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Leon Bell

Wilburn Kishketon Sergeant US Army 1956-1965 Korea

Donald E. Meshew

US Army E-5 1962-1965 Austin, TX, Vietnam

Navy MM2 1952-1956 Served on USS Cone during Korean War

Roland Butler

Herbert C. Switch

US Army PFC Guam, Philippine Islands

Walter Lee Black Marine South Pacific WWII

Don Brown Jr.

US Navy Seabee 1943-1945 South Pacific WWII

PFC US Army 1953-1958 Korean War

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Rudy Rolette

Gilbert Rolette

PFC US Army 1960-1962 Ft. Lewis, WA, Germany

US Navy 1951-1955 Personnelman 2nd Class San Diego, CA

Sergeant 1956-1960 US Marine Air Way El Toro, CA

Herb Sims

Kenneth Peltier Sr.

Tec. 4 Carl Briggs

BT-3 US Navy USS Cassin Young Korea

Herbert C. Switch

Sergeant US Marine Corp.

1958-1973 3 Combat Tours Vietnam

US Army 1943-1946 Served in Germany & Philippines

SSgt. US Air Force 1960-1981 Vietnam, Germany

US Army 1945-1951 WWII, Korea

US Army 1945-1947

US Army National Guard Supply 1967-1973

DP1 US Navy - Retired 1961-1983

Warren G. Neal

Gary W. Thomas

PFC US Army WWII in Germany

US Navy 1968-1970

Richard Neal Carter

Travis Neal Carter

Alfred J. Goate

Don Bright Navy - BM2 Vietnam

US Army 1941-1945 Bronze Star 3rd Armored Division Europe, Battle of the Bulge

US Army Infantry - Private 1914-1918 - France WWI

John H. Stephens

Daniel A. Mahoney

Evertt E. Burmeister WWI

US Army 1972-1975 Chaparral Systems Specialist Republic of South Korea

G.C. Blakemore

Spec. Ana Vega Rios

Specialist Adam Wilson

Andrew Columbus Sr.

Andrew Columbus Jr.

Daniel Columbus

US Navy Gunner’s Mate 1944-1946 WWII USS Berrien

US Army 82nd Div. Airborne 2009-2013

US Army, E4 Germany, Iraq & Afghanistan 8 Yrs of Service

US Army World War II

US Army 1952-1954 187-RCT Sergeant Korea, Japan

Spc 4 David Thompson

US Army Specialist Vietnam

Private WWII

Harry Walker, Jr.

Cpl. Kenneth W. Jones

PFC US Army Korea Conflict Killed In Action Sept. 1950

Fred “Chissy” Williams

Leroy Downs Sr.

Army Korean War

Bill E. Slaughter

Cpl. James C. Krick

US Navy USS Franklin WWII

Dexter Rolette

US Navy Vietnam War

Army National Guard E5 - Sergeant

Lanny N. Middleswarth

US Army 2002-2008 Black Hawk Crew Chief Specialist - Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan

Jerry R. Levi

Army SP-5, E-5 Command Group Support Detachment - 1968-1970

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Colonel Jerry Shiles

US Army Retired 2011 Bronze Star, 2 Legions of Merit, 3 Army Commandations, Army Intelligance

