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
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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
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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
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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
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E.N./F.N.,
U.S. Navy
Fred C. Rentz
Lee
Maier
Noreen High
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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
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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
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