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A Supplement to Sauk Valley Media

November 10, 2014

SALUTE TO

VETERANS CELEBRATE VETERANS DAY

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

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SPC. Greg Adams 1st Aviation Brigade Vietnam Served 1969-1971

Staff Sgt. Donald L. Allen U.S. Army - WWII Served 1943 - 1946 Passed Away 1/1/2002

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Robert W. Ager

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Elmer L. Albus Jr.

U.S.M.C. Served 3 Years Served 14 Months in Korea March 1952 - March 1955

SGT. E5 Frank G. Aguilar U.S. Army Served 1962 - 1965 Germany

U.S. Army Served 1945 - 1947 Passed Away 8/5/2014

Army Medic - Vietnam Served 3 Years

U.S. Navy - Vietnam Served 1963 - 1967

Louis J. Amesquita U.S. Army Cpl. Served 4 Years

Richard J. Amesquita U.S. Air Force Served 1942 - 1945

Samuel J. Amesquita U.S. Marines Sgt. Served 1953-1957 Passed Away 12-16-88

Carl Anderson U.S. Air Force Korean War Served 14 Years

Robert E. Anderson Army - 712 Tank Battalion Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 12/5/2013

Tony Arduini

Roger Arend

Leslie Arvola

SSGT. Alva “Joe” Ash U.S. Army (Infantry) Served 1945 - 1966 Passed away 11/01/04

Dave Apple U.S. Army Served 2 Years

Army 754th Tank Bn. Served 2 Years Passed Away 3/4/2014

Chuck Babel

Donald Babel

U.S. Air Force Served 1981 - 1984

Ralph Aldrich

U.S. Army - Vietnam ARCON - Medal Served 1967-1969

Walter Arthurs Jr. U.S. Army Served 4 Years

7th Inf. Division Korea Served 1951 - 1953

Harley Babel

Jay Babel

Kenneth Babel

U.S. Army

U.S. Army - WWI

Served 1946 - 1948

Passed away in 1961

U.S. Air Force Served 1979 - 1982

Served 1950 - 1954

U.S. Air Force

Lt. David R. Allen

Kevin Babel U.S. Air Force Served 1977 - 1981 Passed away in 1982

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Recognition for veterans set throughout Sauk Valley STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

Call Andrew Kida at 815-7614240 for more information.

attend a program at 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday at the high school gym, 9154 2125 N. Ave., Manlius. Dale Maddy, an author, will be the speaker. The Bureau Valley Instrumental Ensemble will perform. Voice of Democracy participants will take part, and a multimedia program will be shown. A reception for veterans will take place after the program.

Amboy: A program will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Amboy High School, 11 E. Hawley Ave. Students from all three Amboy schools will attend, and the public is welcome. A dinner for veterans will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday Ashton: Veterans Day will be at Walton Tap, 906 Walton Road.

Reservations are needed. To sign observed starting at 10:30 a.m. up, call the bar at 815-857-2381.

Tuesday at the Mills and Petrie Chadwick: A Veterans Day Building, 704 N. First St. A guest Bureau Valley High School: program will be at 2:30 p.m. speaker will talk at 10:30 a.m., Students and the public can Tuesday at Chadwick Middle followed by a rifle salute at 11.

Veterans Day observances are planned across the Sauk Valley to honor those who have served their country. State and federal offices and banks will be closed Monday.

School, 19 School St. The public can attend. For more details, call the school at 815-684-5191.

Dixon: A ceremony will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Veterans Memorial Park, on West Palmyra Road. The public is welcome to attend. The Dixon Area Detachment Marine Corps League will have a color guard present. American Legion Post 12 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540 members will attend. The speaker will be Maj. Gen. Kevin G.

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O’Connell, who took command earlier this year at the Rock Island Arsenal.

Legion Auxiliary members will have an open house at noon at the Legion hall, 1120 W. First St. The public can attend, and participants are asked to bring a dish to pass.

An open house will take place at noon at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road. Food will be available for a donation.

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KSB Hospital wishes to thank all of our veterans, both past and present for their sacrifice and service.

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Raymond Babel

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Russell Babel

Passed away in 2002

Passed Away in 1993

James E. Baldwin U.S. Army Served 2 Years Passed Away in 1984

MGST Lee Bardier U.S. Air Force Served 1972-1993

Mike Barney

Pat McBride Barney

U.S. Navy Served 1942 - 1945

SSGT. Justus S. Bartelt U.S.M.C. Served 9 Years KIA 7-16-10 in Afganistan

Army - Air Force Served 1942 - 1945

Ruth Rockel Barney

Charles Ballard U.S. Navy Served 1950 - 1954

William Barney

U.S. Navy Served 1970-1993

U.S. Army Served 1970-1976

U.S. Navy - WWII Passed Away 12/1999

U.S. Army - WWII Passed Away in 1995

S/SGT. Donald D. Bartlett U.S. Army Served 1953 - 1955

Jerry Bartlett Marine Corps Served 1960-1964

Alisha Bass A.F. (Airman 1st Class) at Davis-Monthon Base Served 1 Year

Corporal Wayne A. Bauer

BM3 Robert E. Bertolozzi Jr.

Ronald A. Birkey

Charles F. Berry

U.S. Army 247th Combat Engineers Served 4/43 - 11/45 Passed Away 2/28/13

Willard E. Baldwin U.S. Navy Seabee’s Served 2 Years Passed away in 1995

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Sgt. Roger D. Berry U.S. Air Force Served 1971 - 1974

U.S. Navy Served 1968 - 1974 Passed Away 2/27/02

U.S. Air Force Served 1954 - 1958 Passed Away in 2004

Philip Ballard U.S. Army Served 1955 - 1956 Passed Away in 1975

Bob Bartel U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1968 & 1969

Dick Baumann

U.S. Marines Served 1972 - 1976

Army National Guard Served 1973 - 1979

Cpl. Larry Bittinger

Raymond Blackard Army 82nd Airborn Served 1943 - 1946

U.S.M.C. Served 1990 - 1994

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Luncheon planned after program in Rock Falls SERVICES

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Fulton: A Veterans Day observance will be Tuesday at Unity Christian High School, 711 10th St. Refreshments will be available at 9:15 a.m., with a chapel program from 9:45 to 10:45 to honor veterans and grandparents. The band and choir will perform.

The public can attend.

For more information, call 815-589-3912.

Lanark/Shannon: An honor breakfast for veterans and their spouses will be at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Eastland Elementary School, 601 S. Chestnut St., Shannon.

Participants are asked to make reservations by calling 815-864-2300. A

Veterans Day observance will be at 8:30 a.m. at the school gymnasium.

Elementary students and the sixth-grade beginner band will perform several selections. The public can attend.

Milledgeville: A program will be at 12:15 p.m.

Tuesday at Milledgeville High School gymnasium, 100 E. Eighth St. The public can attend. Brian Maloy, the school principal, will discuss veterans’ history. A speaker will attend, and the school band or choir will perform. Call the school at 815-225-7141 for more information.

Morrison: A ceremony will be at 10:45 a.m.

Tuesday at Grove Hill Cemetery, at the corner of High and North Gene-

see streets. A firing squad will give a rifle salute at 11 a.m. Larry Greesy, Second Division Commander of the Whiteside County Legion Post, will be the speaker.

Mount Morris: An assembly will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the gymnasium at David L. Rahn Junior High School, 105 W. Brayton Road. Staff Sgt. Brian Sawlsville will be the featured speaker.

The junior high band and choir will perform. The public can attend.

During the day, junior high students will make holiday cards for hospitalized veterans and take part in a boot camp run

by Lt. Col. Jerry Newman.

Oregon: A service will be at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Veterans of Foreign

Wars Post 8739, 1310 W. Washington St. The Oregon High School choir and members of the FFA, the Boy Scouts, American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, will take part. A 21-gun salute will take place, and “taps” will be performed.

A potluck will take place after the program, with donations accepted. The public can attend both, and bring a dish to pass.

VFW members will visit veterans at Oregon Living and Rehabilitation Center. Call 815-732-4477 for more information.

Polo: There will be a program at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Polo Elementary School, 308 S. Pleasant Ave. Details still are being completed. Call the school at 815-946-3811 for more information.

Rock Falls: A program will be at 11 a.m.

Tuesday at Memorial Park, at West Fifth Street and Galt Avenue. The public can attend. A soup and sandwich luncheon will take place after the ceremony at the Legion hall, 712 Fourth Ave. In the afternoon, Rock Falls Legion members will visit veterans at nursing homes in Sterling and Rock Falls.

