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A New Era for the Auxiliary
It’s official – as it begins its 102nd year of service to Veterans, the Ladies Auxiliary VFW is now
chartered as the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
Effective August 21, 2015, 30 days following the
adoption of the By-Law change by the VFW membership at the 116th National Convention in Pittsburgh,
PA, the change extends Auxiliary membership opportunities to the spouse, fathers, grandfathers, sons,
grandsons and brothers of Veterans eligible for the
VFW. With women comprising nearly 20 percent
of our nation’s military, this change solidifies the
VFW’s commitment to membership equality for all
military and Veteran families.
This transition has certainly been a lengthy and rigorous process, with careful consideration by both the
VFW and Auxiliary, working together for the best of
all possible outcomes. Much thought has been given
to the details, including a timetable for the replacing of
Auxiliary seals, logos, insignia, etc. Currently chartered
Auxiliaries have up to 5 years to replace their materials, with the VFW Store offering discounted pricing on
select items during the transition period.
It is important to note that this is NOT a merger with
or elimination of, existing Men’s Auxiliaries. Current
members of the Men’s Auxiliary are welcome to make
application for membership in the VFW Auxiliary
according to the new eligibility requirements. Additionally, the Charters of existing Men’s Auxiliaries
continue to be in force until such time that changes are
made to Article XIII of the VFW National By-laws and
Manual of Procedure.
One other item of note is that of dual membership in
the VFW and its Auxiliary. VFW members who obtained dual membership prior to August 20, 2015 and
continue to maintain that Auxiliary membership in good
standing are able to maintain dual membership. From
this point forward, those eligible for membership in the
VFW are ineligible for membership in the Auxiliary if
they are not already members.
It is an exciting new era for the VFW and its
“Partner in Service”. There may be some bumps
in the road ahead and maybe even some growing
pains as the Auxiliary welcomes its new eligible
members. But building on more than a century of
service to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, there is a
great sense of confidence and pride as the Auxiliary
moves forward with its “Unwavering Support for
Uncommon Heroes”.
Auxiliary Mourns PDP Annette Uhlig
Editor: Marla J. Morgan
Phone: (715) 384-2500
E-mail: [email protected]
VFW Department Headquarters
Phone: (608) 221-5276
Fax: (608) 221-5277
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E-mail: [email protected]
Annette L. Uhlig of Manitowoc, entered
eternal life on Friday, July 24, 2015 at
Aurora Medical Center, in Two Rivers.
Annette served as the 81st State President
of the Department of Wisconsin Ladies
Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars
in 2005 – 2006.
Born August 31, 1929 in the town of
Meeme, Manitowoc
County, to the late
George and Leona
(Ohse) Hemb, Annette was employed
as a waitress at
Stock’s Supper Club
for 17 years and was
also a seamstress at
Johnson Hills Department Store. On
May 1, 1948 she
married Elmer E.
Uhlig at Immanuel
Annette Uhlig
PDP, 2005-2006 Ev. Lutheran Church
in Manitowoc.
Annette was a member of Immanuel Ev.
Lutheran Church and sang in the church’s
mixed choir. She was a member of the
Ladies Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post #10402 in Amberg where she
held the offices of Secretary and Treasurer.
She later transferred to the Auxiliary to
Otto-Oas VFW Post 659 in Manitowoc,
holding the office of Auxiliary Treasurer.
She also served as District 8 President for
seven years, both before and after her term
as Department President.
Serving under the theme, “Lighting
the Way for Veterans”, Annette chose
a lighthouse as the symbol of her term.
Earl D. Banks, Jr. served as State VFW
Commander, and Sandy Germany of
Alabama was National President, with
the theme of “From Sea to Shining Sea,
Freedom is not Free”. Notable during
Annette’s term were donations: nearly
$87,000 for Cancer Aid and Research;
over $54,000 for Hospital Projects and
$49,000+ in Auxiliary Raffle Calendar
sales. Also, a new home was built and
dedicated on the grounds of the VFW
National Home for Children in Eaton
Rapids, Michigan.
A very noteworthy achievement followed three years after Annette’s year
as President when she organized a new
Auxiliary to Crivitz Memorial VFW Post
2063 in District 8, an Auxiliary still going
strong today. The Institution of the Crivitz
Auxiliary was a highlight of the 20082009 State Presidency of VFW News
Editor Marla J. Morgan, PDP.
A gentle, loving person by nature,
Annette is fondly remembered by PDP
Marian Furgal (1996-1997): “Annette
was my 8th District President, her first
time. She was terrified of being District
President – thought she would ‘mess it
up’. But of course, she did a beautiful
job – just like every job she ever did.
She was so loving.” Annette continued
to serve at all levels of the organization
following her term as State President,
most recently as Department Awards
Chairman in 2014-2015. She was also
active in the Auxiliary to the Grand of
Wisconsin Military Order of the Cootie,
as a member of MOCA Pup Tent #23 in
Green Bay.
On the home front, Annette enjoyed
crocheting and sewing for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, along with
quilting which was enjoyed by all of her
family. She was also an avid dartball player
for over 50 years.
Annette is survived by her husband
of 67 years, Elmer; and four children:
Maynard (Carolyn) Uhlig, Sierra Vista,
AZ; Sharon (James) Wondrash, Two
Rivers; Jelane (Gary) Stone, Two Rivers
and Jeffrey (Debbie) Uhlig, Sparta. Also
ten grandchildren: Barb, Patti, Michael,
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Who Cares?
Who cares, or more appropriately stated
by Mark C. Russell, PH. D., ABPP, a retired
Mike Borg
U.S. Navy Commander, Military Clinical Psychologist, “does the ruling elite and national State Commander
media honestly give a damn about whether
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the warrior class receives the highest quality
of treatment for war stress injuries available? [email protected]
Better yet, why should the 95.5 percent of the
American public that has never deployed to a
war zone, be the least bit concerned?”
He further states: “Aside from the obvious moral and ethical obligation to keep a sacred promise to care for those that we send
to war, each year the number of veterans receiving mental health care has increased,
from about 900,000 in fiscal year 2006 to about 1.2 million in fiscal year 2010.”
1. “Research has consistently shown that after accounting for the intensity and duration
of exposure to combat stress, the next best predictor of developing chronic war stress
injuries such as PTSD, is the level of perceived social support”.
2. “Factor in the exorbitant individual and societal costs of untreated and inadequately
treated war stress injuries, including the escalating rates of rage and despair directed
inward (e.g., suicide), and outward (e.g., interpersonal violence), the hard truth after
every war, is that one way or another, we all pay a very high cost, often decades after
the war comes home”.
Comrades, I was looking into the many reasons why all our combat veterans from
wars should have such shell shock, combat fatigue, Agent Orange, PTSD, high explosive injuries, stress fatigue and head trauma injuries. So many of our younger combat
veterans such as Iraq, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Global War on Terrorism have major
head trauma injuries from high explosives and have been rated at a high percentage of
disability by our DVA system, and yet may be capable of holding down a job.
Has our government once more thrown money at our combat veterans through our
VA system and not accepted responsibilities to properly treat our veterans? Our veterans
deserve access to all of the best available treatments, complete PTSD treatment, and other
bodily treatments, as promised by DVA, DoD, and government leaders. I have found more
questions than answers in my resource articles!! Remember always, that our mission as
a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars is to our veterans and their needs.
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state officers
Hello Comrades,
Everyone should be in full swing of our
Mike
year and working on the different programs
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within our Posts. I would like to take this
opportunity to talk about the one program,
State Sr. Vice
or as I would say, the biggest opportunity
Commander
we have: Membership. Yes, I know it’s
talked about, even preached, at every VFW
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function and for a lot of you, you do a great [email protected]
job of recruiting and I am not asking you to
change a thing - the organization is grateful
for your contribution to membership.
As I travel to different Posts and Districts though, the one question that comes up the most
when it comes to getting new members is “what do I say to the potential new member?” I think
the first thing you need to do is ask yourself: “Why did I join?” In a lot of cases that could
be the same reason your fellow Veteran will join. Let’s also look at what we do in our Post.
Prospective members like to know that they are joining an organization that is active in the
community and with Veterans’ programs. Be careful with this: all you want to do is show that
you are active; don’t start asking for help or try to get them involved as a Chairperson - they
will need to make that decision on their own over time.
One thing that I suggest you do at your Post meeting is have the members make a list
of some of the positive things that they like about the Post and mention the things you
do when talking to prospective members. Another thing you can do is put an ad in your
local paper letting the community know you are looking for new members. That brings
up another point: how many of us join the VFW, but did not get involved for several
years later? We need to separate joining from participating.
Once the veteran has agreed to join or considers joining, ask them to come to one
meeting and only one. This can be to observe or to have them take the oath of membership. Remember that there are brochures that you can get from Department that list all
the other benefits for members and their families - use these to hand out.
Lastly, it is going to be up to the VFW organization from National to State levels to
help the Posts and Districts to find prospective members. We need to do more informational seminars at public functions, local fairs, along with National Guard and Reserve
Unit functions. At our next State Mid-Winter Conference (Feb. 19-20, 2016), I will start
showing how your State VFW can help Posts do more recruiting for new members. If
we want to get more new members it MUST be a team effort. Thanks for all you do!
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What You Missed at the National VFW Convention in Pittsburgh
I was very proud to be there, and to meet a hall full of veterans of all generations,
going back to World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Global War
on Terrorism and other eligible veterans. What was also exciting to see was a larger
number of female veterans present at this convention. They are now a major part of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars at all levels. During my year as your State Commander I am
looking forward to working with them.
But, what I was so proud of was the number of Wisconsin Convention delegates in attendance. Our comrade’s average attendance during these business sessions was 19 to 35
members daily. Our Comrades including our Ladies Auxiliary members were well over
seventy (70) members. They took the opportunities to attend their business sessions as well
as the many workshops and committee meetings scheduled throughout the convention period.
Look forward to these delegates bringing back new and different ideas to our department.
I set my priority to attend the National Veterans and Military Support Committee meetings.
Our Past Commander-in-Chief Thomas Tradewell and Mike De Rosa of Burger King had
concerns with how the National’s Unmet Needs Program funds weren’t being approved and
dispersed at a faster rate. I explained our state’s concerns with feedback from area veterans
required to fill out National’s Unmet Needs application to be considered for funds. Veterans
felt the application to be too long and difficult to fill out. There were some additional changes
to the program which seem to satisfy their concerns. In the afternoon session of the National
Veterans and Military Support Committee meeting, I had the pleasure to present our department donation check of $1,000.00 to the Unmet Needs Program.
President Obama spoke Tuesday at the VFW’s 116th National Convention in Pittsburgh. It was his third appearance as President and fifth overall. There was an estimated
5,000 VFW and Auxiliary delegates in the audience. He spoke of caring for veterans,
service members and their families, and that more work still needs to be done at the VA.
He stated that the VFW’s top legislative priority should be working with Congress to end
sequestration. He explained why it was his priority to sign a tentative nuclear deal with
Iran, as well as the need to continue training and supporting Iraqi forces to fight against
ISIS. He generally spoke to the needs of our organizational members.
Finally, at the VFW National Convention in Pittsburgh, the post delegates present passed
on the floor of the convention a Bylaw change that changes the name of the former Ladies
Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
States Auxiliary. Many of our female comrades who have and continue to serve in the military wanted their spouses and other male members of their families to be eligible to join the
Auxiliary. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary’s effective date was August 21, 2015.
Hats off to our delegation for what they achieved at the Pittsburgh National Convention
and the knowledge obtained through the workshops and assigned committee meetings.
Special thanks go out to Gundel Metz, our State Surgeon, for being our official photographer for the delegation during the convention. She forwards many of the pictures
directly to Marla Morgan, our newspaper editor. I hope you will enjoy them as much as
we enjoyed being a part of them.
We are very proud of what we achieved! Now it’s time to take the next step and have
a successful membership and program year!
Comrades and Auxiliary Members,
Greetings from our National Officers
John
and myself. It truly is an honor to repreGiese
sent Wisconsin as our National Council
Representative.
National Council
I had the opportunity to attend a National
Representative
Council meeting and training session held
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in Kansas City in August. The training
was excellent and Council members were
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brought up to date on the latest changes
happening in our great organization. As
your National Rep and your Past State
Commander, I will be attending at least one District meeting in each of our Districts in
the coming year. As long as I represent you, I will share what I learn from National and
share your thoughts and concerns with them.
If you have concerns feel free to call, e-mail or write me.
Ways and Means
Committee Report
Mike
All Comrades and Sisters,
Eggleston
As I reported at this summer’s Council
of Adminstration meeting in Wisconsin
Ways and Means
Rapids, the Ways & Means Committee is
Chairman
meeting once a month. Our goal is to be
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Pro-active instead of Re-active when it
comes to generating funds to operate the
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VFW Department of Wisconsin.
We are looking at different ideas and also
considering doing more than one Fundraising program each year. What I am asking for is members’ imput on any ideas or programs
that your Post is doing to generate funds, that might be useful at the State level as well.
Please send the details of your fundraiser ideas for consideration to mbeggleston9@
gmail.com. Thank you for all you do for the VFW.
Every day we hear of a military member
or veteran that is in need of help. Due to unforeseen circumstances these individuals may
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need some type of financial assistance. I am
State
Adjutant
certain that we all know a veteran or military
member in our community that fits in this
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category. We are lucky enough to have a vast
array of organizations including government, [email protected]
non-profit and private sector groups that have
great programs available to help veterans in
need. I am grateful for the opportunity to work
with these organizations almost every day.
Through your hard work and effort the VFW has been able to help many of these
veterans’ needs by matching them up with an organization that can best address their
situation. Our Veterans Service Office in Milwaukee has done a great job filing disability
claims for many veterans across the state. Countless posts across the State have donated
money to needy veterans or have held fundraisers that help out these comrades.
Unfortunately, there may have also been times when we have missed opportunities
to partner with organizations wishing to donate items and services to our members. A
group may have money, a car or even a house to donate and we have difficulty finding
an appropriate veteran or military member to nominate for the donation. In many cases
we get a late notification of these programs at headquarters and have very little time
available to recommend a veteran or military member that may qualify. We recently
had a major magazine solicit nominations for a veteran for whom they wanted to build
a house. We were given less than 24 hours to submit an information packet. I was able
to get the word out and contacted a number of districts and posts. One of our posts put
forth great effort and in remarkably short order was able to pull together the information
– unfortunately the veteran was not selected. This is not the first time an organization
has given short notice regarding a donation, and will likely not be the last.
I would like to propose these responses to the problem. First I am contacting organizations
that support veteran causes and letting them know that we have 274 posts scattered across
Wisconsin with volunteer leadership that may not be immediately available to respond to
these requests. I explain that the vast majority of our members are not full time employees
and we cannot always reach them on short notice. I have been asking that they provide more
time when asking us for nominations for donations. I am also expanding my email distribution
list so that I can reach more posts across the state in a much timelier fashion.
I am also asking for your help. Please maintain a list of veterans and/or military service
members in your communities that need assistance. Talk to these veterans to make sure
they have the following items readily available: DD214, valid driver’s license or some
other form of picture ID, monthly income statement and valid up-to-date contact information. Keep in mind this list may not be all-inclusive but is a good start. If you can have
all of this information ready to go when we have an entity that wishes to donate funds,
items or some other form of assistance to our veterans and service members, we can be
much more effective in accessing these great opportunities for our comrades.
state officers
“What got us Here, won’t get us
There.”
So goes the old adage, along with the
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one I use: “If we kept on doing the same
State Jr. Vice
old things, we would have been using
Commander
flintlocks in Viet Nam.” We need to
look at change and embrace some of
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these new methods. We need to go out [email protected]
and ask the new veterans to join our
organization and help us preserve their
benefits and the benefits of our upcoming Veterans and their families.
We need to embrace and join with our Auxiliary and talk to our Veterans and
have their family get involved with our Auxiliary. I did not say Ladies Auxiliary,
I said Auxiliary. There is no more Ladies Auxiliary. Our Auxiliary is now accepting male members. This will increase the efforts of the VFW and the Auxiliary
together. Together we can grow and achieve so much more. Embrace it. It is here
and will be here after we are gone.
