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18 • Siuslaw News • VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE • November 7, 2015 ABEL INSURANCE M ELVIN N ORDAHL E4, U.S. Marine 1950-1953 Tours of Duty: Korean War Awards: two Purple Hearts 875 Hwy. 101 Florence, Oregon 541-997-3466 APEX HELI 2001 Airport Way, Florence, OR 97439 541-997-3270 M ICHAEL N ORDAHL U.S. Marine 2007-2010 Tours of Duty: Afghanistan CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1380 10th St. Florence, OR 97439 541-997-3533 D ARRYL P ARSONS PFC, U.S. Army 1956-1958 1st Class Seaman, U.S. Navy 1958-1964 T. Sgt., U.S. Air Force 1977-1994 Tours of Duty: Treasure Island, S.F., Sabro Bay, USS Lexington, USS Ranger, Portland, Ft. Lewis, Camp Rilea, Vietnam R OBERT D. P AYNE CPT, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1965-1969 Tours of Duty: Germany, Vietnam A L P EARN DIANA HACKETT, BROKER R ICHARD I. N ORDAHL COLDWELL BANKER COAST REAL ESTATE SP3, U.S. Army 1953-1956 Tours of Duty: Germany as company clerk 100 Hwy. 101, Florence, OR 97439 541-999-7317 DRIFTWOOD SHORES & CONFERENCE CENTER 88416 1st Avenue, Florence, OR 97439 541-997-8263 National Guard 1956-1966 U.S. Army 1966-1985 Tours of Duty: Germany, Vietnam, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Zaire, Honduras J ERRY J. N ORDIN 272nd Military Police Company, U.S. Army 1968-1969 and during the TeT Offensive Tours of Duty: Vietnam Awards: Certificate of Achievement for his service 1935 25th St. Florence, OR 541-997-1660 SPC, Combat Medic, U.S. Army Tours of Duty: South Korea and currently serving in Kaiserlautern, Germany Future goal is to be a surgeon J ACQUELINE M. P ENDERGRASS 1686 12th St. Florence, OR 97439 541-997-2610 H AROLD N USBAUM PFC, U.S. Air Force 1943-1945 Tours of Duty: stateside S TEVE C. O LIENYK FLORENCE HEATING & SHEET METAL 1645 Kingwood St. • 541-997-2422 Florence, OR 97439 CCB#64 GROCERY OUTLET 2006 Hwy. 101 541-997-0343 Serving the Community Since 2005 Lt., Army Nurse Corps 1967-1969 Tours of Duty: Ft. Sam, Houston, Texas; Ft. Gordon, Ga., where she worked with Vietnam returnees. In Ascom, Korea, she worked with the crew of the USS Pueblo when they were released in December 1968. W ILLIAM L. P EPPIN 2nd class Petty Officer, U.S. Navy 1951-1955 Tours of Duty: Korea, 1952 R IK P ERKINS U.S. Marine Corps C ASSIDY A. P ENDERGRASS FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH FLORENCE ELKS LODGE #1858 M ARY W. P ENNINGTON Sgt. MP, U.S. Army Tours of Duty: Pacific Theater Airman, U.S. Navy Tours of Duty: Orlando, Fla., Memphis, Tenn., Virginia Beach, Va., and reserve training on the USS Coral Sea Mother of Cassidy A. Pendergrass C HARLES K. P ENNINGTON J R . V ERN O REMUS E.S. Machinist Mate, U.S. Navy 1957-1961 Tours of Duty: U.S.S. Whetstone, Western Pacific CWO, U.S. Army 1966- 1970 Tours of Duty: Ft. Wolters, Texas; Ft. Rucker, Ala.; Ft. Sam, Houston, Texas.; in Vietnam he flew “Dustoff” (Medivac) and was credited with 1,187 injured GIs being evacuated to medical facilities; also Korea and Ft. Knox, Kentucky, where he was a medivac instructor pilot and aircraft maintenance officer D ON P HILLIPS MM3, U.S. Navy 1956-1960 Tours of Duty: Pacific D ELBERT P IFER GMCM, U.S. Navy 1943-1966 Tours of Duty: USS American Legion, Mifflin, Toledo, Providence A ARON P LOURDE U.S. Army Tours of Duty: Currently stationed in Iraq