Savanna: A ceremony will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Savanna Public Library, 326 Third St. Larry Melocs from the Army Corps of Engineers will speak. The Savanna American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will recognize veterans.

The public can attend.

An honor guard will be present.

Sterling: A Veterans Day presentation will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Centennial Auditorium, 1408 Fourth Ave. An address will be given by a speaker to be determined.

The public can attend.

Tampico: A program will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Tampico Elementary School, 304 E. Kimball St. Children will sing during the presentation. Call the school at 815-438-2255 for more information.

Walnut: A Veterans Day ceremony will be at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at Bureau Valley North School, 323 S. Main St., Walnut. Each class of students will give a presentation. Call the school at 815-379-2900 for more information.

We Remember America’s Veterans

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Steve Blackbourn U.S. Navy

Served 1989 - 1995

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Russell E. Blaze U.S. Navy - Aviation Tech Served 1980-1984

Bonnell Brothers Paul Mike Jess Melburn Frank Sheldon WWII

Edwin W. Bright U.S. Army Served 1964 - 1967 Passed Away in 2012

Elwyn K. Buhrow U.S. Army Served 1941-1944 Passed Away 12/3/1944 KIA In Germany

Franklin L. Bright U.S. Army Vietnam 101st Airborne Served 1964 - 1967

John L. Blum U.S. Air Force Served 1950 - 1953 Passed Away in 1953

Passed Away in 2010

Leon F. Boehle U.S. Army Served 1966-1968

Raymond E. Bonnell SP4 Combat Engineer U.S. Army Served 5/21/71-5/18/73

SPC. Gabriel Book

Robert Borden

U.S. Army Served 2010 - Present

Served 1957 - 1961

Merton A. Bright U.S. Army Passed Away in 1952

Merlyn E. Buhrow Marines -Wounded in Okinowa

Served 1944-1946 Passed Away 1/11/2004

Walter C. Blum U.S. Army Served 1944 - 1946

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Coy Burgess U.S. Army

Served 1970 - 1977

George W. Brooks U.S. Army Served 1956-1958 Germany

Hospital Corps

Albert T. Brushaber Air Force - Airman 1st Class

Served 1954 - 1958 Passed Away 6/15/10

Corporal Melburn Richard Bonnell U.S. Army Served 9/8/42 - 10/26/45 Passed away 5/6/84

Fredric E. Bramm U.S. Army Served 1966 - 1968 Passed Away 2/24/2006

Curtis Bucher U.S. Army - WWI Served in 1919 Passed Away 2/19/1955

Daniel C. Burkardt

Edward D. Burkardt

John A. Burkardt

U.S. Army • 1966 - 1968 Passed Away 10/13/02

U.S. Army Served 1963 - 1965

U.S. Army • 1967 - 1969 Passed Away 08/31/09

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MISSION STATEMENT:

To fly, fight and win ... in air, space and cyberspace

United States Air Force aims high www.af.mil.

Just 10 years after the first manned flight at Kitty Hawk, he power of flight has N.C., by the Wright brothers, been harnessed by the the Army formed the First Air United States military Squadron, in 1913, accordever since the hot-air balloon ing to Lawrence Benson, Air was employed for spying and Force historian.

The air service would earn observation missions during its first significant duty in the Civil War. Although balWorld War I, during which looning gave way to the “air it grew to include 197,000 machine” in the early 1900s, troops and 11,754 aircraft. it was not until 1947 that the The air service conducted Air Force officially was born 150 separate bombing attacks as its own branch of service. in which it dropped 138 tons On Aug. 1, 1907, the U.S. of bombs, while losing 289 Army Signal Corps estabairplanes, according to www. lished the first aeronautical division, which was assigned af.mil.

The coming of age for the to “take charge of all matters air service would be during pertaining to military ballooning, air machines and all World War II. In June 1941, the War Department crekindred subjects,” according ated the Army Air Forces, as to the Air Force’s website, STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

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the largest air armada in history.

In addition to flying over every theater of the war in Europe and Asia, it was the AAF that would deal the final blow to the Japanese war effort in August 1945, dropping the first two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Having proven itself essential to the Allied victory, the AAF became an independent entity and a full partner of a branch of the Army Ground the other branches of service on Sept. 18, 1947, when the Forces. After having shrunk United States Air Force was to 26,000 troops and fewer born. than 2,000 planes after the New technology, such as first world war, the new AAF would swell to include 80,000 the long-range B-36 bomber aircraft and 2.4 million troops and the F-86 Saber jet fighter, became invaluable assets to by the end of World War II, those fighting on the ground Benson said. This would be

in Korea and Vietnam.

American air power heavily contributed to the end of the Cold War, Benson said.

With the U.S. winning the arms race, while developing advancements such as the stealth bomber, the Soviets began to fall behind the United States in military technology, especially in the air.

Today, the Air Force consists of 350,000 active-duty members and 193,500 reservists. It has gone from being a small branch of the Army to an independent and instrumental part of most military operations, either by flying missions, delivering supplies or gathering reconnaissance.

The mission itself has evolved as well, according to www. af.mil.

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Robert J. Burkardt

Salute to Veterans

Roger E. Burkardt

SSG. Tom Bushman

Lloyd E. Card

U.S. Army • 1943 - 1944 Passed Away 08/30/56

U.S. Air Force • 1960 - 1964 Guard •1980 - 1985

U.S. Army - Desert Storm

Served 1983-1997

Served 2 Years, 8 Months

George D. Castle

Arturo O. Chacon USAF/ANG Served 1963-1969, 1980-2005

Arturo V. Chacon Sr. U.S. Army Air Corp.

Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away in 2001

Arthur Donald Chapinski U.S. Army Served 1948-1968 Passed away 9/4/14

See Bees & Navy Served 6 Years Passed Away 8/1/03

Corporal Tommy Cisketti

Arthur Chatham U.S. Army - WWII Served 1942-1945 Passed away 11/6/2003

Sgt. Robert W. Cheshier U.S. Army - Korean War Served 1950 - 1952

U.S. Army - MIA Served 4 Years Passed Away 11/25/1950

Larry Contreras U.S. Air Force 1951-1954 (Korean War)

Nelo Contreras U.S. Army - WWII Served 1941-1944 Passed away 11/6/96

Ralph Contreras U.S. Marine Corps.

WWII Served 4 years

U.S. Army - WWII

F.O. Charles W. Clinker Army Air Force 1943-1945 Passed Away 6/16/08

Alvin Cover U.S. Army Vietnam 1968 - 1969 Served 3 Years

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John R. Carlson U.S. Navy - Korea Served 1950-1954

John W. Carlson U.S. Army Served 1943 - 1946 Passed Away 4-29-66

Leo Chapinski Jr. U.S. Army Served 4 Years Passed Away 5-7-97

Robert Chapinski U.S. Navy Served 1945-1947 Passed Away 9/24/10

Jesse Contreras U.S. Army WWII

Joseph “Chico” Contreras U.S. Navy Served 1958 - 1961

SRA John Craft U.S. Air Force Served 1996 - 2002

Daniel L. Cruse Jr. US Navy - Pacific Theatre WWII Deceased

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Honoring your Service, Remembering your Sacrifice…

Thank you to America’s Veterans for your ongoing Dedication to our Country and your Commitment to Preserving our Precious Freedom.

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US Army WWII Deceased

Maurice “Pete” Cruse U.S. Army • 2nd Div. 1952-1954 • Korea

Michael J. Cruse U.S. Army - 8th Div. Germany Served 1986 - 1992

SGT. Mike Cushing U.S. Army - WWI Passed Away in 1986

PVT. Perry Cushing U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1 Year

MAJ. Sam W. Cushing U.S. Army Spanish American War Passed Away in 1937

Served 1955 - 1958 Passed Away 8/7/13

Earl Delhotal U.S. Army - Infantry WWII Pacific Served 4 Years

Gene DeMay U.S. Army - Sig Corp Served 1951 - 1953

U.S. Army Served 1984 - 1987

James “Jim” R. Devine

Walter W. Denning Sr.

David K. Devine

James E. Devine U.S. Army Served 1943 - 1945 Passed Away 2/28/1982

M.L. “Mick” Cruse

Merle Deets US Army Station in Germany

U.S. Army Spec E5 Served 3 Years

U.S. Navy - “Retired” Served 1985-2009

U.S. Army - Korea Served 1950 - 1953 Passed Away 11/16/2008

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Paul J. Cunniff

CPL. Edward Cushing U.S. Army - Korea Served 3 Years

Roger D. Cruse U.S. Marines Served 1953 - 1957

U.S. Army 1st Cav. Division Served 1970 - 1971

Eligio DeAnda Jr.

