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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 8, 2017 C5 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. Defending freedom on many fronts Continued from page 4C Bob Olson U.S. Air Force B24, B29 Crew Chief, Manila, Okinawa and Tokyo in 1945 LES SCHWAB TIRE CENTER 109 Hwy. 99 N Cottage Grove 541-942-4466 Joe Reeves Don Heib Marvin S. Krush Navy Seabees, 1962-68 Guam, Midway Island, Vietnam John Leuenberger Francis Henderson Four years, U.S. Air Force 541-484-1151 “BE SAFE” 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 HORNERS INC. FOREST & GARDEN EQUIPMENT 79132 Hwy. 99 North Cottage Grove 541-942-5781 Navy Lieuten- ant 2008-Present San Diego, Mediterranean Black Sea Rotation (de- ployed), Guam Critical care/ICU nurse. Keith Jazek Navy Dec. 1966-1970, Vietnam USS Coral Sea CVA43 Aircraft Carrier Bruce K. Jeppesen Grove Medical Equipment “B UILDING A H EALTHY C OMMUNITY ” 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 instructor. After retiring from the Navy, he was very active with the Disabled American Veterans and held several state offi ces. Albert A. Jovanelly • OXYGEN • SLEEP THERAPY • WHEEL CHAIRS • HOSPITAL BEDS • WALK AIDS • SPECIALTY FITTINGS • SALES AND RENTALS • INSURANCE BILLING E-4, U.S. Navy, 1973-76 Aboard U.S.S. Paul Revere, classifi ed and diplomatic mis- sions through 1975 Joseph D. Mar- tin Air Force Airman First Class 1950-54 Two years in England Warren Dale McGuire US Marines, 1st Marine Divi- sion PFC March 1944-March 1946 Landed with fi rst wave of Ma- rines on Okinawa Wounded May 21, 1945, spent 10 months in Navy hospitals Phillip Miller U.S. Army, Specialist E4, 2008-2011 Iraq veteran, disabled veteran, ex- pert marksman, Combat action badge Sandra Morris Lance Corporal, USMC June 1962 to November 1963 Camp Pendleton, Cal. Sworn into USMC alongside brother Thomas C. Munroe U.S. Navy - SeaBees Rank: UTA-2 Jan. 5, 1956 - Nov. 24, 1959 Kwajalein Marshal Island, Okinawa, Adak, Alaska Lloyd Norman U.S. Air Force Max Koenig U.S.S. Princeton 1965-66 541-225-5443 grovemedical@outlook.com 148 Gateway Blvd Join us on Facebook Cottage Grove, OR 97424 (Bi Mart Plaza) E.N./F.N., U.S. Navy Fred C. Rentz Lee Maier Noreen High www.laneelectric.com William Parks Navy USS Juneau, Korea U.S. Army, two years Vietnam, Okinawa For your bravery, hard work, and dedication to our country, we thank you! Merchant Marine Ray Northup Private, Engineer, U.S. Marine Corps, 1941-46 San Diego, Pearl Harbor Kim Penfold Army Specialist 4 1974-1978 Fort Ord Cali- fornia (Basic) Huntsville Ala- bama Redstone Arsenal Johnston Island 1 1/2 years Fort Bragg NC 8th Ordinance 1 1/2 years Federal Re- public of Ger- many (FRG) one year Stephen G. Pettit E-4, Army Engineers, 1964-67 Vietnam Austin M. Pitcher Army M/Sgt. 1942-1945 Europe Infantry rifl e- man during Hurtgen Forest, Battle of the Bulge, Remagen Bridge head fi rst crossing of Rhine River in Germany. Met Rus- sians at Fulda River SW of Berlin Byron Putman Army Rank: Specialist E-4 Feb. 2, 2006-May 25, 2010 Colorado Springs, CO, Ft. Car- son, Iraq — Baghdad area and Kandahar Province, Afghani- stan. Richard W. Raley U.S. Army Specialist November 1986 to June 1991 Fort Jackson, S.C. for Basic Training; Fort Eustis, VA for Advanced Initial Training for Tactical Transport Helicopter Repairer Training (67T MOS (Military Occupational Special- ty)); 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) BPOE 18th ANNUAL Veteran’s Appreciation Dinner & Show They’ve served our country with courage and honor. They’ve left behind loved ones to risk their lives in protecting their country. They’ve defended our freedoms and ideals. They make us proud to be Americans. Thanks, veterans, for your brave and selfless service to our nation. We salute you on Veterans Day. So long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them. P LEASE JOIN US IN HONORING OUR V ETERANS ON N OVEMBER 11 TH , 2017 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 Elks Lodge #1904, 755 N. River Rd. • CG 2775 Row River Rd. • C.G. • 541-942-4415 Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, 1987-89 Fort Sill, Okla., U.S. Artillery School, Okina- wa. Expert Rifl e Medal, Overseas Medal 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 Darin Rhodes U..S. Navy, U.S. Army. Sergeant First Class, served Sept. 1988-Jan. 1, 2012. Deep sea diver, fi eld artillery, supply sgt., recruiter. Deployed to Iraq, 2009-10. Larry Rigsby U.S. Navy, 1955-1959 El Centro, Calif. Naval Para- chute Unit USS Hornet CVA-CVS V-3 DIV Bob Ritcher Army-Air- borne Jeramy Wynn Ritter Army Corporal 2004-2006 Baghdad, Iraq Army Infantry, 3rd Infantry Squad designated marksman and machine gunner. Worked alongside Navy Seal Rangers and other special units. Was in 50 caliber gunner missions and 220 missions. Walt Scott Army Sergeant April 1968 to Dec. 1969 15 months in Vietnam Served in 25th Infantry Division and USARV Special Troops Detachment. Earned Combat Infantry Badge and Purple Heart Ken Sears E-5, US Navy 1956-1960 Hawaii, Washington Electronics Technician Marie Sexton SK2 (Petty offi cer 2nd class E-5), US Navy 1984-1994 Boot camp Orlando Fl.; MCAS Iwakuni Japan; NSD Yoko- suka Japan; FDGP NAB Coronado Arthur Shaw U.S. Navy, World War II Six-year veteran Gary Sparks Army MP,1969-1971 Ft. Lewis Continued on page 7C