When you are at the local fair, and a young couple walks up to your booth, do
not assume that the male is the Veteran. Many of the younger households are joint
veterans. Treat both as veterans until you find out who is who. Maybe Mom is
eligible for the VFW and then Dad can join the Auxiliary.
This idea of a male and female Auxiliary will take time for the world to accept.
After all, remember when we did not accept the M-16 over the M-14? They both
were better than a flintlock. Now the free world is using many versions of our
antique M-16.
Then get the younger members involved. It might be asking them to help with
a road side clean up, or helping to do a project at the local war memorial, or to
help come down and help clean the Posts Ceremonial Weapons. They don’t have
time to serve as officers yet. After all, look how old you were when you stepped
up to the plate. Oh, you haven’t yet? There is room and the rest of the Post is
waiting on you too.
Once these younger veterans find out that your post is not just a bunch of old
guys sitting around and telling war stories, but they are really the mechanic at the
local garage, or the guy who owns the local rental store, or the guy who did the
roofing job on Tim’s roof, they will be more receptive to retuning. Our members are just local community people, with real lives and careers wanting to help
Veterans and their families.
After they find out about the post and the members, they will come to meetings,
if the meetings have a purpose and someone greets them at the door, and explains
what and why we do things. What is this mid meeting prayer to some “children’s”
home and what is it about? Why do a lot of Posts turn and face the east during this
prayer. Why does everyone always salute? Do I have to buy a VFW hat to be a
member? Why do so some members have yellow piping on their hat, and some
red? What is that white part on their hat for?
That first impression is important. Do you remember your first meeting? What
stuck out and why did you come back? What did not work, and what did you see
that needed changing? After their first meeting, have their mentor/greeter ask these
new members these questions and see what their answer is, compared to what you
think their answer might be.
Let them voice their opinion. And listen to it. Your post does not want to do
that chicken feed again, because it did not work last time. Well, why didn’t it
work? New faces, new ideas, new methods of communications and advertisement and word of mouth via Facebook, Twitter, etc. are what these new Veterans
have. Use them. Encourage them. Remember when the old Veterans did not want
the Viet Nam rabble rousers, those hippies to join? Don’t be one of those old
members now. Get out and get the younger ones to replace us, and take us from
“here” to “there”, where we want to “go” and “grow” together, with them, males
and females, just like the newer Combat Armed Services.
Thank you to the 7th District and all our Posts and Auxiliaries for all the support
and training, and confidence, and pushing me to run and be elected as the Dept
Jr Vice. Thank you, Plover. “Thanks” to all the Veterans of this great State and
Nation for what they did and will continue to do.
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Now that we have wrapped up summer
and we are getting settled into football
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season, it’s time to re-focus on our mission.
A great way to help Veterans is to make
State
sure your Post is participating in all of the
Quartermaster
programs laid out in the Commander’s
Manual that was sent out at the end of
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July. (Pages 61 to 155) Programs such as [email protected]
Military Assistance Program, Operation
Uplink, Unmet Needs and Sports Clips
Help a Hero Scholarship are great veterans
support programs. The good news is you
can use your poppy money (Relief Fund) on all of these programs.
All Posts: if you run fiscal years July through June then your 990’s are due. Make
sure you send my office a copy. Please write your Post number on the 990 filing form.
If you haven’t sent in for your Quartermaster Bond, now is the time. You current bond
expired August 31, 2015. If you bond through a different company make sure you send
me a copy and mark it “Bond”. Please be sure you order your Buddy Poppies at least
two months before you need them. And finally, all new membership fees for last year
are due. You can send this in with your next audit.
As we move forward though this year, let’s focus on our local communities, veterans in
need and the Post responsibilities. Let us become a do generation instead of a talk about
it generation. Every individual has their own way they can contribute. Don’t dismiss
them because they don’t do what you do or how you do it. Every contribution helps.
Female veterans can face a multitude
of issues when returning to civilian life.
Renee L.
Some of these issues are not different from
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those that confront our male counterparts,
yet some are unique to an ever increasing
Women Veterans
female population in our armed forces. Advocate Chairman
Here are five of the most pressing issues
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that were found in a Newsmax article from
July of 2015 focusing on female veterans [email protected]
during reintegration.
1. Invisibility — Many returning female
vets have felt isolated, unacknowledged and
invisible in a civilian society that either can’t fathom what they’ve been through, or discounts
their military experience as somehow less challenging than that of male veterans.
Experiences in each of our time of service are different and should not be narrowed
down to gender. War does not care who you are or what your “job” was. We are the ones
who have “been there and done that” and for that alone we should always support one
another. We need to care for our comrades in arms so that no veteran is left behind.
2. Falling through cracks — Women say that sense of female invisibility can persist even
in the institutions created to help the military population. Benefits and service programs
operated by the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs “tend to lag behind in serving
women,” the Wall Street Journal reported, citing the 2014 DAV study and other sources.
While we agree that the VA system needs to improve on services for female veterans
across the board, we must push for those changes. Under-utilizing the VA system will
not push for better services for anyone using the VA for healthcare.
3. Self isolation — Women veterans will sometimes place themselves beyond
the reach of help. “We have found that women veterans under-utilize VA care,
largely because of a lack of knowledge about VA benefits and available services,” the agency’s Chief Consultant for women’s health services wrote in 2013.
There are a multitude of services available for female veterans within the VA and outsourced
services. Each VA facility has a Woman Veterans Coordinator who is able to help guide
you in utilizing the VA benefits and to talk with to do so. And it never hurts to use the buddy
system to help ease any discomfort a female veteran may have on visits to the VA.
4. Unemployment — The DAV report found unemployment among recently discharged female veterans running more than a point above jobless rate for male service
members in 2013. This in turn can cause a great deal of mental anguish for anyone
returning to civilian life. It adds more stress to each task of the day and not knowing
what tomorrow is going to hold for you and or your family. The fear of the unknown
is a powerful demon.
5. Homelessness — Female veterans are the fastest-growing segment of the veteran
homeless population, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
reported in 2011. Female veterans were also more likely than male veterans to be single
parents, the VA found, a potentially complicating factor in the search for stable and
secure housing, CNN reported in 2013.
As you can see these issues are not necessarily unique to female veterans, yet how
others influence these items are. We must continue to educate those around us about
what we can do to make the transition from combat boots to business suits easier.
“If not us, who? If not now, when?” — President John F. Kennedy
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Choice Program. In our last newspaper, I
discussed VFW’s efforts to ensure the sucDan Driscoll
cess of the Veteran Choice Program created
State Veterans
by the Veterans Access, Choice, and AcService Officer
countability Act of 2014 (VACAA). If you
are already enrolled in VA health care, the
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Choice Program allows you to get health
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care from non-VA doctors. Wisconsin’s
va.gov
Veterans are asked to comment on the
Choice Program by participating in an online survey hosted by the VFW. Please take
the survey and encourage others to do the
same by visiting: https://www.research.net/r/VFWChoiceSurvey3.
Using the Choice Program does NOT impact your existing VA health care, or any other
VA benefit. Call 1-866 606-8198 if you did not receive a Choice Card or if you cannot
find your card, or to learn more about eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program.
In all cases, approval from your VA physician is required before using a non-VA
doctor for your care.
Entitlement to Basic VA Medical Care. More and more Veterans contact the Department Service Office seeking medical care at Wisconsin’s VA hospitals and clinics. In
order to receive medical care, Veterans must enroll into the VA Health Care System by
submitting VA Form 10-10EZ, Application for Health Benefits. If accepted, the Veteran
will be assigned to one of eight Priority Group categories. The Veteran will also be
assigned to a health care team to help coordinate and personalize his or her care. Acceptance for VA Medical Care is determined by an assessment of the Veterans finances
(Means Testing).
While most Veterans qualify for cost-free health services due to compensable
service-connected conditions or other qualifying factors, certain Veterans will be
asked to complete a financial assessment at the time of enrollment to determine
eligibility for cost-free medical care, medications and/or travel benefits. Veterans
whose income exceeds established national income limits that are treated for nonservice connected conditions may be required to share in the expense of their care
by paying co-payments. The current threshold amount for cost free medical care
is approximately $38,375.
Veterans exceeding the threshold amount may be eligible for reduced inpatient and
outpatient co-pays. The VA Health Benefits Explorer hbexplorer.vacloud.us includes
a financial calculator that can be used to determine whether your income would be
considered in determining your eligibility for cost-free VA health care, your co-pay
responsibilities and eligibility for mileage reimbursement or special mode transportation. If you are denied enrollment because your household income exceeds the income
limit, you could qualify for enrollment if you have had a recent change in your income
such as a loss of employment.
Please call your Service Office at (414) 902-5748 with any questions on the above
topics or any other issue. Admittedly, it can be hard to get through our phone lines and
e-mails can be overlooked. Be persistent and follow the adage “the squeaky wheel gets the
grease.” We make every Veteran a priority because “No one does more for Veterans.”
When was the last time you had your
teeth examined? Did you know that oral
Gundel
health care is just as important as your annual visit to your doctor? The following
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information comes from the American
State Surgeon
Dental Association web site: http://www.
mouthhealthy.org/en/dental-care-con608-698-8825
cerns/. Whether you are 80 or 8, your oral
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health is important.
Oral health touches every aspect of your
lives but unfortunately we do not regularly
go to our dentist. We usually only go when
we have a toothache or maybe for a cleaning every so often. With health care we have
insurance and not all individuals have dental insurance. Yet quite often one or two dental
cleanings a year are written into health insurance policies. It is recommended that you
have your teeth cleaned at least once if not twice a year. Your mouth is a window into
the health of your body. Here are the top ten topics that the American Dental Association
(ADA) has listed on their web site:
1. Baby Teeth - A child’s primary teeth, sometimes called “baby teeth,” are as important as the permanent adult teeth. The ADA recommends that a dentist examine a child
within six months after the first tooth comes in and no later than the first birthday.
2. Sensitive teeth - Is the taste of ice cream or a sip of hot coffee sometimes a painful
experience for you? Does brushing or flossing make you wince occasionally? If so, you
may have sensitive teeth.
3. Dentures - If you’ve lost all of your natural teeth, whether from gum disease, tooth
decay or injury, replacing missing teeth will benefit your appearance and your health.
Dentures make it easier to eat and speak.
4. Root canal - Most of the time, a root canal is a relatively simple procedure with
little or no discomfort involving one to three visits. Best of all, it can save your tooth
and your smile.
5. Wisdom teeth - Wisdom teeth, also referred to as third molars, get their name by
being the last teeth to come in during young adulthood. Your dentist or specialist may
recommend removal to prevent problems or for others reasons.
6. Thumbsucking - Thumbsucking is a natural reflex for children. It may make
babies feel secure and happy and help them learn about their world. However, after the
permanent teeth come in, sucking may cause problems.
7. Baby bottle decay - Tooth decay in infants and toddlers is often referred to as Baby
Bottle Tooth Decay. Tooth decay can occur when the baby is put to bed with a bottle,
or when a bottle is used as a pacifier for a fussy baby.
8. Gum disease - Gum disease is caused by plaque, the sticky film of bacteria that is
constantly forming on our teeth. It is an infection of the tissues that surround and support
your teeth, and is a major cause of tooth loss in adults.
9. Dental sealants - Sealants are a plastic material usually applied to the chewing
surfaces of the back teeth (premolars and molars) where decay occurs most often. They
act as a barrier to prevent cavities.
10. Antibiotic Prophylaxis or Premedication - For some people, the use of preventive
antibiotics before certain dental procedures, including teeth cleaning and extractions
is recommended if they have specific heart problems. Check with your cardiologist if
you’re not sure whether or not you fall into one of these categories. If you have had joint
replacement, you will also need to premedicate.
There is more information on these ten topics at the ADA web site. As always, if you
have a dental concern, see your dentist.
state officers
Greetings Comrades,
You will note that we have included a
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Special Membership Insert in this WI VFW
NEWS. Please see the columns and informaSorensen
tion gathered there to help your efforts in
Chief of Staff
membership this year. Our Commander has
designed many different programs designed
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to be fun and achieve results. Please refer to
[email protected]
your 2015 – 2016 Program Book for the details, and watch our progress in the Special
Membership Insert during the year.
All comrades – and Auxiliary members
- should take action to become “Veterans Advocates” to help ensure that our legislative
priority goals of our organization are focused on and approved by our members of Congress. Please join The Action Corps if you have a concern that veterans and members
of the military must be taken care of. Enter the following link in your web browser to
sign up: http://www.vfw.org/VFW-in-DC/Action-Corps/. Members of your families,
neighbors and friends who have a concern that veterans need to be taken care of can join
the Action Corps and become advocates for our cause as well.
Just a reminder comrades, there are Program deadline dates you need to be aware
of that are right around the corner this fall: The Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s
Pen Program student entries, at Post level, are due to the Post by November 1, 2015.
Completion of Post level judging is November 15, 2015 and winning entries forwarded
to District level competition.
Please comrades; if your Post is fortunate to have an Auxiliary, they are a very important and valuable asset to you. They are willing to help and support you as long as
you include them and keep the communication lines open. Remember also to support
their initiatives as that reinforces good relations.
Working together, demonstrating your “Loyalty, Honor and Service” to our organization, our veterans, and the Auxiliary will show we are “Flying High for Veterans” and
will lead us to realize nothing but success.
Greetings to all of my VFW comrades.
I hope that all of you have had a great
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productive summer and enjoyed time with
friends and family.
State Chaplain
A few years ago, four-star General Peter
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Chiarelli (the No. 2 general in the US Army
at that time,) was mistaken for a waiter by
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a senior presidential advisor at a formal
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Washington dinner. As the general stood
behind her in his dress uniform, the senior
advisor asked him to get her a beverage.
She then realized her mistake, and the
general graciously eased her embarrassment by cheerfully refilling her glass and even
inviting her to join his family sometime for dinner.
The word gracious comes from the word grace, and it can mean an act of kindness or
courtesy, like the general’s. But it has an even deeper meaning to followers of Christ. We
are recipients of the incredible free and unmerited favor -grace- that God has provided
through His Son, Jesus. (EPH. 2:8) Because we have received grace, we are to show it
in the way we treat others - for example, in the way we speak to them: “the words of a
wise man’s mouth are gracious”. (ECCL. 10:12) “Grace in our hearts pours out in our
words and deeds”. (COL. 3:16-17)
Learning to extend the grace in our hearts toward others is a by-product of the life of
a Spirit-filled follower of Christ Jesus- the greatest of grace givers. God’s grace in the
heart brings out good deeds in life. We need to treat one another with grace and respect
so we all may be productive in our goals ahead of us.
Dear heavenly Father, help me today to season my words with grace. May all that I do
be gracious to others and pleasing to You, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.
May God bless each and everyone of you and may God bless America.
Greeting Comrades:
Time does not stand still, as we are just
about through our first quarter and we still
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are waiting for lot of audits that have not
State Inspector
been sent in to State Headquarters yet. Some
of us seem to always get behind and this is
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not good for your Post. About half that are
[email protected]
coming in are in good shape but there are a
few that seem to have some trouble transferring numbers from the end of the previous
audit to the opening of the current one.
When this happens it makes a bad report and
it seems as though the Trustees are not reviewing these audits before they sign them.
As the blind person says, “It is not my fault!” Justice may be blind, but the bookkeeper
needs to keep an eye on everything! Audit problems just make a Post look bad.
Audits also need to be signed correctly too, and while we make some exceptions, the
rule is still: Three Trustees and the Commander should be signing. I hope by year end
that every Post can get their audits in within the 30 or 40 day mark.
A little more effort on Posts’ part will make things easier all the way though the VFW.
Thanks for your support and the things you do for Veterans.
From the Editor:
Once again, the first three months of the program year have flown by and we now plunge
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into one of the busiest seasons in our year.
Editor
School is back in session and that means
we have precious few weeks to secure our
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Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen entries
by November 1st. We have turned our at- [email protected]
tention to some of our most solemn Patriotic
observances, namely Patriot’s Day, Veteran’s
Day and Pearl Harbor Day. Our Veterans in
the Classroom will be sharing more of their
stories and experiences. Our Districts will gather for meetings and we will spend time collecting dues and recruiting new members at Fall Festivals and other events.
