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November 2021 A Special Supplement to

A Salute to Veterans Readers salute our soldiers More than 20 pages of photos you submitted of Sauk Valley veterans

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Cpl. Wallis A. Adell U.S. Army Served 1953-1955

Cpl. Robert Washington Ager U.S. Marine Corps Served 3 Yrs (14 mos Korea)

Passed away 9/23/2016

Passed away 5/22/2019

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

Samuel J. Amesquita

Passed Away 6/17/1993

U.S. Marines Served 1951 - 1954 Passed Away 8/16/1988

U.S. Army Served 3Yrs WWII Passed away 2002

U.S. Navy Served 4 Yrs (Vietnam)

Richard “Red” Andrews

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

U.S. Air Force Served 1951-1955 Passed away 12/2/2019

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

Reise A. Arduini U.S. Navy Served 2017 - Present

Thank you to all of our Vets who have served and are serving!

We Salute Our Veterans!

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Donald L. Allen

Lt. David R. Allen

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900 N. Galena Ave. 815-288-7841

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Thank You

to all who protect our freedom at home and overseas!

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Patrick R. Jones, Jr.

AMBOY 303 E. Main St. • 815-857-2611 Christopher E. Jones

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

Kenneth Babel U.S. Air Force

Served 1950 - 1954 Passed Away 7/19/2015

Walter Arthurs Jr. U.S. Army - Japan & Korea

Served 1948 - 1952 Passed away 10/13/15

Raymond Babel U.S. Navy Served 1942 - 1945

Passed Away 12/6/2002

Alma Austin U.S. Army Served 1995-1998 and 1999-2004

Donald Babel U.S. Army Served 1946 -1948

Passed away in 1961

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

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

Harley Babel U.S. Army - WWI

Russell Babel U.S. Army - U.S. Air Force Served 1942 - 1945

Passed Away in 1993

Thank you VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICES

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Tony Arduini

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Jerry Bartlett Marine Corps Served 1960-1964

Corporal Wayne A. Bauer U.S. Marines Served 1972 - 1976

Peter Bell

Donald W. Berogan

U.S. Air Force Served 4 Yrs. Passed away 1/7/2020

U.S. Army-Parachutist Served 1954-1957 Passed away 9/10/2020

Amy Dempsey Bickner SPC U.S. Army Illinois National Guard Served 1996 - 2002

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

Sgt. Robert William Bittner U.S. Army Served 7 yrs.

Passed away 1/8/2011

Steve Baumgartner U.S. Air Force Served 1967-1971

Charles F. Berry

Sgt. Richard Beattie Army Artillery Korea Served 1952-1954

BM3 Robert E. Bertolozzi Jr.

U.S. Army 247th Combat Engineers Served 1943 - 1945 Passed Away 2/28/13

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

SPC/4 Tye Alan Bittner

Greg Blackburn

U.S. Army Served 5 yrs.

Sgt. Merle E. Bowers

Sgt. Neil H. Bowers

U.S. Army Artillary Served 1941-1945 Passed away 10/7/1976

U.S. Army Air Force Served 3 yrs.

Passed away 8/21/1998

David Beck U.S. Army

Served 1960-1963 Passed Away 1/3/2001

Herman A. Beveroth SF3 Navy Seabees Wake Island Served 2/20/45 - 6/23/46 Passed away 5/24/2014

Stephen J. Blackburn

U.S. Army Served 3 Yrs.

U.S. Marines Served 3 Yrs. Passed away 1998

Bill Brierton U.S. Navy Served 1952 - 1956

Edwin W. Bright U.S. Army, E4 Served 1961 - 1964 Passed Away in 11/5/2012

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Everett K. Brown U.S. Army Served 1963 - 1965 Passed away 1/15/2019

Merton A. Bright

U.S. Army Served 1951-1952 Passed Away in 1952

Dale Brownlee U.S. Army Served 1944-1946 Passed away 10/8/1994

Beth Wilson Managing Broker/Owner 815-440-8307 For Your Bravery, Sacrifice, and Dedication to Our Country WE THANK YOU.

James V. Britt Sr. U.S. Navy Served 1946-1948 Passed away 8/1/2020

Elwin L. Bunnell U.S. Marine Corp Passed away 7/5/2012

Jenny Kirchner

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

Marshall W. Bunnell U.S. Army Air Forces U.S. Army Air Corps MIA 7/10/1945

Deborah L. Brown (Weslow) US Army National Guard Served 1989 - 1992

Cpl. Richard E. Burgess U.S. ArmyGuard IL Army National Served 1950 - 1953 Passed away 2/25/2017

Lindsey Kerley

815-440-2145

815-677-0240

Thank You for Serving Our Country and Protecting Our Freedoms

Honoring and Saluting Our Heros

David Boyle

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Franklin L. Bright U.S. Army, Spec 4 Vietnam 101st Airborne Served 1964 - 1967

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Lee thanks his fellow Veterans for their service, and invites you to call him for all your real estate needs, including VA Loans.