Edward Deets

U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1966-1969

U.S. Army Served 1979 - 1982

U.S. Army Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 8/24/1962

Scott Dempsey

PFC Christopher Denning

Walter Denning Jr.

Edgar F. Deets

Army National Guard Served 2013 - Present

U.S. Army E-4 Served 3 Years

James R. Devine U.S. Navy Served 1969 - 1971

P.F.C. Matthew Dickinson U.S. Army Served 1 Year

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Bryant “Bud” Diehl U.S. Army

Served 1943 - 1946 Passed Away 5/20/98

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Harold B. Dodd, Jr.

Michael A. Donnelly

U.S. Army Served 1948 - 1953 Passed Away 4/30/1989

U.S. Army Served 1942-1945 Passed Away 5/1996

George Ebenezer 7th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry 1861-1863 Passed Away December 1923

Joseph E. Dvorak U.S. Air Force / WWII Served 1943 - 1945 Passed Away 7/10/1996

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Norman Eakle U.S. Air Force Served 1952 - 1956

Dr. Howard M. Edwards Jr. Served WWII - Army

Dr. Howard M. Edwards Sr. Paul Ebenezer U.S. Navy Served 1952-1956 Passed Away 1/1/07

Tom Ebenezer U.S. Air Force Served 1958-1962

Served WWI - Army

Sgt. Marc L. Erisman U.S. National Guard Served 7 Years

Jamie Ryan Espinoza

Edward J. Forder

Jeffrey Fischbach U.S. Marines Served 1975 - 1979

Hugh E. Flynn Sr. U.S. Army Served 1952 - 1954 Passed Away 8/31/98

U.S. Navy Served 2007-Present

U.S. Air Force

Served 1951 - 1955 Passed Away 2/19/2014

Dr. Donald W. Edwards

Ruth Ganz Edwards Served WWII - Navy

US Army - WWII

Charles M. Eller U.S. Army 5th RCT Korea Served 1952-1953 Passed Away 3/19/2007

Bill Ebenezer U.S. Army Served 1949-1951 Passed Away 01/22/93

Raymond J. Espinoza Jr. U.S. Air Force Served 1982 - 1992

Sgt. Avlon C. Foster U.S. Air Force 8th Air Force - 509th Bomber

Served 3 Years

SGT. Wallace Feldman U.S. Army - Infantry 2nd Division, 9th Regiment Served 1945 - 1947 Passed Away 1/15/12

U.S. Navy Served 1944 - 1946 Passed Away in 1997

Arnold Frank U.S. Marines Served 1951-1953

Chief Petty Officer Mark Friday U.S. Navy 1985-2011 Retired

Donald W. Finch

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MISSION STATEMENT:

Develop, deliver, and sustain material to ensure a dominant joint force for the U.S. and our allies

Army born to fight in the Revolution F

STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

rom the Greens of Lexington, Massachusetts, to the deserts of Iraq, the United States Army has been a part of shaping American history for 230 years.

Born of necessity in June 1775, the Army has grown from a collection of militias fighting an invading British army to one of the elite forces in military history.

The current war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan is the latest incarnation of the Army’s history of duty and service to the United States.

“I am proud to be a contributor and do my part. I feel it is necessary and my way to preserve the safety of my family and my country,” Sgt.

Maj. David Murray said on the Army’s website, www.army.mil.

The active-duty soldiers in the U.S. Army are today’s link to a long history of service in the oldest branch of the military.

The Army dates back to June 14, 1775, when it was created by the Continental Congress, before America even was a sovereign nation. The war would be an 8-year conflict, officially ending on April 11, 1783. The Army likely never totaled more than 30,000 men under Gen. George Washington, commander of the Continental Army.

The Army again would be asked to answer the call of duty briefly in the War of 1812, when for a second time America would have to go to war with an invading British army.

The first draft in military history came during the Civil War.

The Union army consisted of between 2.5 million and 2.75 million soldiers, according to www.civilwarhome.com. Union soldiers who fought and died in battle numbered 110,070. About 94,000 more Confederate soldiers died in war.

The Civil War proved to be the first “technological” war as

telegraphs, railroads, and rifle artillery first were extensively used by the Army.

The draft would become a defining factor in future American wars as the Army again was called overseas in 1917, to help turn the tide in World War I. With congressional approval of the Selective Service Act, 2 million American soldiers would go overseas. This war would be one of attrition in trench warfare. More than 53,000 Americans lost their lives in battle during the “Great War.” The largest mobilization in U.S. Army history was during World War II. By 1945, 7.9 million soldiers were mobilized, with casualties for the army reaching 165,800 dead or missing, according to www.wikipedia.org.

Following World War II, there

were two Asian conflicts, Korea and Vietnam. Korea never officially was declared a war in America, rather it was termed a police action, according to www.wikipedia.org. The conflict lasted from 1950 to 1953.

The Vietnam War is the only conflict in which the United States failed to achieve its objective. During the protracted conflict that lasted from 1960 to 1975, 58,226 soldiers died.

Today, the Army continues its duty to serve America. It is not serving only in Iraq or Afghanistan, but 273,000 American soldiers also are serving in 120 countries. For all the changes, advances, and hardships the Army has endured over more than two centuries, success still comes down to the individual character of each soldier.

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Louie Frieberg

Salute to Veterans

PFC John “Matt” Furr John Furr Jr.

U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1967 - 1969

U.S. Marines Served 4 Years

George J. Gallant

John Gallant US Navy/US Army Served 24 Years

U. S. Navy Served 4 Years

Staff Sgt. Victor Garland IL. Army National Guard Served 2006 - Present

David R. Geil Army E-5 1966-1969 Vietnam 1967-1968

Sgt. Johnny Garrison U.S. Army • WWII 1st Cavalry Scout Served 7 Years

Forrest (Frosty) Gelsinger U.S. Navy Served 1944 - 1945 Passed Away in 1982

U.S. Army - WWII Served 3 Years Passed Away 11/11/93

James Galvin U.S. Army • Korea Served 1951 - 1953

Richard A. Gebhardt U.S. Army Served 1956 - 1958 Passed Away 4/10/2014

AM2 Fred Giese U.S. Navy Served 1955 - 1959

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Stephen Gall

Clyde C. Futrelle U.S. Army Served 1943 - 1945 Passed Away 7/22/05

U.S. Army Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away in 1976

George E. Gallant U.S. Navy Served 15 Years

David Gail Gardner U.S. Army-Air Corps WWII - 1942-1946 Passed Away 6/15/1984

1st Lt. Joseph Garland U.S. Air Force Served 1942 - 1945 Passed Away 9/6/1987

Terry Garland U.S. Army (Spec. 4) Served 1972-1974

E6 Cole Allan Gehrt National Guard Served 2007 - Present

John L. Gilbert US Navy Seabees Served 1971-1973

Spc. 5 Jerome Gehrt U.S. Army 2 Tours - Vietnam Served 1966-1969

Francis Girton U.S. Army Served 2 Years Passed Away 2/6/1990

Corpl. Walter Gehrt U.S. Army - WWII Served 1941-1945

John J. Girton U.S. Marine Corps.

Served 1969 - 1971

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MISSION STATEMENT:

To administer the various bridge statutes, environmental laws of the United States,pertinent regulations and policies in a timely, courteous, responsive and professional manner

Coast Guard patrolling waves at home In 1790, Congress created the Revenue Cutter Service by authorizing the construction of he U.S. Navy is not solely 10 vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws, prevent smuggling, responsible for protectand protect the collection of ing America’s interests federal revenue. on the waves. Since the 18th During the 19th century, Concentury, the U.S. Coast Guard gress created the Steamboat and the various services that Inspection Service to provide preceded it have patrolled the for the security of passengers nation’s shoreline against teron board such vessels. Conrorist threats, drug smugglers gress also created the U.S. Lifeand illegal immigrants, while Saving Service and the Bureau enforcing the nation’s tariff and trade laws and maintaining of Navigation.

Before the turn of the 20th security. century, these assorted agenIn 1789, when Congress fedcies were separately charged eralized lighthouses built by the colonies to help with mari- with enforcing laws against slavery, piracy and smuggling, time navigation, it created the Lighthouse Service, which was protecting the environment placed under the control of the and charting the nation’s coastlines. In 1915, Woodrow Treasury Department.

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STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

Wilson signed the Act to Create the Coast Guard, which combined the Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service.