There are lots of great ideas and events happening out there to share with others. Please
continue sending the items that help us inform, inspire and invite.
state officers
We’re In It Together,
Or At Least We Should Be!
Bill
Knudson
“I found the real story of the convention
to be a lack of involvement from those who
Judge Advocate
fought most recently. It wasn’t that we were
not welcome, as the seats had been placed
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on the floor for us. A bird’s eye view of the
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crowd would make you think we had not
fought a war in 40 years.”
The quote above is taken from an online
article by Adrian Cole, a member of the
Bath, ME, VFW Post. It was an incisive and comprehensive account of his experience
attending this year’s VFW National Convention in Pittsburgh, where his Post was one
of only 50 worldwide to receive a National Community Service Award. Cole is a former
Army Captain and Veteran of two combat tours as an artillery officer in Iraq with the
101st Airborne Division.
In the July edition of this newspaper my column addressed the need for those on my
side of the generational divide to recognize the needs, interests and motivations of Veterans on Capt. Cole’s side of that age gap. His article, which appeared shortly after we
published ours, speaks eloquently to the same issue but from the opposite perspective.
I was heartened by the number of points on which we earnestly agreed.
There have been differences between each generation of Veterans throughout the
history of our VFW. And each time those differences appear, we have struggled to
overcome them. Through it all the VFW has stayed focused on the needs of one, and
one only, constituent: The Veteran. With greater and lesser effect, each congressional
battle has been waged, and bit by bit the VFW has made progress.
At this year’s convention we took a huge step in opening up our Auxiliary to both
men and women. Our ByLaws, Manual of Procedure, Charter and Ritual have all been
updated to eliminate gender stereotyping. These are big and important issues, and the
VFW again is leading the way among the established VSOs in setting a new standard.
So where does that take us as Post Members? Reread my July column. Then read
Captain Cole’s article on the Task & Purpose website (http://taskandpurpose.com). (A
convenient link to the story is found on our Wisconsin VFW website (http://vfwofwi.
com) under the “Latest News” link at the top.) And then, after doing your homework,
go back to your Post and start the conversation among your key members, resolving to
make the attitude changes necessary to keep your Post, and the greater VFW, relevant
and productive going into the future.
I’ll close with the summary that Cole uses at the end of his story, which follows a
respectful account of what we saw during the debate and passage of the amendment
reforming the Ladies Auxiliary into its new and exciting incarnation as a full-fledged
Auxiliary partner to the VFW:
“There are so many things I hear modern veterans demanding from service organizations. But these demands require our participation in order to shape the culture; issues
that we want addressed or negotiated. However, the VFW remains a representative body,
only acting on the interests and urgency of its active members. I stared at the empty
chairs and thought how hard it is to change the organization when the majority of my
generation would rather complain than show up.”
See what I mean? We all need to grow up, speak up and show up so, together, we can
build for the generations that will follow us all.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
and Student Veterans of America (SVA)
Michael L.
have announced the 2016 VFW-SVA
‘Gunner’ Furgal
Legislative Fellowship Program. The
State Legislative
fellowship will offer 10 Student Veterans
Chairman
the opportunity to meet face-to-face with
their state’s legislators as part of the VFW’s
608-325-2670
National Legislative Conference. This
opportunity is open to currently enrolled [email protected]
Student Veterans at colleges and universities with active SVA Chapters.
Earlier this year, Robert Thoen, a Marine
Corps Veteran and a student at UW-LaCrosse, was a part of the Wisconsin delegation
at the VFW’s National Legislative Conference. He is now a member of the Department
of Wisconsin’s Legislative Committee.
Fellowship applicants must complete a package of information that includes an essay
on one of four specific legislative issues. The student Veterans must discuss why the
issue is important to the Veterans community and how they would address the issue
through community-based advocacy.
Selected fellows will be flown to Washington, D.C., to storm Capitol Hill as part of
the 2016 VFW National Legislative Conference, scheduled for February 28-March 3,
2016. For more information and to apply, visit: http://www.vfw.org/StudentFellowship/. All applications must be submitted by October 30, 2015.
Dates to Remember
September 18
September 18
September 27
September 29
October 7
October 12
October 13
October 23
October 24
October 27
October 31 November 1
November 3
November 10
November 11
U.S. Air Force established in 1947.
POW/MIA Recognition Day (Third Friday in September)
Gold Star Mother’s Day (Last Sunday in September)
Veterans of Foreign Wars established in 1899. Happy 116th Birthday!
Afghanistan War began in 2001.
Columbus Day
U.S. Navy established in 1775.
Grenada Campaign began in 1983.
United Nations Day
Navy Day
Halloween
Daylight Saving Time Ends - set clock back one hour.
Election Day 2015
U.S. Marine Corps established in 1775.
Veterans Day – signing of WWI Armistice in 1918.
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Post 1904, Timber
Rattlers Mark V-J
Day Anniversary
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
marked the 70th Anniversary of the
signing of the formal surrender of Japan,
officially ending World War II in 1945.
How fitting then, for WWII Veteran
Kenneth H. Berg to throw the ceremonial first pitch at the Timber Rattlers
baseball game in Appleton that evening.
Berg was part of the Ceremonial Honor
Guard/Security in Tokyo Bay, Japan,
stationed on the William J. Patterson
APD104, which was along side of the
USS Missouri where the surrender was
signed. While some Allied countries
mark August 15 as V-J (Victory over
Japan) Day, September 2 was declared
the official day in the United States by
President Truman.
In addition to Mr. Berg’s participation, VFW Post 1904 of Fond du Lac
provided a color guard for the evening’s
opening ceremonies. Thank you all for
your service, then and now.
Submitted by VFW News Chairman
Joel Walker, PSC.
WWII Veteran Kenneth Berg prepares
to throw his ceremonial first pitch at the
Timber Rattlers game on September
2nd, the 70th Anniversary of V-J Day.
VFW Post 7308 Receives Third
Consecutive All-American Award
At a recent regular meeting of Pleasant Prairie Memorial VFW Post 7308, State
Chaplain Phil Allen (at left) presented the Post’s 3rd Consecutive All American
Post Award, on behalf of State Commander Mike Borg. VFW Post 7308 Past
Commander Paul Fredericksen (at right) received the award on behalf of the
Post. It is his second consecutive award as All-American Post Commander.
The All American Award is the pinnacle award in the life of a VFW Post.
In order to be recommended for this award, a Post must have first been
recognized by its Department as an All State Post. This requires a lot of
hard work, meeting all the requirements of the Department, including the required membership percentage; completion of all of the required VFW procedures and record-keeping and participation in a variety of Programs.
Post 7308’s new Commander George Stoeber, said that the Post will continue to strive to be the very best, while achieving the goal of doing all that
is possible for their fellow Veterans.
Submitted by Randy Strickland, Post 7308 Chief of Staff.
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Cootie Corner
Lynch Takes Oath as Supreme Commander
Cootie Corner
Listen Cooties,
We need to get our membership drives
into full gear. The Grand needs you. I
hope you are working on the Pup Tent
All Star Program. The deadline is March
31, 2016. The requirements are:
• 100% in membership
• 125% in Hospital reporting
• $1 per member paid to Grand for
each of the Grand and Supreme Special
Projects
• On time quarterly audits
• Inspection completed by August
31, 2015
Pat Moran, Commander
• CCDB bonded
Linda Moran, President
• Supreme Convention delegate
fee paid
Now that our Tomah Cookout and Bingo are behind us, our next big event is
the Mid-Winter Conference and Testimonial hosted by Pup Tent 41 Mad City in
Madison, January 9-10, 2016. Watch for hotel and meeting info in the November
WI VFW NEWS and future MOC orders. In addition, we cannot forget Supreme
Commander Don Lynch’s Homecoming in Green Bay, March 11-12, 2016. More
info will come concerning this event in future bulletins.
“Keep ’em smiling in Beds of White”
Pat Moran
2015-16 WI Grand Commander
[email protected]
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Wisconsin’s own Donald Lynch (at left) takes the oath of office as the
2015 – 2016 Supreme Commander of the Military Order of the Cootie.
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THANK YOU to all the Sisters and Comrades who helped at the Tomah VA
Cookout and Bingo Party. The Veterans who attended seemed to enjoy themselves
and appreciated all that we did for them that day.
Audits are due for July-September and should be mailed to Grand Treasurer Dolores Sorensen. The Annual Tomb Trek to Arlington will be at the end of October.
If you have not ordered a wreath, do so now. The price remains the same - $25.
Pat and I plan to attend this event and will let you know on this next time.
I know we are all busy Sisters and try to do MOCA work along with our family lives and jobs but working together, we can make this organization stronger.
Saying this like all years: Membership is a concern, but with a little extra push and
being able to recruit eligible males, I know we can be 100% this year.
Until next time, I hope these bring a smile:
• Never, under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the
same night.
• Why didn’t Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
• Insanity is hereditary. You get it from your kids.
• The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.
• Inside me, there is a thin person struggling to get out, but I can usually sedate
her with four or five cupcakes.
GOD BLESS EVERYONE AND
GOD BLESS AMERICA.
“Working Together for our
Veterans”
Linda Moran
2015-16 MOCA Grand President
[email protected]
920-337-9922
Newly-installed Supreme Commander Donald Lynch addresses the assembled MOC and MOCA members at the Supreme Scratch in Pittsburgh, PA.
Tomah VA Visit
Military Order of the Cootie & Auxiliary
Mid-Winter Conference and Testimonial
January 8-10, 2016
Grand Commander - Pat Moran
Grand President - Linda Moran
At American Lodge & Suites-Monona
101 W. Broadway Drive
Monona, WI 53716
(608) 222-8601
Room Rates: $74 + tax single/double
Scratch: Saturday and Sunday Banquet $15 per person
Testimonial Dinner Starting with Cocktails at 5 p.m.
Dinner at 6 p.m. with program to follow
Deadline is December 31, 2015
Banquet will be at VFW Post 7591-Madison
Make checks payable to Pup Tent #41
Mail to: Joe Baumann, 4802 Goldfinch Drive, Madison, WI 53714
Registration $7
No. _____________ Banquet
$15 No. _____________ Name _____________ Pup Tent #_______
Total $ _______________
Total $ _______________
Total $ _______________
Pausing during the annual September visit to the Tomah VAMC are from left:
Wisconsin Grand Commander Pat Moran; MOC Auxiliary Grand President Linda Moran; Tomah VA Acting Director John Rohrer; Tomah VAVS Deputy Rep.
Wayne Woodman (Pup Tent 21) and Tracy Woodman of Pup Tent 21.
If you have a business, if you are running for a
political office, or whatever the need may be,
you can place an ad in our Wisconsin VFW News.
Bill Knudson (715) 384-2500 • [email protected]
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Leonard H. Garton
George L. Girard
Michael Gondek
David T. Typpo
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Thomas W. Burris
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Victor S. Tetzlaff
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Augusta, WI
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Chapala, Jalisco, MEX.
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Black River Falls, WI
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Ettrick, WI
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Whitehall, WI
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Beaver Dam, WI
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Rice Lake, WI
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Fall River, WI
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Richland Center, WI
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Richland Center, WI
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Milwaukee, WI
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Milwaukee, WI
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Rockford, IL
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Monroe, WI
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Monroe, WI
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Monroe, WI
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Ladysmith, WI
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Pelican Lake, WI
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Aniwa, WI
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Antigo, WI
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Birnamwood, WI
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King, WI
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Antigo, WI
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Shawano, WI
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Appleton, WI
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Appleton, WI
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Burlington, WI
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Milwaukee, WI
Herbert Stechauner
Eagle, WI
James L. Nickolaisen
Berlin, WI
Louis J. Panetti
Livingston, TX
Arthur L. Larson
Rhinelander, WI
Leonard W. Olkowski
Rhinelander, WI
Ernst R. Pabelick
Rhinelander, WI
Joseph E. Schomisch
Chilton, WI
Norbert P. Blair
Appleton, WI
Dean J. Disterhaft
Kaukauna, WI
George E. Greenwood
Kaukauna, WI
Dale M. Paul
Kewaunee, WI
Sidney H. Robertson
Durand, WI
Richard J. Krumsee
Milwaukee, WI
James T. Vassar
Florence, WI
Ceilan A. Baker Jr
Watertown, WI
Donald H. Buss
Burlington, WI
Kenneth E. Polensky
Watertown, WI
Sylvester J. Krimmer
Pewaukee, WI
Conrad E. Mc Ginnis
Hartland, WI
William Harris
Waukesha, WI
James C. Patzner
Potosi, WI
Joseph W. Schicker
Ripon, WI
Michael P. Folz
Belgium, WI
Russell C. Paulin
Port Washington, WI
Alfred S. Kolmos
Whitewater, WI
Miriam Koratsky
Lithia, FL
Gregory J. Ziegler
Plymouth, WI
Richard J. Schmidt
Valparaiso, IN
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Annual Salute to Veterans at Camp Randall
ABOVE LEFT: As is
their annual tradition,
the Wisconsin Badgers held their salute
to Veterans at a home
football game on September 12th. WDVA
Secretary John Scocos welcomed representatives of a number of Veterans organizations. Attendees enjoyed a reception at a private hospitality tent before the
pre-game ceremonies
at the stadium. Here,
State VFW Adjutant
Joe Hines (left) and
State Sr. Vice Commander Mike Eggleston visit before the
reception and game.
And what a game it
was – final score:
Wisconsin Badgers
58, Miami (Ohio) Red
Hawks 0.
BELOW LEFT: And
a certain VFW News
Chairman enjoyed
the game too! PSC
J o e l Wa l k e r p o s es with wife Virginia Murphy in Camp
Randall Stadium.
Submitted by VFW
News Chairman and
PSC, Joel Walker.
