News : Salutes to all of our Veterans

Ross T. Coder, USAF 1994-1998

SSGT. Troy D. Pladsen, US Army 1990-1994

SFC Robert Whelan US Army 1995-2004 US Army Reserves 2005-present

Happy Veterans Day Ross! Thank you for proudly serving our country.

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Happy Veterans Day Troy! Thank you for serving our country. So proud of you. Rest in Peace.

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Salutes from us to:

My dad, who is now 88 years old, served on a PT boat in the Pacific during WWII. - Steve Arnold

Susan Gay who served during Desert Storm 89-92, HSL30 (Norfolk Va)!

My thanks and blessings go out to all Veterans and those actively serving our Country now. Thanks for all you've done and continue to do ;) - Susan Gay

My husband! Served in operation enduring freedom and operation Iraqi freedom in the marine corps. So glad he's home safe and for good! - Elise Healzer

My husband was active duty Army from '95-'04 stationed at Ft Campbell and Ft Bragg where he did 6 months in Kosovo as well as served in OEF and OIF. He still serves in the Reserves and has been activated once for 2 years as drill sgt at Ft Benning and once for a year in Kuwait... We still have friends active and my brother in law is stationed in Germany we are thankful for all of our veterans and our soldiers every day! - Heidi Hurst Whelan

My Grandfather, Lee Laton serving in the Air-Navy during WWII and the Korean War. He was at Iwo Jima to help hold the island and many other tours in these wars. He is active in giving talks at schools about his experiences during the war along with going on the Honor Flight out of Moline, IL in November 2009. Thank you Grandpa for your service! - Debbi Corlew

I wanna send a big hats off to my son CMCN Ronald O'Brien who is currently serving in our U.S Navy stationed at Norfolk, VA since 2008 but is currently deployed on the USS Iwo Jima headed to Haiti to assist with tropical storm Tomas. Thank you Ron, we love you and miss you! - Zach Geannette Vermedahl

A big salute to all service men and women... Especially my nephew, Josh who is currently serving in Iraq... Gretchen Holtz Kopecky

Also to cousins Scott Zeller, National Guard, Iraq, Adam Kirkpatrick, Marines, our son in law Judah Gates, Marines and David Sailer, Army, Vietnam.

There are no words that can express the depths of our gratutude for all of you! Thank you for giving so selflessly for the rest of us.

Below is a list of area Vinton veterans:

Benham Adams, Dan Adams, James Adams, Joshua Adrian, Roger Albert, Lowell Albright, Ronald Albright, Dale Alpers, C. Anderson, Howard Anderson, John Anderson, Paul Anderson, Scott Anderson, James Anderson, Dennis Ary, Lyle Aschenbrenner, David Auestad.

Jeff Bahr, Mike Baker, Luke Baldridge. Robert Baldridge. John Bantz, Eugene Barnes, Vernon Bascom, Dick Bashore, Francis Bawden, Richard Bear, Earl Bearbower, Toni Bearbower, Kirk Beason, Charles Beatty, 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, Lori Blank, Karl Blumer, William Bobzien, Steven Boddicker, William Bolin, Forrest Bolte, Lyle Bolton, Gordon Bowen, Yvette Bowen, William f. Bower, Donald bray, Richard Bridge, Toby Brown, J. Brunssen, Kent Buckingham, Danny burgess, H. Burkhart, Jeff Bush, Otto Bush, Robert Bush, Harold Byrant (WW II).

Roger Calvert, Christopher Cantrell, Harold Cassens, Robert Cherveny, Larry Christanson, Gary Christianson, Robert H. Christy, Bill Clark, Ryan Clemens, Kathryn Close, Ross Coder, Robert Condry, Arthur Corbet, O. Corbett, Wilber Corcran, Steven Cory, Russell Cottrell, Charles Cox, Shane Cox, Paul Coyle, Olaf Craft, Clark Crisman, Jack Cromer, James Cromer, Darrell Cushman.