Colonel Richard Shiles

James Shiles

US Army Retired 29+ Yrs. of Service

US Army Iraq 15+ Yrs. of Service

Fritz Anderson

Charles New

Sgt. Danny Combs

Japan 1946

US Air Force 1968-1971

MSgt. R.B. Burnett

Major Ronald Burnett

Lt. Col. Randel B. Burnett

Japan 1946

US Army WWII

Melford J. Fisher Srgt. 1st Class US Army 1952-1954

Wes Blalock US Navy Bethel, OK

US Army 20 Yrs. of Service

Swanson Lee Frye

David A Shiles US Army E-4 Iraq 1999-2006

Glendon Ed Combs

Maj. Donald H. Shiles Vietnam Retired Shawnee, OK

Sgt. Heath L. Shirey

Sgt. Roy F. Briscoe

Sgt. James F. Wear

James Allen Guinn

James P. Kersey

Korea & Bosnia

US Navy 1942-1945 South Pacific 1951-1952 Korea

Jack Butler

US Army 101st Airborne, Korea

Jack Johnson

Captain Sean C. Burnett

Logan M. Burnett

Captain Bryant Burnett

USAF

Joshua B. Burnett

Circa 1968 Radarman 3rd Class Navy Vietnam

Jack Hickman

21 Yrs. of Service Retired

Army Corp. of Engineers Afghanistan

Ted Sloan

Troy Alvin Gouker

Wayne Duncan

Sgt. Don Brightwell Korea 1952-1954

Pvt. 1st Class U.S. Army Korean Conflict 1954-1956

Air Force Staff Sargeant 1942-1946

Leo J. Seikel

Joe Seikel

Bernard (Benny) Seikel

Robert E. Seikel

Harold E. Luis

Vietnam War Era US Army Private 1962-1964

Leo V. Seikel

Neal D. Seikel

Cpl, US Army U.S. & Germany 1957-1964

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US 3rd Army World War 1 1917-1919

Marine Korean Era

Sergeant Korean War 1953-1960

US Army Reserves 1979-2011

US Navy World War II

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US Army Reserves Wounded at Ft. Hood, TX Specialist E-4

USA Paratrooper

45th Division OK National Guard 1926-28

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PFC US Army Korean War 1953-1955

3rd Class Petty Officer

H.E. Cole, Jr.

US Army 1940s

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Air Force 1961-1965 Airman 1st Class

Kerri Hernadey

Kevin Johnson

Kimberly Roby (Jones)

Pvt. 1st Class WWII

USAF

Pvt. US Army 1990-1993

Lawrence Davis

Lawrence Wahpepah

Lee Edward Dockrey

Lee Oliver

Loren Franklin Washburn

Carl Haley

David Simpson US Navy Meeker

Spc. Sophia Land Gamberi Air Base Afghanistan Shawnee, OK

A1C Jerry Kirkland

Reserve Sgt. 45th Army Inf. Shawnee, OK

US Navy Gunners Mate 3rd Class USS Carney 1943-1945

Marc Clovis US Navy Bethel, OK

SSgt. M. Wayne Ross US Army Korea Shawnee, OK

Donald T. Thomas

US Army Battle of the Bulge Purple Heart, Bronze Star, C/B

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US Army Korea

Mercy Waggoner US Navy Ada, OK

Brenton S. Ross

US Army Korean War

Arthur Mullins US Navy Seminole, OK

Grant W. Ross

US Army Iraq Shawnee, OK

US Army Schofield Barracks Shawnee, OK

Vince McCauley

Spc. Mason Sovereign

Date Processing Tech 1st Class Petty Officer

Army National Guard 1-180th 45th Calvary

14th Army Cavalry 1956-1958 East-West Border

Jeff D. Potter US Navy WWII Shawnee, OK

Russell K. Ross

L.M. Potter USAF 1951-1954

Frank Richard Sauter PVT/SGT Army Special Services

Leon French US Army 1941-1945

John Hambree, Jr.

Joe Martin

M.P. WWII

US Army Korean Conflict PFC MIA

USM

Leo McNeal

Roger Shaw

Garry Souders

Milton Mallory

WWII

SFC Charles Sales

US Army Korea - P.O.W.

Terry Scheuerman

USN 1967-1970

Garth D. Nixon

US Marines Iraq Camp Pendleton, CA Shawnee, OK

Co. B 180th Infantry Regiment 45th Division Korea

Spec. 4 Army 1st Class Stationed in Ft. Polk, PA Shawnee, OK

Army PFC 1946-1947 Military Police WWII

Jim Guinn

Jesse T. Johnson

Julius Max Hudson

Gary Reed

US Navy 1956-1960 Civilian Corp.

Bethel, OK

US Army Air Corp.