Melvin Mildbrand
Medford, WI
Tony Dvorak
Bruce, WI
James A. Anderson
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Howard A. Heckman
Nekoosa, WI
Lawrence Sedlacek
Cadott, WI
Harvey P. Johnson
Plant City, FL
John Yakesh
Eau Claire, WI
Kenneth J. Baumann
Francis Creek, WI
Curtis D. Bornemann
Manitowoc, WI
Edward F. Decker
Whitelaw, WI
Vernon A. Roberts
Grand Marsh, WI
Edward R. Nutter
Sussex, WI
Joel K. Oezer
Waukesha, WI
Robert J. Budnik
Milwaukee, WI
Bernard L. Cybela
Milwaukee, WI
Howard W. Hanke
West Bend, WI
Mike Herkowski
Glendale, WI
Henry P. Paque
Milwaukee, WI
Nicholas Podushak
Wauwatosa, WI
Herbert F. Smith
Greenfield, WI
John O. Weber
Milwaukee, WI
Marvin Jaschob
Kiel, WI
Anthony M. Sabel
Kiel, WI
Robert E. Pownell
Waupun, WI
Merrill M. Woodward
Fitchburg, WI
Vincent J. Drendel
Evansville, WI
Richard E. Golz
Evansville, WI
Larry J. Wickersham
Evansville, WI
Walter J. Pydo
Hayward, WI
Emmet P. Algiers
Kenosha, WI
O. M. Best II
Kenosha, WI
William L. Salerno
Kenosha, WI
Vincent G. Pickard
Grafton, WI
Jack W. Sours
Goodman, WI
Claude H. Bohn
Green Bay, WI
Eugene A. Brux
Green Bay, WI
Alvin C. Krueger
King, WI
Richard A. Pfefferman
Green Bay, WI
Donald V. Weyenberg
Pembine, WI
Robert W. Barr
Madison, WI
Clifford H. Jackson
Madison, WI
Norman L. Schweiss
Sun Prairie, WI
Fred L. Terpening
Waunakee, WI
Eugene B. Eslinger
Saint Paul, MN
Albin R. Ostrowski
Wittenberg, WI
James J. Szews
Hatley, WI
Leroy J. West
Schofield, WI
Bryan Stengel
Randolph, WI
Richard L. Huffman Sr
Franklin, WI
Robert C. Mc Nutt
Muskego, WI
Charles E. York
Lake Geneva, WI
Michael P. Esser
Middleton, WI
Robert L. Benner
Brookfield, WI
Arthur S. Hanson
Mount Horeb, WI
James B. Effertz
Cumberland, WI
Richard C. Garling
Almena, WI
Richard F. Johnson
Mahtomedi, MN
Lloyd K. Kuhl
Cumberland, WI
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Richard L. Neurer
Richard E. Nyhus
August M. Scheps
Donald O. Swanson
Erwin H. Ulrich
Lawrence Zappa
Arnold H. Hanson
Alfred A. Dickman
Henry R. Staeben
Lester L. Twigg
Ronald C. Small
Arnold R. Solinsky
George E. Foote
Arthur R. Quasius
Joseph A. Courter
Phillip R. Peterson
Leroy H. Stier
Clyde Kalas
Francis E. Miller
Leonard T. Modlinski
Keith D. Heim
Bernard J. Neuville
Robert J. Schenk
Lyle J. Fuller
Wesley L. Prange
Leonard B. Boehler
Philip H. Klinkhammer
Harvey E. Zacher
Donald J. Wisnewski
Isadore C. Sznaider
Milton R. Krause
Kenneth W. Beck
Vern F. Arzt
Kenneth W. Hoefs
Bernard E. Young
Robert H. Behrendt
Dean R. Olson
Rex A. Averbeck
John R. Kay
Owen J. Wanek
Warren A. Benson
William R. Lee
William J. Poulter
Gregg H. Esperson
James M. Purnick
Robert J. Erdmann
David A. Rhode
William D. Frizzell
Charles Trandafir
Elmer W. Kobus
Joe Liebl
Robert L. Phillips
John M. Pitblado
Nels H. Sorenson
Barronett, WI
Cumberland, WI
Almena, WI
Almena, WI
Saint Paul, MN
Saint Paul, MN
River Falls, WI
Osseo, WI
Sacramento, CA
Watertown, WI
Kenosha, WI
Mosinee, WI
Rhinelander, WI
Baldwin, WI
Sheboygan, WI
Sun Prairie, WI
Sun Prairie, WI
Columbus, WI
Beloit, WI
St Francis, WI
Saint Francis, WI
Green Bay, WI
Green Bay, WI
Green Bay, WI
Monument, CO
Cecil, WI
Sturtevant, WI
Union Grove, WI
Grafton, WI
Edgar, WI
Brule, WI
Merrill, WI
Friendship, WI
Oregon, WI
Chetek, WI
Boscobel, WI
Ladysmith, WI
Altoona, WI
Bow, WA
Winona, MN
Alma, WI
Boyceville, WI
Boyceville, WI
Milwaukee, WI
New Richmond, WI
River Falls, WI
Neenah, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Amherst, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Cottage Grove, WI
North Prairie, WI
Rice Lake, WI
Palm Desert, CA
Sheffield, IL
Post 9202 Donates to Camp
Germantown Memorial VFW Post 9202 recently made a $1,000
donation to Camp Hometown Heroes. The Camp provides friendship, fun and healing for the children of fallen U.S. Service members during week-long summer camps for children ages 7-17. Donations make it possible for the campers to attend totally free of
charge. During their visit to camp, the children have the opportunity to openly discuss their feelings and experiences. Through
the support of pediatric grief counselors and participation in art
and music therapy programs, the campers learn how to deal with
the loss they have suffered. And, they can bond with others like
them who understand what they have experienced, all while experiencing the typical summer camp activities like swimming,
archery, fishing, canoeing, etc.
Shown here are Post 9202 Commander Darrell Brown presenting the check to Camp Hometown Heroes representative Sue
Turowski on behalf of the entire Post.
Submitted by VFW Post 9202 Commander Darrell Brown.
NOTICE: The deadline for submissions for the November 2015 issue is October 26, 2015.
Page 8
sept./oct. 2015
auxiliary
Wisconsin Veterans
of Foreign Wars News
Flying High for Veterans . . .
What a whirlwind of a start to our year
Judy Borg
as we “Fly High for Veterans!”
A large group from Wisconsin attended
Department
the National Convention in Pittsburgh this
President
year and a good time was had by all attend920-739-5750
ing. New this year was one workshop in
which each Program Ambassador was given
[email protected]
15 minutes to promote her program. This
enabled all to attend one workshop rather
than picking and choosing (and missing!)
separate workshops. It was very informative and we came away with lots of new ideas.
Those of us who attended the President’s Dinner were very proud to congratulate
President Vicki for her award as Runner-Up President in Division 8. Kathy Dahl received
awards for the Best Legislative Promotion and Outstanding Performance, winning a
“Patriotism Begins at Home Plate” and $200 for the Department. Youth Activities
Chairman Margarete Dahlke also won Best Promotion and Outstanding Performance
with a Plate and $200 for the Department.
Extension Chairman Diane Hogan, won Outstanding Performance Runner-Up and
$100 for the Department, as did Hospital Chairman Inez Semingson and Membership
Chairman Karen Johnson. It was a very profitable Convention for Wisconsin!
Thank you and congratulations to President Vicki and her team of award-winning chairmen for the hard work all year. Your Wisconsin sisters are so proud of all of you!
As most of you are now aware, following a vote on the VFW Convention floor, males
are now being accepted into the Auxiliary and the name has been changed to the Veterans
of Foreign Wars of the United States Auxiliary, effective August 21, 2015. Please see
the more detailed article about these changes elsewhere in this paper.
Our next membership goal is 80% by September 30th. That will be a challenge for
our Department, but I know we can do it! Please be sure to read Membership Chairman
Helen Stearns’ column elsewhere on this page for more recruiting ideas and info.
Those of you who participated in any way know what a fantastic time we had visiting with our wonderful National President Francisca Guilford here in Wisconsin. Even
though it turned out to be the hottest 3 days of the summer, we made the best of it. A
special highlight was sharing King Day with our National President. Although many
of the Veterans at the Wisconsin Veterans Home were advised to stay inside due to the
heat, they loved the brats and corn on the cob and a good time was had by all. What
more can I say than “Thank you from the bottom of my heart” to all who came and made
it such a fun 3 days for Francisca! Be sure to look for some pictures of King Day and
Francisca’s visit elsewhere in this paper.
It has been a very productive late summer, filled with Hospital visits and the Celebrating America’s Freedom Event at Historic Ft. Snelling in St. Paul, MN. We had a good
representation from Wisconsin. Again, there are photos of these many travels and events
elsewhere in this paper, so be sure to see those items.
As we move into fall and District meetings, I wish safe travels to all. Keep up the
good work selling our Raffle Ticket Calendars and my Butterfly Special Project pins.
Remember, checks for the pins should be made payable to VFWA-WI, earmarked
“Special Project” and sent to Department Treasurer Lenore Otto as soon as they are
sold. Raffle ticket stubs and checks made payable to VFWA-WI (earmarked “Raffle”)
should be turned in at your District meetings so they can be returned to the Department.
Anyone still sitting on our Anniversary cookbooks needs to turn in either the money or
unsold cookbooks now.
I hope to see many of you at our Fall Council of Administration meeting on Saturday,
Nov. 14 at 10:00 am, hosted by VFW Auxiliary #10262 in Plover. This session is open
to all Auxiliary members in good standing – come watch your Council in action and
enjoy a nice lunch and social time. See the lunch reservation info elsewhere on one of
the Auxiliary pages. Following lunch we will hold another Secretary/Treasurer’s workshop – open to all members – another excellent opportunity for Auxiliary Secretaries
and Treasurers to learn the latest about their jobs.
God’s blessings to all as we work for “Our Veterans – Now & Forever.”
Until next time,
Judy Borg
Auxiliary Membership Notes
As our butterflies continue soaring
upward, we now have the potential to
increase our number into a beautiful Helen Stearns
kaleidoscope. Along with our new title
Membership/
we have the opportunity to increase
our membership. Taken from our Jr. Vice President
National Membership Ambassador’s
920-485-4352
most recent bulletin, Joyce Bilyeu says, [email protected]
“WELCOME MALE AUXILIARY
MEMBERS. We are excited to have
you as a part of our great organization.
We open our doors to you and hope that
you will value and honor this new journey you are about to embark on. We now have
many opportunities for growth, creativity and most of all support for Veterans. I will be
excited to work side by side with you, our new male members, for a greater cause.”
The eligibility requirements remain the same. For all the information and forms
needed to make this transition easy and painless visit www.vfwauxiliary.org.
Information can be found under the heading, “Officers Tools.” That being said,
there are a few more challenges to be aware of:
• Challenge #1 Auxiliary members recruiting an eligible male member will be
entered into a drawing for 10 - $10 awards.
• Challenge #2 Auxiliaries recruiting the most eligible male members will be
entered into a drawing for 10 - $25 awards.
• Challenge #3 Top 3 District Presidents whose Auxiliaries recruit the most
eligible male members will receive reimbursement for their Department Convention Banquet Ticket (if attending) or $15 (if not).
These awards will be presented at Department Convention in June 2016.
There are many tools and resources available on the Auxiliary website and from
your District Membership Chairman. They have received all the current information that I have at this time. We also have a very valuable resource in our National
Membership Recruiter, Renee Simpson, PSC and Auxiliary member. I ask that
you take time to contact her for the valuable information she has to share.
Then, think of how you became eligible to be an Auxiliary member and begin
by looking within your own family to recruit the JUST ONE RECRUIT new
member. Who in your family is an eligible candidate to be part of the VFW
Auxiliary? What a lasting tribute it would be to stand proudly next to your very
special Veteran as a family of Auxiliary members.
Thank you to all who participated in the dues transmittals presentation at the National
President’s visit. There were 109 transmittals delivered. Keep up the great work in securing
those continuous and lapsed members. Knowing that it is “Our Veterans Now and Forever”
we are “Flying High For Veterans” because there is “No Excuse….Just Recruit!”
WI VFW NEWS
Auxiliary Subscription Special
Please watch for the Auxiliary form for the half-price subscription special in the
Auxiliary General Mailing for October. Once again, this is not for individual use
– Auxiliaries should combine all subscription payments – new or renewal – on
one form, with payment in one Auxiliary check. This is to save “wear and tear”
on our VFW Headquarters staff!
The form is also available on the STATE Auxiliary website: www.wiladiesvfwaux.org. From the home page, click on PROGRAMS, then VFW NEWS.
NOTE: the deadline is December 31, 2015!
Correction—Auxiliary 1382 Awards 70-Year Pins
Due to a production error, the two photos published on page 8 of the
July/Aug. 2015 paper were reversed, which then misidentified the two
recipients of the 70-year pins. As noted in that paper:
Earlier this year, the Ladies Auxiliary to Curtis McNutt Post 1382 in
Tomah honored two members for their 70-year membership in the Auxiliary. Both Dallas Eirschele and Bernadette Otto joined in 1945.
Shown in the above left photo are (L to R): Auxiliary 1382 President
Florence Popp; Bernadette Otto and Auxiliary Treasurer and Membership
Chairman Marian Johnson. In the above right photo, President Popp and
Treasurer Johnson pose with Dallas Eirschele (center) after presenting
her pin. Congratulations to all on this wonderful accomplishment!
Editor’s note: Sadly, we must report the passing of Dallas Eirschele on August 9, 2015, at the age of 99 years and 3 months. She is survived by two
children, six grandchildren, numerous great and great-great grandchildren as
well as many other relatives and friends. Rest in peace Sister.
Submitted by Nancy Kelly of Ladies Auxiliary 1382.
auxiliary
President’s Special Project Notes
Have you seen one?
Have you captured one for your
very own?
If not; do you know where you
might catch one?
They are the most sought after collectable this year!!!!
They are the best thing you can
capture to promote our Veterans and
Family Support and VFW Auxiliary
Hospital programs! “Flying High for
our Veterans” is what the Wisconsin
VFW Auxiliary is doing to make
Veterans our #1 priority.
Our Department President’s special
Butterfly is what I’m talking about.
Draping of the Charter
Dist.
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Name
City
Auxiliary
Mary Maccari
Kenosha
1865
Charolette Cassidy*
Monroe
2312
Mable Marty
Monroe
2312
Elizabeth Sorenson
Monroe
2312
Bonnie Zurfluh*
Monroe
2312
Betty M. Hayes*
Waukesha
721
Gloria J. Medina*
Waukesha
721
Mildred Fouch*
Beaver Dam
1163
Dorothy E. Beilke*
Jefferson
3589
Eileen Trandel
Jefferson
3589
Anna Koehler*
Sussex
6377
Shirley J. Schuldt*
Sussex
6377
Virginia Anderson
Madison
7591
Mary Wiegel*
Madison
7591
Judy Ahrenssather
Madison
8483
Charlotte M. Peckham
Richland Center
2267
Lela Jenny
Platteville
5274
Virginia Fell*
Milwaukee
1691
Adeline Tuskowski*
South Milwaukee
3749
June Kaisler*
Milwaukee
6498
Ruth Kurz
Milwaukee
6498
Eileen Pfeffer*
Milwaukee
6498
Lola Pertue*
Milwaukee
10433
Dorothy Weyer*
Sheboygan
1230
Marion M. Schacht
West Bend
1393
Bernice J. Amundson
Oshkosh
1908
June Brown
Ripon
5278
Janet Tamerick
Kiel
6707
Lorraine Horn*
Sheboygan
9156
Evelyn Karlson
Clintonville
664
Verna Chervenka
Antigo
2653
Lila Metcalf
Oxford
6003
Virginia E. Chaffee*
Adams Friendship 6279
Ludmilla McLain*
Adams Friendship 6279
Jean Ellen Wanta*
Elderon
8068
Selma Sokie*
Mosinee
8280
Agnes Hoffman
Plover
10262
ElJane Ryskoski*
Plover
10262
Leolene Winn
Plover
10262
Edith Fargo
Manitowoc
659
Irene Trulock*
Manitowoc
659
Annette Uhlig, PDP*
Manitowoc
659
Irene Wicihowski*
Manitowoc
659
Margaret Koeppe
Two Rivers
1248
Carol Schoenberger
Two Rivers
1248
Martha C. Braun
Mountain
2119
Carral Johnson*
Appleton
2278
Nancy Jorstad
Appleton
2278
Theresa Kohlbeck*
Appleton
2278
Marion Lichtfuss*
Appleton
2278
Ruth McNamara*
Appleton
2278
Elaine Walczak*
Appleton
2278
Helen Wolfert*
Appleton
2278
Hazel Schutte
Howards Grove
8974
Lorraine Manor
Menomonie
1039
Hazel Ponto
Menomonie
1039
Ellen Stockton*
Rice Lake
2207
Donna Hepfler*
Town Union
7232
Vivian Miley
Town Union
7232
Rose Michels
Alma Center
8494
Dorothy Gerloff
Almena
8512
Alda Kisling
Ladysmith
2490
Josephine Ellingsworth Amery
7929
Eunice Johnson
Amery
7929
Florence Pearson*
Amery
7929
Evelyn McGee*
Land O Lakes
8400
Evelyn Miller
Land O Lakes
8400
Marion Unti*
Eagle River
8637
Dallas Eirschele
Tomah
1382
*Life Member
Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States Auxiliary
Fall Council Meeting
& Secretary/Treasurer Workshop
If you don’t have one; you need to
go on a butterfly hunt and find one!
Your District President or your Auxiliary President may know where they
are! The weather is turning cold and
these butterflies need to secure a warm
place. We need to let our Veterans
know our mission is: OUR VETERANS – NOW AND FOREVER!
President’s Special Pin
Vicki Newbauer, Coordinator
715-453-1926
[email protected]
Support Our
Troops
Saturday, Nov. 14 – 10:00 a.m.
Hosted by VFW Auxiliary #10262
2970 Hickory Drive – Plover, WI
Everyone is invited to attend our Fall Council
Meeting. Following lunch we will do a Secretary/
Treasurer Workshop so why not join us for the
day and get some of your questions answered
regarding the many changes in the VFW Auxiliary. It’s also a great opportunity to bring in
calendar raffle ticket stubs and checks, as they
cannot be sent through the mail.
A chili lunch with all the toppings & dessert will be
served at a cost of $5.00. Please RSVP by emailing Mary Kimmel @ [email protected] or
calling 715-341-6299 with a number attending.
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Wisconsin Veterans
of Foreign Wars News
sept./oct. 2015
Remembering 9/11
John A. Scocos
Although it’s been 14 years,
most everyone remembers where
Secretary,
they were when they heard the
news of the terrorist attacks of
Wisconsin
September 11.
