News : To our Dear, dear Veterans...

Note to the Veteran who sent in a comment listing your service: It was accidently deleted...could you resubmit your info, or contact us via email at Vintontoday@hotmail.com or comment on our Facebook Page please, so sorry! -Val

This is my all time favorite thing to do on Vinton Today, honor our dear Veterans.

I know I don't get the sacrifice that all of you guys and gals made for us, I don't understand all that your families went through while you were gone and some since you've arrived home.

What I DO know is that this great country wouldn't be what she is today without all of YOU!

I know that we wouldn't have the freedoms that we have today if it weren't for you being there to protect them.

So from all of us, "Thank YOU!"

In addition to our tribute, the State of Iowa also has an Honor a Veteran program online which you can view here.

Many businesses in the neighboring towns have offers just for Veterans and you can see these here

But if you want to simply view the photos of some of OUR Benton County Veterans in our Facebook Album, click here: Veteran Pics

For the list of names that your loved ones have sent in to honor you, simply scroll down!

And again we say, "Thank You!"

(We are SURE this is not a complete listing of all of the Veterans that have served or are serving, so PLEASE feel free to:leave us a note in the comments here or on our Facebook page or drop us a note in our email at VintonToday@hotmail.com, we will get the ones we missed included as quickly as possible!)

Our Benton County Veterans

A

Benham Adams, Navy, 1942-46

Dan Adams

James "Barry" Adams

Russell Adams, U.S.Army, Korea

Joshua Adrian

Roger Albert

Lowell Albright

Ronald Albright

Dale Alpers

C. Bradley Anderson Navy 1978-1984

Carl (Swede) Anderson Army Korea

Howard Anderson

John Anderson

Paul Anderson, Army

Scott Anderson

James Anderson

Craig Arras

Dennis Ary

Steve Ary

Lyle Aschenbrenner

David Auestad.

B

Jeff Bahr

Mike Baker

Luke Baldridge

Robert Baldridge, Army

Ron Baldwin, Army

John Bantz

Eugene Barnes

Jerry D. Bascom Jr, Air Force, 1989 - 1997, military police

Vernon Bascom

Dick Bashore

Francis Bawden

Elmo Baxter, US Coast Guard, WWII

Richard Bear

Earl Bearbower

Toni Bearbower

Kirk Beason

Charles Beatty

Dan Beatty, Col. (US Army) active

Garth Beatty ( US Army)

Roger Beau, USAF, 1969-1972

Francis Beggs

Anthony Behounek

Bradley Benfer

William Benson

Dennis Bergen

Phillip Bergen

Richard Bergen

John Berry

Marshall Berry

Donald Bistline

Jerry Blank

Joseph Blank

Vincent Blank, Navy

Lori Blank

Karl Blumer

William Bobzien

Steven Boddicker

Jay Bolin, Army

William Bolin

Forrest Bolte, US Army, WWII

Lyle Bolton

Emil C. Bordewick, WWI

Gordon Bowen

Yvette Bowen

William F. Bower

Donald Bray

Richard Bridge

Cindy Briggs,U.S. Navy

Robert Briggs, U.S Navy

Toby Brown

J. Brunssen

Kent Buckingham

Kurt Buckingham

Danny Burgess

H. Burkhart

Jeff Bush

Otto Bush

Robert Bush

Edward Busler Army Vietnam

Wilbur Busler Army WW II

Harold Byrant, WW II

C

Roger Calvert

Christopher Cantrell

Frank Boyd Carmen, US Army Air Corps, WW II

Joe C. Carrier, WWI

Harold Cassens

Leslie Chamberlain

Erastus Gideon Chase, buried in Evergreen Grand Army of the Republic marker, 91st Infantry Regiment of New York, Company D

Robert Cherveny

Larry Christanson

Gary Christianson

Myron Christy

Robert H. Christy

Bill Clark

Ryan Clemens

Kathryn L. Close, USAF, Lt. Col, May 1971 to 1 Feb. 1994

Eldron D. Cobb, U.S. Army, 1968 - 1970 1 yr. Vietnam

Ross Coder

Robert Condry

George W. Conklin, WWI

Arthur Corbet

O. Corbett

Wilber Corcran

Steven Cory

Russell Cottrell

Charles Cox

Shane Cox

Paul Coyle

Olaf Craft

Clark Crisman

Eugene Crisman

Jack Cromer

James Cromer

Darrell Cushman.