Italy, WWII

US Navy 1942-1946

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Sfc. Kory Wingo

Duegu (TAEGU), S. Korea Tecumseh, OK

Army National Guard SW Afghanistan Shawnee, OK

Larry Allen Kibbie

CMSgt. Donald R. Anderson

US Marines Staff Sgt. Camp Pendleton Shawnee, OK

US Air Force/OK National Guard Shawnee, OK

Sgt. Robert Allen Neal

Sgt. Ronnie Ritter III

US Army Ft. Benning, GA Harahan, LA

Army National Guard 45th Inf. McLoud, OK

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Billy E. Nichols

US Navy A048 Neosho WWII Occupation Medal, WWII Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Double Bronze Star

Corporal Gabe Kehner

Lyle H. Collins

Air Force Natl. Guard at Will Rogers in OKC for 6 Yrs. Basic Training at Lankland AFB in 1958

Pft. Robert James Neville US Army Ft. Hood, TX Shawnee, OK

Sgt. Aaron Ingmire Army Calvary Scout Recruiter, TN Tecumseh, OK

US Marines Camp Pendleton, CA

Sgt. Tom Barnes

Roman Stephanie US Air Force E-6 Tech Sargeant Vietnam 1958-1978

Major Cecil Johnston

1949-1952 NC and Hawaii Artillery Dept.

PFC Robert Everett Ellis

2nd Lt. Wallace Louis Tyner

2nd Lt. William L. Ford

US Air Force WWII Served 13 Mos. as a POW

4th Missile Command South Korea 1965

Wyatt Messner

John Shelby Shackelford

US Army Germany

SSgt. Charles M. Coffman

Pvt. Corbett Story US Army Korean War

Marines Stationed Pensacola, FL

Iraq and Kuwait Shawnee, OK

US Army Retired WWII

US Army Transport Specialist Iraq 1995-2005

US Navy 1960-1964

US Navy 1957-1961 USS Sirius AF60

Operation Iraq Freedom 1st Class Petty Officer Flight Engineer - Edmond, OK

WWII, South Pacific, Korea Sgt. Crime Scene Investigator Shawnee, OK

Keith Furgason

Russell Furgason Sr.

Kenneth Leone

Frank Kennon

Spc. Kenneth VanDyne

Richard Carter

Robert C. Strong

Roger Lewis Shaw

Sandra Wahweah

Scotty Ray Fleetwood

Raymond Atkinson Jr.

Spc. Jacob Levi Miller

Leonard T. Walker

Loyle Coleman

US Army 1974

William Haley

USMC 1944-1946

Russell Furgason Jr.

US Army Korean War, POW

SA, US Navy 1966-1968

Vietnam, South East Asia Sgt. Radio Operator Stroud, OK

USMC 1951-1952

Master Sgt. US Army Paratrooper Retired

US Navy WWII Shawnee, OK

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US Army 1953-1956 Stationed in England

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We proudly salute America’s veterans and active-duty military for their drive and dedication, contributions and courage. Their commitment to our country and our freedom has protected us for generations, and we owe them a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid. This Veterans Day, please join us in honoring the brave men and women of our Armed Forces who have fought, sacrificed and served their country with pride.

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OKLAHOMA VETERANS MEMORIAL

Veterans Day ceremony set to honor military drawn by Tom Smith, a local veteran, of a five-point star symbolizing each branch of the military.

Visitors enter through a 26,000-pound solid granite archway that includes etchings of soldiers representative of World War I and II. Architectural plans were drawn up and submitted to SI memorial contractors out of their Tulsa field office.

The Veterans Memorial project, 11 years in the making, to honor all Oklahomans who have made the ultimate sacrifice for America was completed in Shawnee in 2016.

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This year's Veterans Day Program is set for 11:11 a.m. today at the Oklahoma Veterans Memorial in Woodland Veterans Park in downtown Shawnee.

