6C COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 10, 2015
Honoring the heroes VETERANS DAY EVENTS
Cottage Grove
Great Clips offers
in our midst
Joe Reeves
Marie Sexton
SK2 (Petty
offi cer 2nd
class E-5),
US Navy
1984-1994
Boot camp
Orlando
Fl.; MCAS
Iwakuni
Japan; NSD
Yokosuka Japan; FDGP NAB
Coronado
Arthur Shaw
U.S. Navy,
World War II
Six-year vet-
eran
Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine
Corps, 1987-89
Fort Sill, Okla., U.S. Artillery
School, Okinawa.
Expert Rifl e Medal, Overseas
Medal
Henry Standefur
U.S. Army
Fred C. Rentz
U.S. Army
E-4
Oct. 1970
to Oct.
1973
Ft. Lewis,
WA, Fort
Rucker,
Ala., Vin
Long and Can Tho Vietnam, Ft.
Campbell, KY
Crew Chief on Huey with 101st
Airborne
Bob Ritcher
Army-Airborne
Jeramy Wynn Ritter
Army
Corporal
2004-2006
Baghdad,
Iraq
Army In-
fantry, 3rd
Infantry
Squad
designated
marks-
man and
machine gunner. Worked
alongside Navy Seal Rangers
and other special units. Was in
50 caliber gunner missions and
220 missions.
Donald Rosetta
Navy Coast Guard
1945-1950
New York
Walt Scott
John Stephens
Army
Sergeant
October,
1942-Jan.
1946
Served
in U.S.,
England,
Belgium,
Germany,
Austria
Battle of
the Ardenne Wood (Bastogne)
Battle of Central Europe
Headquarters Troop, 41st Cav-
alry, 11th Armored Division,
Third Army
Dennis R. Stevenson
Sergeant,
US Army
April 12,
1967 to
April 5,
1969
Fort Lewis,
Mo., trans-
ferred to
US Army
Reserve
Al Stovall
Navy/Air
Force
Aviation
Radioman
Nov. 1942
to Jan. 1946
South Pa-
cifi c, New
Mexico,
Hawaii,
Fort
(Yneme)
CA
Received: Asiatic Pacifi c Rib-
bon, American Area Ribbon,
Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct
Medal.
VFW ceremony
vets free haircuts
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
3473 will present a Veterans
Day ceremony on Wednesday,
Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Cot-
tage Grove Armory. Featured
speakers will include state
Representative Cedric Hayden,
South Lane County Fire and
Rescue Chief John Wooten and
more.
Across the nation, Great Clips
salons and their customers are
showing their appreciation to
veterans and members of the
military with the “You Can
Thank a Veteran” promotion.
On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, all
customers who get a haircut at
a U.S. Great Clips salon get a
free haircut card they can give
as a thank you to an active,
inactive or retired military
member of any branch, includ-
ing the National Guard. Limit
one card per customer, while
supplies last.
Veterans and active service
members who come in to a
Great Clips salon in their area
on Nov. 11 get either a free
haircut or a free haircut card to
redeem with proof of military
service through Dec. 31, 2015,
at any U.S. Great Clips salon.
Now in its third consecutive
year, Great Clips’ “You Can
Thank a Veteran” promotion
has provided nearly half a mil-
lion free haircuts for military
veterans.
Film Screening
– ‘Shepherds of
Helmand’
The Springfi eld Museum an-
nounces a special Veterans
Day presentation on Wednes-
day, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. of the
documentary fi lm “Shepherds
of Helmand,” an amazing look
into the war in Afghanistan as
fought by the Oregon National
Guard.
In 2008, a group of 17 soldiers
from the Oregon National
Guard volunteered to deploy to
Afghanistan to train a battalion
of the Afghan National Army.
Their mission was to conduct
counter-narcotics patrols in the
deadly Helmand Province, a
region notorious not only for
its opium production but as a
Taliban stronghold.
"Shepherds of Helmand" is
the story of this group, one
of the most decorated units in
National Guard history. After
the fi lm, the fi lm’s director and
a panel of soldiers from the
unit depicted in the fi lm will
take part in a Q&A session and
discussion.
Admission is free, but a $10
suggested donation is appreci-
ated.
Proceeds support the South
Willamette Valley Honor
Flight.
Free pancakes at
IHOP
IHOP® restaurants will once
again honor the 22 million
Veterans currently living in the
United States and more than 1.3
million Armed Forces members
currently serving in the military
by offering them a free stack of
red, white and blue pancakes
on Veteran’s Day.
Participating IHOP restaurants
throughout the United States
will serve a stack of Red, White
and Blue pancakes – butter-
milk pancakes crowned with
glazed strawberries, blueberry
compote and whipped topping
– free for Veterans and Active
Duty Military on Veteran’s Day,
Sergeant,
U.S. Army,
World War
II, Pacifi c
theater
leader for both our fast-
est growing demographic,
women veterans, and for all
veterans across Oregon.