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Thank You To All Who Have Served, Especially Cpt. James Meyer.

We Love You, Dad!

LEE BARDIER 815-716-3604

CHANDRA MEYER 815-632-7909 RYNE HOWARD 815-915-6022

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In memory of Dale Brownlee, WWII Army Veteran 11/13/1925-10/8/1994 Thank you to all Veterans for your service and sacrifice for our freedom Vickie Gutierrez (815) 973-4444

Honoring all who have served our country

Ed Yingling US Army 1951 - 1957

Pat Yingling Nursing Corps 1946 -1950

Nancie Dempsey, Realtor 815-994-8915

Lawrence Yingling US Army Air Force 1942 - 1946

815-285-3444 124 E. Boyd St., Dixon www.crawfordrealtyonline.com

In Honor of All Who Have Served Our Country and Who Are Serving Now Bill Dempsey Realtor 815-631-4295

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

With the greatest respect to all area Veterans.

Matt Hermes

Karen Didier Realtor 815-973-2686

Managing Broker

815-288-4648

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In Memory of Master Sergeant Hal Moroney September 28, 1945 - September 8, 2011 Thank you to all Veterans for your service and giving us our freedom!

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Kirsten Crawford, Designated Managing Broker: (815) 973-0841 Tim Crawford: (815) 535-3444 Vickie Gutierrez: (815) 973-4444 Patti Shoemaker: (815) 994-8794 Andrea Ragan: (815) 973-4033 Cynthia Adcock: (815) 677-0934 Vicky Turner: (815) 973-5548 Lindsey Kerley: (815) 285-3444 Dan Yates: (815) 440-9524

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To all of the Veterans for your sacrifices, God bless and thank you.

Troy Morse Realtor 815-973-2585

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Tracey DeCrane 815-677-2164 Saluting All of the Men & Women Past & Present that are Serving our Country Vicky Turner - Thank You! (815) 973-5548

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Home of the Free Because of the Brave.

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

Lori Erbes, GRI

Jerry Lancaster 815-626-8146 Any Type of Property, Any Time of Year 815-849-5476 WWW.WOODHAVENLAKES.COM Bonita Willis

Designated Managing Broker/Owner lorierbes@gmail.com

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Abigail Vaessen Broker 815-508-9715 abbivaessen@erbesrealty.com

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Tonja Greenfield Broker 815-761-3220 tmg1973@gmail.com

Marcia Kosowski Broker 779-423-5947 mkosowski@erbesrealty.com

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Designated Managing Broker

Thank you Veterans for your bravery and sacrifice.

Nicci Leffelman Broker

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Eric Bird

Managing Broker 815-973-6768

Mary Lovgren Broker

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Thank you for supporting a Veteran-owned business!

Justin Wiley Broker

815-849-5390

Kevin Considine

Broker Associate /Auctioneer 815-739-8155

Tina Demay Broker Associate 815-718-0956

Andrew Brockwell

Thanks to all that have served!

Cynthia Adcock 815-677-0934 Charles Thomas Jr. serves in the Army National Guard 2000-Present.

He also served in Operation Iraqi Freedom

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

Charles E. Thomas Sr. Lieutenant Colonel U.S. Army.

Served from 1978-2006.

Supported Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, and Bosnia

Broker Associate 815-440-8214

Doug Weber Broker Associate 815-222-5806

Don Potts Served in the U.S. Air Force 1958 - 1978

Thank you Veterans!

Vicky Turner 815-973-5548

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We Salute Your Service!

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Lawrence Burmeister U.S. Air Force Served 1951-1953

SSG. Tom Bushman U.S. Army - Desert Storm

Passed away 8/19/2015

Served 1983-1997

Lloyd E. Card

Pablo Castillo U.S. Army Air Corp Served 1943-1945

U.S. Army Served 2yrs. 8 mos.

Passed away 2/05/2017

Gage Butler U.S. Marine Served 4 years

Vincent Catalina

U.S. Army Served 1941-1945 Passed away 12/17/2011

U.S. Army Served 1941-1945 Passed away 2007

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Passed Away 12/4/1978

Bruno C. Catalina

Riverside Cemetery Veterans Memorial Sterling

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Kenneth (Bud) Butterfield U.S. Army - WWII 1st Cavalry Division Served 1942 - 1946

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Paul R. Cannon U.S. Army Served 1957-1959

Joseph M. Catalina U.S. Army Served 1942 - 1946 Passed away 5/23/1994

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Roger Chriest U.S. Army Served 1966-1967

Passed Away 9/4/2014

Michael Z. Collins U.S. Army Served 2 Years

Leo Chapinski Jr. U.S. Army Served 4 Years

Robert Chapinski U.S. Navy Served 1945-1947

Passed Away 5/7/1997

Passed Away 9/24/2010

Zealous Collins U.S. Army/National Guard Served 2 Years

Edward Conderman Air Force - Air Force Reserve Served 1978 -2000

Passed Away 4/14/2007

Nelo Contreras Jesse Contreras U.S. Army - WWII Passed away 1/2019

Joseph “Chico” Contreras

Charles E. Cook

Clyde Thomas Cooley

U.S. Army/IL Nat Guard Served 3 yrs.