At this time last year, the memorial park was still awaiting the installation of its grand finale, 10 black granite panels — each 6 feet wide, 6 feet tall, about eight inches thick and weighing 5,400 pounds — displaying the names of more than 7,000 Oklahoma military members who have died in combat since the Spanish-American War.

Ceremony At today's event, after the ringing

of the Naval bell, a Posting of the Colors and the Pledge of Allegiance, the community will hear from speaker Retired Col. Pam Snider.

Messages of honor also will be delivered by Maj. Richelle Treece and from some local veterans units: Jeff Branum with Disabled American Veterans (DAV); Don Plumley with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW); and Jim Comrey with the American Legion.

The VFW Honor Guard will present a 21-gun salute and play Taps.

Following the ceremony, there will be a veteran lunch hosted by the VFW Auxiliary at Post 1317.

Veterans Memorial According to Visit Shawnee Inc., at visitshawnee.com, the memorial site is patterned after a concept first

The granite panels arrived from overseas –– which took several months to receive –– and the etching work was completed in Tulsa.

At that time, the estimated cost for the project was thought to be approximately $350,000 — a number that has easily been surpassed.

“I don't know how much the total cost actually is, but I estimate it to be at least more than $500,000,” Bill Ford said.

On the Pottawatomie County Veterans Memorial website, at pcvm.org, the four veterans’ organizations VFW, American Legion, DAV, and 40/8 took orders for engraved bricks, selling raffle

tickets for a one-of-a-kind engraved Colt pistol, and speaking to various county-wide groups for support and financial assistance.

Scouting for Food During the ceremony, local Boy Scouts will be collecting canned goods as part of their annual Scouting for Food drive between 10 a.m. and noon across the street from the Oklahoma Veterans Memorial in Woodland Veterans Park.

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US Navy Gunners Mate 3rd Class

Sgt. Allen Wingo

Army National Guard

Denver Lee Claytor, Sr.

Dillon Keith Fred Lewis

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Enlisted Sept. 3, 1968 Stationed in Vietnam 1969-Feb. 1970 Lance Corporal, Received 3 Stars, RVN Cross of Gallantry, Vietnam Meritorious Citation, Purple Heart Seminole, OK

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W.C. Love US Army WWII

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Sgt. 1st Class 1947-1970 Bronze Star, Vietnam & Korea

Bruce Love USAF Korea

1Lt. Jim Hansford US Army Korea 1966-1967

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Sgt. Hanson Brewer US Army Air Corps 1942-1945

Esteline (Sloan) Schulenberg

Sgt. Virginia M. Carroll (Thorton) WAC, WWII

Donald H. Schulenberg

Tech. Sgt. Chad Lefferts US Airforce Hickam AFB, Hawaii Recently returned from Korea

Brian Reed

Army National Guard Ft. Jackson, SC Shawnee, OK

Mark Ballard

Hershall Clark

Major Carl Clark

Lester Love

Timothy Love

Lt. James D. Kersey

USM Okinawa

WWII 1942

Mike Williamson

Kenneth Ollen Gouker

LT Robert F. Thornton

SP4 Vietnam Air Mohl Artillery

US Women’s Army Corp PFC Oct. 1954-Oct. 1956

US Marines Vietnam Era Sharp Shooter

John K. Parrish

PFC Albert M. Ailey

Cameron W. Wells

Earl Redman Reynolds US Army Served during WWII

US Navy Korean Era Store Keeper

Edward Love

Everett Love

Gregory Love

US Army WWII Korea

James Hansford, Sr.

US Navy Chief Petty Officer South Pacific 1941-1944

Germany/France WWII Shawnee, OK

US Army WWII

Don Haley Pvt. 1st Class

Airman 1st Class Langly AFB, Virginia Yukon, OK

USM Desert Storm

Lonnie Brightwell Jr. USAF WWII Korea

Chonju, Korea 1946-1946

Ed Reece

Gary Reed

US Army Retired Chief Warrant Officer - Served in Korea & 2 Tours in Vietnam

Fort Richardson, Alaska Shawnee, OK

Leslie D. Smith

USM Okinawa

USMC

Vietnam War

USAF

Army

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Willard Poncho Walker

Arlo Griggs

Clinton Darneal

Matthew Snyder

Walter Johnson

US Army

US Army

US Army Vietnam

Marine Iraq

Julius Max Hudson

Jim Meek US Navy 1950-1954

Barran Tucker

US Army 29th Infantry Division 175th Infantry Reg. Co. G

James F. Shiles Jr.

