COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 9, 2016 5C
Defending freedom on many fronts
VETER
AN’S
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30 % off of your meal to all Veterans
who present proof of Military I.D.
733 E. MAIN ST. DOWNTOWN COTTAGE GROVE
541- 942- 3999
WWW.BIGSTUFFBARBECUE.COM
Don Heib
U. S. Navy, Sept. 1966-Aug.
1989. Served in Guam, Viet
Nam, in many squadrons and
three ship’s companies, as well
as several years as a Navy in-
structor. After retiring from the
Navy, he was very active with
the Disabled American Veterans
and held several state offi ces.
U.S. Air
Force
B24, B29
Crew Chief,
Manila,
Okinawa
and Tokyo
in 1945
Francis Henderson
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3473 of Cottage
Grove will hold a celebration honoring our Veterans
including those on active duty, Wednesday, November 11th
at 11:00 am at the Cottage Grove Armory, 628 E Washing-
ton St.
Lincoln Middle School Choir will be performing several
numbers.
Our speakers will include Mayor Tom Munroe, John
Wooten, and others to be announced. All are invited to
enjoy this event!
Kenneth Hunt
VFW Post 3473 Commander
Our Veterans, Our Heroes
It's time to honor the brave soldiers who safeguard our
peace and freedoms.
Thanks, veterans. We salute you for your extraordinary
courage and dedication to your country.
E-4, U.S.
Navy, 1973-
76
Aboard
U.S.S. Paul
Revere,
classifi ed
and diplo-
matic missions through 1975
Four years,
U.S. Air
Force
Noreen High
Staff Sgt.,
U.S. Army,
1973-80
47th Field
Hospital,
Fort Sill,
Okla., 2 ½
years 3rd
Supply and
Transport, Wurzburg, Germany
Good conduct medals, Over-
seas Medal, Veterans Medal of
Honor
Gerold Holliday
Navy
South Pacifi c, WWII
Sean A. Hutchison
LES SCHWAB
TIRE CENTER
109 Hwy. 99 N
Cottage Grove
541-942-4466
®
OLD MILL
FARM STORE
Supports the hearts of our
Service members and their families as
they cope with the politics of war,
Providing the experience for the
growth of our Collective conscience.
Old Mill Farm Store
327 So River Rd
541-942-3042
Open Mon-Fri 10am-6pm & Sat 10am-4:00pm
Albert A. Jovanelly
Navy Lieuten-
ant
2008-Present
San Diego,
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Rotation (de-
ployed), Guam
Critical care/ICU nurse.
US Ma-
rines, 1st
Marine
Division
PFC
March
1944-March
1946
Landed
with fi rst
wave of Marines on Okinawa
Wounded May 21, 1945, spent
10 months in Navy hospitals
Phillip Miller
U.S. Army,
Specialist E4,
2008-2011
Iraq veteran,
disabled vet-
eran, expert
marksman,
Combat action
badge
Max Koenig
U.S.S.
Princeton
1965-66
Marvin S. Krush
Navy Seabees, 1962-68
Guam, Midway Island, Vietnam
Lance Corpo-
ral, USMC
June 1962 to
November
1963
Camp Pendle-
ton, Cal.
Sworn into
USMC along-
side brother
Thomas C. Munroe
U.S. Navy
- SeaBees
Rank: UTA-2
Jan. 5, 1956
- Nov. 24,
1959
Kwajalein
Marshal
Island, Okinawa, Adak, Alaska
Lee Maier
U.S. Army,
two years
Vietnam,
Okinawa
Lloyd Norman
Joseph D. Martin
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Airman First Class
1950-54
Two years in England
On this Veterans Day and every day, we and
the community extend sincere appreciation
to the men and women who have served our
country so proudly.
(FUNERAL HOME NAME)
(ADDRESS)
(PHONE NUMBER)
We salute those who have served, and those
who presently serve, for their courage and
dedication to a strong and free America. Thank
you for protecting our citizens and our country.
(FUNERAL HOME NAME)
(ADDRESS)
(PHONE NUMBER)
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Merchant Marine
William Parks
E.N./F.N.,
U.S. Navy
Army
Specialist 4
1974-1978
Fort Ord Califor-
nia (Basic)
Huntsville Ala-
bama Redstone
Arsenal
Johnston Island
1 1/2 years
Fort Bragg NC
8th Ordinance 1 1/2 years
Federal Republic of Germany
(FRG) one year
E-4, Army Engineers, 1964-67
Vietnam
Austin M. Pitcher
Army
M/Sgt.
1942-1945
Europe
Infantry
rifl eman
during
Hurtgen
Forest,
Battle of the Bulge, Remagen
Bridge head fi rst crossing of
Rhine River in Germany. Met
Russians at Fulda River SW of
Berlin
Byron Putman
For all you’ve done.
We thank you.
In honor of Veterans Day, we will be closed on Wednesday,
November 11. We will reopen our doors at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
Bob Olson
Stephen G. Pettit
John Leuenberger
Navy
USS Juneau, Korea
Private, En-
gineer, U.S.
Marine Corps,
1941-46
San Diego,
Pearl Harbor
Kim Penfold
Sandra Morris
Keith Jazek
Navy
Dec. 1966-1970, Vietnam
USS Coral Sea CVA43 Aircraft
Carrier
Ray Northup
Warren Dale
McGuire
Bruce K. Jeppesen
BPOE 17th ANNUAL
Veteran’s Appreciation Dinner & Show
So long as there are veterans,
the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks will never forget them.
P LEASE JOIN US IN OUR V ETERANS
ON N OVEMBER 12 TH , 2016
F OR OUR USO S HOW & D INNER
DINNER FREE TO VETERANS
Non-Veteran Donations of $7 or $6 along
with 2 non-perishable food items
for our Elks Christmas food baskets
will be greatly appreciated!
Turkey Dinner at 5-6pm, Entertainment starts at 6pm
Uniforms or Service Hats Welcome!
Call 541-942-3554 for details

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Army
Rank: Spe-
cialist E-4
Feb. 2,
2006-May
25, 2010
Colorado
Springs,
CO, Ft.
Carson, Iraq
— Baghdad area and Kandahar
Province, Afghanistan.
Richard W. Raley
U.S.
Army
Specialist
Novem-
ber 1986
to June
1991
Fort Jack-
son, S.C.
for Basic Training; Fort Eustis,
VA for Advanced Initial Train-
ing for Tactical Transport Heli-
copter Repairer Training (67T
MOS (Military Occupational
Specialty)); Fort Lewis, WA
with tours of duty in Honduras/
Guatemala for Humanitarian
Missions and a two-month tour
of duty in Saudi Arabia/Iraq/
Kuwait from Jan. 25, 1991 to
March 25, 1991 (during fi rst
Gulf War or Desert Storm).
Served in the fi rst Gulf war
(Desert Storm)
Joe Reeves
Lance Corporal,
U.S. Marine Corps,
1987-89
Fort Sill, Okla.,
U.S. Artillery
School, Okinawa.
Expert Rifl e Medal,
Overseas Medal
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
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