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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 2019 C5 Honoring the heroes in our midst Richard W. Raley U.S. Army Specialist November 1986 to June 1991 Fort Jack- son, S.C. for Basic Training; Fort Eustis, VA for Advanced Initial Training for Tactical Transport Helicopter 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) 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 Parachute Unit USS Hornet CVA-CVS V-3 DIV E-5, US Navy 1956-1960 Hawaii, Washington Electronics Technician Dennis R. Stevenson Sergeant, US Army April 12, 1967 to April 5, 1969 Fort Lewis, Mo., trans- ferred to US Army Reserve Marie Sexton Jeramy Wynn Ritter Army Cor- poral 2004-2006 Baghdad, Iraq Army Infan- try, 3rd In- fantry Squad designated marksman and machine gunner. Worked alongside Navy Seal Rangers and other special units. Was in 50 caliber gunner missions and 220 missions. Joe Reeves Lance Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, 1987- 89. Fort Sill, Okla., U.S. Artillery School, Oki- nawa. Expert Rifl e Medal, Overseas Medal Calvary, 11th Armored Division, Th ird Army Ken Sears Ronald E. Rounsaville U.S. Army, Sgt E-5 1968-1969 Fort Lewis, WA; Fort Sill, OK And Korea serving on the DMZ 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 Al Stovall Navy/Air Force Aviation Radioman Nov. 1942 to Jan. 1946 South Pacifi c, New Mexico, Hawaii, Fort (Yneme) CA. Received: Asiatic Pacifi c Ribbon, American Area Ribbon, Victory Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal. Gary Sparks Army MP, 1969-1971 Ft. Lewis Peter Szekely Navy; April 1967-April 1970 San Diego, USS Washburn — Naval Support Activities — Da- Nang, Vietnam, Camp Tien Sha Henry Standefur U.S. Army Joel Turpin Fred C. Rentz U.S. Army, E-4 Oct. 1970 to Oct. 1973. Ft. Lewis, WA, Fort Rucker, Ala., Vin Long and Can Th o Vietnam, Ft. Campbell, KY. Crew Chief on Huey with 101st Airborne Roger A. Rue U.S. Army. Sept. 1965 to Sept. 1967 Fort Ord, Vietnam, Ft. Hood 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 Darin Rhodes U.S. Navy, U.S. Army. Sergeant First Class, served Sept. 1988- US Navy Feb. 1969 to Feb. 1973 Long Beach, Cal., Vietnam, Bremerton, Wash. John Stephens Army Ser- geant October 1942 — Jan- uary 1946 Served in U.S., England, Austria, Battle of the Ardenne Wood (Bastogne). Battle of Central Eu- rope. Headquarters Troop, 41st Ron Turpin Sgt. (E-5), USMC June 1962 to July 1968 Camp Pendleton, Okinawa, Bremerton, Wash., Vietnam Wounded in action, Vietnam Clarence A. Wahlstrom US Navy Sub- marine Service TMC(S5) E7 1948 to 1969 USS Cabezon 1949-50; USS Bashaw 1950-52; USS Scabbardfi sh 1952-53; USS Caiman 1954-55; USS Bream 1955-56; USS Tiru 1956-59; NAD Westloch 1595-61; USS Sterlet 1961-63; NAS Miramar 1963-65; USS Rock 1965-67 USS Sabalo 1967-68; USS Bashaw 1968-69. Larry B. Watkins U.S. Air Force E-4 Sergeant 1968 to 1972 Fairchild Air Force Base, Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Fair- banks, AK Served as a Jet Engine Technician on B-52 bombers and KC135 tank- ers. Also trained on Hounddog missiles. Spent all duty with the Strategic Air Command. Stephen Willis U.S. Army Rank: SP4 1971-1974 Basic — Ft. Lewis, WA; Ft. Eustis, VA; Nuremberg, Germany, Ft. Hood, TX Victor Wilson Corporal, U.S. Army, 1951-53 Ft. Rucker, Ala. And Darmstadt, Germany Overseas Medal, Rifl e Medal, Veter- ans Medal of Honor Terry Neil Turpin Marine Corporal Sept. 1965 to March 1967 Vietnam. Purple Heart THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE & SACRIFICE Never Forgotten. Matt Bjornn, Agent 1481 Gateway Blvd Cottage Grove, OR 97424-1224 Bus: 541-942-2623 25 Gateway Blvd. Cottage Grove ww.bannerbank.com (541) 942-2551 The Bohemian Tavern (next to Little Caesars) ® statefarm.com State Farm Insurance Companies + Home Offices: Bloomington, Illinois Clean, safe environment Lady friendly Separate game room All lottery games Large Plasma T.V.’s for sports & NASCAR Come check us out! Veterans Day Ceremony Cottage Grove Armory November 11, 2019 11:00am 3160 Hillside Drive, Cottage Grove, Or 97424 541-942-709 SOUTH LANE COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE 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. Happy Hour 5:30-7pm This Veteran’s Day We Thank You for Your Service! Only senior pricing in town SUNDAY NFL & NASCAR Call 541-942-4493 for info. FOR EMERGENCY DIAL 911 Serving South Lane County. 2775 Row River Rd. • C.G. • 541-942-4415 www.southlanefi re.org