James F. Shiles Sr.

James P. Thomas Jr.

O.L. Locke

Ray J. Farley

Brenden “Chip” Sheppard

Billy Zuker

Warren Graybeal

Ernest Steward

Erica Bookout

Haley Davis

Wyatt Messer

Jacky King

Marine 1997-2001

US Air Force Korean War

Norman R. Keltner

Johnny P. Johnson

SFC Marion J. Madden

Cpl. James Alderson Army 1950-1952 Korean Conflict

Captain Carl Lightner

Lawrence P. Murray U.S. Army 1943-1945 82nd Airborne

MSgt. Dewey Beene

USAF Retired 36 Yrs Service 507th Tactical Fighter & Refueling Wing

Shianna Kinnett

45th Infantry Korean War 1950-1952

WO John A. Townsend III

Jacob Thayne Little

Christopher Wilson

Cpl. Jack J. Rodgers

Cpl. Ronnie Harbert

Donovan Cain

US Navy 1942-1946

World War I

Staff Sgt. John A. Townsend Sr.

Petty Officer USN

Major (Rtd) John A. Townsend Jr.

US Navy World War II

US Army 1950-1952 - Co D US Army 1982-2008 - 75 Rangers US Army 2014-Present 180th, 45th - Korea, Japan Desert Shield/Storm, Iraqi Freedom Ft. Sill, Korea, Ft. Rucker, AL

US Army World War II

Army Specialist Vilseck, Germany Active Duty

US Navy Future Sailors

Air Force

Petty Officer First Class E6 USS Fitzgerald DDG 62 San Diego, CA

US Navy Future Sailors

Army 1952-1954 Ft. Eustis, VA

US Navy Future Sailors

US Marine Vietnam 1968

Airman 1st Class USAF

Air Force

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US Army Radar Operator Shawnee, OK

Charles E. Spoon

US Army Helicopter Gunner Shawnee, OK

US Army

Fletcher Gayler

US Army Korea 1952-1954 4th Pitt Signal

Edward Littlehead, Jr.

Louis Cheatwood

SSgt. E-6 Ft. Bliss, TX Seminole, OK

PFC Jimmy Carter

Chance Kinnamon

US Army WWII Chandler, OK

Cpl. Kenneth Nixon

CPO Leo Jones

Thompson Stephenson

Donald L. James

Edward Caraway

William A. Weaver

William W. (Bill) Webb

John Burdick

Army

USAF Bronze Star Recipient

Ted Zydiak

James “Bones” Walker

Johnnie Hershall Anderson

Lt. Col. Dennis Canant

Warren E. Artcliff

Front Line 1952-1954 Christmas Hill, Korea

US Navy 1942-1962 Military Transport Service

Don Madole

Sgt. E-5 Larry E. Kingsley, Sr.

Korea 1950-1951

Vietnam 1967-1969 11th Cavalry Tanker

Merrill Dean McBride, Jr.

US Army Corporal E4 Artillery Germany Served 6 Yrs.

Gordon C. Sovereign Korean Conflict 1st Class Petty Officer Shawnee, OK

Bill Lyon

US Navy Petty Officer US Air Force Served 10 Yrs. Hawaii

LCpl. Rhea Moore

US Marines Vietnam Purple Heart & Bronze Star

Civil Engineer 37th Infantry WWII 1943

Master Sgt. Myler G. (Mike) Crooks 32 Yrs. of Service RetiredJapan, Koirea, Okinawa

US Army Specialist 5 (ES)

Mikel Rushing US Navy McLoud, OK

Pvt. 1st Infantry US Army 45th Division

Timothy Jones US Navy Stroud, OK

Army Air Corp.