Passed away 4/30/2020

U.S. Army Served 1944-1946 Passed away 1973

U.S. Navy Served 1958 - 1961

Larry Contreras U.S. Air Force

U.S. Army - WWII Served 1941-1944

Served 1951-1954 - Korean War

Passed Away 11/6/1996

Sergeant First Class Lester Cordes

Thomas A. Cornwell

U.S. Army - 39th Field Artillery, 3rd Infantry Served 1951-1953

U.S. Marines Served 1967-1970

Sgt. Robert W. Cheshier U.S. Army - Korean War Served 1950 - 1952 Passed away 6/8/2018

Ronald G. Conderman U.S. Army - Germany Served 1954 - 1956

Ralph Contreras U.S. Marine Corps. WWII South Pacific & China Served 4 years Passed away 1/2017

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

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Larry Cater Navy 1959 - 1962

Arthur Donald Chapinski U.S. Army Served 1948 - 1968

Daniel L. Cruse Jr. U.S. Navy Pacific Theatre - WWII Deceased

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

Elwood L. Cruse U.S. Army - WWII Served 1943-1945 Passed away 2001

M.L. “Mick” Cruse U.S. Army - WWII Deceased

Paul J. Cunniff William D. Cruse U.S. Army Served 1966 - 1968

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

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

Michael J. Cruse U.S. Army Served 1986 - 1992

Charles A. Davis Sr.

Spec 4 Gary L. DeBord

Served 1951-1953

U.S. Army Served 1972-1974

U.S. Army 45th Division Korean War

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11 Earl Delhotal U.S. Army 149th Infantry 38th Division Served 1942-1945 Donald R. Delhotal U.S. Army Served 1945-1947

Spec 4 Gary L. DeBord

Passed away 5/25/2011

U.S. Army Served 1972-1974

Julia Dettman U.S. Marines DMZ in Korea Served 1981-1984

Harold B. Dodd, Jr. U.S. Army Served 1948 -1953

Passed away 4/30/1989

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

Sara DiConstanza E-6, Technical Sergeant 10 years 2000 - 2011 Air National Guard

Troy Charles Douglas U.S. Navy Served 2008-2014

Liz Reyes Eaglin U.S. Navy Served 1971-1974

John (Jack) Diehl Army Served 1955 - 1958

Ventura Duran Jr.

Robert Dempsey, Sr.

Corporal Gene DeMay U.S. Army - 313 Sig. Bn. Served 1951-1953 Korea

U.S. Army - Korean War Served 1953-1955 Passed away 5/17/2017

Donald E. Dirks

1st Class Nathan Disher

U.S. Navy Served 2 Yrs.

U.S. Coast Guard

Currently serving (17 years)

Richard Dusing

U.S. Marines IL Nat. Guard Served 30 Yrs.

Tom Durband U.S. Army Signal Corps Served 1961-1963

U.S. Navy Served 1951-1954

Blair Eckburg U.S. Navy WWII Served 2 Years Passed Away 11/19/2012

Bob Elsasser U.S. Army Served 1960 - 1966

Carl L. Elsasser U.S. Army Company M Served 3 Years Passed away 1964

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Norman L. Elsasser U.S. Air Force - Korea Served 1950 - 1954 Passed away 1968

Chief Petty Officer Matt Fiser U.S. Navy - Seabees Served 27 Years 1994 - 2018

Kenneth Eubanks U. S. Navy USS Mitscher 1958 - 1962

Lester E. Flaherty Sr. U.S. Navy Served 1951-54 Korea Served 1945-47 WWII Passed away 3/13/2016

Peter Fecht U.S. Army Served 1970-1972

Passed away 9/26/2015

Lester E. Flaherty Jr. (Mike) Navy - Sea Bees Served 1973 -1977 Passed away 2/26/2016

Robert Fecht U.S. Army WWII POW Battle of the Bulge

Passed away 3/15/1981

Hugh E. Flynn Sr. U.S. Army Served 1952 -1954 Passed Away 8/31/1998

E-5 Petty Officer Eleanor (Schick) Fiser U.S. Navy Served 1989 - 1999

Dan L. Ford U.S. Army Served 1966-1968

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Robert J. Fox

Donald R. Fortune

U.S. Albany Missile Cruiser

Served 1968 -1971

Jesse Fordham U.S. Army 1944 - 1946 Passed Away 9/25/97

U.S. Navy Served 1943-1946 Passed away 2019

U.S. Army Airborne Passed away 9/20/2019

Mark Friday Chief Petty Officer U.S. Navy Served 26 Years

Tanner Friday Senior Airman U.S. Air Force Served 2016 to present

Taylor Friday Master At Arms U.S. Navy Served 2015 to present

David T. Fritts U.S. Army Served 2 Years

Roy Garcia

David Gail Gardner U.S. Army-Air Corps Served1942-1946 Passed Away 6/15/1984

John Garrison U.S. Army WWII Served 2 Years

James Garcia Jr. U.S. Navy Served 1991-1995

U.S. National Guard

Richard Fotzler

U.S. Army - WWII Served 1942 - 1945 Passed Away 4/4/1982

1st Class Kayla (Disher) Gamester U.S. Coast Guard Currently Serving (13 Years)

Terry L. Gaskill U.S. Air Force Served 1965 - 1969

Robert Maltry, Agent 709 N Brinton Ave Dixon, IL 61021 Bus: (815) 288-4206 Lt. Colonel Orval L. Gearhart Jr.