Robert Dahl, Willis Dake, Burton Davis, Gene Davis, Lee Demoss, Charles Denison, James Deppe, Eugene Grant Dick (USN), Gregory Eugene Dick (USN retired), Donald Dill, Garland Dixon, Randall Dorf, Ned Douglas, Marvin Drenter, Larry Driscol, Dennis Duello, Charles Dulin, Marion Dulin, Richard Duncalf.

Joseph Earle, James Eastwood, Carl Edmonds, Paul Egge, Floyd Ellson, Bruce Erickson, Harold Evans.

Damian Fairbanks, Glenn D. Fee, Terry W. Fee, Wayne R. Fee, Donald Fennern, Ronald Ferguson, Larry Fett, Ronald Fiebelkorn, Eugene Finley, Bennett Fischer, Robert Fisher, Jerry Fitzgerald, P. Fix, Harold Flickinger, Ronald Flickinger, Dale Fowler, Joe Fowler, Lyle Fowler, Carl Fraeser, Gary Frame, Cletus Friedman, Brian Frisbie, Wilhelm Fuchs, James Fuller.

Ronald Gage, Garth Gardemann, James Gardner, Charles Garwood, Thomas Garwood, David Gates, Judah Gates, Donald R. Geater, Lenard Geater, Ray M. Geater, Roger Geater, Ronald Geiger, Warren Geiger, Stanley Geiken, Patrick Gill, Dave Goodell, Don Goodell, Jim Goodell, Susan Goodell, Robert Glass, Todd Gloede, Verlus Gloede, Kirk Gray, Terry Gray, Carl Greaser, Virgil Greenwood, John Gualtier, Keith Gulick, Gary Gustason.

Richard Hadley, George Haefner, Jerry Haefner, George Hanna, Robert Hanneman, Eldon Hans, Albert Hansen, Gilbert Hansen, Roger Hansen, David Happel , Clarence Hawkins, Charles Helle, David Henkle, Blake Henkle, Dale Henry, George Herger, Delmer Hessenius, Herman Hessenius, Daniel Higdon, Gary Hilmer, Steven Hite, Chester Hobbs, James Hodgson, Craig Hoepner, Dick Hogan, Don Holmes, Jeff Holmes, Merle Horak, James Howard, Dennis Hummel, Kyle Hummel, Larry Hurst, James Hyde.

Roger Inman.

Jeremy James, Hilbert Jansen, Duane Johnson, Jan Johnson, Richard Johnson, Ron Johnson, Christopher Jorgensen.

Lester Kampman, Tyler Karrick, Jimmy Kearns, John Kearns, William Keller, John Kelley, Shannon Kelly, Darrell Kenney, Dick Kenney, Richard Kerdus, James Kirk, Charles Kleiner, Glenn Knaack, Jack Knaack, Keith Knaack, Jack Knaack, Keith Knaack, Ralph Knaack, Byron Knupp, Melvin Koehn, Gerald Kreutner, Russell Kreutner, Richard Kruckenberg.

Robert LaGrange, Daniel Lane, Howard Lane, Bruce Lange, Ronald Larson, Jason Laton, Leland Laton, James Laughridge, Barry Lefstad, Andrew Lent, Marvin Lerch, Leon Lewis, Richard Lindsey, Charles Linsey Jr., John Lipcamon, Charles Lough, Donald Lough, Troy Lovell, Roy Lundberg, Robert Lutz, William Lynch.