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USM WWII

Dennis Duvall

Carl James Murphy

Robert Hutchcraft

PFC Wendell R. Sloan

Shawnee, OK

US Army 1965-1967 Vietnam War Era, Korea

Dick Slater

Spc. John Anthony

SSgt. Jake Willis

Sgt. Wallace Gene Hollan

US Army Shawnee, OK

3rd Class Machinist USS Smalley Shawnee, OK

US Army 45th Infantry WWII

2 Yrs. Active Duty Afghanistan

US Army Afghanistan

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Army

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Jerry Haney

Spec. 4 Ronald W. Jones

James Junk

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US Army Vietnam 1967-1968

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Thomas T. Rigg Chief Petty Officer US Navy 1962-1972

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For all that you are and all that you’ve given to our country, we salute you, veterans. Thank you for protecting our freedom at home and overseas.

Your service and your sacrifice will always be remembered.

With gratitude, we honor America’s veterans and military personnel.

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Samuel E. Rodd

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US Navy HMC 1939-1960 South Pacific

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US Army Began Serving in 2004 3 Tours - Iraq & Afghanistan

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LaRue Guoladdle

Darlene Sankadota-Sanders

Kimberly Tokekoyah

Thomas L. Campbell

Cpl. John Eldon Gentry

Bobby Gene Cook

George Franklin Barclay

US Army - Private First Class WWII - Company K, 311th Infantry Regiment - 1918

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Army Air Core WWII 1942-1945 South Pacific

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Army Spec-4 Supply Clerk Germany

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US Army Infantry 1966-1968 Sergeant Korea

US Army & National Guard Korea, Germany, Iraq, Louisiana 28 Yrs Service - Retired

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Sgt. Jeffery A. Smith

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US Army Sgt. 1st Class Retired 23 Yrs. Service Vietnam, Kuait

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Gene Renegar Army Stationed Korea 1962-1964

Ray Belford

US Army - WWII Veteran 1943-1945 Stationed in Italy

Glen Sloan

Army 1965-1989 Sfc. Retired

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Cpl. Jonathan R. Bull

Quarter Emirl McDonnell AFB, KS Shawnee, OK

Abraham Weins

82 Air Born Ft. Bragg, NC Korea 1959 Berlin, Germany 1962

Pvc. COD 56th Inf. WWI Purple Heart Recipient

Afghanistan 2006-2007 Kuwait/Cavalry Scout Shawnee, OK

Pfc. James Anderson

Larry Taylor

Sgt. Mykle D. Bull

Kuwait/Forward Observer 2011-2012 Shawnee, OK

Name on Vietnam Wall Killed on Combat Mission 1969

US Navy Stationed in NAS Ocean, Virginia Beach, VA Shawnee, OK

Lt. Adam Shepherd

Spc. Jamie Salas US Army Fort Hood McLoud, OK

US Army 1956-1958 White Sans Proving Grounds Fort Sill, OK

SSG-6 Sq. Leader/Platoon Sgt. Vietnam Purple Heart

Spc. Samuel C. Prather

John Robert Weld

Pvt. Oliver Kelly Weld Sr.

Sgt. John Patrick Kelly

Carl Frank Brenner Electronic Technician Mate Second Class Shawnee, OK

Army Specialist 4 1982-1985 Multi-Channel Communications, Remote Site Germany

Sgt. Justin Kyle Beaver

Lt. Colonel Kirk Ingold

Claude (Buck) Renfro

Tommy Barton

Spc. Mike Kehner

Steven Blassingame

Army National Guard Kuwait Meeker, OK

Afghanistan - Ft. Bragg, NC Shawnee, OK

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179th Inf. Regt. 45 Div. Camp Polk, LA

18 Yrs. U.S. Army Shawnee, OK

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USA Navy 1950-1954 GM2 Korean Veteran

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US Army 1977-1990 Germany Shawnee, OK

