3rd BDE 82nd ABN Combat medic - Vietnam 6/2/69 - 11/30/69 April 15, 1968 - Dec. 3, 1969
SP5 Wayne L. Long
Edw J. Hrasch
Philip (Lloyd) Carr U.S. Army, 1956-1958 Germany 1955
W. F. Mack McKanna
U.S. Army WWII 318th Infantry Division, Rhinelander Campaign. Received Purple Heart
James R. Cupples U.S. Marines 1958 - 1961
U.S. Air Force - Vietnam 1964 - 1968
Lyle Hathorn
Raymond Darrell Catton
101st Airborne Division 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 1942-1946
U.S. Air Force / Vietnam 1965-1967
Francis Killelea
Spider Purcell
U.S. Navy Vietnam Era, 1962 - 1966
U.S. Army - WWII 1944-1946
Jerry H. Cook
James Haage
U.S. Army - Canal Zone 9/23/65 - 08/23/67
U. S. Army - Vietnam
U.S. Air Force / Vietnam 1968-1974
Navy-1945
Geno Darif
U.S. Navy - WWII 6/23/44 - 8/19/46
Ray Battistelli
U.S. Army - 343 Infantry WWII 1942 - 1946
Pamela K. Earing
U.S. Army Occupation of Japan 1947 - 1948
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
U.S. Air Force - Korean War
Charles Castaneda
U.S. Marine Corp - Korean War 1953 - 1957 Became a Sergeant May 1956
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Francis “Rudy” Maierhofer
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
30
Donald Ondrey
Michael Kolecke
Raymond Hettel U.S. Army - WWII 1942 - 1945
U.S. Army - WWII & Korea 1944 - 1946 & 1948 - 1952
Robert T. Scarbeary
U.S. Army Early 1970’s to August 25, 1975
Edward Srnensky
U.S. Army - WWII November 1942 - January 1946
SSG Michael J. Murphy
Gerald Hulslander U.S. Navy 1/3/43 - 2/22/46
U.S. Army - 69th Armor Staff Sergeant Tank Commander 1963 - 1969
Ronald Fanti
John Slingsby
Cpl. Louis Goetsch
Patricia Petersen
Daniel Petersen
Richard K. King
Lester W. Fleming
U.S. Army 12/7/71 - 11/29/74
U.S. Army - Korean War 1952-1955
Donald V. Topolski U.S. Navy / Vietnam 1962 - 1966
U.S. Army - Vietnam Dec. 1967 - Nov. 1969
U.S. Army / 1990 - 2016 Iraq & Afghanistan
E-3 U.S. Army Korea
U.S. Marine Corps Korean War / 2-13-52 - 2-13-54
William J. Sedlock
GySgt. Danny R. Schlicker
6th Armored Division Super Sixth 1942 - 1946
U.S. Marine Corps 1975-1995
John Rose
U.S. Army 7/9/74 - 7/8/77
U.S. Army / Vietnam 1966 - 1968
Virgil (Skip) McCumsey SP-4 U.S. Army May 1962 - May 1965
Gerald A. Eich
U.S. Army 10/29/73 - 10/28/76
U.S. Army 1960 - 1964
31
Cpl. James Brown
Ray Gerkitz U.S. Army 1986 - 1998
James Gould
U.S. Air Force / WWII 1946 - 1949
U.S. Army / Sargeant 1971 - 1978
Denny Bute
Staff Sgt. Albert L. Hite
U.S. Army / 15th MP Brigade 1966-1969
Lester L. Berta
U.S. Marine Corps WWII & Korean War 3/17/44 - 3/25/53
U.S. Army / Desert Storm 1982-1992
Tad K. Robertson U.S. Navy 1/26/59 - 6/4/62
Martin Neurohr U.S. Army WWII
Howard Breeden
David McCullough
U.S. Army / Capt. SP2 WWII - Korea
Cpt. John Sanchez
Bob Murley
U.S.M.C. - Vietnam
U.S. Army / WWII & Korean War 1944 - 1964
1st Sgt. Milton C. “Larry” Driscoll
William A. Luther
U.S. Army / WWII 1942-1946
Nello Monterastelli U.S. Army / WWII 1944-1946
Charles W. Eplin
U.S. Navy / Persian Gulf War 1984 - 2006
U.S. Air Force 4/26/1966 - 7/24/1973
Ronald Slafer
U.S. Army Reserve
U.S. Navy 1966-1968
George (Hans) Hanselman
George (Pickle) Hanselman
U.S. Army / Corporal 18th Artillery
5/30/60 - 5/15/63
U.S. Army / 1944-1945 Airborne-Glider Division WWII
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
U.S. Marine Corps. 2017 - Present