The other services and bureaus eventually were folded into the Coast Guard, as well.

The Coast Guard was moved

from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, to provide security at the nation’s seaports.

In 1967, the Coast Guard joined the Department of Transportation.

The Coast Guard works as far south as the Florida Keys and as far north as the polar region.

Today, the Coast Guard’s 39,000 active duty personnel’s activities include intercepting illegal immigrants from Cuba and Haiti, rescuing people in distress at sea, patrolling for drug runners and breaking up ice in the northern polar regions for search-and-rescue operations.

The Coast Guard began hunting drug runners in the 1920s,

when Congress tasked the service to curtail alcohol smuggling. The first drug seizure in Coast Guard history was in 1973, when the USCGC Dauntless boarded a 38-foot boat with more than a ton of marijuana on board.

In 2005, the Coast Guard intercepted $9.7 billion worth of drugs, up from $7.7 billion the previous year.

In 1986, the Coast Guard added helicopter rescue teams that drop into any type of water and weather conditions in order to rescue people at sea.

The Coast Guard has 12 districts covering the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes.

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HONORING ALL WHO SER ED Join us this Veterans Day as we honor the men and women of the U.S. Military. Their courage, hard work and sacrifice are the backbone of our nation, protecting freedom, liberty, justice and all we hold dear.

Thank you, veterans.

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Robert L. Glessner U.S. Army 791AAA A/W BN. Served 1943-1946

Salute to Veterans

L. Harold Glessner U.S. Army 1st Armored Div. 1941-1945 Passed Away 6-26-05

S/SGT. Kennard Green Air Force Served 1952 - 1956

Spc. Kyle Gridley U.S. Army Active Duty - 1/2010

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Forrest L. Grobe U.S. Army 7th Arm’d Division Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 11/12/11

David Gugerty U.S. Army 1956-1958

Everette D. Hardin U.S. Navy Served 1944 - 1945 Passed Away in 2010

Sr. Chief Randy D. Hardin U.S. Navy Served 1972-1992

Ronald Hartman U.S. Army Served 1953-1955

Wallace Hartman U.S. Navy Served 1950-1953 Passed Away in 1999

Kenneth Hamm

Army Served WWII Passed Away Norma Lee Hackney U.S. Navy Served 1978 - 2006

Robert W. Hardin U.S. Army Served 2006 - Present 1 Year in Iraq Currently Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

3rd Class Terry L. Heeren U.S. Navy - Vietnam Served 1966 - 1969

Gary & Jerry Hall U.S. Army Served 1968 - 1970

Wayne “Bud” Harshman U.S. Air Force Served 1952 - 1956

Frederick L. Hamburg U.S. Marine Corp.

1944-1946 Passed Away 10/26/00

November 2008

C.M. 2nd Class Clifton Hartman U.S. Navy Served 1944-1945 Passed Away 10/26/83

Gene Hartman U.S. Marine Corp.

Served 1952-1960 Passed Away 10/21/11

James Barry Henderson Jerry Heffelfinger USAF - USN - USA Served 21 Years

Terry W. Heffelfinger U.S. Army Served 1961-1964

Spc. 4 Jason Heller U.S. Army Reserve Served 1991-1997

USAF Served 1958-1962

Hydraulic Mechanic B-47 Bomber / KC97 Aircraft

S. Sgt. Lyle R. Hendryx U.S. Army Served 7/27/44 - 6/23/46 Passed Away 11/30/2005

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Beau Bridges, Sid Caeser among notable members COAST GUARD

CONTINUED FROM 15

The Coast Guard and its predecessors have served in the U.S. Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War II, Vietnam and the Gulf War. During the Spanish-American War, cutters fought in the Caribbean Sea and provided guard against attack of the Spanish Fleet along the shoreline.

During the Civil War, Revenue Cutters patrolled the seas against commerce raiders and provided firing support for troops on shore.

The Coast Guard helped enforce U.N. sanctions during Operation Desert Shield, which was in place to protect Saudi Arabia, leading up to the Gulf War. Notable guard members include actor Beau Bridges, comedian Sid Caesar, journalist Walter Cronkite, football player Otto Graham and author Alex Haley.

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In this Oct. 16 photo released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Coast Guard Health Technician Nathan Wallenmeyer (left) and CBP supervisor Sam Ko conduct prescreening measures on a passenger who has arrived from Sierra Leone at O’Hare International Airport’s Terminal 5 in Chicago.

We Salute Our Veterans To all of our veterans and active-duty military, we thank you for your service.

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SSGT. Harold Higby U.S. Army Served 1941-1945

Salute to Veterans

Eugene G. Hill U.S. Army Infantry Served in 1946 Passed Away 10/05/01

Staff SGT. John S. Hill

Melvin Hohn U.S. Navy Served 1960 - 1964 Passed Away 3/4/13

Benjamin Hollowell

Bradley Hollowell

Clarence L. Hopkins U.S. Army Served 1952-1953

Elmer L. Hopkins U.S. Army Served 1945 - 1946 Passed Away Feb. 1946

Passed Away 1/21/1988

Edward Janssen U.S. Army - WWII Served 1942-1945 Passed Away 5-19-1967

Army National Guard 2008 - Present

LeRoy E. Janssen

U.S. Army - WWII Served 6 Years Passed Away 4/10/05

U.S. Air Force EOD Served 20 Years Retired

Army National Guard 2009 - Present

Don Hose U.S. Army Served 1952 - 1954

Keith V. Jaquet U.S. Army Served 4 Years Passed Away 10/21/2009

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Roger Hinrichs U.S. Army Served 2 Years from 1966 -1968

Ronald F. Hoefler

William Ronald Hoefler

Army Air Corps SSGT Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 8/13/97

USN/FMF HM2 Served 1965 - 1969 Passed Away 5/30/13

Sgt. Brock Hollowell Army National Guard 2007- Present

Corporal Frank J. Holmes 6th Army 374 Military Police Company Served 1953-1955

Robert Wayne Hondley

Wesley R. Huizenga

Guillermo (Bill) Hurches

U.S. Navy Electrician Chief Served 2001 - Present

Leonard Jerrells U.S. Army - SP4 Medic - Vietnam Served 1963 - 1966

U.S. Army Served 1946-1947 Passed Away 5/2/2009

John Jacobs

Army CPL Korea Served 1950 - 1952 Passed Away 1/30/2010

U.S. Army Served 1961-1964

Harold D. Johnson U.S. Army Served 5 Years

Jason A. Johnson Army National Guard 1644 Transportation Co. Served 1999 - 2011

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ix men worked together to hoist the makeshift flagpole consisting of a battle flag and a long, heavy steel pipe. One steadied the bases while the other five shoved the heavy standard into place.

It was just a simple photograph taken by a battlefield correspondent on the island of Iwo Jima, and it has been re-created countless times, captured in bronze, appeared in American history books, and hailed in song.

It has become one of the most recognizable images of America’s fighting men and women.

The raising of the flag marked the end of one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history. In 36 days of fighting on the tiny Pacific Island in 1945, during World War II, 25,851 Marines were killed or wounded, one-third of the invading force.

It would be one of the defining moments in the 231-year history of the Corps – a history that goes back to the very founding of the country itself.

On this day in 1775, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution forming two battalions of Marines.

Though they would be counted among the Continental Army’s ranks, the edict made it clear this would be a force designed for fighting on land and sea: “Particular care will be taken that no persons be appointed to office, or enlisted into said battalions, but such as good seamen, or so acquainted with maritime affairs as to be able to serve to advantage by sea when required.”

Although the new battalions were well accomplished in the revolution under the command of the first commandant, Maj. Samuel Nichols, the first incarnation of the Corps soon would be disbanded.

With the end of the war, both

On Veterans Day we honor the men and women of the U.S. Military.

Their courage, hard work and sacrifice are the backbone of our nation, protecting freedom, liberty, justice and all we hold dear.

the Navy and the Marines were decommissioned, and the government sold off all the Navy’s ships.

On July 11, 1798, President John Quincy Adams would sign the Corps back into existence.

From then on, Marines would play a significant role in every American conflict large and small. They fought alongside Gen. Andrew Jackson during the Battle of New Orleans and helped defend the Capitol in the War of 1812.

During the Mexican War, Marines famously fought their way from the sea to the “Halls of Montezuma,” which was memorialized in the opening lyric of the Marine Corps Hymn.

During the Civil War, Marines mostly fought alongside the Navy, particularly aiding in the Union blockade of Confederate ports. Following campaigns at the end of the 19th century in Cuba, the Philippines and Guam, the Marines came into their own in the 20th century.