US Army 1964-1967 E-1 Shawnee, OK

Merle Moses

2nd Div. 2nd Bat. Korean War

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Wayne B. Lollar

US Army Master Sgt. - WWII US Air Force - Korean Was

Gary Fisher

Spc. James A. Bull Bosnia/Calvary Scout 1995-1998 Shawnee, OK

Aaron M. Heck

PFC4 1st Air Cavalry Near Da Nang Vietnam Shawnee, OK

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Alice Fredericks

Thomas W. Leach II

US Navy Rank E-3 Bremerton, WA

O. Bill Hampton

Airman 2nd Class 137th Air National Guard

Rank: E6 Afghanistan Shawnee, OK

2nd St. Kelton Miller

Norman Searcy US Air Force 1942-1946

Cpl. James Krick WWII 1941-1945

Colonel Ron Primmer

Army Air Ranger 1961-1989 Korea, Vietnam, Germany

Charles Woods

Quantico, VA Keller, TX

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50th Military Police Battalion APO 75

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Lloyd DuBoisel

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US Navy 1980-1988

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Ulysses Grant US Navy

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Chester Grant US Navy

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US Air Force 1948-1971

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USS Severn, Navy Korean War

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US Army Medic World War II

Merchant Marine WWII

J.C. Everett US AF 28 Years

Odell Morris

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Staff Sgt. US Army Korea 1951-1953

Harry Butler Jr.

Aaron Hart

Marine

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Glen R. Davis

PFC Casey Davis

Sgt. Nicholas Coleman Army National Guard Purple Heart Bethel Acres, OK

US Marines Combat Engineer Okinawa, Japan

US Air Force Thailand, New York, Texas

WWII Greek Civil War Tecumseh, OK

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Austin Carberry

Nickolus A. Byrd

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Gerald (Gary) Carter

PFC Thomas Spriggs

Robert B. Lowder

Curtis L. Lowder

Rebecca Gray

Vell Hall

Randy Greer

US Marines Afghanistan, Africa

US Army 1953-1958 Korea Veteran Shawnee, OK

Henry Vines

Brian & Natalie Vines

Pvt. Richard A. Spriggs

Private 1st Class South Korea Shawnee, OK

Darrell Palmer

E7 4 Army “Tunnel Rat” Vietnam 1968-1969

CW4 Kenneth A Keck Rug Master of YTM 771 1970

Cpl. James Hurst US Army Korea

E-4 Specialist Durant, OK Luther, OK

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US Army Iraq Tulsa, OK

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Ruben Rivers On November 19, 1944, Staff Sergeant Ruben Rivers was a tank commander in the 761st Tank Battalion, the “Black Panthers”, an all-black unit (commanded by white officers) of Third Army. On that day, the 761st was approaching the Siegfried Line near Guebling in eastern France. Rivers had been severely wounded three days earlier in action near Vic-sur-Seille, for which he was later awarded a Silver Star.

He refused evacuation, going so far as refusing morphine and disobeying a direct order from his company commander to evacuate.

On November 19, near the town of Bougaktroff, the Black Panthers encountered a well-positioned German anti-tank unit, which delivered extremely heavy fire. Rivers ordered the other tanks to withdraw while he remained with his tank to provide covering fire. With his position fully exposed, the Germans directed their fire at him, hitting his tank with two high-explosive shells killing Rivers and wounding the crew.

The next day, his company commander, Captain David J. Williams, submitted a recommendation for the Medal of Honor for Rivers. At the time, the Army wasn’t awarding Medals of Honor to black soldiers, and the recommendation went nowhere. Over the years, Captain Williams continued to press for the Medal for SSGT Rivers. It was finally approved, and on January 13, 1997, President Bill Clinton presented SSGT Rivers’ Medal of Honor to Ms. Grace Woodfork, one of his sisters. David Williams was in attendance at the ceremony. SSGT Rivers’ Medal of Honor citation:

“… for extraordinary heroism in action during the period 15-19 November 1944, toward l wounded d d iin the h lleg, Guebling, France. Though severely Sergeant Rivers refused medical treatment and evacuation, took command of another tank, and advanced with his company in Guebling the next day. Repeatedly refusing evacuation, Sergeant Rivers continued to direct his tank's fire at enemy positions through the morning of 19 November 1944. At dawn, Company A's tanks began to advance towards Bougaktroff, but were stopped by enemy fire.

