2009 OES

Veterans Day

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Mary J. Blige, Seal, Bono

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The following is a tribute to honor our

local Veterans and the family members who

have served our country.

Gary Allen• U.S. Army

Eldon Anderson• U.S. Army

• Father-in-law of Maureen Anderson

Gordon Anderson• U.S. Army

Lyle Auker

• U.S. Army

• Grandfather of Meghan and Cerys Davies

Gary Aumiller

• U.S. Army

• Grandfather of Amy Wentz

Larry Ayers• U.S. Air

Force

August Bachor• U.S. Army• Great Great

Uncle of Samaria Vilar and James Ohlert

Delvin Bader• U.S. Air

Force• Uncle of

Kaitlynn Fisher

Kendel Bader• U.S. Army• Uncle of

Kaitlynn Fisher

David J. Bailey• U.S. Navy

Warren Bainter• U.S. Army

Chris Barth• U.S. Army

Val Beneda• U.S. Army

• Great Grandfather of Quinton and Shakira Cook

Rex Berry• U.S. Army• Grandfather

of Mason Berry

Herschel Betts• U.S. Army

Tyson Bieker

• U.S. Marine

Canaan Bishop• U.S. Army

• Brother of Gracie and Gabrielle Vontz and Uncle of Quinton and Shakira Cook

Dustin Bishop• U.S. Army

• Nephew of Maureen Anderson

Edwin Black• U.S. Army

Eldon Black• U.S. Army

• Grandfather of Carla Depperschmidt & Kenny Black

Duane Blodgett • U.S. Army

• Father of Deena Zodrow

Bernie Bowen

• U.S. Army

• Grandfather of Emma Green

John Bremer • U.S. Army

Floyd A. Brown• Medical

Corps attached to Air Corps

• Grandfather of Taylor Brown

Joseph Brown• U.S. Army

• Grandfather of Kelly Brown

• U.S. Air Force

Lowell Byarlay

• U.S. Army• Grandfather

of Taylor & Zach Corbett & Zander Kempt

Griff Carfield

Elder Carlson• U.S. Army

• Great Grandfather of Mollie & Gracie Tate

William Carter• Shown with

twin brother, Willard

• U.S. Army• Great

Grandfather of Anna & Clayton Carter

Bob Castle• U.S. Army• Grandfather

of Alana Raile

Virgil Cathcart

• U.S. Army

John Cederberg• U. S. Army

• Father of Mrs. Sattler

Jerry Chambers• U.S. Army

Reserve• Father of

Adrian Chambers

• Shown with Gary Allen

Charles Clinkenbeard

• U. S. Army

• Father of Mrs. Wasson

Leonard Cochran• U. S. Army

Mike Cook

• U. S. Air Force

• Grandfather of Quinton and Shakira Cook

Don E. Crumbaker• U. S. Navy• Grandfather of

Angie Erickson and Great Grandfather of Tabor & Rayne Erickson

John Davis• U. S. Army

• Grandfather of Tristen Davis

James Dempewolf• U.S. Navy

Darla Dennis• U.S. Army

• Mother of Shylo Shields

Merlin Diederich

• U.S. Army

• Grandfather of Max Diederich

Ryan Diederich

• U.S. Army Reserves

• Son Of Marsha Richards

Vernon Diederich• U.S. Navy

Baskar Duval• U.S. Army

Jason Erickson• U.S. Army

• Cousin of Jenna Long

Francisco “Cisco” Estrada

• U.S. Army

• Uncle of Samaria Vilar

Stuart Euhus• U.S. Army• Uncle of

Kelly Shields

Clark Evans

• U.S. Army• Grandfather

of Jacob Gee

Rodney Farr• U.S. Army

• Grandfather of Rowdy Farr

Sam Farr• U.S. Army

• Great Grandfather of Emily Larson

Jack Fortin• U.S. Army• Grandfather of

Mason, Jack, & Collin Mumm, Great Uncle of Jacie Fortin, Husband of Donna Fortin

Keith Fortin• U.S. Army• Great Grandfather of

Mason, Jack & Collin Mumm and Jacie Fortin & Father-in-law of Donna Fortin and Lisa Fortin