U.S. Army Air Corp 4 Years U.S. Air Force Reserves 24 Years

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

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Herb Fordham Navy E3 Seaman

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Kenyon B. Geiger U.S. Army Served 4 Yrs. WWII Passed away 6/25/1973

Kenneth C. Gould U.S. Marines Served in WWII and Korea Passed away 8/5/2021

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

Joseph Grant U.S. Army Served 2002-2005

Sgt. Amanda M. (Dempsey) Hacker David C. Gugerty U.S. Army Served 1956-1958

John L. Halgren U.S. Army Served 1944-1945 Passed away 3/26/2011

Illinois Army National Guard 2001 - 2008 Operation Iraqi Freedom 2004 - 2005

Merle L. Halgren U.S. Marines Served 1961-1966

John L. Gilbert U.S. Navy Seabees Served 1971-1973

Dallas Griffith U.S. Army Infantry Served 2020-2021

Sgt. Russell E. Glenn U.S. Army WWII Served 1943 - 1945

Vincent A. Glowacki U.S Air Force Served 1966-1970 Vietnam 1968 - 1969

Gugerty Brothers U.S. Army Served 4 Yrs.

1SG Kyle Hacker Illinois Army National Guard 1999 - Present Operation New Dawn 2011-2012 Operation Iraqi Freedom 2004 - 2005

SPC-E4 Charles T. Hall U.S. Army Served 1969-1970

Warren Wilson Hagen U.S. Army Served 1943-1945 Passed away 9/25/2003

Dennis J. Halgren U.S. Navy Served 1965-1968

SPC-E4 Gary and SPC-E4 Jerry Hall U.S. Army Served 1968-1970

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Passed Away 10/26/2000

Stanley Hann U.S. Army Served 1955-1958

Sharon “Butch” Hannan

CW2 Robert W. Hardin

U.S. Army Served 1968-1974

U.S. Army Served 2006-present

Dennis Harrison

U.S. Army Served 1968-1970

U.S. Army Served 1980-1982

Cecil E. Harrison U.S. Army Served 1955 -1957

U.S. Army Served 1966-1972 Passed away 2/26/2019

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

Ronald Hartman U.S. Army Served 1953-1955

John K. “Jack” Havener

SP/4 Charles Buggs Hazelwood

3rd Class Terry L. Heeren

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

Roger Hartman

U.S. Army Air Corps Served 6 Yrs. Passed away 2010

Douglas E. Harms

U.S. Army 101st Airborn Div. Vietnam Served 1968 - 1970

U.S. Navy - Vietnam Served 1966 - 1969 Passed away 4/6/2018

Theresa Lease-FayHeffelfinger U.S. Marines Served 2 Yrs.

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

Raymond K. Harrison U.S. Army Served 2 Years

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

Kenneth Heffelfinger U.S. Army Served 3 Yrs. Passed away 2/6/2019

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Frederick L. Hamburg U.S. Marines Served1944 - 1949

Robert Heinze U.S. Navy Served 1948 - 1952

S. SGT. Lyle R. Hendryx U.S. Army Served 1944 - 1946 Passed Away 11/30/2005

Lawrence Henson U.S. Marines Passed away 2003

U.S. 7th Army (Europe) Served 1942 - 1945 Passed away 1991

Warren Heuck U.S. Army Served 1963 - 1965

Joyce M. Hicks U.S. Marine Corps Served 1980 - 1988

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

Staff Sgt. Adam G. Hodge U. S. Air Force Served 3 Years

REMEMBER OUR VETERANS “Great Deals, Great Service, Since 1926”

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Thank You For All

God Bless!

You Gave

To you who have answered the call

We offer our sincere thanks for your bravery and sacrifice. Because of you, America is still the land of the free.