In 1912, the Corps added flight to its land and sea capabilities.

In 1918, during World War I, they earned their nickname “Devil Dogs” for their fight in Belleau Wood, where nearly 12,000 Marines were killed or wounded in less than 2 years of fighting.

World War II marked the great modernization of the Corps.

During WWII, participa-

tion in the Marines peaked at 485,113 troops comprising six divisions and five airborne units.

During the Korean War, 424,000 Marines served. Of those, more than 4,500 gave their lives for their country, and 26,000 more were wounded.

Vietnam proved to be the Marines’ longest and most taxing engagement. More than 13,000 Marines would die in Vietnam, with 88,000 wounded.

Marines activities rounded out the 20th century with involvement in several smaller campaigns. In the early 1990s the Marines took a leading role in the first Gulf War, mobilizing 92,000 troops in Kuwait.

Keeping true to their recruiting slogan, “The few, the proud,” Marines today make up the smallest of the U.S. Armed Forces. There are 180,000 active duty Marines and 40,000 reserves.

We salute & honor all American Veterans!

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Sauk Valley Area Realtors

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IN HONOR OF ALL MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY In Memory of Master Sergeant Hal Moroney September 28, 1945 - September 8, 2011

Thanks to all that have served!

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Remembering those who gave and sacrificed in the name of peace.

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Thanking all men and women who have served honorably during times of war and peace.

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In deep appreciation for all you have done.

Laurie Sandoval 499-1587 laurie@lauriesandoval.com

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Patti Shoemaker (815) 994-8794

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Thank you to all Veterans for your service and giving us our freedom!

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Thanks to Lester C. Underhile and to all men and women who have served our country.

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Floyd H. Thomas U.S. Army 1971-1977. Also served in Special Forces as a Green Beret from 1982-1990

Lance Cpl. Michael Thomas Marine Corps 2001-2005 and recevied a Purple Heart for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom

Floyd Thomas Sr. served in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953

I want to express THANKS to all who have served & sacrificed for our country.

Especially our younger brothers who both served as Medics while serving our country.

Paul Burger, 66, who passed 9-16-14 and Larry Schryver, 69, who passed 9-17-14 And our dear neighbor, Mr. Hoffman 9-18-14.

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Charles Thomas Jr. Charles E. Thomas Sr. serves in the Army Lieutenant Colonel U.S. National Guard Army. Served from 19782000-Present.

2006. Supported Desert He also served Storm, Eduring Freedom, in Operation and Bosnia Iraqi Freedom

We thank them for their service, and we thank them for our freedom.

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Brian Lewis Jr. U.S. Navy 2009 - 2013

Clifford J. Lewis U.S. Army - WWII

Served 1942 - 1945 Passed away in 2012

Jackie Marvin Linton U.S. Army Served 1951-1953 Passed Away April 3, 2009

Tim Martin

Sgt. Christoper Long U.S. Marines Served 2009 - Present

Sgt. Ray Martinez

Served 1966 - 1968

U.S. Army Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 1989

William McBride

Dean McCaffrey

U.S. Merchant Marine WWII & Korea Passed Away 2005

U.S. Marines

U.S. Marines • Vietnam Operation Essex

Served 1989 - 1992 Passed Away 8/16/92

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Dennis C. Lewis Jr.

Dennis C. Lewis Sr.

Served 1985 - 1989

Served 1965 - 1969

U.S. Air Force - Desert Storm

Alfred S. Lopez U.S. Navy Served 1945-1947

Alexander Maves Sr. Army Medic 2007 - 2012 Now at Fort Drum New York

U.S. Navy - Vietnam

SPC4 Larry R. Ludewig

Army - Medic Vietnam Served 65 - 67 Passed Away 8/10/12

Scott Wayne Lewis

U.S. Navy - Desert Storm

Randy J. Lilly

Served 1987 - 1995 Passed Away 5/9/95

U.S. Air Force Served 3 Years

Joseph E. Magnafici U.S. Navy Served 1949-1953 Passed Away 1-26-97

Greg Malburg U.S Army, Vietnam Served1968-1970

S/Sgt. Theodore R. Maves Army Served 1952-1954 Passed Away March 2006

Roger McBride Wilbur Maves Army 1952 - 1954

Roger McCaffrey Gene McCaffrey

Patrick McCaffrey

U.S. Army

U.S. Marines

Served 1961 - 1964

Served 1954 - 1957

U.S. Army World War II Passed Away in 1990

U.S. Army

HT2 James R. McClintock

Served 1961 - 1964 Passed Away 7/16/95

U.S. Navy 1980 - 1993 U.S. Army 1957 - 1959

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William A. Johnson

Raymond E. Johnson U.S. Marine Corps Served 4 Years Passed Away 1/25/2007

Robert W. Johnson U.S. Army WWII

Served 3 yrs & 2 months Passed Away 4/26/2000

Dr. Irving A. Katz U.S. Army - Med Corps Served 1942-1946 Passed Away 4/12/03

Michael Gunther Katz U.S. Navy Served 14 1/2 years Passed Away 9/4/98

Capt. Tom Kavanaugh Army Aviation Kiowa Pilot Served 2005 - Present

Bruce Knipple U.S. National Guard Served 1948-1951

Kenneth W. Knox U.S. Army Served 1984-1986

Cory L. Lance U.S. Air Force Served 1993-1997

Leslie E. “Pete” Lansford U.S. Air Force Served 1942-1945 Passed Away 12/8/80

T/Sgt. Army Air Force

CPL. Nicholas Todd Kohl

U.S. Army - O.I.F. Served 2005 - 2006

Ronald Joseph Latta Air Force - Flight Fueler Served 1989 - 1992

Sgt. Stephanie Jones & Sgt. Rob Sevenberg IL Army National Guard Served 2007 - Present

Nicholas O. Kellen U.S. Air Force Served 4 years Passed Away 5/13/99

U.S. Army Served 1952 - 1954

Glen R. Kuhlemier U.S. Marine Corps.

Served 1953-1955

Corporal James Kulas U.S. Army Korea Gasoline Supply Unit Served 1953 - 1954

Sylvan J. Leffelman U.S. Army Served 2 years 1951-1953

John W. Leonard U.S. Army Served 3 years 1953 - 1956

William C. Kessel

Charles W. Josephsen 1st Inf. of Red Star 6th Div. Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 11/1/2001

Sgt. Charles W. (Jake) Kness U.S. Army • WWII Passed Away 4/30/12

Corporal Raymond J. Kulas

U.S. Army 90th Infantry Div. “Tough Hombres” Served 1942 - 1945

Spec. 5 Dale W. Letcher U.S. Army - Vietnam War Served 1968 -1972

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Brian Lewis Jr. U.S. Navy 2009 - 2013

Clifford J. Lewis U.S. Army - WWII

Served 1942 - 1945 Passed away in 2012

Jackie Marvin Linton U.S. Army Served 1951-1953 Passed Away April 3, 2009

Tim Martin

Sgt. Christoper Long U.S. Marines Served 2009 - Present

Sgt. Ray Martinez

Served 1966 - 1968

U.S. Army Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 1989

William McBride

Dean McCaffrey

U.S. Merchant Marine WWII & Korea Passed Away 2005

U.S. Marines

U.S. Marines • Vietnam Operation Essex

Served 1989 - 1992 Passed Away 8/16/92

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Dennis C. Lewis Jr.

Dennis C. Lewis Sr.

Served 1985 - 1989

Served 1965 - 1969

U.S. Air Force - Desert Storm

Alfred S. Lopez U.S. Navy Served 1945-1947

Alexander Maves Sr. Army Medic 2007 - 2012 Now at Fort Drum New York

U.S. Navy - Vietnam

SPC4 Larry R. Ludewig

Army - Medic Vietnam Served 65 - 67 Passed Away 8/10/12

Scott Wayne Lewis

U.S. Navy - Desert Storm

Randy J. Lilly

Served 1987 - 1995 Passed Away 5/9/95

U.S. Air Force Served 3 Years

Joseph E. Magnafici U.S. Navy Served 1949-1953 Passed Away 1-26-97

Greg Malburg U.S Army, Vietnam Served1968-1970

S/Sgt. Theodore R. Maves Army Served 1952-1954 Passed Away March 2006

Roger McBride Wilbur Maves Army 1952 - 1954

Roger McCaffrey Gene McCaffrey

Patrick McCaffrey

U.S. Army

U.S. Marines

Served 1961 - 1964

Served 1954 - 1957

U.S. Army World War II Passed Away in 1990

U.S. Army

HT2 James R. McClintock

Served 1961 - 1964 Passed Away 7/16/95

U.S. Navy 1980 - 1993 U.S. Army 1957 - 1959

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U.S. Marines from the USS Peleliu jog around the pier at the Subic Bay free port, Zambales province, northern Philippines.

