In Honor of Our Communities Veterans

Name: Jerry Jones  Age: 86 years old Period of Service: Nov. 19 1953-Dec. 1 1973 Branch: Airforce Occupation: Leuitenent Colonel Deployment Locations: England, France, Saudia Arabia, Norway, Vietnam for a little over a year, during the war.  What made you join the military? Jones graduated from high school and worked in the steel mills in the Pittsburg area. His work was...

Name: Jaydee Ross  Age: 62 Period of Service: 1976-1980 Branch: Marine Core Occupation: Seargent Deployment Locations: Camp Smith Hawaii, Washington D.C.  What made you join the military? “I wasn’t interested in going to college,” Ross stated. She felt there was no way for her to do something meaningful without doing something dramatic.  What impact has your service had on you? ...

Name: Bill Hougesen Age: 69 Period of Service: Nov. 1968- Sept. 1971 Branch: Army Occupation: Lowest rank since he joined at  18. Deployment Locations: Missouri, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Vietnam during the war.  What made you join the military? “I had some growing up to do,” Hougesen said.  The military had a way of shaping people up very quickly. People learn to follow orders...

Name:  Anastasia Schmoll Age: 55 Period of Service: 1984-1988 Branch: Marine Core  Occupation: Signal Intelligence to Diesal Mechanic Deployment Locations: Parris Island What made you join the military? “I’m a patriot,” said Schmoll. Schmoll believes she has the duty to protect her country, and even out of the military, she will continue to protect her country.�...

Name: Leonard Vasquez Age: 1937-2020 Period of Service: 1957-1977 Branch: Airforce  Occupation: Technical Sergeant Deployment Locations: Arkansas, Wichita, Kansas, San Antonio, Texas, Vietnam during the war, Ramstein Germany,  Missouri.   Leonard Vasquez Leonard Vasquez, better known as “LV,” was born in 1937 in Fort Madison, Iowa. He spent a majority of his younger years ...

Name: David Murphy Age: 55 Period of Service: 1987-2018 Branch: Navy Occupation: 06, Navy Captain. Deployment Locations: Middle East, North Atlantic, Meditteranean, Indian Ocean for OPS, Guantanomo Bay,  Cuba,  Arctic Circle,  Germany.  What made you join the military? “My dad pretty much took care of my private college, but he pretty much said, well medical school you are on your o...

Name: Ryan Clear Age: 30 Period of Service: Oct. 18, 2011- Jan. 26, 2015 Branch: Airforce Occupation: 2T251- Air Transportation JourneyMan Deployment Locations: Fairfield, California, Ascension Island, St. Helena, Kuwait, St. Croix, Colorado, New Jersey, New York, Louisiana, Germany, Jordan.  What made you join the military? Clear was not completely interested in what he was...

Name: Alan Freimugh Marblestone Age: 90 Period of Service: 1952-1956 Branch: Navy Occupation: Naval Officer, First Leuitenent on one ship, operations officer on the second, and staff communications officer on the third.  Deployment locations: Korea, Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong.  What made you join the military? The Korean War. “I had a duty to participate in the war,�...

Name: John Lewis Age: 87 Period of Service: 1954-1974 Branch: Navy Occupation: Naval Aviator, specially trained in submarine warfare.  Deployment locations: Kodiak, Alaska, Pensacola, Virginia, Washington D.C. What made you join the military? “I got sick and tired of school,” Lewis said.  He was no longer interested in college where he attended for two years and he was given ...