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

Bobby L. Irwin

Calvin L. Jacobs

Elmer L. Hopkins U.S. Army Served 1945 - 1946 Passed Away 2/4/1946

William R. “Buck” Hoyle U.S. Marine Corps Served 1957-1959 Passed away 8/26/2000

U.S. Air Force - Korea Served 1952 - 1956

U.S. Army Served 1964-66

U.S. Army Served 1954 -1956

Roy Louise Jacobs U.S Army Served 1917-1918 Passed Away 1999

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

Russell H. Johnson U.S. Army Served 3 Years

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

Harold Julifs U.S. Marine Corps Served 1957 - 1959

William C. Kessel U.S. Army Served 2 years Passed away 11/7/2017

Passed away 10/05/1960

Roger L. Jacobs

Col. Michael E. King U.S. Air Force Served 1968 - 1994 Passed away 2/27/16

Charles W. “Jake” Kness U.S. Army Served WWII Passed away 4/30/2012

Guillermo (Bill) Hurches Army CPL Korea Served 1950 - 1952 Passed Away 1/30/2010

Virden “Pete” Johnson U.S. Army 90th Div Served in WWII

Elmars Kalnins Army 1951 - 1953

Bruce Knipple

U.S. National Guard Served 1948 -1951

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

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2nd Lieuenant Brett Knutson

U.S. Army

Chief Petty Officer Rick Knutson U.S. Naval Reserves

Glen R. Kuhlemier U.S. Marine Corps.

Served 1953-1955 Served 1953-55 Korea

Sgt. Kenny Knutson

U.S. Army

Corporal James Kulas U.S. Army

Korea Gasoline Supply Unit

Served 1953 - 1954

Paul Lahman

U.S. Army Served 1957-1960 U.S. Air Force Served 1961-1978

Leslie E. (Pete) Lansford U.S. Air Force 1942-1945 Passed Away 12/8/1980

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jana (Johnston) Knutson Navy HM2 (SW/AW) Served 2001 - 2007

Corporal Raymond J. Kulas U.S. Army T5 90th Inf. Div. Truck Driver - Surveyor Served 1942 - 1945 Passed Away 12/6/14

Russell Lahman

Robert Lahman

U.S. Marines Served 1951-1953 Passed Away 7/25/2012

Spec E5 Randall G. Lathrop

Joseph LeBlanc Jr.

U.S. Air Force Served 1968-1972

U.S. Army Served 2 years

U.S. Army Served Korean War Passed away 3/1986

Jack D. Koehler U.S. Navy Seabees Served 1951-1955 Passed away 12/29/2019

J.D. Lahman CWO U.S. Air Force Served 1955-1967 U.S. Army Served 1967-1975

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

Joseph LeBlanc III U.S. Army Served 2 Years

Lieutenant Colonel Kyle John Kuepker Minnesota Army National Guard Served 26½ Years, Retired 2017

Larry Lahman U.S. Air Force Served 1970-1975

Passed away 1/10/2017

Roger Landreth U.S. Marine Corp Served 1954 - 1957

Tina Marie Lechler U.S. Air Force Served 1978-1982

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Jerry Lee Leonard

U.S. Army Reserve Served 9 years

U.S. Army Served 1968-1971

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

U.S. Army Air Force WWII Served 1943 - 1946 Passed 10/31/2008

Donald Lerdall U.S. Army Served 4 Yrs Passed away 1/15/1963

Harold Marshall

Veterans, thank you for your service!

Tim Martin U.S. Marines Vietnam Served 1966 - 1968

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

Sgt. Ray Martinez U.S. Army - WWII Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 4/9/1989

Jackie Marvin Linton U.S. Army Served 1951-1953 Passed Away 4/3/2009

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

Saluting All Veterans

From Invenergy and Nelson Energy Center

Wealth Planning, Join us for a Veteran’s Day Luncheon!

November 11 | 11:30AM - 1PM Dixon VFW Post 540 | 1560 IL-38

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Larry D. Mayberry U.S. Army Served 1965 - 1967

Kenneth E. McCaslin U.S. Army Served 1957-1959 Passed away 6/28/2021

Frank R. Mendoza U.S. Army Served 3 Years

T. F. Sgt. Anthony E. Mercer

Dave Mickley

Ronnie L. Miles U.S Army 82nd Airborne Served 1960 - 1963 Passed away 6/10/2016

U.S. Army Served 1944-1946 Passed away 1987

Raymond Moeller U.S. Army Served 1943 -1945

Passed Away 6/13/1970

U.S. Air Force Served 8 years

Merrill “Bud” Mohr U.S. Navy Korean War Served 1949-1953

Christopher Lane McConnell U.S. Navy Served 7 years

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

Gale H. Miller

U.S. Army Served 3 years

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

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

Steven L. Mercer U.S. Marines 2 Years Active 4 Years Inactive

Michael Lewis McConnell

Les Miller

U.S. Navy Served 1944-1945 Passed away 2000

U.S. Marines Served 1990-1994

John T. Moore

Dennis P. Morath

U.S. Marine Corps Served 20 yrs.