Department
of
America was shocked by the
Veteran Affairs
surprise terrorist attacks that
hit New York and Washington,
D.C, and killed more than 3,000
people. The attacks were carried
out by Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network, al Qaeda, and came by
air, using hijacked passenger aircraft that crashed into the twin towers of the
World Trade Center in Manhattan, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville,
PA after passengers on that flight overcame their hijackers and averted even
more casualties.
The attacks of 9/11 thrust us immediately into a war in Afghanistan, seeking
out bin Laden and al Qaeda, as well as the Taliban who harbored them. That
war has now spanned 14 years.
After the initial shock of the attacks, America responded with unity and
resolve to support each other and answer the call to defend America. Since
September 11, 2001, more than 32,000 Wisconsin soldiers, sailors, airmen,
Marines, and Coast Guardsman have served the Global War on Terror in
combat, security, support, and logistical roles.
9/11 changed America. We are more vigilant and alert. Our resolve is still
strong. Our young men and women still proudly serve and sacrifice.
As we remember the horror of September 11, 2001, we should remember
those who stood afterward in support of their country, whether it was at home
or abroad providing essential support to see America through a dark time. Those
who served after 9/11 know what sacrifice means and what their country needed
of them – they met the task at hand and served honorably – knowing in most
cases that when they signed up to serve they would be going to war.
As we mark this solemn anniversary, let us remember what happened that
morning, but also remember what happened after, when America pulled together
as one, unified nation.
John A. Scocos is the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans
Affairs. He is an Iraq War veteran.
2015 Frank Brown Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to our 2015 Frank Brown Scholarship Recipients. This
year’s program was able to award fifty scholarships, totaling $15,000 to
these students:
Name
Chelsea Ritter
Bryana Josephine David-Payette
Benjamin King
Jessica King
Bryce A. Highstrom
Kyle Wienke
Adam Rosenau
Monica Meldrum
Morgan Maes
Lauren Karwowski
Dominic Urso
Tabitha Swenson
Andrew Peterik
Levi Zimmerman
Cody Haws
Elizabeth Klecker
Hannah Boettcher
Dane J. Sherman
Tonya Manthey
Amelia Q. Lauth
Justin J. Scoville
Chloe Howery
Alyssa Lappley
Joshua Sargent
Lydia Howery
Erika Hearden
Nena Heinzelman
Kirk Reischel
Shannon Mullen
Cole Pinno
Alexandra Williams
Olivia Johnson
Brooke Oakes
Matthew Waldrop
Alexander Mathias
Ben Schaitel
Marissa Cepress
Taylor McMonagle
Eric Schommer
Rebecca Hottenstine
Tessa Evenson
Lauren Kaltz
Trevor T. Hasse
Dylan B. Strassburger
Alexandria Loy
Andrew Schaitel
Mariah Kromanaker
Hannah Przybylski
Teagan Olson
Blake Chambers
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LaCrosse
Athens
Stoddard
Stoddard
Webster
Monona
Van Dyne
Mosinee
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Milwaukee
Madison
Cashton
Green Bay
Mineral Point
Union Grove
Eau Claire
Green Bay
Plainfield
Mayville
Green Bay
Freedom
McFarland
RWaukesha
Green Bay
McFarland
Appleton
Monroe
Bloomer
Green Bay
Clintonville
Sussex
Sparta
Ripon
Markesan
DePere
Sparta
Stratford
Green Bay
Freedom
Tomah
Reedsville
Richfield
Monroe
Bloomer
Onalaska
Sparta
Madison
Schofield
Bloomer
Mineral Point
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busy summer
Another Very Busy VFW
LEFT: A group photo of the
smiling (of course!) Auxiliary
and VFW Members who visited
the Paper Discovery Center.
BELOW: A full day of activities in the Fox Valley area
included a visit to the Paper
Discovery Center in Appleton. Attendees participated
in a number of hands-on activities, including paper making. National Auxiliary President Francisca Guilford (at
left) worked intently on her
paper flower while State President Judy Borg and PDP Rita
Byers collaborate at right. Sr.
Vice President Karen Johnson is behind Francisca with
National Council Member and
PDP Linda Moran is in the
center background.
BELOW LEFT: This should
NOT surprise us in the least!
Sr. Vice President Karen
Johnson and Combined
Locks Auxiliary 10544 Treasurer Linda Reitzner kick up
their heels in some awesome
wooden shoes.
ABOVE: National Auxiliary President Francisca Guilford is silhouetted at the entrance
of the Aisle of Honor as she is welcomed to Wisconsin at the Paper Valley Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Appleton.
RIGHT: The Little Chute Windmill, a fully-functioning, 100-foot tall windmill celebrating
the Valley’s Dutch Heritage.
busy summer
Wisconsin Veterans
of Foreign Wars News
W and Auxiliary Summer
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TOP LEFT: Commander Mike Borg takes time out for a photo with the VFW National
Home for Children 2015-16 Buddy Poppy Child, Zane. Zane is 11 years old and lives in
the Pennsylvania 3 House with his mother and 2 siblings.
ABOVE: The Wisconsin VFW delegation pauses for a photo op between sessions. From
left (front row) are: PSC Mike “Gunner” Furgal; PCIC Walter G. “Wally” Hogan; State Commander Mike Borg; Ass’t. Chief of Staff Bill Murphy; PCIC Tommy “T” Tradewell; and PSC
and National Council Rep John Giese. Middle/back rows (L to R) are: PSC Bill Backes;
Chief of Staff Bruce Sorensen; Jeff Miller, Post 1318; State Sr. Vice Cdr. Mike Eggleston;
State Surgeon Gundel Metz; Gary Matthees, Post 10262; PSC Phil Jasinski and PSC DeWitt “Woody” Woodworth. Taking the photograph is Don Lynch, Post 6498.
BELOW: Displaying just some of the many National Awards earned in 2014-15 are (from
left) Past Dept. President Vicki Newbauer (holding Youth Activities Chairman First Place
certificate and plate awarded to Margarete Dahlke); Runner-Up Hospital Chairman Inez
Semingson and Runner-Up Membership Chairman Karen Johnson. Congratulations!
BOTTOM LEFT: Department Auxiliary President Judy Borg poses with the Wisconsin
delegation sign – decorated with butterflies of course!
ABOVE LEFT: National President Francisca Guilford visits with some comrades at the 59th Annual Scheibe-Munro King Day – our Dept. of Wisconsin
celebration at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King. The day was a bit of a scorcher, but the delicious food and cool ice cream treats kept all attending hydrated and happy. ABOVE RIGHT: It’s just not King Day without “Wyatt Derp” and Etola Pingel’s contingent of clowns! BELOW LEFT: National
Auxiliary President Francisca Guilford addresses the King Day gathering during the formal program portion of the day, while some of the State Officers on the stage look on. From left are: VFW Commander Mike Borg; Auxiliary Guard Linda Schluter; Auxiliary Chief of Staff Karen Delis; Auxiliary
President Judy Borg and Auxiliary Sr. Vice President Karen Johnson. BELOW RIGHT: This is what you get when you walk up to a group of Cooties who
are grilling brats and burgers, extremely intent on their work, and you aim your camera and say, “Look up Cooties!” I should have been more specific
... Nonetheless, the food was very well prepared, served by the Auxiliary Officers and Chairmen present, and everyone ate to their heart’s content!
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Continued from Page 1
Michelle, Heather, Graig, Beth,
Ashley, Macie, and Alexie; and
seven great-grandchildren with
one great grandchild due in January 2016. She is further survived
by her sister, Marcella Arnst and
one sister-in-law Margaret Hemb,
both of Sheboygan, as well as many
nieces, nephews, other relatives
and friends. She was preceded in
death by her parents, George and
Leona Hemb; two brothers: George
L. and Marvin Hemb; and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on July
29, 2015 at Immanuel Ev. Lutheran
Church in Manitowoc, with burial
following at Knollwood Cemetery.
Raffle Calendar Winners
VFW Auxiliary 659 also held a memorial service.
Rest in peace, good and faithful
servant. You will always be loved,
remembered and missed. Thank you
to PDP Marian Furgal; the Harrigan
Parkside Funeral Home of Manitowoc
and the LAVFW Dept. of Wisconsin
Condensed Compilation of History by
PDP Nancy Stevens.
Riding United Donates to Foundation
The VFW Wisconsin Foundation recently received a $1,950 donation from Riding United’s annual July charity ride. Riding United includes these Southern Wisconsin Motorcycle
Clubs: Dirty Dozen MC; Four Winds MC; Smokin’
Wheels MC; Union MC; Unknown Riders MC;
U.S. Military Vets MC; Victory Riders of Southern WI; and Wolf Pack MC. The VFW Foundation
presented a custom-made certificate recognizing the donation, which is earmarked for assistance to Wisconsin Veterans in need.
Shown here at the Labor Day Weekend picnic representing the VFW are (front row, L to
R): Steve Pepper, Post 1904; Past Commanderin-Chief Tommy “T” Tradewell, Post 6498; VFW
State Sr. Vice Commander Mike Eggleston, Post
8834 (white shirt); VFW Wisconsin Foundation
Chairman Bill Hustad, PSC, Post 10549; and
State Adjutant Joe Hines, Post 1318. Representing some of the motorcycle clubs are (random
order): Four Winds MC Tracy; Unknown Riders
MC Clinton; Wolf Pack MC Roadrunner; Smokin’
Wheels MC Hi Tech; and Union MC George.
Riding United has already designated the
VFW Wisconsin Foundation as the recipient
of the proceeds from its 2016 Charity Ride.
Thank you for your continued support of Wisconsin Veterans!
Submitted by Sr. Vice Commander Mike
Eggleston.
A Special Invitation to VFW Post Members
Our VFW Auxiliary members need
your help recruiting members for their
Auxiliary, especially members who
can become active and benefit the future of the Auxiliary and the VFW.
Because Auxiliary members join
under the eligibility of a Veteran of a
Foreign War, YOU, as a member of
the VFW, need to ask members in your
family to join the VFW Auxiliary. First
of all, please consider your spouse if you
have one. Many of our VFW members,
even those who are Officers, have never
even asked or signed up their spouse to
be a member of the VFW Auxiliary.
You as the Veteran need to make them
realize how important their membership is when we lobby with Congress
to maintain the benefits they continue to
cut. It is stated that behind every Post is
an Auxiliary that is making us look good
by working for us and supporting our
programs. This is true on all levels!
In light of the changes that became
effective on August 21st, the former
Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of
Foreign Wars has voted to allow male
family members and is now known as
the VFW Auxiliary. Eligibility is now
open to husbands and wives; widows
and widowers; mothers and fathers;
grandmothers and grandfathers; broth-
ers and sisters; daughters and sons;
granddaughters and grandsons of an
eligible Veteran of a Foreign War.
With the new eligibility, this challenge is going out to all of you VFW
members – begin now inviting all the
members of your family who are eligible to join the VFW Auxiliary. Let’s
help strengthen their membership which
in turn will benefit and strengthen the
membership and programs of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. We thank you in
advance for your help and support.
Mike and Judy Borg
VFW Dept. of WI
Commander & President
Supporting Veterans is a Family Affair for DeWitts
As is so often the case, membership in the VFW and its
Auxiliary is a family affair and the DeWitt family of Sparta is
another fine example. Shown here are (front) Jim and Joyce
DeWitt and behind them their daughters (l to r) Julie Rabuck;
Billi Dewitt; Laura Genske and Marcy Donske. Here is how
their service to Veterans is described by Joyce:
“We had a picture taken to update one taken years ago
when Jim was leaving to go to serve in Desert Storm. Jim is
a lifetime member of the VFW and we wanted our daughters
and myself to join in support of ALL VETERANS as a family.
Also, so they could learn and teach their families (children) the
meaning of Serve Their Veterans and Thank A Vet as I learned
growing up from my family – Uncles from the previous Wars
and [to] do so as a family event (gatherings).”
“Since I was only 4 years old I was taught to stand [to]
salute a flag in parades and events in towns. It is hard to
teach History unless you live it yourself. Billi was just
12 when Dad went to war [Operation Desert Storm 19901991], Julie was 16, Marcy 18 and Laura 20.”
Thanks to ALL of you for your service, then and now.
Submitted by Auxiliary 2112 President Laurie Coffin.
Date:
No: Name:
City:
Prize:
3-Jul 25670 J. Lockington
DeSoto, WI $50
8449 W. Kangas
Menomonee Falls, WI $50
27716 R & K Coobb
Darien, WI $50
18555 L. Kinter
De Pere, WI $50
12190 D. Odya
West Allis, WI $50
454 C. Pisani
Chicago, IL $50
18957 V. Van Schyndel Freedom, WI
$50
Cameron, WI $1,000
10-Jul 21160 J. Brekke
543 C. Latsch
Helenville, WI $50
16274 B. Monfre
Milwaukee, WI $50
22845 D. Pavelka
Wabasha, MN
$50
12188 D. Key
West Allis, WI $50
4649 C. Boga
Chicago, IL $50
5701 K. Smith
Madison, WI
$50
17-Jul 2275 VFW Aux
Freedom, WI $50
8001 J. Gruetzmacher Waukesha, WI $50
25822 D. Woodworth Sparta, WI $50
11201 C. Schraufnagel Franklin, WI $50
2989 D. Nofsinger
Westby, WI $50
1877 E. Sisel
Kewaunee, WI $50
6409 B. Birkrem
Deerfield, WI
$50
24-Jul 00491 T. Brucker Racine, WI $50
15135 T. Clune New Bremen, WI $50
01205 J. Johnson Sheboygan, WI $50
09792 M. Gundlach Highland, WI $50
26507 VFW Post 7908 Holmen, WI $50
23639 VFW AUX 2490 Ladysmith, WI $50
09081 D. Halverson Wauzeka, WI
$50
Jul 31 25905 R. Henderson
Baraboo, WI
$50
00111 V. Faude
Withee, WI
$50
08440 G. Sperl
Menomonee Falls, WI $50
17695 R. Godt
Weyauwega, WI
$50
18424 C. Hermans
Denmark, WI
$50
05530 C. Hundt
Madison, WI
$50
22638 J & J Olin / Oliver Rice Lake, WI
$50
Aug 7 02877 J. Hegenbarth
LaCrosse, WI
$500
07543 K. Riemer
Sussex, WI
$50
18936 L. Brockman
Freedom, WI
$50
26780 K. Durst
Lone Rock, WI
$50
18147 R. Hills
Manitowoc, WI
$50
02731 M. Pudil
Brookfield, WI
$50
19165 J. Yaeger
Laona, WI
$50
Aug 14 21177 J. Rausch
Barron, WI
$50
18214 B. Novak
Two Rivers, WI
$50
19373 L. Farley
New Franken, WI
$50
06884 VFW Post 8171 Muskego, WI
$50
01061 J. Willis
Milwaukee, WI
$50
12567 J. Chojnadki
South Milwaukee, WI $50
03030 C. Hawkins
Loves Park, IL
$50
Aug 21 26253 R. Rose
Viroqua, WI
$50
00283 J. Ledvina
Luxemburg, WI
$50
07834 M. Gers
Middleton, WI
$50
01823 J. Hussong
Luxemburg, WI
$50
19126 J. Matuszewski Laona, WI
$50
18989 A. Vosters
Appleton, WI
$50
17377 D. Noeldner
Loyal, WI
$50
Stoddard, WI
$50
Aug 28 25824 C. Bille
02269 J. Vandenberg DePere, WI
$50
27876 D. Hanley
Lodi, WI
$50
17329 P. Klawikowski Stratford, WI
$50
22204 G. Trainor
Menomonie, WI
$50
08264 A & G Carrol
KeKaHa, HI
$50
07853 J. Dickhoff
Jefferson, WI
$50
NOTE: Raffle Winners are also posted on the state website, www.
vfwofwi.com, following the Friday drawings at State Headquarters.
Recycle the Wisconsin VFW News
by passing the edition on to others
Finished with this
newspaper? Instead of
just adding it to the papers in your recycling
box, why not pass it
along to someone else
who may enjoy reading about the Dept. of
Wisconsin VFW and
its efforts for Veterans!
Be sure to black out
your personal info in the
mailing box – maybe
even cover it with a label including info of where
readers can get more info about your local Post.