D

Robert Dahl

Willis Dake

Carole O’Deen Daniel, USAF, 1958-1962

Charles Daniel, USN, WWII Veteran, Served in the Pacific

Bill Davis, Army

Burton M. Davis, Lieutenant Army Air Corps WWII Fighter Pilot/Flight Instructor for the P-61 (black widow)

David Davis, Air Force

Gene Davis

Ivan Davis, USMC

John Davis, Navy

Lee Demoss

Charles Denison

James Deppe

Eugene Grant Dick USN

Gregory Eugene Dick USN retired

Donald Dill

Garland Dixon

Randall Dorf

J.R. Douglas

Ned Douglas

Marvin Drenter

Larry Lee Driscol US Army

Dennis Duello

Charles Dulin

Marion Dulin

Richard Duncalf

E

Joseph Ealy

Joseph Earle

James Eastwood

Donald R Eckhart, Sergeant, Army WWII

Carl Edmonds

Paul Egge

Floyd Ellson

Dick Ender, Army

Bruce Erickson

Don Erickson

Josh Erickson

Bill Ervin

Gail Evans

Harold Evans

Merrill Evans

F

Damian Fairbanks

Breandan Fank

Glenn D. Fee

Terry W. Fee

Wayne R. Fee

Donald Fennern

Myron Ferguson

Ronald Ferguson

Larry Fett

Ronald Fiebelkorn

Eugene Finley

Bennett Fischer

Karl Fisher, Navy

Robert Fisher

Jerry Fitzgerald

P. Fix

Dan Flaugh

Harold Flickinger

Ronald Flickinger

Teresa (Flickinger) Vopelak

Dale Fowler

Joe Lynn Fowler, 4th Inf Div., KIA in May of 1969

"I fought near Joe Fowler when he was killed. He was "Point" that day and without a doubt saved several lives, taking the brunt of the NVA ambush. You can be proud of your native son."

-John Nolan

Lyle Fowler

Carl Fraeser

Gary Frame

Cletus Friedman, Army

Brian Frisbie

Wilhelm Fuchs

David Fuehrer

James Fuller

G

Ronald Gage

Garth Gardemann

James Gardner

Bert Garwood

Charles Garwood

Dale Garwood

George Garwood

Jack Garwood

Thomas Garwood

David Gates

Judah Gates USMC

James Nicholas Gavalas, US Navy, Vietnam

Donald R. Geater

Lenard Geater

Ray M. Geater

Roger Geater

Ronald Geiger

Lester Geiger

Warren Geiger

Stanley Geiken

Leo K. Gilchrist, WWI

Patrick Gill

Ray Glaudel, Army

Dave Goodell

Don Goodell

Jim Goodell

Susan Goodell

Robert Glass

Todd Gloede

Verlus Gloede

Kirk Gray

Terry Gray

Carl Greaser

Dan Greaser, Army, Captain,currently serving at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, in Seoul, Korea.