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Kristopher Gerkitz
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
32
Sgt. Don Hall
1st Lt. Ivan Hall
U.S. Air Force / 1959-1963 Radar Technician
U.S. Navy / 1943-1951 Battle of Midway WWII
Daisy Rivera
Thomas Bellis
U.S. Army - Gulf War era 1984 - 1992
Michael Shelton
U.S. Army / Vietnam 1968-1969
U.S. Army Korean War
Connie Swavota U.S. Marine Corps
Allan “Tim” Munson John E. Duffy
U.S. Army / WWI
Army Medic U.S. Army - Korean War 1956 - 1958
SPEC 4 Pete Hall
U.S. Army / Military Police 1967-1973 Vietnam
Randall J. Hart
U.S. Army / Vietnam Era 1973 - 1976
John W. Oller U.S. Army 1954 - 1960
Roger Hilton
Jim Schott
U.S. Army/ Korean War 1951-1953
U.S. Air Force/Vietnam era and Panama-Cuban crisis 1962 - 1966
David Elmore
Tim Kakara
U.S. Army
Sylvester “Butch” Benckendorf
U.S. Army / Vietnam 1965-1967
U.S. Air Force
Paul Eiben
U.S. Navy / Navy Reserve 1943-1983
Sylvester Mitchell
U.S. Army - WWII 1943 - 1945, Private First Class Company L 7th Infantry Purple Heart - Bronze Star
Ken Bruck
U.S. Army / 3rd Infantry Division
1966-1969
Dale Arthur Lone
U.S. Navy / Korean Conflict Jan. 3, 1951 - Nov. 2, 1954
33
Dale Chiavene
U.S. Army 1950 - 1951
U.S. Army / Vietnam HQ U.S. Army Vietman Long Binh, South Vietnam Sept. 20,1968 - Aug. 15, 1969
Jerry Lenhausen U.S. Army 1956 - 1958
U.S. Navy Seabees WWII Pacific Theatre
Sgt. John Devara
Thomas Thorson
Charles Hofstetter
Robert G. Burash
Marvin Lee Burash
Paul Nordstrom
Ken F. Aicher
Clarence G. DeMoss
Paul Dale
U.S. Army-Air Forces / WWII Aug. 17, 1944 - Nov. 30, 1945
U.S. Army - Korean Conflict Died 12/24/07
U.S. Army 1995 - Present
U.S. Army - SP5 4/18/68 - 4/14/70
U.S. Navy AO3 / Vietnam 11/1969 - 08/1973
U.S. Army 1953 - 1955
Robert A. Duttlinger Army E5 Staff Sergeant National Guard 1964 -1970
U.S. Navy 1957 - 1959
U.S. Air Force 1960 -1964
U.S. Air Force 1988 - Present
U.S. Army Vietnam
Gerald H. Battles
Steven R. Gaffney
U.S. Air Force May 08, 1967 - May 07, 1971
William Willinghant
U.S. Army, E-4 Specialist 1965 - 1967
Linda Bellis
Wisconsin Air National Guard 1986 - 2006
Terry R. Bellis U.S. Marines 1983 - 2006
U.S. Army - Specialist E-5 Nike Hercules Missile Site in Okinawa - 19 months April 1967 - March 1969
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
Donald F. Long
Ronald F. Hedglin SP5 E5
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Ronald William Bressner
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
34
James A. (Jim) Anderson U.S. Army - Panama Canal Zone, Finance (Sergeant) 1966 - 1968
Harry D. Starac U.S. Army / Korea 1950 - 1952
Paul Chismar
U.S. Army Vietnam - Infantry 11/2/71 - 08/10/73
Kevin G. Brown
U.S. Air Force - Vietnam 619 TCS, MACV Oct. 1970 - Oct. 1974
George M. Lukach U.S. Army 9/25/66 - 11/12/71
Roger Seeger
U.S. Army National Guard Lieutenant Colonel Ret. 1969 - 1999
Albert Meyers
Jim Farson
U.S. Navy - RM 2nd Class (E-5) 1958 - 1962
William A. Freis
U.S. Army - E4 March 1963 - March 1965
Paul Meyers
U.S. Navy - Aviation Boatswain Mate 3rd Class 1950-1953
U.S. Navy - Electrician’s Mate Second Class 1986-1990
Eugene E. Decker
Theodore (Ted) Leonard
U.S. Army Feb. 1964 - Feb. 1966
U.S. Army WWII 5/8/42 - 10/18/45
Ronald Hickey Sr.
U.S. Army - Specialist 4 Corp. Rifleman / Vietnam 1970 - 1971
George Alaimo Sr.