Then, “recycle” it at a local café, or waiting rooms
at businesses like car repair shops or medical offices.
(Be sure to get their permission to leave the paper
there.) Thanks for spreading the word!
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Montfort VFW Makes Donations
Montfort VFW Post 9298 in the Third District is a long-time supporter
of many different clubs and organizations in Montfort and many surrounding communities. Here, Post Quartermaster Neil Millard presents a donation of $250 on behalf of the Post to Mary Sue Devine of
the Livingston Library. Similar donations were also made to the libraries in the villages of Cobb and Montfort as well as a donation of
$2000 to the Montfort Swimming Pool Fund. The support has been
warmly welcomed by all of the recipients.
Submitted by VFW Post 9298 member Kenny Wells.
Calendar of Events
The funds and commitment the VFW has made to support the VFW
National Home for Children in Wisconsin have made it an attractive
and very pleasant haven for families, and VFW members can be very
proud of that.
VFW National Home for Children Update
Sept. 19, 2015
1st District Fall Meeting – 8:30 am–12:30 pm,
VFW Post 11279, Twin Lakes, WI
Sept. 19, 2015
2nd District Fall Meeting – VFW ONLY- 9 am–12 noon,
VFW Post 328, Stoughton, WI
Sept. 20, 2015
6th District Fall Meeting – 12 noon–3 pm,
VFW Post 1393, West Bend, WI
Sept. 26, 2015
9th District Fall Meeting – 8:30 am–3:30 pm,
VFW Post 10818, New Richmond, WI
Sept. 27, 2015
3rd District Fall Meeting – 9 am–12 noon,
VFW Post 10393, Boscobel, WI
Oct. 3, 2015
8th District Fall Meeting – 11:30 am–4 pm,
VFW Post 2732, New London, WI
Oct. 4, 2015
Oct. 10, 2015
7th District Fall Meeting – 9:30 am–3 pm, Shooters Restaurant,
5330 Harding Ave. (Hwys. 39 and 54), Plover, WI
– hosted by VFW Post 10262.
Oct. 16-17, 2015
Big Ten Conference-Isle of Capri Casino Hotel, Bettendorf, Iowa
Dear Department Officers:
Enclosed is your Wisconsin house
fund report for the fourth quarter of the
2014-2015 fiscal year. This report shows
the quarterly beginning fund balance,
plus revenue, less expenses, and the
current fund balance. This report will
be sent to you each quarter. Please take
note that the fund balance disclosed
within this report is unaudited and is
subject to change. If changes are made,
we will indicate on subsequent reports
what those changes are. If you have
any questions about this report please
contact us.
Please accept a sincere “thank you”
to all the members from Wisconsin
for their hard work and support for the
VFW National Home for Children. The
funds and commitment you have made
to support your Wisconsin Home have
made it an attractive and very pleasant
haven for our families and you all can
be very proud of that.
As always, we will be sure to communicate with you regarding other
projects and special needs to assist you
with your planning. Your continued
support of your Wisconsin Home is very
much appreciated. We hope this report
is useful to you, and if you have any
questions, comments, or suggestions,
please contact me.
Sincerely,
Todd Marriott
Facilities Director
Vfw National Home For Children
Wisconsin House Fund Report
April 1 - June 30, 2015
11th District Fall Meeting – 8 am–2 pm,
VFW Post 2112, Sparta, WI
REPAIR/
FUND
CATEGORY DATE PURCHASE REVENUE EXPENSES TOTAL
Oct. 17, 2015 10th District Fall Meeting - VFW ONLY– 8 am–12 noon,
VFW Post 7233, Hayward, WI
Oct. 26, 2015 DEADLINE for November 2015 Wisconsin VFW News
BEG. BALANCE 3/31 $6,752.77
REVENUE
TOTAL REVENUE $0.00
Feb. 19-20, 2016 Dept. Mid-Winter Conference, Fox Hills Resort, Mishicot, WI
EXPENSES:
4/28 Repaired oven $101.15
Maintenance Household supplies 4/30 New cordless phone $52.97
Maintenance 5/21 New furnace filter $32.82
Household supplies 6/30 New grill and tank $128.00
Expanded sponsorship 6/30 Quarterly transfer $1,000
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,314.94
Mar. 11-12, 2016
FUND BALANCE $5,437.83
Nov. 14, 2015
Auxiliary Council of Administration, 10 am,
VFW Post 10262, Plover, WI
DEADLINE for January 2016 Wisconsin VFW News
Dec. 14, 2015
Jan. 9-10, 2016
MOC/MOCA Mid-Winter and Testimonial,
hosted by Pup Tent 41, Madison, WI
Homecoming for MOC Supreme Commander Don Lynch, Green Bay
The Wisconsin
VFW News salutes
these local
Wisconsin Posts
and thanks them
for their patronage!
Gross-Yaksh Post 6498
Home Post of Past
Commander-in-Chiefs
Tommy “T” Tradewell
& Walter G. Hogan
Junker-Ball VFW Post 1865
and Ladies Auxiliary
Supports the VFW News
The Albert H. Groska
Public Bar Opens 9 a.m.
7 Days a Week
6618 39th Avenue, Kenosha, WI
Daily Specials • Full Catering
2 Halls for Rent
Past “All-State”
VFW Post 8320
Home of the National Chaplain’s
H H Recognition Program H H
7/14
Phone: 262-652-2751
VFW Post 7232
Located on Eau Claire’s West Side
2900 W. Folsom Street
Bar Open to Public
7 Days a Week!
pewaukee memorial
post 9537
Hall Rental Available
Phone: 715-832-3528
www.vfwpost7232.org
8/08
Full Menu Daily
3/14
Meetings on the 3rd Wed. of the Month
Post is Open 4 til 8 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
home of the state honor guard
The greatest little post in the state 3/14
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family dedicates flags
Wisconsin Veterans
of Foreign Wars News
sept./oct. 2015
Reilly Family
Dedicates Flags
Operation Badger
Base Event Moved
to August 2016
Editor’s note: This special story is told
in the words of Steven D. Reilly of Robert
Cornelius VFW Post 7784 in Oneida.
This is a story about a flag dedication.
My name is Steven D. Reilly from Appleton, WI. I am State Sergeant-at-Arms
for the Veterans of Foreign Wars for the
State of Wisconsin. On August 23rd, I
went to the property [where] I grew up
in Wautoma, WI which is in Waushara
county. My father recently sold his land
and home to my oldest brother David
Reilly and his wife Cindy. I was honored
to make a presentation on behalf of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
My brother and his wife wanted to
honor and respect with patriotism for our
family and guests by doing a special flag
dedication of our National Flag, State
Flag, and Army Flag. With patriotism
and service running through our family dating back to WWI. Also, his wife
Cindy’s father Raymond S. Jarvis [who]
served in WWII in the Pacific Theater
and also occupied Japan.
My brother’s mission after he first
bought the land from my father was to
honor my father who was a Cold War
Veteran who had to uproot his family and
go from Wisconsin to Washington State
for one full year with over 10,0000 troops
from the state of Wisconsin, [as well as]
honor and dedicate the flags [in memory
of] Cindy’s father who recently passed
at age 91 on November 7, 2014.
A special highlight of the dedication
was the presence of my nephew, Capt.
Caleb Reilly, a West Point graduate,
newly promoted to rank of Captain in
the United Stated Army, home on leave.
Caleb has a beautiful wife and two kids,
Raymond (Ray-Ray) and Cadence. My
brother Dave wanted his son to know the
land was ‘marked with patriotism’ and
that they are proud of the family history
and proud of him and the whole family.
My brother Dave had over 65 people
at his new home and property. My father
a Staff Sergeant stood proudly next to
his Platoon Sergeant and best friend he
served with for 12 years in the 32nd, also
my unit by the way. My cousin who is
still serving and was promoted to Colonel
a year ago was there. She could have left
that Army a long time ago, but she is
committed [and] hasn’t left yet.
I spoke on Raymond S. Jarvis’ legacy
and my brother made his presentation on
our national flag, our state flag and the
Army flag. I am so proud of my family,
friends, and all the people of Wautoma,
Pictured from left to right are: Col. Robyn Blader – Army/Active – served
1 tour in Afghanistan; Douglas Reilly – Cold War Vet; Captain Caleb Reilly –
Army/Active; Elward Engle – Cold War Vet; Steven D. Reilly – Iraq War Vet;
Safe Hendrickson – Air Force Vet and Herb Maager – Korean War Vet.
For Sale
The beautiful new flagpoles on the David Reilly family property in
Wautoma.
WI that showed up that day in August.
More importantly…I am proud to be a
veteran and to live in the land of the
free and the brave. It’s people like Ray
S. Jarvis that made it through to the end.
And showed the world that you can live
a successful life after a horrible war.
Succeed. Get your hands dirty and farm
the land. Have a beautiful wife named
Arlene (Arlene left this world just before Ray) and a family of 7 kids, 17
grandkids and 13 great grandkids at the
time he passed. That shows he won in
the end. He didn’t let any war beat him.
The best thing he did was after the war,
he succeeded. He gave back to society.
He flourished. May he rest in peace. He
will always be a hero.
Had you walked up to Ray later in his
life while he was alive and said, “Sir, you
are a hero….” He would have looked at
you and given you a half smile and maybe
shook your hand, taking it lightly, but as
a veteran maybe having that survivor’s
guilt inside thinking a real hero are the
ones that didn’t make it home. Wrong
answer. They – all who served – are
heroes. They all sacrificed in great and
many ways. Raymond S. Jarvis was one
of those people. I count myself lucky to
have known him. He gave so much in so
many ways. I know his family is so very
proud of his service to our great nation
and his sacrifice he made.
Stratford Art Student Wins
3rd Place at National Level
Stratford High School Senior
(Class of 2015) Jessica Schwabe
has won 3rd place at the National
level in the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest. Her
$2,500 prize is in addition to her
$100 and $1,000 awards at the local
and Department levels. Jessica’s
charcoal and pastel drawing entitled, “Remember the Soldiers”,
was one of 47 Department finalists
sent on for national judging. A
total of eight awards were given
at the national level. Each entry
is judged on the originality of concept, presentation, and patriotism
expressed; the content of how it
relates to patriotism and clarity of
ideas; the design technique; total
impact of work; and uniqueness.
The daughter of John and Judy
Schwabe, Jessica was sponsored by
The Operation Badge Base Event scheduled for August of 2015 has been postponed
until August 2016. We were unable to raise
sufficient funding
to make the event
happen this year.
We appreciate
your interest and
participation in
welcoming home
Vietnam Veterans. We will
continue working
hard throughout
this year to raise
funds for next
year’s event.
Thank you to
those who have
contributed so
far, but more
grass-roots support of the veteran’s community and
their families is STILL needed. Visit
operationbadgerbase.com for more information and to donate to the event.
You can also send your tax deductible
contributions to:
MHA – Wisconsin
Operation Badger Base Fund
600 W. Virginia St., Suite 502
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Donations are being processed through
the group’s non-profit financial partner,
Mental Health America. Please donate
today – and stay tuned for announcements
on the 2016 Badger Base event.
Auxiliary 6352 in Stratford. Jessica
describes her work as “Patriotism
is expressed in my piece because
it represents all of the brave men
and women who serve our country.
We often take for granted the sacrifices they make for us. This piece
reminds us of the effects war can
have, both physically and emotionally. It is because of these soldiers
that we are able to live in freedom.
Freedom is also represented in my
piece by the flag behind the soldier
– the reason these men and women
risk their lives.” Jessica is Wisconsin’s FIFTH National Winner
in six years, following these other
winners – First Place in 2010; Sixth
Place in 2011; First Place in 2013
and Fifth Place in 2014.
Submitted by Betty Southworth of
Auxiliary 6352.
Jessica Schwabe has won 3rd place at the
National level in the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest.
FOR SALE: 2009 Triton 17 Pro Bass Boat,
swing-tongue Trailer, 50 HP Mercury and
factory cover. Hardly used. Never stored
outside. All services done at dealership. Mary
Ann Christopherson 715-835-9238. 05/15
FOR SALE: 1946 Willys Jeep. Engine and
transmission rebuilt in 2011. Jeep has been
used in parades the last 20 years. Asking price
$9,500. Call John, 1-608-348-9487. 03/15
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Rosendale Post Donates to Heroes’ Hunt
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The Wall That Heals
Traveling Vietnam Wall
September 23 – 27, 2015
Edgar High School
203 E. Birch Street
Edgar, WI 54426
6 p.m., Sept. 23 • Candlelight Vigil
9:30 a.m., Sept. 24 • Opening Ceremony
8:00 a.m., Sept. 24-27 • Wall Open to the Public
2:30 p.m., Sept. 27 • Closing Ceremony
For more information contact: Colin Hanson
at 715-560-8933 or [email protected].
Auxiliary 5279 Welcomes First Male
Rosendale Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10195 recently donated $5,000 to the Heroes’
Hunt for Wounded Warrior organization of Waupun, WI to help purchase an all-terrain wheel
chair. Heroes’ Hunt is a non-profit organization that offers free guided hunting opportunities to Wisconsin Veterans. All hunts for deer or turkey are handicap accessible.
Shown here with the amazing chair are from left: Brian Ball from Heroes Hunt,
and Post 10195 members Tom Behlke, Brent Marchant and Hank Miller. The Rosendale VFW has 28 members and raised funds for this donation with their Buddy Poppy Drives. For hunting information contact Brian Ball at 920-324-8886 or visit Heroeshuntforww.org. For information about the Rosendale VFW contact Commander Tom Behlke at 920-382-9349.
Submitted by Post 10195 Quartermaster Steve Schlosser.
Denmark Dance Team Helps Post 6705
The Auxiliary to Klossner-Dietzler VFW Post 5279 in Medford,
Tenth District, has welcomed its first eligible male as a member
of the Auxiliary. Dan Newbauer of Tomahawk joined under the
eligibility of his father, Robert N. Barlow, who received 5 Bronze
Stars and the Purple Heart while serving as a heavy equipment
mechanic in the Philippines during World War II. Dan is really no
“stranger” to the VFW and Auxiliary though – he is the husband
of Auxiliary Past Department President Vicki Newbauer. Shown
here at the recent Auxiliary Tenth District Fall Meeting in Phillips
are (l to r): Department Chief of Staff Karen Delis; Dan Newbauer
and Tenth District President Susan Vich. Welcome Dan!
Submitted by Jackie Gregory, Auxiliary Department Secretary,
member of Auxiliary 5279, and Sister-in Law.
Wolter Receives Scholarship
Who doesn’t like a good booyah? The one served at the recent Denmark Lions Picnic
was even more special, thanks to the assistance from the Denmark High School Dance
Team. Above, Denmark Community VFW Post 6705 Jr. Vice Commander Rich Verheyen (left) presents Emily Tomchek from the Dance Team with a monetary donation for the
girls’ help in cleaning vegetables for the booyah. Below, the entire Dance Team shows off
their style with Commander Verheyen at left and Post 6705 Quartermaster Charlie Winnekens at right. Nice job!
Submitted by Auxiliary 6705 Secretary-Treasurer Nancy Malewiski with thanks as always to
Karen Nelsen and the Denmark News.
Sabrina Wolter, member of the Auxiliary to Elderon Memorial VFW Post 8068, is a recipient of a 2015 Lillian Campbell Medical Scholarship. Sabrina is currently attending
UW-LaCrosse as a pre-professional exercise and sport science major, with an emphasis on Physical Therapy and a
minor in Nutrition. After attaining her undergraduate degree, she plans to go on to graduate school with an ultimate goal of a doctorate in Physical Therapy. Sabrina is the
granddaughter of Auxiliary 8068 Treasurer Sharon Cornell
and the niece of member Darla Opper. Congratulations Sabrina – all the best to you in your continuing studies!
Submitted by Darla Opper of Auxiliary 8068.
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of Foreign Wars News
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post 7591 wins again
Post 7591
‘Wins’ Again
As the winners of a 2013 beautifying
makeover sponsored by Madison’s Classic
Hits 94.9 WOLX Radio station and TriState Stonemakers and Basement Repair,
Madison-Day VFW Post 7591 has really enjoyed the clean, fresh look of their beautiful
building front. As of this past spring though,
they REALLY like the look, thanks to a
New York artist who is spending most of the
year painting a huge mural of the American
Flag on one VFW or American Legion
Post in each of the 50 states. Post 7591
was chosen by the artist, Scott LoBaido, to
represent Wisconsin on his trek across the
country. They are the 23rd recipient of the
artist’s talent, with the last one scheduled
for Hawaii on December 7th.