Thanks to all our servicemen and women — PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE — for your dedication in preserving the freedom of our great country.

In times of war and peace, the men and women of our military dedicate themselves to serving our country.

Their commitment, patriotism, sacrifice and courage keep our country safe and strong.

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Pfc. John R. McClintock U.S. Army Served 1957 - 1959

Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert J. Mena, Jr. U.S. Marines Served 24 Years and still serving

Steven C. McCrystal U.S. Army Served in Germany June 1966 - May 1969 Passed Away Oct. 6, 2010

T. F. Sergeant Anthony E. Mercer U.S. Air Force Served 8 years

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PFC James “Peanuts” McDaniel U.S. Army Served 1944-1945 Passed Away 1/2/88

Major Arthur Mercer U.S. Army - WWI Air Force -WWII Chaplain 1944-1948

Terry J. McDonnell U.S. Army Served 1963-1965

Sgt. 1st Class Isaac M. Mercer Army - 2 Years 1Year in Korea 6 Years Reserves 2 Years Active Duty

CPL. John McPherson James McKenna U.S. Army Served 1956 - 1959

Michael Keith Mercer U.S. Air Force (E4) Served 1976 - 1980

U.S. Army Served 2 Years

Passed Away 2/27/2012

Robert Mercer U.S. Navy Served 1945 - 1948 Passed Away 7/30/2003

Seth Mikl U.S. Army

Stephen L. Mercer U.S. Marine Corps.

2 Years Active 4 Years Inactive

PFC. Arlo Millican U.S. Army - WWII Served 1943 - 1946 Passed Away 12/17/12

Dave Mickley

Served 6 Years

U.S. Army Served 1945 - 1946 Passed Away 10/2/1987

Billy K. Mills U.S. Army • Vietnam 1966-1968

Myrle Moeller U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1965 - 1968

Ronnie L. Miles Army - Paratrooper 82nd Airborne 1960 - 1963

Served 1942 - 1945

Raymond Moeller

U.S. Navy - Yeoman 2nd Class

U.S. Army

Served 1949 - 1953 Korea 25 Months Sea Duty

Served Dec. 1943 - Oct. 1945

Passed Away 6/13/70

Leo J. Miller U.S. Air Force

Tyler Miller U.S. Army Served 2009 - Present

Bud Mohr Richard C. Montavon U.S. Army 1955 - 1957

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James Montavon U.S. Army Served 2 Years

Jeffrey L. Nagy U.S. Coast Guard Served 1984 - 1989

Cpt. Charles E. Noffsinger U.S. Army - Korean War Served 1943 -1946 Passed Away Nov. 2, 1997

Gregory L. O’Brien U.S. Army U.S. Army Guard - Iraq Served 2007- 2013

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Dennis P. Morath

Frank E. Muhleback

U.S. Army - Spec. 4 Served 1957 - 1960

Served 1944 - 1946

Dale Moore U.S. Army - PVT E2 Served 3 Years Passed Away 5/10/13

Andrew L. Near U.S. Air Force Served 1952-1956 Passed Away 8/16/2010

Arlyn Norman U.S. Air Force Served 25+ Years

Ronald J. O’Brien U.S. Army - Military Police Served 1964-1967

U.S. Navy

Capt. Edward S. Murphy MD U.S. Army - 1941-1946 Passed away 09/1987

Joshua Near Douglas A. Near

1644 IL Army National Guard

U.S. Marines Corps. & Navy Served 23 1/2 Years

Operation Enduring Freedom

Carl H. Nelson U.S. Navy Served 1945-1946

Calvin R. Nutt Petty Officer E-4 U.S. Navy Served 1973 -1977

Sgt. Marvin J. Nutt U.S. Army Served 1966 -1969

Leonard Norman U.S. Army Served 5 Years

Rev. Edwin Burdell O’Neil U.S. Army • Purple Heart Served 1942 -1946 Passed Away Sept. 8, 2009

Served 9 Years

Jack E. Ohare Army Airborne - WWII Served 1942-1946

Kenneth Oller U.S. Navy - WWII Served 2 1/2 Years

Louis K. Nagy U.S. Navy Served 1943 - 1947 Passed Away 11/23/2005

Murray E. Newcomer Army - Europea Theater Served 1944 - 1946 Passed Away 12/1/12

ETR3 Robert Lee Nutt U.S. Navy Served 1958 -1962 Cuban Conflict Passed Away 2-26-62

Daniel Lee Oltmanns Navy Served 1977-1981

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Loren A. Oltmanns Army Engineers Served 1952-1954

Charles Peugh U.S. Marines Served 4 Years Passed Away 10/24/1983

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Anthony B. Parks US Navy Vietnam War Served 1966 - 1969

Pvt. David Parrott U.S. Army Served 1965 -1967 Passed Away 9/24/2009

Sarah Eileen Peacock U.S. Navy Served 6 Years

Robert E. Peugh

Anthony D. Pizarro U.S. Air Force Served 1951 - 1954 Passed Away 1/15/09

Henry Pizarro Jr. U.S. Navy Served 1951-1953 Passed Away 5-17-92

U.S. Air Force Served 10 Years

Richard L.Percycoe U.S. Navy Served 1963-1967

Sgt. Kyle Pletsch Army 2000 - 2004

Robert E. Personette U.S. Marine Corps.

Korean War Served 1952-1954

1st Lieutenant John Powell Army Air Corp. • Pilot B-17 91st Bomb Group 1941-1945 Passed Away 2-15-05

Master Sgt. Kim Razo Terry Powell Army-2nd Surveillance & Observation Battalion Germany 2 years

Lee G. Prew U.S. Marines Served 1952 to 1953 Purple Heart Passed away 06/25/1995

U.S. Air Force Manuel M. Ramirez, Sr. U.S. Marine Corps.

Served 1953-1956 Passed Away 3/6/91

Ben Ray

Served 20 Years

U.S. Army Served 1952 - 1954 Passed Away 12/6/2013

Michael Razo Aviation Pneudraulic SME United States Army

Served 8 Years

Master Sgt. Roxanne Razo Rod Razo Master Sargeant Air Force Served 20 Years

U.S. Army

Served 20 Years

SGT. Ryan Razo Air Force

Served 9 Years

Tom Razo Tech Sargeant Air Force Served 23 Years

Lyle R. Reap US Army 1967-1969 Vietnam

Allen D. Reece U.S. Army • Vietnam Served 1969-1970

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To maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas

Maintaining freedom from sea to shining sea Navy on Oct. 13, 1775, by authorizing two ships to abate those supplying the British ith water making up Army during the Revolutionary War. Today, Oct. 13 is celmore than 70 perebrated as the birthday of the cent of the Earth’s U.S. Navy. surface, the United States Early on, naval power Navy has a lot of territory played a significant role in to cover. For more than 230 the nation’s defense, from the years, its fleets have defendWar of 1812 to the Civil War, ed the nation in locations where the Union had a disthroughout the world. tinct advantage over the ConThe U.S. Navy is the branch of the armed forces responsi- federacy on the seas.

In 1907, several of the Navy’s ble for conducting naval operations. Its mission is “to main- ships, dubbed the Great White tain, train and equip combat- Fleet, were showcased in a 14-month tour of the world to ready naval forces capable demonstrate the Navy’s abilof winning wars, deterring ity to fight on a global stage. aggression and maintaining The Navy might have seen freedom of the seas,” accordlittle action during World War ing to www.navy.mil.

I, but it grew strong in the The U.S. Navy traces its oriyears before World War II. gins to the Continental Navy.

The U.S. fleet suffered a The Continental Congress devastating loss of men and established the Continental STAFF REPORT news@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5501

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ships at the hands of Japanese pilots when they attacked the fleet in dock on Dec. 7, 1941, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Five of eight battleships at Pearl Harbor were sunk or sinking, the rest of the fleet damaged. Three light cruisers, three destroyers and three smaller vessels were lost along with 188 aircraft.

Nearly 2,400 Americans were killed, including 68 civilians, and 1,178 were wounded.

Dubbed a date that will “live in infamy” by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the attack propelled America into WWII. The U.S. Navy grew tremendously, faced with a two-front war on the seas in both Europe and in the Pacific, where the U.S. Navy achieved acclaim during the Allies’ “island-hopping” campaign.