Virgil Greenwood

John Gualtier

Keith Gulick

Alfred Gustafson, Army

Gary Gustason

H

Richard Hadley USN

George Haefner

Jerry Haefner

George Hanna

Robert Hanneman

Eldon Hans

Albert "Bert" Hansen, Army

Gilbert Hansen

Roger Hansen

David Happel

Jim Hargrave, Air Force

John Harper

Dale Havran, Cpl, Army, 1953 - 1955, Engineer, Korea and Guam

Clarence Hawkins

Jonathan Healzer, USMC, enlistment 10/23/2001 He served three tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom, including the initial invasion, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

Howard Heaton, US Army, WWII, Battle of the Bulge, 82nd & 101st Division

Charles Helle

David C. Henkle. U.S. Army, Vietnam

Blake Henkle

Larry Henkle, US Army, Vietnam Veteran

Dale Henry

Dennis Henry, USAF

Dale Hensing

George Herger

Delmer Hessenius

Herman Hessenius

Dan Higdon

Larry Higdon

Ogden K. Hill

Robert J. Hillard, WWI

Gary Hilmer

Steven Hite

Chester Hobbs

James Hodgson

Craig Hoepner

Dick Hogan

Don Holmes

Jeff Holmes

William Franklin Hopper 24th Iowa Infantry Co. G

Merle Horak

Kenneth Horning, US Air Force

James Howard

Dennis Hummel

Kyle Hummel

Larry Hurst

James Hyde

I

Albert Imler, WWI

Roger Inman

J

Jeremy James

Hilbert Jansen

Jack Jeffries

Brad Johnson, CTT2 (E-5), US Navy, 5 years active (Anchorage, AK) and 3 years active reserve

Duane Johnson, USMC

Jan Johnson

Richard Johnson

Ronald E Johnson USMC KIA 7/8/67

David T. Jones, WWI
Glen H. Jones, WWI

Norman Jones

Christopher Jorgensen

K

Lester Kampman

John Karrick

Tyler Karrick

Jimmy Kearns

John Kearns, Navy

Bill Keller, Air Force, Major, Vietnam, 21 years, retired 1989

John Kelley

Shannon Kelly

Guy Kelso, WWI

Darrell Kenney

Dick Kenney

Richard Kerdus

James Kirk

David L Kitner, Vietnam

Charles Kleiner

Glenn Knaack

Jack Knaack

Keith Knaack

Jack Knaack

Keith Knaack

Ralph Knaack

Byron Knupp

Carlton D. Knupp, WWI
Glen H. Knupp, WWI
Fred Knuth, WWI
Peter Koppen, Navy

Melvin Koehn, Army

Gerald Kreutner

Russell Kreutner

Richard Kruckenberg

L

John Lacy

Arthur La Grange, WWI

Robert LaGrange

Daniel R. Lane, Army, 1996 - 1998 in the psych field and field medic

Howard Lane

Bruce Lange

Ronald Larson

Jason Laton

Leland Laton

James Laughridge

Albert Laucht WWI

Barry Lefstad

Andrew Lent

Marvin Lerch

Leon Lewis

Thursby Leise, Army

Ralph Lilja

Alvin Lindahl, Army

Harold Lindahl

Herbert Lindahl

Richard Lindsey

Terry Lindsey, United States Navy

Charles Linsey Jr.

John Lipcamon

William Loeffers, Navy

Charles Lough, Army

Donald Lough

John G. Lovejoy, WWI

Lloyd Lovell Sr.
Lloyd Lovell Jr.

Ron Lovell
Troy Lovell
George G. Luckey, Army Medical Corp, First Vintonian to die in uniform during WWI
Roy Lundberg
Robert Lutz
William Lynch, WWII

M

Mark MacAvao

Daniel Mahoney

Kenneth Mahr

Don Mahurin

Raymond Maile

Duane Mangold

Ted Mann

Rob Morrow, Marines

Gregg Marshall

Lyle Marter

David John Martin U.S. Marine Corps

Dr. Donald Martin, Navy

Dean Martinec

Donald Mayhew

Marlyn Mayhew

Matthew Maynard

Mark McAvan

Stan McCaleb

Dale McClain

Wayne McClintock, WWI

Larry McDaniel

Jack McDowell

Michael McGowan

Dedan McIntrye

Vernon L. McIntrye

Phillip W. McKevitt, WWI

Art McLaughlin

Jerry McNeal

Raymond McNeal

Herbert McNeill

Bert McNitt

Jerry Meadows

Michael Meadow

Donavon Merchant

Harold Merchant, Army

James F. Merchant

Tom Merchant

Jim Messmore

Loren Messmore

Eldo H. Meyer U. S. Army

Richard H. Meyer, USAF, Korean War.