Sergeant Rivers, joined by another tank, opened fire on the enemy tanks, covering company A as they withdrew. While doing so, Sergeant River's tank was hit, killing him and wounding the crew. Staff Sergeant Rivers' fighting spirit p were an inspiration to his unit and and daringg leadership eexemplify the highest tradittions of military service.”

R Ruben Rivers was born at T Tecumseh, Oklahoma, on O October 31, 1918. When the U United States entered World W War II, Rivers and two of his b brothers joined the Army.

SSSGT Rivers is buried in the L Lorraine American Cemetery aand Memorial, located just o outside Saint-Avole, Départm ment de la Moselle, France.

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Woodland Veterans Park, is at 100 E. Highland — on Highland between Broadway and Union Streets.

The Veterans Memorial, at 407 N. Broadway, is on the southwest corner of Woodland Park — just north of the old Carnegie Library building and Pottawatomie County Courthouse. Veterans’ names are engraved on brick pavers purchased by donors. These pavers form a walkway in the shape of a five-pointed star, with each point representing

one branch of the military. The park is a place of solitude and reflection where one can remember those who are serving our country or have served in the past. Dedicated benches, two memorials representing each of the world wars, and an archway over the entrance are carved from black, polished granite. Displays in the park include a (1965 UH-1 “Huey”) helicopter once used during the Korean Conflict. Flags are flown for each of the military branches.

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Pvt. US Army 1942

Arlin Knoles

Bill Madole

Joseph Carter

1942-1945 Europe - Wounded Purple Heart Recipient

Verlin Geisler

Korea 1951-1952

Seaman Apprentice WWII

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USAF 16 Yrs. of Service

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Billy D. Donova

Bob Genzer USS St. Paul Heavy Cruiser US Navy

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Air Medal w/3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished Flying Silver Star & POW Medal

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William Blochowiak

Richard Blochowiak

Jeffrey Blochowiak

Ed Blochowiak

Scott Blochowiak

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SSgt. Rebecca McGee US Army Conroe, TX Houston, TX

Cathy L. Jamison Hume US Air Force

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USAF CMSGT. Ret. 34 Yrs.

CSM Robert N. McGee

Robert L. McGee

US Army - Retired Conroe, TX Houston, TX

Guy Loftis

US Navy Shawnee, OK

USAF MSGT. Active 18 Yrs

Cpt. Pierre “Leon” Alford

US Army MSGT. Korea Shawnee, OK

US Army Air Corps Fighter Pilot WWII Stationed in New Guinea Shawnee, OK

Cpl. Elmer Terrel

John W. McKinney

Korean War 37th AAA Gun Battalion Shawnee, OK

US Navy WWII, Korean, Vietnam

USAF SGT. 4 Yrs. Vietnam

Spc. Jeremy Heath Vanderburg

US Army

Ted Smith

USAF SSGT. Active 11 Yrs. Korea

US Army MSG. Ret. 27 Yrs. Kuwait Iraq Afghanistan

Vanderburg Uncles US Army

Charles Lee Gilpin

Pvt. XL Wilson

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SSgt. Francis ‘Dug’ Higdon US Air Force WWII and Korean War

Major Bobby G. Burnett USAF - Retired Served in Alaska, Pacific Theater, North Africa & U.S.

US Army Ft. Bragg, NC

Specialist Afghanistan Tecumseh/Shawnee area

US Army Active Duty Baghdad, Iraq

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US Army 1950-1971 30 Years Federal Service

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Michael D. Medley A1C 1964-1968 Okinawa, Thailand Fuel Truck Driver

Chester A. Grant US Navy Korea and Vietnam

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