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

Myrle Moeller

U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1965 - 1968

K.J. (Bub) & Clarence Morath U.S. Army, Air Force & Army Served 1943-1945 Passed Away 1984 & 1997

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Cliserio M. Moreno

U.S. Army Armed Calvary Reg. Served 1992-1995

U.S. Army Served 1943-1945 Passed away

Joe Moreno

John Moreno

U.S. Marine Corp Served 1958-1962 Passed away 2014

U.S. Army Served 1942-1945 Passed away

David Moreno

Isreal Moreno

U.S. Navy Served 1978-1982

U.S. Marines Served 1980-1998

Joseph John Moreno U.S. Army Served 2002-2009

Paul Moreno U.S. Army Served 1945-1946 Passed away 1949

Jesse G. Moreno U.S. Army Served 1968-1971 Passed away 8/18/2017

Robert Moreno U.S. Navy Served 1985-1988

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Proudly Salutes our Veterans

We are thankful for all Veterans and the time they dedicated to our Country.

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Ian K.-Army

Kent K.-Navy

Gene A.-Army

Keith H.-Army

Don J.-National Guard

Robert W.-Army

John W.-Air Force

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Ruben Moreno

Gearld (Jerry) Moser Eldon Moser

U.S. Army Served 1967-1970 Passed away 10/29/2020

Air Force Served 4 Years

Frank E. Muhleback U.S. Navy Served 1944 - 1946 Passed away 2017

Joseph J. Muhleback U.S. Air Force Served 1948 - 1952

Cpt. Garrett Newman Steve Nagy Army - 2 Years Passed Away 3/7/20

PFC William Collins Newman U.S. Army Served 1942-1945

Killed in Manila 2/19/45

U.S. Air Force Served 2013-present

Cpt. Charles E. Noffsinger U.S. Army - Korean War Served 1943 -1946 Passed Away 11/2/1997

Air Force Served 4 Years Passed Away 5/29/1996

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

Col. (Retired) Jerry Newman U.S. Army Nat Guard Served 1985-2020

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

Kenneth Moser Air Force Served 4 Years

Lt. Charles E. Muhleback U.S. Air Force Served 1945-1951 Killed in Korea 1/9/1951

Louis K. Nagy Frank Nagy Marines 2 Years

2LT Abigail Newman U.S. Army Nat Guard Served 2019-present

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

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

Carlyle Hulger Newman U.S.Navy/USS Mount Vernon Served 1917-1919 Passed away 6/28/1958

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

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Richard O’Malley III

U.S. Army U.S. Army Guard - Iraq Served 2007- 2013

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

Terrance F. O’Malley U.S. Marines - Vietnam Served 1966 - 1969

Edwin Burdell O’Neil Army 96th Infantry Served 1942-1946 Passed Away 9/8/2009

U.S Army Airborne - WWII

Jack E. Ohare Served 1942 -1946 Passed away 6/3/2018

Honoring your Service, Remembering your Sacrifice…

Richard D. O’Malley Jr. U.S. Marines - Vietnam Served 1960 - 1963

Juan Olalde Jr. U.S. Marines Served 1993-1997

U.S. Navy - USS Midway Air Sea Resue - Persian Gulf War

Served 1987 - 1991 Passed Away 3/24/2015

Brijido Olalde U.S. Marines Served 1972-1976 Passed away 11/24/2018

Liberty Court

Honors All Veterans Who Have Served.

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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Gregory L. O’Brien

David J. O’Brien U.S. Army Military Police K-9 Unit Served 1967-1968

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Juan Olalde U.S. Marines Served 1969-1974

Michael L. Parker U.S. Army Vietnam War

CPL Robert Patten U.S. Army Served 1953-1956 Passed away 2/6/2007

Charles Peugh U.S. Marines Served 1956 - 1960 Passed Away 10/24/1983

Ricardo Olalde

James T. Olsen

U.S. Marines Served 1991-1995

U.S. Marines Served 1974-1976 Passed away 12/20/2015

Airman 1st Class U.S. Air Force Served 1959-1963

Thomas J. Paschal

James B. Parks U.S. Army

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

Joseph A. Patzer U.S. Navy Seabees Served 1973-1977

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

Manuel Olalde

Raymond R. Peugh U.S. Army Served 1961 -1963

Passed away 7/1/2016

Robert E. Peugh U.S. Air Force Served 1951 - 1961

Duane Olsen US Army - Korean War Served 1950-1953 Passed away 9/15/19

U.S. Army Served 1967-1969 Passed Away 1/20/1994

CMSgt. James Patten

Robert E. Personette

Sgt. LaVerne N. Pessman

U.S. Marine Corps.

Korean War Served 1952-1954

Carl “Bill” Piper U.S. Army Served 1954-1956 Passed away 4/18/2021

U.S. Air Force Retired Served 30 yrs.

Army - 1st Inf. Division Served 1965 - 1967

Anthony D. Pizarro U.S. Air Force Served 1951 - 1954 Passed Away 1/15/2009

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Passed Away 5/17/1992

William Scott Pursell U.S. Army Paratrooper

Served 3 Years Passed Away in 1994

SGT. Kyle D. Pletsch

Gerald M. Potts U.S Army Served 1963-1965

U.S. Army Served 2000 - 2004

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

Served 1953-1956 Passed Away 3/6/91

James E. Ready

U.S. Marines SGT Served 1964 -1968 - Vietnam Passed Away 6/27/2014

U.S. Army - 2nd Surveillance & Observation Battalion

Passed Away 6/25/1995

Lyle R. Reap

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

U.S. Army

Served1967-1969 - Vietnam

Veterans Day Open House

requests all Marines to be present at

(Meal is free. Donations welcome.)