Thomas Meyers Jr., WWI

Gerald Michael

Larry Michael

Clyde Miller, WWI

Dennis Miller

Elmer Miller

James Miller

Robert J. Miller, WWI

Van Miller

William Milne

Boyd Milroy

Charlys Moody

Merrill Moore

Robert Moore

Brian Morrow

Wilson Robb Morrow

Keith Mossman

Marvill Mostrom, Army

Andy Motto

Daniel Mulder

David Mulder

John Mulder

John Jason Mullins

N

James Narber

Michael Naylor

Jeremy Neuzil

William Newton

Frederick Noren

Gerald Novotny

O

Robert Ogier

Carl Ohrt

Keith Ohrt

Jack Oliphant

Keith Oliphant

Lawrence Owens

P

Donald G. Palmer, WWI

Benjamin Pameter

Rick Parmater

Jared Parmeter

Valmah Patrilla

Leon Pattee. US Army

Gerald Pederson

Gerald Petermeier

Dale Petersen

James Peterson

MM1 SS Merle Pettengill, 1979-1985, USS Archerfish SSN 678

Edward Pickart

Billy Pillars US Army 25th Infantry Division, 2005-2010. Served two tours in Iraq.

David Pladesn, United States Air Force 1961-1965

Bertha Pohlmann

John Pohlmann

Harry D. Popelka, US Army, 1967-1969, Sgt E-5

Roger Powers Vietnam

Wilber Powers

R

Charles "Chuck" Radcliffe

Ronald Radcliffe, US Navy 1969-1973, 3 deployments to Vietnam aboard the USS Navasota AO-106

Thomas Radcliffe, USMC, 1961-1966 Sgt E5

Earl Raitt

Michael Raue

Harold Rector

Nolan Reed, Army

Riley Reeves, Army

Michael Reige

Virgil Reinhart

George Reiss

Thomas Reisser

Don Richards,

Wayne Rhinehart

George Rice

Robert Rice

Ralph Richardson

Myron (Mike) Richart

Ernest Riggle

Russell Rinker

Bill Ripple

Roy Ripple

Josh Robinson, Army

Donald Roepke

Frank Rogers

Richard F. Rogers

Robert C. Rogers

Zachary R. Rogers

Dale Romman

Marcella Romman

Oran Rommann

Marvin Rommann

Carlton Root

Todd Rosonke

Adam Roster

Loren Roster, Army

Wayne Roster, Army

Dale Roszell
Lyle Roszell

Wayne Rover

James Russell

Thomas Russom.

S

Alexander Sagan, Navy

Drew Sallee

James Sarchett

Milton Scheib

Don Schellhase

David Schirm

Jackie Holthaus Schlarbaum, Mt. Auburn, IA U.S. Navy

Charles Schlotterback Army WW II

Frederick Schlotterback Army WW I

Keith D. Schlotterback, Air Force, Korea & Vietnam
Roger W. Schlotterback, Navy, WWII
Dr Duane A Schmidt, Navy

Victor Schmidt

Dean Schminke

Richard Schoonover

Orville Schrage

David Schussler

Marion Schwartz, Army, WW II

Harold Schulte

Beryl Scott

Robert Sebastian

Brian Seeman

Harlan Selken

Tracy Sellers

Donald Shaffer

Rex Shepherd

Ken Silker

Gary Simnacher

John Simnacher

Dod Smalley, WWI
Harold Smalley, WWI

Ron Smalley

Walter Smalley, WWI

Benard Smetzer, WWI

Adam Smith, U.S. Navy, 2007 to present (2013) Hospital corpsman currently stationed in Corpus Christi, TX

Albert Smith

Cody Smith

Ralph Smith

Lee Smith Jr.