While our focus is on
our veterans, we also must
remember the service and
sacrifi ce of our military
and veteran families. Judi
Van Cleave of Portland
was elected as the Nation-
al President of Gold Star
Wives of America. Her late
husband was a disabled
Korean War veteran. Judi’s
signifi cant service for two
decades with Gold Star
Wives of America contin-
ues to honor our fallen and
their families.
Across our team at the
Oregon Department of
Veterans’ Affairs, many of
us are veterans and family
members, and we continue
to be inspired by our cur-
rent service members, vet-
erans and their families. We
are honored and privileged
to serve them – not just on
Veterans’ Day, but through-
out the year. It is their indi-
vidual stories that make up
the incredible fabric of our
community.
No matter the branch of
service, no matter the era,
no matter who we are, or
where we live; we stand
proudly together. We are
Oregon veterans.
Cameron Smith served
three tours in Iraq as a
U.S. Marine captain and is
the director of the Oregon
Department of Veterans’
Affairs.
Ken Sears
E-5, US
Navy
1956-1960
Hawaii,
Washing-
ton
Electron-
ics Techni-
cian
The Umpqua Community
College Fine and Performing
Arts Department presents “An
Evening of Remembrance: A
Tribute to Veterans of the US
Armed Forces” on Nov. 11 at
7 p.m. in Jacoby Auditorium.
The concert will be presented
by the UCC Community Band,
directed John Pecorilla, and the
UCC Chamber Choir, directed
by Jason Heald.
Suggested donation is $7
per person, $15 per family.
Admission is free for veterans.
For more information, contact
541-440-4693 or Jason.heald@
umpqua.edu.
"The business of
America is not
business. Neither is it
war. The business of
America is justice and
securing the blessings
of liberty."
— George F. Will
Appreciation, Gratitude and a
heartfelt “Thank you” to each
and every one of our Veterans.
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dedication, on Nov. 11, 2006,
that names of Oregon's fallen
will not be added to the memo-
rial.
The guest speaker at the
ceremony will be State Rep.
Paul Evans, a U.S. Air Force
veteran. Military honors will be
presented by North Salem High
School's Jr. ROTC unit.
Veterans Day originated as
Armistice Day on Nov. 11,
1919, the fi rst anniversary of
the end of that war. A Con-
gressional resolution in 1926
made November 11 an an-
nual observance and in 1938
it became a national holiday.
In 1954 President Dwight D.
Eisenhower signed a resolution
that changed Armistice Day to
Veterans Day so as to honor all
American veterans who have
served.
ODVA has compiled a list
of other Veterans Day events
occurring statewide that can
be viewed online at: www.
oregondva.com.
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Communities throughout Ore-
gon will be hosting ceremonies,
parades, and special gatherings
to honor America's military
veterans and commemorate
Veterans Day.
The Oregon Department of
Veterans' Affairs will hold its
annual ceremony on November
11 at 3 p.m. in Salem at the
Afghan-Iraqi Freedom Memo-
rial located on the agency's
grounds, 700 Summer St. NE.
The names of 142 Oregonians
killed while serving in Opera-
tions Iraqi Freedom and Endur-
ing Freedom, and those with
Oregon military ties, will be
read aloud.
This year will mark the third
consecutive event since its
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Throughout history, at home and overseas, they’ve put
their love for their country above all else. On Veterans Day,
we proudly honor these brave men and women for
their courage, commitment and patriotism.
Rex Seals
Statewide
ceremonies
S ERVE
Peter Szekely
Army Sergeant
April 1968 to Dec. 1969
15 months in Vietnam
Served in 25th Infantry Divi-
sion and USARV Special
Troops Detachment. Earned
Combat Infantry Badge and
Purple Heart
Nov. 11, from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
“Having served as an Army
Ranger and infantry offi cer, I
am proud to be part of a brand
that honors the brave men and
women who have dedicated
their lives to keeping us safe
and free,” said Darren Rebelez,
President, International House
of Pancakes LLC. “We are
looking forward to having our
nation’s heroes as guests at
their local IHOP, and person-
ally thanking them for their
service.”
Veterans and Active Duty
Military simply show proof
of military service to receive
their free Red, White & Blue
pancakes. Proof includes: US
Uniformed Services ID Card,
US Uniformed Services Retired
ID Card, Current Leave and
Earnings Statement (LES),
veterans organization card
(i.e. American Legion, VFW,
etc.), photograph of yourself in
US military uniform, wearing
uniform, DD214, military dog
tags, and citation or commen-
dation.
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On Veteran’s Day, we honor the members of our armed forces who served and made the
ultimate sacrifi ce. Th eir courage and dedication will always be remembered.
Lest we forget.
Veteran’s Day 2015, November 11
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