Wednesday, Nov. 10th at 18:00 hr (6:00 PM) for the 246th USMC Birthday Party

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Thank you for your Service.

1120 W. First Street, Dixon • 815-284-2003

The American Legion Dixon Post No. 12, Inc.

Thank You For Your Service and Sacrifice

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Served 2 years - Germany

In honor of our Veterans, we are hosting an open house.

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Henry Pizarro Jr. U.S. Navy Served 1951-1953

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U.S. Army Served 1956 - 1959

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

Spec. 4 Frank J. Reeverts

Bryson Reyes U.S. Army Served 2020-present

Gregory Reyes

Cpt. Ryan Reyes

U.S. Army Served 1974-1977

U.S. National Guard Served 2010-2018

David H. Ricklefs

Tyler Reyes

Victor Reyes

U.S. Army-82nd Airborne Special Forces Served 2012-2016

U.S. Army Served 1975-1977 Passed away 7/17/2010

U.S. Navy Served 1993-1997

Passed Away 12-29-1998

Ronald S. Ridenhour U.S. Army Served 1966 - 1968 Passed away 8/24/2014

Vincent G. Ridenhour

Leo Rienstra

Timothy Rienstra

EM 3 Alex Rios

Kenneth Robbins

U.S. Army Served 1941 - 1945 Passed Away 9/2/1993

Diamond Robinson U.S. Navy Served 2017-present

U.S. Army Served 1960-1962

Keith Robison (Robbie) U.S. Air Force 1950-1953 (Roswell, New Mexico) Passed Away 10/19/2014

William Reyes

Air Force Served 1967-1971

U.S. Army Served 1984-1987

U.S. Navy Served 1959 - 1963

Herman M. Rodriguez

Guadalupe Rodriguez

U.S. Air Force Served 1985-1989

U.S. Army Served 3 Years Passed away 5/6/2017

U.S. Army Served 2 Yrs.

Santos Rodriquez U.S. Marine Corp Served 1942-1945 Passed away 5/23/1945

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U.S. Nat. Guard Air Force Served 2003-2009

James C. Ross Specialist 4 U.S. Army Served 1969-1970

Lester E. “Happ” Ross U.S. Army Served 1946-1947 Passed away 9/14/1992

Gary Rumbolz U.S. Navy Served 1966-1970

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

U.S. Navy Served 1951-1955 Passed away 8/16/2008

U.S. Army - Signal Corp.

Served 1953 - 1955 Passed away 9/2/2015

SGT. Douglas R. Schick E5 - U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 2 Years

Corporal William (Bill) Schick U.S. Marines Served 1959 - 1962 Passed away 2014

John M. “Mike” Scholl Army Airborne (82nd) 1954 - 1956

Donald Schroeder

George M. Schwamberger

James D. Senneff

Phyllis M. Senneff

U.S. Navy Corpsman Served in Vietnam Passed away 8/25/1999

U.S. Navy Served in WWII Passed away 4/4/2012

Kenneth L. Sharkey U.S. Army Served 1960 -1962

Don Schafer

Donald H. Schamberger

U.S. Navy Served 5 Yrs.

U.S. Army - Korea Served 1952-1954

Clarence R. Shumaker U.S. Navy Served 1941 - 1945 Passed away 6/24/2015

Sedrick M. Sanders U.S. Marines & Army Served 4 yrs.

Passed away 1/23/2003

Corporal John L. Schick U.S. Marines Served 1954 - 1957 Passed away 2016

Hugh F. Senneff U.S. Army Air Corps Served in WWII Passed away 6/9/1998

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

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Marcella L. Rosalez

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Leo P. Sinderman

Robert E. Siperly

Delmar “Hughie” Sitter

U.S. Army Served 1942-1945 Passed away Jan.1995

U.S. Navy Served 1941-1945 Passed away 3/14/2005

U.S. Navy Served 1944-1945 Passed away 2/18/2010

Harold J. Smith Air Force 1966 - 1971

PFC Jessie Smith U.S. Army Served 1943-1945 Passed away 2/19/2014

H. Oscar Snyder U.S. Army Infantry Served 1918 - 1919 Passed Away 1958

Orlando Spangler

Gordon Spencer

U.S. Army Served 1943-1945 Passed away 11/19/2002

U.S. Air Force Served 4 years Passed away 6/18/2020

James L. Stroup

Raymond R. Stroup

U.S. Navy Served 4 Yrs.