Randy Smith

Ancel E. Snyder, WWI

Dale Speidel

Clyde St. Clair

Holland H. St Clair, WWI

Earl Stahr, Army

Robert ‘Bob’ Steinberg

Duane Steinford, U.S. Army, WWII

Leonard Steinford, U.S. Army, WWII

Margil Steinford, U.S. Navy 1946-1977 E-8, U.S.S. George Washington SSBN-598

SSGT Marvin Steinford, U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII

Russell Steinford, U.S. Army, WWII

John Stiegelmeyer

Aaron Streeter

Craig Streeter

Bill Strong

Gene Stueck

Kent Stufflebeam

Carl Summes

Mary Summy

Williams Summy

Dale Sutton,

Michal Swallom

T

Frank Teffer, U.S. Army, Korea

Carroll J. Ternus, USMC 1956-1958

Carl Tharp

Dennis Tharp

Dennis Thompson

Rex Thompson

Albert Thompsen

Mark Timmer

Hamilton W. Tobin, WWI

Louis P. Tobin, WWI

Bill Travis

Orville Trimble

Steven Troe

U

Robert Umbenstock

Kadel Urice, Army

Charles W. Urmey, WWI
John J. Urmey, WWI

Art Uthoff Jr.

George Uthoff

Gerald Uthoff

Roger Uthoff

Stanley Uthofff

Bob Utterback

V

Richard Van Fossen

Ray Van Steenhuyse, Army Air Corp

Walter Van Steenhuyse

Henry G. Van Eschen PFC, US Army, 1943-1946. Served in the 13th Medical Battalion: China, Burma, India. WWII

Harold Vanscoy

Marion Vaupel

Jack Van Wechel

Gerald Vest

Randy Vest

W

William Wacht

Christopher Wagner

Cable Waldorf, Army Air Corp
Neil Waldorf, US Marines

Bradley Walker

Norman Walker

Ray Walter

Elmo L. Walters, WWI

Frank Warner

Dale Watson, Army

Jason Watson

John Watson

PFC Ben Weekly US MARINES CORPS 2013(Present)

Russell Weisert

Richard Welbes

Victor Westphal , WWII

Darrell Werning

Robert Werning

Ralph Wessling

Wayne Wetzel

Robert Whelan

Harold B. White, WWI

Marlyn White

William White,

Don Whitson

John Whitson

Maurice Whitson

Richard Whitson

Ross Wiley

Joseph E Wilhelm US Army WWII

Edward Z Williams, Army, Civil War, 59th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, took part in General Serman's march to the sea, buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Shellsburg.

D. Williams

Kenneth Williams

Lonnie Williams

Lyle Williams

Richard Williams

Wallace A. Winnegar, WWI

William Wolfe

Douglas Wood

Glen Wood, WWI

Jay W, Wood, Coast Guard, 1990-present

Dr. Alan S. Woodhouse Lieutenant, U.S. Public Health Service: assigned to the Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, N.J. 1969 - 1971 Vietnam

Dr. Keith Woodhouse WWII

Dr. Stanley R. Woodhouse USAF WWII

James F Woolison US Army WWII

Roger Wutzke

Wayne G Wutzke KIA May, 1970, 1st Air CAv, KIA in Cambodia

Alan Wyckoff

Marshall Wycoff

Russell Wychoff

Ted Wyckoff

Y

Gale Yerkes

Delbert L. Yocum - Navy

V. J. Youel, WWI

Steven Young, US Air Force, Vietnam

SGT Wanda Young 1998-2003 US Army

Charles Yundt, Air Force

Z

Bernard Zimpfer

Mark Zobac