2009 OES Veterans Day Slide Show Click to

2009 OES Veterans Day Slide Show (Click to begin)

“America’s Song” Performed by will. i. am, Faith Hill, Mary J. Blige, Seal, Bono (Sorry. No music with this version. )

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 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

Lowell Byarlay • U. S. Air Force

Griff Carfield • U. S. Army • Grandfather of Taylor & Zach Corbett & Zander Kempt

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-inlaw 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-inlaw 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 Mc. Cartney • U. S. Army

Evan Lee Mc. Cartney • U. S. Navy

Farra Mc. Chesney • U. S. Army Reserve • Sister of Jessup and Adric Ray

Randy Mc. Hugh • U. S. Army • Father of Tyler Mc. Hugh

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-Uncle of Amy Wentz

Laurence Miller • U. S. Army • Father-in-law of Mr. Dorshorst

Glenn Mott • U. S. Army

Le. Ray 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

J. Eldon Smith • U. S. Army Air Force

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 Brotherin-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-inlaw 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!