U.S. Navy Served 8 Yrs. Passed away 6/4/1967

Terry Stephenitch Army Served 1966-1968

Devin Teske U.S. Marine Corps Served 2017-2020

Megan Skeffington U.S. Army Served 1997-2006

James L. Snyder

Army Served 1958 - 1959 Passed Away 10/5/12

Sergeant Curtis Smith U.S. Air Force Reg. AF Air Craft & Engine

Served 1970-1974

Richard E. Snyder U.S. Army - 5th Army Served 1955 - 1958

U.S. Army - WWII Served 2 1/2 Years Passed Away 6/1/2012

Doug Strehlow U.S. Marines 1993-2001 U.S. Army Reserves 2004 - 2012 2 Tours of Iraq

Vincent Teske

Frank A. Thayer Sr.

Charles J. Stern

U.S. Marine Corps Served 2018-2019

U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1967-1969

29 U.S. Army Served WWII Passed away 1986

Leta Thome U.S. Navy Served WWII Passed away 2013

Arthur Tofte U.S. Navy Served 1942-1945

Floyd A. Toppert U. S. Army Served 1953 - 1955 Passed Away 5/21/14

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

HM 3 Ray Torres U.S. Navy - Vietnam Served 1966 - 1970

Clarence M. (Bud) Toms U.S. Army Served 1942 - 1945 Passed Away 1979

Anthony O. Tranka

Donald D. Trent

Served 1952 - 1954 Korea

PFC Sam Torres U.S. Army Served 1953 -1955 Passed Away 6/16/2013

Ted Trulock PFC Tony Torres Sr.

Sgt. Robert A. Toms Sr. U.S. Army

U.S. Navy

U.S. Army Served 1951-1954

U.S. Army (World War II) Passed Away in 1987

Army-Airborn Served 3 1/2 Years

Admiral’s Staff, San Diego, CA

John Underhile U.S. Army - Germany Served 1971 - 1974 Passed away 2019

William Underhile U.S. Marine Corps - Korea Served 6 Years Passed away 1986

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

James M. Vacek

Served 1952 - 1956

U.S. Navy Served 1964-1968 Passed away 10/1990

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

David Underhile U.S. Army Served 1964 -1967

Barbara A. Van Natta U.S. Air Force Served 6 Yrs.

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The Van Oosten Family Left to Right: Russell Blaze, Andy & Jessica with Spc. James VanOosten, Frances VanOosten, Sgt. Marvin VanOosten, Cpt. Jeff VanOosten, Cpl. Steve VanOosten, SSgt Dagan VAnOosten & SSgt. Jennifer VanOosten with Briggs, Riley & Madison, SSgt. Dane VanOosgten

Lucas Velasquez U.S. Air Force Served 2018-present

Jerry R. Waite

MAJ Gary Velasquez Jr. U.S. Air Force Currently serving

SMSGT Retired Gary Velasquez, Sr. U.S. Airforce Served 30 years

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

505th Inf. 82nd Abn Served 1968-1970

Ralph Weidel

U.S. Navy Served 4 yrs.

Passed away 11/18/2020

Allan J. Weber U.S. Marine Corps Served 6 Years

Joshua Weber Navy 2011 - Present

Served 1954 - 1956

Don A. Wellman U.S. Navy Served 1952-1956 Passed Away 1/14/2015

Katera Wells

Richard Westbo

Thomas I. Whelan

U.S. Navy - Korean War Served 1952-1956 Passed away 2006

U.S. Army Served 1967-1970 Passed away 5/9/2016

U.S. Marine Corps Served 2017-2021

U.S. Army

A/2C Ren VanDerLeest U.S. Air Force Served 3 Years Passed Away 10/9/11

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

Claude “Mick” Welker U.S. Marine Corps Served 1942-1946 Passed Away 12/27/1983

William Widolff U.S. Army Served 1953 - 1955

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Richard L Willhite

U.S. Air Force & Air Force Reserve Served 2008 - Present

U.S. Navy Served 1961-1964 Passed away 9/27/2021

S/SGT. Harry Winters

SP/5 Gregory L. Witzleb Sr.

8th Army Rangers Special Forces Passed Away 11/25/2006

U.S. Army Served 1963 - 1966 101st Airborne Division

Nolan Yocum

PFC Darin Yocum

U.S. Army Reserves Served 2011-2019

U.S. Marine Corps Currently Serving

Served 1950 - 1953

SSGT Steve Williams U.S. Air Force 1968 - 1972 Passed Away 3/22/14

Master Sgt. Gregory L. Witzleb Jr. U.S. Army Served 1994 - 2019 Passed away

Delbert Yocum U.S. Army - Vietnam Served 1966-1968

Cpl. Joe Wilson U.S.M.C. Served 1960 - 1964

Lt. Madison Witzleb U.S. Army Served 2014 - Present

Marvin E. Younger

U.S. Marines Served 1948 - 1952

Richard Wilson Army Served 1963 - 1966 Passed Away 2008

Roy F. Wolber U.S. Army Served 1966-1968

Donald Lee Zinke U.S. Army Served 1966-1969

Richard W. Zinke U.S. Army Served 1969-1971 Passed Away 4/5/2005 SM-ST1933478

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TSGT Seth D. Wiggins

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