Robert Fossum• U.S. Army

Sam Freeland

• U.S. Army• Father of Jo

Mason and Grandfather of Bethany Mason

Norman Gallentine• U.S. Army

• Grandfather of Dante Robertson

Dale Gaines

• U.S. Army

Darrell Gaines • U.S. Army

Gene Gee• U.S. Army

• Grandfather of Jacob Gee

Kenny Gee• U.S. Army

• Father of Jacob Gee

Dean Geihsler• U.S. Air Force

Harlan Geihsler• U.S. Air Force

Merle Gilliam• U.S. Army

Harlan Grafel• U.S. Army• Great

Grandfather of Kade, Isabel, Kel, & Reece Grafel

Joe Green• U.S. Army• Grandfather

of Emma Green

Dean Groneweg

• U.S. Army

Robert Groneweg

• U.S. Army

George Hachmeister• U. S. Army• Grandfather

of Amy Wentz and Father of Lois Wentz

Shane Harris

• U.S. Army

• Father of Justice Harris

Bob Hartzog

• U.S. Army

Authur Heese

• U.S. Navy

• Great Grandfather of Emily Larson

Aaron Helm

• U.S. Army – West Point

John Helm

• U.S. Army

Jim Helm

• U.S. Army

Mike Helm• U.S. Air

Force

Joe Herzog• U.S. Army

Bernard Hileman• U.S. Army• Great

Grandfather of Haylee & Kaleb Hileman

Willis Jacka• U.S. Army

• Great Grandfather of Rowdy Farr

Russell James• U.S. Marine

Corps

Gerrit Jansonius• U.S. Army• Father of Ron

Jansonius

William Jones• U.S. Army• Grandfather

of Haylee & Kaleb Hileman

Henry Jording• U.S. Army

Carl Kaspar• U.S. Army

• Great Grandfather of Cassidy Gillespie

Bill Keck• U.S. Army• Grandfather of

Angie Erickson and Great Grandfather of Tabor & Rayne Erickson

Brett Keck

• U.S. Army• Son of Angie

Erickson and Brother of Tabor & Rayne Erickson

Dick Kelley• U.S. Army

Jerry Kennedy

• U.S. Army

• Father of Mrs. Ruf

Clarence Ketterl• U.S. Army

• Great Grandfather of Ryan, Taylor, Braeden, & Landen Ketterl

Dustin Ketterl

• U.S. Army

• Cousin of Colton, Morgan, & Riley Ketterl

Jim King

• U.S. Army

• Father of Nolen & Tyra Pierce

Melvin Klima

• U.S. Navy

Millard Lyle Kyte

• U.S. Navy

Jack Lamb• U.S. Marine

Corps

Aaron Larson• U.S. Army

• Uncle of Emily Larson

David Larson• U.S. Army

• Father of Emily Larson

Jeff Larson• U.S. Army

• Uncle of Emily Larson

Wayne Larson• U.S. Navy

• Grandfather of Emily Larson

Jerald D. Leitner• U.S. Army

Rollie Leitner• U.S. Navy• Son of Vickie

Leitner

Royce Leitner• U.S. Navy• Husband of

Vickie Leitner

Jerry Lohoefener• U.S. Army• Grandfather of

Sage Lohoefener and Father-in-law of Mrs. Lohoefener

Ray Lohoefener

• U.S. Air Force

• Grandfather of Megan Lohoefener

Floyd Lee Lotker Jr.• U.S. Navy

Tracy Marshall• U.S. Navy

• Brother-in-law of Deb Marshall

Troy Marshall• U.S. Army

• Husband of Deb Marshall

Elbert May• U.S. Marine

Corps• Great

Grandfather of Gage Scott

Martin May

• U.S. Army

• Great Grandfather of Kelsey & Hunter May

Walter May• U.S. Navy• Grandfather of

Erin May & Great Grandfather of Dustin & Tyler Nichols and Colten & Haylee Schurr

