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Dustin Bishop

Dustin Bishop

Dustin Bishop US Army Dustin Bishop grew up in Perryville, Mo and joined the U.S Army in 2005. He served as a 19D Cavalry Scout with 4th Infantry Division before becoming a Green Beret and serving with 7th Special Forces...

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Steve Seyller

Steve Seyller

Steve Seyller US Marine Corps Rank: MgySgt Date of Photo: 25 Apr 2003 Location of Photo: Kuwait/Iraq

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Dustin Bishop

Dustin Bishop

Dustin Bishop US Army Dustin Bishop grew up in Perryville, Mo and joined the U.S Army in 2005. He served as a 19D Cavalry Scout with 4th Infantry Division before becoming a Green Beret and serving with 7th Special Forces...

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Steve Seyller

Steve Seyller

Steve Seyller US Marine Corps Rank: MgySgt Date of Photo: 25 Apr 2003 Location of Photo: Kuwait/Iraq

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David Swan

David Swan

David Swan US Army Rank: SSGT Date of Photo: December 2005 Location of Photo: St. Vincent De Paul Grade School Additional Comments: SSGT Swan surprised his daughter, Elizabeth, by popping in on her first grade class upon his arrival...

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Maddyson Taylor

Maddyson Taylor

Maddyson Taylor US Navy Rank: AWO2 Date of Photo: May, 2024 Location of Photo: Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington State Additional Comments: Qualified for US Naval Aircrew Flight...

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Carroll Noland

Carroll Noland

Carroll Noland US Army Rank: SP4 Date of Photo: 10/71 Location of Photo: Chu-Lai Additional Comments: Vietnam Veteran, Door-gunner with the Hornets 116th...

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Daniel Diveney

Daniel Diveney

Daniel Diveney US Air Force Rank: TSGT Date of Photo: 1965 Location of Photo: Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam

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Victoria Cline

Victoria Cline

Victoria Cline US Army Branch of Service: US Army Rank: E4 Date of Photo:1969 Location of Photo: Fort Sam Houston Additional Comments: during training exercise for Clinical Specialist (MOS 91C) Fort Sam Houston. applying moulages to...

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Trenton Elder

Trenton Elder

Trenton Elder Army National Guard Branch of Service: Army National Guard Rank: Specialist Date of Photo: 2023 Location of Photo: Syria/Kuwait Additional Comments: In May of 2023 my husband deployed in areas of Kuwait and...

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Jim True

Jim True

Jim True US Navy Seabee Rank: E4 Date of Photo: June 1968 Location of Photo: Hue/Phu Bai Additional Comments: Part of the Malfunction Junction Detachment next to the Perfume River....

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Paul Fulmer

Paul Fulmer

Paul Fulmer US Army Rank: SFC Date of Photo: 3/2008 Location of Photo: Baghdad, Iraq Additional Comments: Saddam Hussein’s Flintstone Village  

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Kenneth Gwaltney

Kenneth Gwaltney

Kenneth Gwaltney US Army Rank: Specialist 4th Class Date of Photo: 1968 Location of Photo: Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam Additional Comments: Kenneth Wayne Gwaltney was a Specialist 4th Class with the 128th Signal Company in the Army. He was...

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Alan Richard Wideman

Alan Richard Wideman

Alan Richard Wideman US Army Alan Richard Wideman was born June 3, 1945, in Waverly, Iowa to Richard and Mary Wideman. He was born while his Dad was serving in World War II. He died February 9, 2022, at Worth County Convalescent...

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Donald Lee Hettich

Donald Lee Hettich

Donald Lee Hettich US Army Location: Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam Memory from a Colleague:  I have a lot of memories of my tour in Vietnam, but the one that hit me the hardest was on November 19, 1967. I was a crew chief on a UH-1C...

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Michael Joseph Utter

Michael Joseph Utter

Michael Joseph Utter US Army Location: Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam Memory from a Colleague:  I have a lot of memories of my tour in Vietnam, but the one that hit me the hardest was on November 19, 1967. I was a crew chief on a UH-1C...

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Curtis Woodrow Hutto

Curtis Woodrow Hutto

Curtis Woodrow Hutto US Army Location: Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam Memory from a Colleague:  I have a lot of memories of my tour in Vietnam, but the one that hit me the hardest was on November 19, 1967. I was a crew chief on a UH-1C...

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Jeffrey Allen Hawk

Jeffrey Allen Hawk

Jeffrey Allen Hawk US Army Location: Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam Memory from a Colleague:  I have a lot of memories of my tour in Vietnam, but the one that hit me the hardest was on November 19, 1967. I was a crew chief on a UH-1C...

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Thomas Pate Huddleston

Thomas Pate Huddleston

Thomas Pate Huddleston US Army Location: Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam Memory from a Colleague:  I have a lot of memories of my tour in Vietnam, but the one that hit me the hardest was on November 19, 1967. I was a crew chief on a UH-1C...

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William Henry Murphy III

William Henry Murphy III

William Henry Murphy III US Navy Location: Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam Memory from a Colleague:  I have a lot of memories of my tour in Vietnam, but the one that hit me the hardest was on November 19, 1967. I was a crew chief on a...

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Earl George Challans

Earl George Challans

Earl George Challans US Army SERVED: 2 Years Location: Vietnam Memory from a Loved One:  Earl Challans, my husband of 50+ years, was born 1945 in Decatur, IL. He volunteered for the draft in 1966, and he asked to be sent to Vietnam. He...

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John David Ponder

John David Ponder

John David Ponder US Marine Corps SERVED: 7 June, 1967 - 5 May, 1968 Location: Phu Dong, South Vietnam, Quang Nam Province Memory from a Loved One:  David was Born, John David Ponder, in Perryville, Missouri to Charles Ponder and Trula...

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Lewis E. Day

Lewis E. Day

Lewis E. Day US Army SERVED: 4 years 22 days and 2 years 10 months (2nd Enlistment) Location: Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Tunisian Campaigns and Yokohama, Japan (2nd Enlistment) Memory from a Loved One:  He...

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Gary J Ernst

Gary J Ernst

Gary J. Ernst US Army SERVED: 11/1966 - 6/1967 Location: Vietnam   Memory from a Loved One:  Gary was the third of seven children born to Wilfred and Anita Ernst. One of the favorite memories was of Christmastime. Gary would be...

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Harry David Rush

Harry David Rush

Harry David Rush US Army SERVED: 7/10/1967 - 7/3/1969 Location: Vietnam   Memory from a Loved One:  So proud of your service in Vietnam! Keep on playing that jazz on your shiny trombone. Your brothers will love it!  

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