The Navy continued to play major roles in later conflicts. It served to blockade Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and was active in Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War. Today, the U.S. Navy maintains a sizable presence in the world, deploying in such areas

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as East Asia, Southern Europe, and the Middle East with the ongoing war on terrorism.

There are nearly 500,000 men and women on active duty or in the Navy Reserve. The Navy operates 282 ships in active service and more than 4,000 aircraft.

Many sailors who served in the U.S. Navy have gone on to fame, including U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush, comedians Jack Benny and Bill Cosby, rap artist Stanley “MC Hammer” Burrell, jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, astronaut Alan Shepard, Jr., actors Tony Curtis, Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda, and professional wrestler and former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura.

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Spec. 4 Frank J. Reeverts U.S. Army Served 1956 - 1959

Jason Ricketts U.S. Air Force - Served in Saudi Military Police/Intelligence Nuclear Weapons

Served 1993-1997

EM 3 Alex Rios U.S. Navy Served 1959 - 1963

Sgt. Tom Rodriquez U.S. Marine Corps Served 1980 - 1984

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Dennis G. Reglin U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1969-1970

Timothy Ricketts U.S. Navy - USS Wasp Served 1969-1971 Passed Away 6-29-2011

SRA Caleb J. Rodriguez U.S. Air Force Served 2009 - 2013

Lt. Col. James E. Rogers U.S. Air Force - Retired 1951-1988

Kenneth L. Reglin U.S. Army - WW II Served 1940-1946 Passed Away 5/8/2011

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Steven G. Reglin U.S. Marine Corp.

Serving 2003-Present

Ambrose Reuter

Leo Rienstra

Timothy Rienstra

John Rinehart

U.S. Army Served 1960 - 1962

U.S. Army Served 1984 - 1987

U.S. Navy - Metal Smith Served 1952 - 1955

Merchant Marine Served 1945-1946

Theodore Reuter U.S. Army - WWII Passed Away 1994

Vincent G. Ridenhour U.S. Army Served 10/22/41 - 10/3/45

Passed Away 9/2/1993

SGT. Eliseo Rodriguez U.S. Marine Corps.

1976 - 1979 U.S. Air Force 1982 - 2007 (Retired)

Santos Rodriguez Guadalupe Rodriguez U.S. Army Served 3 Years

SGT. Matthew D. Rodriguez U.S. Marine Corps.

USMC Served 3 Years Passed Away 1945

Spec. 4 Jerry Lee Sanders U.S. Army Served 1963 - 1967 Passed Away 12/12/2005

Currently Serving

PFC Jericho Romero

HM3 Jonas Romero

John Roush

Army National Guard Served 2013 - Present

U.S. Navy Served 2009 - Present

U.S. Navy Served 1975 - 1995

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Sedrick Sanders Marines & Army Served 4 Years Passed Away 1-23-03

Gabe Santos

Air Force Served 4 Years

Passed Away 10/16/09

SSG. Nathan Olson Schamberger U.S. Air Force Nat. Guard

Served 3 Years

S/SGT James D. Sears U.S. Air Force Served 1999 - 2007

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Darrell Ray Sands U.S. Airforce SSGT Served 1970 -1972 Passed Away 1/9/12

Mike Santos Marine Served 4 Years

John E. Scheffler U.S. Army Served 1958 - 1960 Passed Away Aug. 2014

S/SGT Trenner D. Sears U.S. Air Force Serving 1999 - Present

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David Sanford

Dick Sanford

Fred Sanford III

IL Army National Guard Captain Served 2000 - Present

U.S. Navy AO2, Air Crew

Navy - Photographer’s Mate

Richard “Dick” Santos Army - Korea Served 2 Years

Served 1967 - 1971

Jeffrey Lee Sarver U.S. Navy Served 11 Years

Served 1965 - 1968 Passed Away 11/1/00

Paul F. Seidel U.S. Navy Served 1947- 1955

Served 1965 - 1969 Passed Away 2005

U.S. Navy Aviation Ordinance Passed Away 2003

Donald H. Schamberger U.S. Army Signal Corp.

Served 2 Years

SRA John Schamberger Air National Guard Served 2 Years

Veron Schnitzmeyer U.S. Army

Phillip Scheffler Army Spec. Forces

Fred Sanford Jr.

Harold Schinderling U.S. Army Served 1950 - 1952

Elmer “Pete” Sensenig U.S. Navy Served WWI & II Passed Away 12/24/80

45th Inf. Div., 179 Reg.

Served 1943-1945

Carl D. Scott U.S. Army France 1955 - 1958

Elmer “Rocky” Sensenig Air Force Served 1954-1957 Passed Away 7/27/01

Harvey F. Seybert U. S. Army (Infantry) 1944 -1946 Passed away - 3/15/06

Received Purple Heart & POW German Army

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Elmer V. Shoemaker U.S. Army

Harold Shoemaker

L. Cpl. Lucas J. Sheely U.S. Marines Served 3 Years

25th Division Station/Japan

U.S. Navy - Destroyer D781

Served 1946-1947 Passed Away 5/14/04

Served 1943-1945 Passed Away 7/4/03

U.S. Air Force Served 1960 - 1986

Orville Shoemaker U.S. Air Force Served 1958 - 1963

James Simer U.S. Navy - WWII Passed Away 5/5/91

Gary L. Sinderman Sr. U.S. Army Served 1972 - 1975

Leo P. Sinderman U.S. Army Served 1942-1945 Passed Away 1995

PFC Jessie Smith U.S. Army Served 1943-1945

Nelva H. “Dutch” Smith U.S. Air Force • A2C Served 4 years Passed Away 2-27-08

Willard Gail Smothers U.S. Navy Air Corp.

Served 1954-1957

Ken Soltow U.S. Army Vietnam Served 1968-1969

William N. Stone

Douglas Strehlow

U.S. Army - WWII Served 2 Years Passed Away 1984

Marine Corps Served 1993 - 1999 & 2004 - 2012 (reserves)

Garnett Stevens U.S. Army • Korea Served 1950 -1951

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John Shoemaker

Matthew Shoemaker

Michael Shoemaker Jr.

Army Reserve Served 2008 - 2012

U.S. Army E-5 Served 2006 - 2014

Delmar “Hughie” Sitter U.S. Navy

Served 1944 - 1945 Passed Away 2/18/10

Terry Stephenitch Army Served 1966-1968

Major Ivan L. Taylor Nichlaus Strehlow Marine Corps Served 2008 - 2012

U.S. Army Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 3/1945

Jeff Smith U.S. Army (Korea) Served 1965 - 1968

Charles J. Stern Army - WWII Served 2 1/2 Years Passed Away 6/1/12

Oliver W. Taylor U.S. Marine Corp WWII • Korea Passed 07/03/2011

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Albert J. Tieken US Army Signal Corp.

Served 1951-1953

SPEC 4 Tony Torres Jr. U.S. Army Served 1985 - 1988

Lester C. Underhile

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Sgt. Robert A. Toms Sr. U.S. Army Served 1952 - 1954

Floyd A. Toppert U.S. Army Served 1953 - 1955 Passed Away 5/21/2014

SPEC 4 James Torres U.S. Army Served 1986 - 1989

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HM 3 Raymond Torres

PFC Sam Torres

U.S. Navy Served 1966 - 1970 Vietnam

U.S. Army Served 1953 - 1955 Passed Away 6/17/13

Ted A. Trulock U.S. Navy

Kenneth W. Ufkin U.S. Air Force Served 2 years Passed Away 8-31-06

PFC Tony Torres Sr.

Anthony O. Tranka

U.S. Army Served 1951 - 1954

Army (World War II) Passed Away in 1987

Army-Airborn Served 3 1/2 Years

Admiral’s Staff - Eastern Pacific

Carl O. Urban

Carlos Urrutia III U.S. Army 82nd Airborn Served 1983 -1986

Jack E. Van Meter

Spc. Christine Van Oosten U.S. Army - Afghanistan Served 2008 - Present

SSgt. Dagan Van Oosten Served 1998 - 2009 U.S. Marine Corp. -Iraq

SSGT. Jennifer Van Oosten USMC - Egypt/Kuwait Served 1997-2012

SGT. Marvin Van Oosten U.S. Marine Corp.