Byron McCartney

• U.S. Army

Evan Lee McCartney• U.S. Navy

Farra McChesney

• U.S. Army Reserve

• Sister of Jessup and Adric Ray

Randy McHugh• U.S. Army

• Father of Tyler McHugh

Donald Meints• U.S. Navy

Sylvester Meitl• U.S. Army

• Grandfather of Katie Meitl

Dole Metcalf

• U.S. Army

Sidney Metcalf• U.S. Army

• Great Uncle of Ravyn and Alyssa Van Vleet

Cecil and Vernon Miller• U.S. Army• Cecil- Great

Grandfather of Amy Wentz

• Vernon- Great- Great-Uncle of Amy Wentz

Laurence Miller• U.S. Army• Father-in-law

of Mr. Dorshorst

Glenn Mott

• U.S. Army

LeRay Robert Muirhead

• U.S. Army

Ryan Nichols Rebecca Nichols

• U.S. Army

• U.S. Navy

• Cousins of Miranda Long

Neil Nicodemus• U.S. Army

Keith Olson• U.S. Army

Justin Pachner• National

Guard

Richard Pauls

• U.S. Army

Walter Pennell

• U.S. Navy

Don Ray

• U.S. Army Reserves

• Father of Jessup and Adric Ray

Harold C. Rehm

• U.S. Army

Jake Robinson• U.S. Army

• Cousin of Sage Lohoefener and Nephew of Mrs. Lohoefener

James M. Rorick

• U.S. Navy

• Grandfather of Jenavive and AJ Zillinger

Jim Ross• U.S. Air

Force• Grandfather

of Emma Green

Bob Sand

• U.S. Navy

• Grandfather of Kole Breth

Gerald Schaffer

• U.S. Army

• Grandfather of Erin May

James Schroer• U.S. Army

• Father of Mrs. Olson

Garrold Schweitzberger

• U.S. Army

• Uncle of Mrs. Steinmetz

Myron Scott• U.S. Army

• Grandfather of Gage Scott

Joe Shaw• U.S. Army

• Great Uncle of Dante Robertson

Gaylord Shields• U.S. Navy • Father-in-law of

Kelly Shields

Herb Shirley

• U.S. Army• Father of Mrs.

Henningson

Jamie Shirley• U.S. Army

John & Connie Simonsson

• U.S. Army

• U.S. Navy

Douglas Smith• U.S. Air

Force• Grandfather

of Gatlin Hissong

• U.S. Army Air Force

J. Eldon Smith

Larry Smith• U.S. Army• Husband of

Karen Smith & Uncle of Carla Depperschmidt & Kenny Black

Alfred Soderlund

• U.S. Army• Grandfather of

Jean Soderlund

Jeremy “Vinny” Solis

• U.S. Marines• Brother of

Samaria Vilar

John Stanley

• U.S. Army• USD #294 Bus

Driver

Jessica Stritt• U.S. Marines

Claude Tacha• U.S. Army

Leo Tacha• U.S. Army

Alvin C. Uehlin• U.S. Army• Great

Grandfather of Gavon Uehlin and Great Uncle of Mrs. Steinmetz

Calvin R. Ufford• U.S. Navy

Alva Lee Van Vleet

• U.S. Navy

• Great Uncle of Ravyn and Alyssa Van Vleet

Bernard Wade

• U.S. Army

• Grandfather of Andrew Wade

Lee Waldo• U.S. Army

Air Force

Lloyd Walinder• U.S. Army• Great

Grandfather of Justice Harris

John Ward Jr.

• U.S. Marine• Great Uncle

of Sage Lohoefener

Max Ward• U.S. Navy• Great

Grandfather of Anna & Clayton Carter

Trey Ward

• U.S. Marine• Uncle of Sage

Lohoefener and Brother-in-law of Mrs. Lohoefener

Donald Wasson

• U.S. Army

• Father-in-law of Mrs. Wasson

Valerie Wells• U.S. Air

Force Reserves

Dwight A. Wenger• U.S. Navy

Lawrence Wenger• U.S. Navy

• Great Grandfather of Quinton and Shakira Cook

Lloyd Wishon• U.S. Navy

• Father-in-law of Ana Wishon & Grandfather of Spencer Wishon

Eugene Witt• U.S. Army• Grandfather of

Konner & Reegon Witt, Father-in-law of Mrs. Witt, & Great Grandfather of Avery Witt

Tanner Woolsey• U.S. Air

Force• Son of Mrs.

Woolsey

Allen (Bus) Wurm

• U.S. Army

Eugene Wurm• U.S. Army• Grandfather of

Miranda Long

Gary Leo Zodrow• U.S. Marine

Corps• Father-in-law

of Deena Zodrow

Veterans,

thank you

for your time,your service,

and your sacrifice.

We are proud of

you!