This is LoBaido’s third tour painting flags
across the U.S. His first was in 2006, when
he painted a flag on a rooftop in every state,
and then two years later he revisited all 50 of
them to touch up the paintings. LoBaido is
funded by some corporate and nonprofit sponsors, including Home Depot and Behr Paint,
which provides the paint and supplies for the
artists’ huge renderings of the flag. LoBaido
is not a veteran, but wants to thank veterans
for preserving his and all Americans’ rights to
their freedom. “I just have a special place in
my heart for veterans,” he said. “They’ve done
so much for all of us.” And Scott LoBaido has
a special place in the hearts of the Veterans of
Post 7591. To see more of LoBaido’s beautiful
work, visit scottlobaido.com.
Submitted by Post 7591 Quartermaster
Joe Ellis, with thanks to Dave Zweifel,
Editor Emeritus of the Capital Times,
Madison, WI.
State Honor Guard Report
Hello Comrades and Sisters,
As the Major and Quartermaster of the
State Honor Guard, along with all the
members of the Honor Guard we want to
thank everyone who has supported our fund
raisers each year at State Convention.
As you may recall, this past June we did
a 50/50 drawing Thursday, Friday, and Saturday with a different color ticket each day.
On Thursday’s drawing, no one claimed their
winnings, so it was voted by the Honor Guard
members to donate the money back to the
VFW and Auxiliary. We split the money 50/50
to the Frank Brown Scholarship Fund and the
Lillian Campbell Medical Scholarship Fund.
On behalf of Col. Matt Mayer and all
the members of your State Honor Guard
we thank you for your support and look
forward to serving the VFW and its Auxiliary. And remember, we are looking for
members to join the Honor Guard.
Mike Eggleston
TOP: VFW Post 7591 has added an American Flag mural to its exterior. ABOVE:
VFW Post 7591 sports its contemporary new exterior following the 2013 makeover. BELOW: VFW Post 7591 prior to the August 2013 makeover.
Veterans
Family Camp
Offered to veterans and their
families at no charge.
September 25-27 and
April 29-May 1, 2016
Easter Seals Camp Wawbeek
Wisconsin Dells
To learn more or to register, please visit
www.EasterSealsWisconsin.com
or call 1-800-422-2324
Need more exercise? Like a brisk walk — summer, fall, winter and spring?
We have just what you need. No experience needed. We will train.
The State Honor Guard is recruiting NEW MEMBERS.
Practice every third Monday at Pewaukee Post, 7 p.m.
If interested, call Col. Matt Mayer, (414) 353-4655, after 3 p.m.
taps memorial list
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of Foreign Wars News
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2014-2015 TAPS Memorial List
Editor’s note: Due to a technical problem with the 2015
State Convention Memorial Book, we are publishing a
corrected list of all deceased VFW members reported to
State Headquarters since the 2014 Convention.
Post
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305
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305
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305
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305
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388
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388
388
388
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664
690
690
690
690
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721
721
721
721
721
721
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Helge Abrahamson
Wayne R. Atkins
William D. Bottoms
Louis L. Checko
Robert E. Clarke
William Davidson
Robert W. Dawson
Richard C. Deilke
Edward P. Eckhoff
R. J. Hagen
Marvin J. Koerner
Dale L. Kregness
George E. Kumferman
Gordon E. Larson
Herbert A. Luer*
Donald E. Michaud
Juul H. Noer
Barry F. Pate
Clifford A. Peterson
Irwin J. Pire Jr
Gerald V. Potter
Harold L. Reed
Ronald F. Rulien
Hemon E. Ryder
Ervin W. Schaefer
James J. Sessions
Vern H. Skoug
Norman O. Solberg
Gaylen M. Teigen
Orville I. Teigen
Rudolph C. Thews
John K. Wagenknecht
Arthur R. Wagner
Cecil W. West
James B. Whipple
Dayton W. Wilkie
Bernard A. Arnold
Bernard J. Beckwith
Stanley E. Call
John J. Dooley
Leslie R. Mabie
Sigurd J. Olson
Dean C. Ross
Werner E. Baptist
Wilbur Baumann Jr
Robert H. Baumann
Leo Blaskowski
Harold E. Bliss
Roger J. Blom
Leonard Brzezinski
Allen S. Eisenman
George Flynn
Horace V. Freitag
Herbert O. Hintze
George S. Jarntowski
Allen D. Jozwiak
Clarence G. Kretlow
Sylvester J. Krieg
Eugene W. Kumbera
Michael W. Lach
Ferdinand L. Mais
Edwin L. Mc Auliffe
Frank W. Mueller
Dwayne A. Russ
Kenneth E. Schultz
Kenneth L. Seiler
Stanley L. Stoltz
Clifford F. Tietz
Elroy H. Trantow
Joe F. Voight
George R. Wendorf
August H. Wendorf
William X. Blashka
W. Cape
Edward D. Coffin
Clarence H. Freiboth
John Klinkner
Emil Krcma
Harvey C. Leider
Carroll M. Martin Jr
Richard A. Nolan
Charles A. Wilda
Howard R. Betham
Richard Breed
Clair A. Harbath
Les Jonas
Gordon D. Noren
Rodney R. Zabel
Herbert H. Zahn
Allan T. Anderson
Irvin J. Brittig
Thomas E. Gilbertson
Ronald A. Glass
William L. Abplanalp
Clifford W. Borgstrom
John T. Delsman
John L. Hammel
Roger L. Julson
David G. Kasch
Henry M. Kuester
William T. Melby
David A. Nowicki
John A. Tio
City
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Eau Claire, WI
Lancaster, CA
Saint Paul, MN
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Tampa, FL
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Chippewa Falls, WI
Chippewa Falls, WI
Colfax, WI
Altoona, WI
Colfax, WI
Altoona, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Altoona, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
New Brighton, MN
Altoona, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Eau Claire, WI
Stoughton, WI
Stoughton, WI
Katy, TX
Janesville, WI
Stoughton, WI
Palmyra, WI
Mc Farland, WI
Wausau, WI
Schofield, WI
Wausau, WI
Marshfield, WI
New Berlin, WI
Rothschild, WI
Wausau, WI
Elcho, WI
Wausau, WI
Kronenwetter, WI
Harshaw, WI
Wausau, WI
Germantown, WI
Schofield, WI
Wausau, WI
Wausau, WI
Wausau, WI
Wausau, WI
Wausau, WI
Wausau, WI
Schofield, WI
Schofield, WI
Merrill, WI
Crystal River, FL
Wausau, WI
Merrill, WI
Wausau, WI
Wausau, WI
Wausau, WI
Manitowoc, WI
Manitowoc, WI
Manitowoc, WI
Manitowoc, WI
Manitowoc, WI
Manitowoc, WI
Manitowoc, WI
West Bend, WI
Manitowoc, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Embarrass, WI
Franklin, WI
Clintonville, WI
Clintonville, WI
Clintonville, WI
Clintonville, WI
Clintonville, WI
Ashland, WI
Ashland, WI
Ashland, WI
Ashland, WI
Waukesha, WI
Waukesha, WI
Peoria, AZ
Cedarburg, WI
Las Vegas, NV
Beaver Dam, WI
Waukesha, WI
Waukesha, WI
Waukesha, WI
Waukesha, WI
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Peter L. Tryba Jr
Mark W. Williams
Warren L. Bidwell
Frank L. Capps
Monroe C. Hein
Charles D. Miller
George L. Rambo
Frank Semor
Winton Christner
Nyle B. Hovey
Richard J. Musch
Gary L. Berg
Donald L. Forseth
Larry J. Grace
Arthur H. Hill
Thomas W. Holly
Wayne M. Knutson
Laverne F. Miller
Arlan R. Cloutier
Duane F. Freagon
Stanley L. Meier
Edgar J. Riley Sr
Raymond F. Ripienski
Ralph H. Rubenzer
Theodore P. Rygiel
Glenn P. Seyforth
Albert M. Andraschko
Oliver K. Hedlund
Marvin A. Hillman
Arnold W. Johnson
Forrest D. Jones
Irvin H. Mattison
James E. Welcome
Donald R. Albright
Harvey G. Bong
Leslie G. Boustead
John F. Collins
Walton G. Johnson
James J. Lippai
Marvin H. Nelson
Sidney J. Palm
John A. Parsell
Howard E. Sandberg
Raphael A. Steen
Willis C. Stream
R. K. Udean
John C. Waint
Robert R. Braun
Arden J. Fritz
Roger R. Herbst
William E. Mallon
Henry M. Noll
Robert W. Ponik
Stanley J. Rechek
Michael L. Neumann
Thomas C. Ninnemann
Ronald F. Sipiorski
Ambrose H. Allie
Daniel W. Duval
Eugene J. Flentje
Robert W. Rehrauer
Clarence W. Seeley
William Zelinski
Kenneth E. Brost
Vernon N. Dodson
Merlin C. Goth
Fred Harris
William L. Hauser
Gordon V. Knaack
Paul M. Mc Carten
Robert M. Meyer
Bert C. Mueller
Arthur Peterson
Edwin A. Rabuck
Kenneth A. Schumacher
Howard D. Solberg
Ben I. Sowaske
George P. Testolin
Howard P. Antony
Gerald E. Sullivan
Philip A. Balwinski
Frederick H. Buege
Joseph G. Callewaert
Jeron K. Chapman
Donald L. Chase
David J. Christensen
Raymond A. De Groot
Dino Dominici
Francis A. Geraets
Lloyd A. Johnson
Stephen S. Kozlik
Enzo H. Lucarelli
Nickolas j. Mastous
Terrence Mc Carthy
William J. Moebius
William Moore
Eric E. Mortensen*
Victor H. Mycon
Eivino E. Petersen
Harry E. Quinn
Anthony J. Schlaffer
Allen Willis
William H. Brockdorf
Jack R. Curry
Marvin G. Doering
Raymond A. Fechter
Merlin E. Geidel
Ervin C. Gonnering
Jerome F. Hausmann
Hartland, WI
Stone Mountain, GA
Baraboo, WI
Lake Mills, WI
Baraboo, WI
Superior, WI
Baraboo, WI
Baraboo, WI
Webster, WI
Spooner, WI
Spooner, WI
Manawa, WI
Pine River, WI
Scandinavia, WI
Waupaca, WI
Green Bay, WI
Waupaca, WI
Waupaca, WI
Chippewa Falls, WI
Chippewa Falls, WI
Chippewa Falls, WI
Chippewa Falls, WI
Chippewa Falls, WI
Rice Lake, WI
Chippewa Falls, WI
Chippewa Falls, WI
Menomonie, WI
Menomonie, WI
Menomonie, WI
Menomonie, WI
Menomonie, WI
Menomonie, WI
Menomonie, WI
Superior, WI
Superior, WI
Foxboro, WI
Superior, WI
Superior, WI
Minong, WI
Luck, WI
Superior, WI
Wausau, WI
Superior, WI
Superior, WI
Superior, WI
Superior, WI
Superior, WI
Beaver Dam, WI
Saint Paul, MN
Beaver Dam, WI
Walworth, WI
Beaver Dam, WI
Beaver Dam, WI
Beaver Dam, WI
Pell Lake, WI
Moses Lake, WA
Spring Green, WI
New Berlin, WI
Two Rivers, WI
Mishicot, WI
Plymouth, WI
Two Rivers, WI
Two Rivers, WI
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
Middleton, WI
Madison, WI
Evansville, WI
Madison, WI
Racine, WI
Middleton, WI
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
Madison, WI
Onalaska, WI
Tomah, WI
Racine, WI
Scottsdale, AZ
Sturtevant, WI
Racine, WI
Racine, WI
Racine, WI
Racine, WI
Racine, WI
Waukesha, WI
Racine, WI
Racine, WI
Racine, WI
Racine, WI
Elkhorn, WI
Racine, WI
Tupelo, MS
Racine, WI
Racine, WI
Racine, WI
Racine, WI
Racine, WI
Racine, WI
West Bend, WI
West Bend, WI
Pewaukee, WI
Brooksville, FL
West Bend, WI
West Bend, WI
West Bend, WI
1393
1393
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1393
1393
1393
1393
1393
1393
1393
1464
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Jerome K. Jerome
West Bend, WI
Ronald A. Mueller
West Bend, WI
Leslie R. Ostrander
Kewaskum, WI
Victor J. Pinkert
West Bend, WI
Vernon A. Schacht
West Bend, WI
Vincent Stockhausen
West Bend, WI
Steven F. Survis
West Bend, WI
Richard A. Weis
West Bend, WI
Jerome F. Wiskirchen
West Bend, WI
Marvin J. Wolf
West Bend, WI
Gordon T. Krause
King, WI
Terrence M. Rice
King, WI
Elmer E. Whitney
King, WI
Ronald N. Barnes
La Crosse, WI
James L. Brueggeman
La Crosse, WI
Herman L. Dorschied
Phoenix, AZ
Eugene M. Foster
La Crosse, WI
William J. Gianoli
La Crosse, WI
Gayle E. Grim
La Crosse, WI
Allan O. Guberud
La Crosse, WI
C. W. Hammond
La Crosse, WI
Michael S. Hearn
Lavista, NE
Virgil E. Hegg
La Crosse, WI
Leroy E. Helgeson
Onalaska, WI
Cornelius J. Kane
Saint Paul, MN
Leroy K. Kile
La Crosse, WI
Marvin J. Landsinger
La Crosse, WI
Kenneth O. Lingard
La Crosse, WI
Brian C. Lokken
Onalaska, WI
Donald C. Losching
Mesa, AZ
James D. Luhm
Onalaska, WI
Nickie L. Matheny
La Crosse, WI
Floyd B. Moser
Holmen, WI
Jean R. Parker
Trempealeau, WI
Paul O. Pfaff
Saint Paul, MN
Helen L. Schlicht
La Crosse, WI
Alfred W C. Schulze
La Crosse, WI
Roscoe H. Short
La Crosse, WI
Harold E. Sprain
Lansing, IA
Keith B. Straight
La Crosse, WI
Homer B. Zeuner
Bangor, WI
Albin P. Gulan
Montreal, WI
Louis M. Alf
Columbus, WI
George J. Arndt
Beloit, WI
Alton M. Arneson
Janesville, WI
Robert W. Church
Tomah, WI
John R. Condon
Janesville, WI
Howard E. Copus
Waunakee, WI
Norman K. Dickinson
Janesville, WI
Charles F. Everhart
Janesville, WI
David G. Hanel
Janesville, WI
Richard E. Henning
Janesville, WI
Thomas J. Karleski
Janesville, WI
William X. Kealey
Janesville, WI
Francis N. King
Janesville, WI
Harry A. Langer
Edgerton, WI
Donald E. Lawrence
Janesville, WI
Thomas G. Mair
Janesville, WI
Joseph V. Maldonis
Beloit, WI
Jack A. Mc Limans
Janesville, WI
James M. Mesler
Janesville, WI
Fred V. Moore
Janesville, WI
James J. Munro
Janesville, WI
Robert L. Naatz
Janesville, WI
George W. Nordeng
Janesville, WI
Henry C. Thurner
Janesville, WI
Francis E. Truesdill
Janesville, WI
Michael B. Wade
Janesville, WI
Fred A. Wallmuth
Janesville, WI
Raymond J. Zahn
Baraboo, WI
Norman E. Zitzner
Beaver Dam, WI
Jack J. Ament
Deerfield, WI
Ralph E. Boes
Merrill, WI
Jerome M. Brosowsky
Merrill, WI
Donald D. Hinz
Merrill, WI
James S. Janowiak
Merrill, WI
Herman R. Krueger
Merrill, WI
William N. Lechelt
Waunakee, WI
Floyd D. Lemon
Merrill, WI
Elroy D. Pfingsten
Merrill, WI
Russell L. Scheu
Greendale, WI
Stanley R. Smith
Merrill, WI
Patrick Szulczewski
Merrill, WI
William S. Taylor
Merrill, WI
Donald A. Benz
New Berlin, WI
Joseph M. Kohler
Milwaukee, WI
Anthony L. Locicero
Kingstowne, VA
James L. Manor
Menomonee Falls, WI
William F. Osthoff
Menomonee Falls, WI
Eugene F. Pawlowski
Tulsa, OK
Ferdinand A. Rigoni
Moseley, VA
Calvin C. Wang
Milwaukee, WI
Edward J. Wycklendt
Glendale, WI
Delmar D. Gibbs
Portage, WI
Russell N. Hurd
Portage, WI
Glen N. Jacob
Portage, WI
Donald P. Kaiser
Portage, WI
Robert E. Kaschinske
Portage, WI
Milo R. Nelson
Portage, WI
Raymond F. Robinson
Portage, WI
James L. Simonson
Portage, WI
Gerald H. Davis
Burlington, WI
Farris Demonbreun Jr
Kenosha, WI
Eugene Giantonio
Kenosha, WI
Daniel Greenwald
Beach Park, IL
Calvin H. Hewitt
Bristol, WI
Robert H. Jagodinsky
Milwaukee, WI
Marvin E. Nuttall
Kenosha, WI
Kenneth G. Schneider
Kenosha, WI
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Donald C. Stein
Kenosha, WI
Anthony S. Vranak
Elkhorn, WI
William J. Bogumill
Marshfield, WI
William J. Breu
Sparta, WI
Roy A. Duerr
Marshfield, WI
August F. Eisfeldt
Fort Atkinson, WI
William C. Hafemann
Fort Atkinson, WI
George W. Jones
Clayton, NC
Gerald W. Mepham
Fort Atkinson, WI
Eugene T. O Neil
Fort Atkinson, WI
Ronald J. Ostrander
Baraboo, WI
Floyd L. Wilson
Slinger, WI
Ronnie L. Abitz Sr.