Served 1965-1968 Vietnam

U.S. Army • Vietnam 1968-1970

U.S. Navy Served 2/21/51-2/15/55 Passed Away 5/15/2007

Sgt. Dane Van Oosten U.S. M.C. Iraq Served 2003-2009

CPL Danielle Van Oosten U.S.M.C. Iraq Served 2004-2008

Harvey Van Oosten U.S. Army - WWII Served 1944 - 1946 Passed Away 2005

Donald D. Trent

Army - Received Purple Heart

Served 2 Years Passed Away in 1974

Cpl. Jeff Van Oosten U.S. Marine Corp Okinawa Served 1976-1979

Served 1952 - 1956

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Marine Staff Sgt. Justus S. Bartelt, of Polo

requests all Marines to be present at

Army Pfc. Norman L. Cain III, 22, of Mount Morris

Marine Lance Cpl. Alec E. Catherwood, of Byron

Army Sgt. Jessica M. Housby, 23, of Milan

Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew G. Patten, 19, of Byron

Army Pfc. Scott Tyrrell, 21, of Sterling

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SPRINGFIELD – An unusual and touching memorial to Illinois military members lost to the war on terrorism is available for groups to request to exhibit, or for viewing online.

“Portrait of a Soldier” is an exhibit of hand-drawn portraits of Illinois military personnel who have been killed since Sept. 11, 2001, in the global war on terror.

The portraits are copies of the original, which has been given to the fallen soldiers’ next of kin.

The exhibit, which travels throughout the state, includes portraits of six of Sauk Valley’s fallen.

The project began in August 2004, when artist Cameron Schilling of Mattoon, then a student at Eastern Illinois University, drew a portrait of Army Spc. Charles Neeley, a Mattoon native who was killed in Iraq.

Schilling gave the sketch to Neeley’s parents, to convey his sympathy. In October 2005, he decided to draw a portrait of every Illinoisan who has fallen in the war against terror.

Local service men and women represented in the exhibit include: • Army Pfc. Scott Tyrrell, 21, of Sterling, died Nov. 20, 2003, of wounds received 6 days earlier in Tikrit, Iraq.

• Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew G. Patten, 19,

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• Army Sgt. Jessica M. Housby, 23, of Milan, assigned to the Army National Guard 1644th Transportation Company in Rock Falls, killed Feb. 9, 2009, by a roadside bomb in Route Golden, Iraq.

• Army Pfc. Norman L. Cain III, 22, of Mount Morris, killed March 15, 2009, by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

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Paul Van Oosten U.S. Marines Guam, Iwo Jima, China Served 1944 -1946 Oldest living Iwo Jima Marine in this part of the country

SSGT. David Vasek

CPL. Steve Van Oosten U.S. Marine Corp - Okinawa Served 1971-1974

MA3 Joanne Vasek

E6 Chad Van Unnik Navy Reserves - Spain Since 1990

Sgt. Jacqueline Vazquez

U.S. Navy Served 2006 - 2010

Army National Guard Served 2002 - 2008

Richard J. Wagner U.S. Army Served 1952 - 1954 Passed Away 10/9/2008

Donald “Turk” Waldschmidt U.S. Navy Signalman 3rd Class Served 3 1/2 Years Passed Away Nov. 2004

Ferris Walker U.S. Army Air Corps & Air Force - WWII Served 1941- 45 Passed Away 11/24/2013

Claude “Mick” Welker Marines Served 1942-1946 Passed Away 1983

Don A. Wellman U.S. Navy Served 1952-1956

Howard Wayne Wellman Jr.

U.S. Marine Corps.

Served 2003 - 2009

U.S. Army - Korean War Passed Away 3/27/90

Ren VanDerLeest U.S. Air Force Served 3 Years Passed Away 10/9/11

William A. Wadelton Spec. E4 - U.S. Army Served 1954-1957

Robert J. VanDeVelde U.S. Air Force Served 1943 - 1945

Sgt. David L. Wagner U.S. Army Served in Vietnam

Ambrose Vargas U.S. Marines South Pacific

6th Marine Division - WWII

Served 1944 - 1947

Passed Away August 17, 2010

Keith Edward Wagner U.S. Army Served 1951-1955

505th Inf. 82nd Abn Served 1968-1970

Passed Away Nov. 18, 1999

Bert Watts U.S. Army Ranger Airborn Served 1948-1952 Korea Vet

Allan Weber

Ralph Weidel

U.S. Marines Served 1958 - 1964

Served 1954 - 1956

Howard Wayne Wellman Sr.

PFC Von L. Wheeler

U.S. Navy - WWI Served 5 Years Passed Away 4/17/74

U.S. Air Force Served 1952 - 1956 Passed Away Nov. 16, 1984

U.S. Army

Arin WhiteMountain U.S. Coast Guard Served 2001 - Present

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Together Strong

BY TODD SOUTH MCT News Service

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Using avatars and apps to help troubled vets Jersey VA network looked at nontraditional ways to reach veterans, Feder said.

“How do you find that veteran Kognito CEO Ron Goldman that isn’t knocking on the door?” she said. Two ways are through the family and through fellow veterans, she said.

80,000 vets visit VA facilities each vices at the VA Medical Center in The VA in the last 3 years has East Orange. year. built a peer network of 800 vetSpinelli worked in the VA devel- erans working in VA facilities to VA staff and Kognito wanted the opment team to give feedback app to have as real a feel as posassist other veterans. Feder said a on the behaviors he’s seen in his sible, so they adjusted the proway to expand the peer initiative nearly 25 years of working with gram based on feedback during was by giving anyone the tools to veterans. several rounds of tests. They got approach a fellow veteran, and “What are they going to listen notes about specific issues, such Together Strong was enlisted to to? What are they not going to lisas how a despondent veteran advance that mission. ten to?” Spinelli said, noting that might speak to others, dress, or Over its 10 years in operation, those concerns always are the take care of himself or herself. the 45-employee company has focus of building the conversaInside Hector’s apartment, worked mostly with educational tions in developing the applicafor example, there’s a dead software, serving more than 450 tion. houseplant, multiple six-packs This is the second app produced clients, including Rutgers Uniof beer atop the refrigerator and versity, the American Academy of

by Kognito with the New York/ clothing scattered about. Hector Pediatrics and the U.S. Air Force New Jersey system. The first, looks tired, there are bags under Family of Heroes, was released in Space Command, Goldman said. his eyes and he slumps into the Goldman said that the expectacouch. The main character – acti- 2011, to help families of veterans tions of learners, especially the vated by the player – knows this is learn how to talk with their vetgenerations familiar with the eran about potential problems not Hector’s usual demeanor.

Internet and video games, require and how to seek help.

A common thread in each sceeducation to be interactive.

Since its release, it has been nario is the way in which veter“You are active in it, making used by more than 62,000 people, ans downplay their problems or decisions, navigating the experiFeder said. avoid asking for help.

It cost $200,000 to produce. The ence, you are in control learning This is common to many people through practice,” he said. “If we Together Strong program was who have had traumatic experidon’t give that to them, they’ll made at a cost of $215,000. ences, said Sam Spinelli, chief of just ignore what we’re doing.”

In 2011, the New York/New the Substance Use Disorder Ser-

You are active in it, making decisions, navigating the experience, you are in control learning through practice.

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ector hasn’t left his house in weeks, and he’s been drinking alone. Hector is a veteran who needs help.

Hector also is an avatar, a virtual character, featured in one of the scenarios presented in a new online and mobile application called Together Strong.

The app is an interactive game designed to aid those who are close to a veteran – to sharpen skills to notice warning signs and guide troubled vets to seek help. It allows users to role-play situations involving troubled military veterans with virtual characters, and to choose responses that might help them.

People who have had traumatic experiences or fall into substance abuse may avoid seeking help as a rule, but veterans are especially vulnerable, worrying that they may be seen as weak if they seek help or tell others their problems, experts said.

The app – developed by Kognito, a Manhattan-based company that creates virtual situations to help improve health care, in partnership with the U.S. Depart-

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ment of Veterans Affairs – helps the player navigate each scenario, offering tips and information. It awards gold stars when the player makes a good decision.

The app was developed over 7 months with teams of VA staff, military service members and veteran volunteers, said Ann Feder, manager of the VA’s New York/New Jersey mental health programs. While available to anyone free until the end of the year, the app was developed for the mental health system’s veterans.

Kognito CEO Ron Goldman said the company is offering the application to other veteran-focused organizations to use with their clients after the deadline, but it will not be available for individual purchase or download outside of the New York/New Jersey VA network after Dec. 31.

The VA estimates there are more than 720,00 veterans living in New York and New Jersey area covered by the network, and about 300,000 are enrolled. About

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