U.S. Army Air Corps - WWII 4/3/41 - 10/30/45
Samuel Meyers
Michael Kolecke
U.S. Army / Vietnam 1967 - 1969
First Lieutenant Robert Edward Beutke U.S. Army Air Force Pilot -WWII Feb. 1940 - 1943
U.S. Navy - Sonar Technician Second Class 1976-1982
William Charles Williams
Donald A. Grady
Glenn Perdue
U.S. Navy - Korean War 1950 - 1954
U.S. Army - Sergeant 1980-1952
U.S. Army Sept. 1956 - Sept. 1958
35
George W. Michael
Retirement Presentation Award June 9, 1997
U.S. Army June 1943 - November 1945
Edward M. Thorsen
U.S. Army / Vietnam Served in Germany Aug. 10, 1966 - Aug. 29 - 1969
Glenn F. English
Stephen Homerding
Tom Limburg
Sylvester D. O’Rourke
U.S. Army Ottawa VFW Auxiliary
U.S. Army - 3rd Division June 1941 - June 1945 Died 12/30/94
William Alan Luther
Shane Luke
U.S. Army - Iraqi Freedom 2003 - 2004
Dale Norton
U.S. Army WWII
U.S. Navy 1951 - 1955
U.S. Army Iraq, Afghanistan
U.S. Army SP4 1965 - 1967
Richard Lamb U.S. Air Force 1955 - 1959
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
U.S. Army 1971-1997
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Michael
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
36
How to express your appreciation to military personnel
Members of the military perform an invaluable service. In volunteering to defend their nation and even vulnerable individuals across the globe, military members safeguard a way of life that enables millions of people to fulfill their potential and live happy, productive lives. Much of what military members do is out of the public eye. But that does not mean their sacrifices and heroic efforts should not garner public recognition and attention. Be it small and subtle gestures or more grandiose efforts, there are many things people can do to show their appreciation for military personnel. • Display the flag. Displaying your nation’s flag outside your home is a great way to express your patriotism and support for the people who defend that nation each and every day. Both the United States and Canada have established protocols for displaying their national flags. Adhere to these rules to indicate you respect what the flag symbolizes and appreciate the sacrifices the people who defend it make to ensure you have a safe place to display it. • Start an oral history of local veterans’ experiences. An oral history project is a great way to show veterans their sacrifices have not been forgotten and an even better way to ensure they never will be. Work with local government officials or military support organizations to begin an oral history project. Request assistance from officials at local universities or libraries for everything from funding the project to ensuring it is accessible to a wide audience. There’s no limit to the scope of an oral history project. Organizers can begin by asking veterans to share their experiences in the military, what compelled them to volunteer and why it’s important that future generations follow their example. As the project progresses, the scope can be expanded (or narrowed) but organizers should ensure local veterans remain the focal
point. • Help injured veterans. Many military service personnel who serve overseas return from active duty with injuries. Individuals who want to express their appreciation for military personnel can offer to help injured veterans. Whether it’s mowing an injured veteran’s lawn in the summertime or running errands for them when their injury causes fa-
tigue, no gesture is too small or too big when it’s motivated by a desire to help someone who was hurt defending your country. • Remember veterans when voting. Issues that affect veterans’ lives are often decided at the polls. Individuals who want to express their appreciation for military personnel can speak with local veterans about the issues that affect
their everyday lives and what they can do come Election Day to ensure those issues are being addressed. The efforts of military personnel are worthy of appreciation. Individuals can do many things to express that appreciation and remind active and veteran service members that their sacrifices have not been forgotten. TF235975
The roles of the various branches of the U.S. military
37
MARINE CORPS. It might surprise some to learn that the Marine Corps. is a component of the Department of the Navy. That’s one reason why it maintains amphibious and ground units for contingency and combat operations. The Marine Corps. is divided into four groups: the operating forces that fight; the headquarters for leadership; the supporting establishment that provides logistical support; and the Marine Corps. Reserve.
SPACE FORCE The existence of the Space Force may come as a surprise to many Americans. Organized under the Department of the Air Force and established in 2019, this branch of the military organizes, trains and equips space forces in order to protect the interest of America and its allies in space.
NAVY The Navy protects America at sea. Despite its massive land mass, the United States is a maritime nation, which underscores how important a strong Navy is to the safety of the country and its residents. The Navy works alongside American allies and partners to keep the seas open and free.
COAST GUARD During peacetime, the Coast Guard is part of the Department of Homeland Security. In times of war, it operates under the Navy. The Coast Guard provides law and maritime safety enforcement as well as environmental protection. In addition to promoting national security, border security and economic prosperity in the maritime environment, the Coast Guard saves those in peril on the sea.
AIR FORCE The Air Force has five core missions: air superiority; global strike; rapid global mobility; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and command and control. The Air Force defends the country and its residents in air, space and cyberspace and is capable of delivering forces anywhere in the world within hours.
NATIONAL GUARD The National Guard is comprised of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. The National Guard has a diverse array of responsibilities that range from supporting combat missions to responding during domestic emergencies to assisting in humanitarian efforts and more.
A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
ARMY The U.S. Department of Defense notes that the Army is the largest and oldest service in the country’s military. The Army provides the ground forces that protect the United States. Members of the Army are trained to defeat enemy ground forces and to seize and control enemy lands and resources. Army also are trained to control and interact with the general population in countries where members are stationed.
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
Each November, people across the United States and its territories honor the brave men and women who serve and have served in the various branches of the country’s military. Veterans Day is observed annually every November 11 and honors the service of all U.S. military veterans. The day should not be confused with Memorial Day, which is celebrated each year in May and honors all military personnel who have died in service. Veterans Day is a great time for anyone to learn more about the various branches of the U.S. military. TF22B467
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
38
Call 844-377-3452 to schedule your free quote today!
39 A SALUTE TO VETERANS The Times /shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
For your courage, your commitment, your service,we salute you.
A SALUTE TO VETERANS
HONORING OUR NATION’S HEROES
The Times / shawlocal.com/mywebtimes • Saturday, November 7, 2026
40