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8 • Siuslaw News • VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE • November 7, 2015 T IM C UTTING P AUL D IETZ U.S. Marine Corps After serving in San Diego, he went to weatherman school in Oklahoma. After re- enlisting, he served as a mailman. C ONSTANCE D E G RAY British Royal Navy (WREN) 1943-1945 Tours of Duty: England R UDOLPH (R UDY ) D ITTL SPC, U.S. Army 2008-2014 Tours of Duty: 2009- 2010 & 2013 in Afghanistan; was sta- tioned in Fort Carson, Colo.; served two years with U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard stationed in Washington, D.C.; currently serv- ing in Michigan Army National Guard Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Reserve 1942-1946 Tours of Duty: South Pacific, Solomon Islands; Guadalcanal on North to Bougainville Island; trained as a rifle- man then was attached to a demolition unit J ACK D ONAHUE Master Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1952-1973 Tours of Duty: Okinawa, Korea, Vietnam, Germany, Boston, Mass., Buffalo, N.Y. Served as a special agent, Office of Special Investigations. T RACI L. D IETZ M ICHAEL A. D E M AID G ARY D IETZ E-4, U.S. Army 1981-1985 Tour of Duty: Ft. Sill, Okla., and Ludwigsberg, Germany J OHN D I G IORGIO Corporal, U.S. Army 1943-1946 Tours of Duty: France, Belgium He earned the Good Conduct Medal and three European Battle Stars. Sergeant, U.S. Marines 1942-1947 Tour of Duty: Norfolk, Va., Mediterranean, Cuba, Atlantic and Pacific E D D OWTY E2; U.S. Navy 2005-2006 Tours of Duty: U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard, Washington, D.C. Sgt. E-5, U.S. Navy 1965-1968 Tours of Duty: Basic Training, Ft. Knox, KY; Vietnam, 1-1/2 years R USSELL E. D OWNS A NGELA N. D OTSON Airman, 1st Class, U.S. Air Force 2002-present Tours of Duty: Mt. Home AFB, Baghdad, Iraq Member of the 366th Fighter Wing Adminis- tration, stationed at Saddam’s Palace Captain, U.S. Army Dental Corp 1956-1958 Tours of Duty: 1st Hospital Unit 45th Field Hospital Calambrone di Pisa, Italy, SETAF B ENJAMIN J. E ASTWOOD AIC, U.S. Air Force 1951-1955 Tours of Duty: Lackland AFB, Westover AFB, Azores, McChord AFB, Geiger AFB He was a keypunch operator, clerk typist in special services/enter- tainment in the Azores Islands, projectionist accident investigation. Honoring Our Heroes 91560 Highway 101 North, Florence 541-547-3111 • sealioncaves.com Proud Sponsor of the Veteran’s Day Parade!