Mark MacAvao, Daniel Mahoney, Kenneth Mahr, Raymond Maile, Duane Mangold, Ted Mann, Gregg Marshall, Lyle Marter, Donald Martin, Donald Mayhew, Marlyn Mayhew, Matthew Maynard, Mark McAvan, Stan McCaleb, Dale McClain, Larry McDaniel, Michael McGowan, Dedan McIntrye, Vernon L. McIntrye, Jerry McNeal, Raymond McNeal, Herbert McNeill, Bert McNitt, Michael Meadow, Donavon Merchant, Harold Merchant, Tom Merchant, Jim Messmore, Loren Messmore, Gerald Michael, Larry Michael, Dennis Miller, Elmer Miller, James Miller, Van Miller, William Milne, Boyd Milroy, Charlys Moody, Merrill Moore, Robert Moore, Brian Morrow, Wilson Robb Morrow, Keith Mossman, Marvill Mostrom, Andy Motto, Daniel Mulder, David Mulder, John Mulder.

James Narber, Michael Naylor, Jeremy Neuzil, William Newton, Frederick Noren, Gerald Novotny.

Robert Ogier, Carl Ohrt, Keith Ohrt, Jack Oliphant, Keith Oliphant, Lawrence Owens.

Benjamin Pameter, Rick Parmater, Jared Parmeter, Valmah Patrilla, Gerald Pederson, Gerald Petermeier, Dale Petersen, James Peterson, Edward Pickart, Billy Pillars, David Pladesn, Bertha Pohlmann, John Pohlmann, Harry Popelka, Wilber Powers.

Charles "Chuck" Radcliffe, Thomas Radcliffe, Michael Raue, Harold Rector, Riley Reeves, Michael Reige, Virgil Reinhart, George Reiss, Wayne Rhinehart, Robert Rice, Ralph Richardson, Myron (Mike) Richart, Ernest Riggle, Roy Ripple, Donald Roepke, Frank Rogers, Richard F. Rogers, Robert C. Rogers, Zachary R. Rogers, Marvin Rommann, Carlton Root, Todd Rosonke, Adam Roster, Wayne Roster, Wayne Rover, James Russell, Thomas Russom.

Drew Sallee, James Sarchett, Milton Scheib, David Schirm, Victor Schmidt, Dean Schminke, Richard Schoonover, Orville Schrage, David Schussler, Marion Schwartz, Harold Schulte, Beryl Scott, Robert Sebastian, Brian Seeman, Harlan Selken, Tracy Sellers, Donald Shaffer, Rex Shepherd, Ken Silker, Gary Simnacher, John Simnacher,Cody Smith, Ralph Smith, Lee Smith Jr., Randy Smith, Dale Speidel, Clyde St. Clair, Earl Stahr, Robert ‘Bob’ Steinberg, John Stiegelmeyer, Aaron Streeter, Craig Streeter, Bill Strong, Gene Stueck, Kent Stufflebeam, Carl Summes, Mary Summy, Williams Summy, Dale Sutton, Michal Swallom.

Frank Teffer, Carl Tharp, Dennis Tharp, Dennis Thompson, Rex Thompson, Albert Thompsen, Mark Timmer, Bill Travis, Orville Trimble.

Robert Umbenstock, Kadel Urice, Roger Uthoff, Bob Utterback.

Richard Van Fossen, Walter Van Steenhuyse, Henry Van Eschen, Harold Vanscoy, Jack Van Wechel.

William Wacht, Christopher Wagner, Bradley Walker, Norman Walker, Frank Warner, Dale Watson, Jason Watson, John Watson, Russell Weisert, Richard Welbes, Victor Westphal (WWII), Darrell Werning, Robert Werning, Ralph Wessling, Wayne Wetzel, Robert Whelan, William White, Don Whitson, John Whitson, Maurice Whitson, Richard Whitson, Ross Wiley, D. Williams, Kenneth Williams, Lonnie Williams, Lyle Williams, Richard Williams, William Wolfe, Douglas Wood, Alan Woodhouse, Alan Wyckoff, Ted Wyckoff.

Gale Yerkes.

Charles Yundt.

Bernard Zimpfer, Mark Zobac.

Please send us a note if we missed someone!

(Thanks so much for sending in the addition! We have added these folks into our list! Thanks everyone!)