Fond du Lac, WI
Marvis D. Auchtung
Malone, WI
James P. James
Markesan, WI
Harold Leo Kane
North Fond du Lac, WI
Donald J. Kohlman
Eagle River, WI
Anthony B. May
Fond du Lac, WI
Richard J. Shields
Lomira, WI
Charles Weinshrott
Fond Du Lac, WI
Joseph Averkamp
Oshkosh, WI
Loretta H. Miller
Oshkosh, WI
Harry J. Oestreich
Oshkosh, WI
Erwin F. Rich
Oshkosh, WI
Ronald A. Roebke
Oshkosh, WI
Ralph F. Schettl
Oshkosh, WI
Albert R. Stamborski
Sheboygan, WI
Donald G. Wegner
Oshkosh, WI
John S. Dlapa
West Allis, WI
Michael J. Kalan
West Allis, WI
Hubert C. Drugan
Trempealeau, WI
Herb E. Dummer Jr
Sun City, AZ
Wayne Funmaker
Eland, WI
Titus A. Kupietz
Dodge, WI
Anthony S. Pawlicki
Robbinsdale, MN
George L. Tibbitts
Reedsburg, WI
Gerald F. Kappen
Black River Falls, WI
Clifford T. Riordan
Black River Falls, WI
William Becker
Mercer, WI
Melvin R. Evrard
Green Bay, WI
Bob M. Harrill
Green Bay, WI
Jimmie Sandifer
Green Bay, WI
Eugene C. Tatro
Green Bay, WI
Denis R. Bosse
Loveland, CO
Floyd F. Brown
Oconto, WI
Manning J. Hutson
Athelstane, WI
William H. Keller
Crivitz, WI
Graydon K. Garlough
Sparta, WI
Adolph C. Kerska
Sparta, WI
Donald Ebsch
Green Bay, WI
Donald A. Hockers
De Pere, WI
Joseph E. Nies
De Pere, WI
George A. Ward
De Pere, WI
Charles S. Bickford
New Lisbon, WI
George Braund
Camp Douglas, WI
Peter M. Conway
La Valle, WI
Howard W. Ganther
Mauston, WI
Edward La Budda
Mauston, WI
Donald F. Van Pee
Mauston, WI
Wesley W. Fern
Roberts, WI
William F. Loughney
Hudson, WI
Larry G. Walen
River Falls, WI
Fred W. Zimmerman
Hudson, WI
Douglas F. Flynn
Lakewood, WI
Robert S. French
Harrodsburg, KY
Guy L. Tice
Green Bay, WI
Norbert J. Grishaber
Appleton, WI
James A. Heiman
Neenah, WI
Nicholas G. Karras
Appleton, WI
William B. Karras
Appleton, WI
Alan A. Engstrom
Rice Lake, WI
C. Hilderbrandt
Rice Lake, WI
Jack M. Abney
Colby, WI
Edward R. Brown
Colby, WI
Jeffrey L. Hilber
Marshfield, WI
Tilmer I. Jacobson
Colby, WI
Gilbert Kattre
Abbotsford, WI
Angus D. Lamont
Colby, WI
Orville D. Schuette
Branson, MO
Dale R. Steinke
Medford, WI
Leo Underwood
Sandwich, IL
Harvey E. Weideman
Brantwood, WI
John H. Ringstad
Neillsville, WI
William C. Callies Sr
Oconomowoc, WI
Ralph E. Dames
Oconomowoc, WI
Kenneth E. Fulmer
Oconomowoc, WI
Walter R. Hensel
Dousman, WI
Royal O. Southard
Dousman, WI
Jordan H. Zillmer
Oconomowoc, WI
Bradley W. Bethke
Richland Center, WI
Cecil Hauri
Middleton, WI
Bert B. Marshall
Richland Center, WI
Cameron E. Peckham
Spring Green, WI
Jerome W. Best
Park Falls, WI
Paul J. Grage
Mellen, WI
Phillip N. Henri
Ashland, WI
Donald Pennebecker
Mellen, WI
George S. Windt
Mellen, WI
Gerhard Denninger
Liverpool, NY
Dale T. Diessner
Sheboygan, WI
Leonard J. Hendricks
West Allis, WI
Charles C. Jaskolski
Milwaukee, WI
Roy J. Kaczmarek
Greendale, WI
Dean F. Kroenke
Hales Corners, WI
Cunibert J. Meyer
Union Grove, WI
Richard C. Peters
Milwaukee, WI
Ralph D. Seidl
Butler, WI
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Lawrence W. Bresser
Beloit, WI
George L. Kirkpatrick
Beloit, WI
Kenneth T. Lovaas
Beloit, WI
Edward L. Quimby
Tenstrike, MN
Wesley E. Wadel
Beloit, WI
Arlin E. Erickson
Monroe, WI
John T. Folk
Monroe, WI
Henry C. Heinzelman
Monroe, WI
Robert J. Hoeper
Brodhead, WI
Alvin E. Johnson
Monroe, WI
Lindsey B. O`Brien
Janesville, WI
Daniel Reynolds Sr
Monroe, WI
Robert H. Rieder
Monroe, WI
William R. Rieder
Madison, WI
Thomas R. Smith
Monroe, WI
Richard L. Thompson
Monroe, WI
Edward Brecka
Baraboo, WI
John F. Goodell
Baraboo, WI
Lawrence B. Kowalke
Fort Myers, FL
Leon E. Laubscher
Mineral Point, WI
Frank E. Parks
Baraboo, WI
Willis D. Schultz
Merrimac, WI
Everett C. Voll
Lone Rock, WI
William A. Welk
Madison, WI
Carl M. Edge
Lancaster, WI
Wilbur H. Heberlein
Lancaster, WI
Gerald R. Laufenberg
Lancaster, WI
Bert C. Moore
Lancaster, WI
Homer D. Ralph
Longmont, CO
Richard H. Burton
Walworth, WI
Herbert J. Cobian
Delavan, WI
Clarence G. Thompson
Williams Bay, WI
Charles Chmielowiec
Ladysmith, WI
Herbert L. Kisling
Ladysmith, WI
Fred Kostick
West Bend, WI
Max J. Michaelson Sr Black River Falls, WI
Gilbert L. Moser
Ladysmith, WI
Jerry J. Veness
Ladysmith, WI
Max O. Andrae
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
George A. Bemke
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
James Breitenstein
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Victor F. Carpenter
Marshfield, WI
Eldon E. Engleman
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Warren E. Grove
King, WI
John B. Kahoun
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
John R. Keehn
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Donald F. Kester
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Jeremiah P. Murphy
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Leon A. Peters
Rudolph, WI
Vernon E. Schara
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Donald W. Schmelter Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Herbert L. Sering
King, WI
John B. Siegler
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
John J. Weslaski
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Russell F. Wilson
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Paul W. Burkhart
Antigo, WI
Leon J. Des Jarlais
Elcho, WI
Edward Fischer
Grand Marsh, WI
Ben J. Hoerman
King, WI
Ronald J. Moras Sr
Antigo, WI
Eugene E. Pennington
Antigo, WI
Gary W. Powell
Deerbrook, WI
Ernest T. Tomski
Deerbrook, WI
Clarence Trzebiatowski
Antigo, WI
Gerald F. Dowdle
Tomahawk, WI
Ken J. Herbst
Tomahawk, WI
Robert L. Herzberg
Columbus, WI
Ronald H. Jensen
Tomahawk, WI
Leon Kranker
Barrington, IL
Fred Jack Shook
Irma, WI
Robert L. Messerschmidt
Janesville, WI
Duayne C. Schunk
Stanley, WI
Peter Smoczyk
Stanley, WI
Arnold G. Krause
Shawano, WI
Al Krueger
King, WI
Ansel L. Malcore
Shawano, WI
Orville M. Pevonka
Shawano, WI
Robert E. Rabe
Shawano, WI
Daniel E. Sazama
Shawano, WI
Truman R. Thorson
Shawano, WI
Dwaine C. Herter
New London, WI
Carl E. Larsen
Mosinee, WI
Robert A. Plummer
Greenville, WI
Roger F. Ritchie
New London, WI
Norbert J. Bonn
Kenosha, WI
Delmar F. Griebel Jr
Kenosha, WI
Dorothy Kraftschenk
Mount Pleasant, WI
Raymond Neu
Kenosha, WI
Joseph J. Ondercin
Union Grove, WI
Charles R. Smith
Kenosha, WI
Edward F. Bolte
Rhinelander, WI
Lonn L. Finger
Appleton, WI
Thomas M. Gambsky
Ripon, WI
Kurt K. Kositzke
Manawa, WI
Edward M. Pickering
Neenah, WI
Joseph J. Spitz
Appleton, WI
Peter R. Stark
Columbus, GA
Donald E. Van Rossum
Neenah, WI
John M. Anderson
Melbourne, FL
Erland J. Jacobson
Palatine, IL
James J. Mc Kusker
Burlington, WI
Dean W. Noble
Genoa City, WI
Conrad Richardi
Stoddard, WI
Clarence P. Gabor
Milwaukee, WI
Bert L. Gerhardt
Milwaukee, WI
David P. Heileman
Milwaukee, WI
Edmund J. Janowiak
Auburndale, FL
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Leon F. Klamann
Safety Harbor, FL
Le Moyne F. Krueger
Brookfield, WI
Gilbert J. Poker
Milwaukee, WI
Louis J. Rynski
Mesa, AZ
Norbert J. Schroeder
Thiensville, WI
Robert E. Voss
Brookfield, WI
Herb W. Meyer
Berlin, WI
Richard C. Rodensal
Berlin, WI
Chud L. Werch
Omro, WI
Alfred L. Buyatt
Gilman, WI
Walter C. Scholbrock
Madison, WI
Norman Wicke
Gilman, WI
John Brouillette
Viola, WI
Charles F. Dahl
Viroqua, WI
Arthur Getter
Viroqua, WI
Tom Hatfield
Charlotte, MI
Richard A. Hoveland
La Crescent, MN
James Hudson
Viroqua, WI
Ben Logan
Westby, WI
Keith L. Mills
Viroqua, WI
Cecil Owen
Viroqua, WI
Irving Rupp
Viroqua, WI
Gordon E. Sisbach
Viroqua, WI
Giles F. Donlevy
Oconto, WI
Vernon R. De Lair
Sturgeon Bay, WI
John R. De Vault
Sturgeon Bay, WI
James O. Knutson
Green Bay, WI
Benjamin A. Logerquist Baileys Harbor, WI
Maurice W. Millard
Appleton, WI
Norman l. Reince
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Richard E. Bruso
Rhinelander, WI
Keith A. Bushong
Rhinelander, WI
Glen J. Cox
Rhinelander, WI
Alfred Di Giacomo
Rhinelander, WI
Jack J. Hunter
Rhinelander, WI
Steven M. Meyer
Rhinelander, WI
Roy W. Oelrich
Rhinelander, WI
Robert R. Robins
Rhinelander, WI
Kurt A. Sampson
Rhinelander, WI
Richard W. Timmons
Rhinelander, WI
William L. Parker
Chilton, WI
William L. Parker
Appleton, WI
Norman A. Propson
Forest Junction, WI
Donald A. Schafer
Chilton, WI
William D. O Shaunessy
Crandon, WI
Eugene J. De Bruin
Kimberly, WI
Thomas R. Ditter
Kaukauna, WI
Arthur C. Gandt
Kaukauna, WI
Harry L. Hurst
Kaukauna, WI
David L. Kilgas
Appleton, WI
Edward W. Klarner
Appleton, WI
Willis F. Meisenhelder
Kissimmee, FL
John G. Nolan
Kaukauna, WI
Joseph F. Portmann
Kaukauna, WI
Harry W. Heiden
Slinger, WI
Clarence A. Otte
Rubicon, WI
Lloyd L. Drossart
Casco, WI
Theodore S. Enz
Appleton, WI
Chester A. Hansen
Kewaunee, WI
Joseph I. Kinjerski
Kewaunee, WI
Robert E. Lischka
Mishicot, WI
John E. Voyles
Casco, WI
Robert N. Grover
Reedsburg, WI
Raymond N. Martin
Reedsburg, WI
Ralph F. Ruhland
Plain, WI
Henry B. Miller
Jefferson, WI
Francis Schakelman
Jefferson, WI
Herbert F. Schmitz
Jefferson, WI
Patrick J. Printz
Florence, WI
Roger L. Allen
Fort Atkinson, WI
Harvey H. Neubauer
Watertown, WI
Lawerence N. Reichert
Watertown, WI
Stuart M. Schilling
Watertown, WI
Oswald R. Wuethrich
Gettysburg, PA
William H. Dreher
Oak Creek, WI
Joseph J. Hosmanek South Milwaukee, WI
Raymond Savarino
South Milwaukee, WI
Robert M. Simbach
Mcallen, TX
Walton D. Sundholm
South Milwaukee, WI
John H. Stecher Jr
Haines, AK
Wally E. Bandomir Jr
King, WI
Robert J. Gilbert
Delafield, WI
Herbert J. Hancock
Hartland, WI
Ivan E. Knuth
Sullivan, WI
Arthur Kohlhaas
Delafield, WI
Leslie A. Stelling
Waukesha, WI
Melvin L. Thiede
Oconomowoc, WI
Francis Abing
Platteville, WI
Lynn A. Carpenter
Platteville, WI
John D. Kastner
Platteville, WI
Patrick P. Kemnitzer
Platteville, WI
Leland L. Leighty
Platteville, WI
Floyd J. Mann
Wauwatosa, WI
Ralph A. Margan
Rewey, WI
Robert J. Meana
Platteville, WI
Robert H. Osterholz
Platteville, WI
Richard Osterholz
Platteville, WI
Lawrence J. Schurz
Rewey, WI
Anson Sheldon
Livingston, WI
Teddy P. Wilkison
Des Plaines, IL
Dewilton L. Ladwig
Markesan, WI
Willard Stellmacher
Ripon, WI
Ray T. Kolocek
Port Washington, WI
Mathew F. Linden Jr
Saukville, WI
Gary H. Molitor
Port Washington, WI
August P. Paulson
Black River Falls, WI
Joseph A. Pohl
Belgium, WI
Carroll E. Pomplin
Milwaukee, WI
James E. Anhalt
Plymouth, WI
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Glenbeulah, WI
Hugh S. Drewry
Plymouth, WI
Gerald E. Danielson
Milwaukee, WI
Donald C. Hermann
New Berlin, WI
Severan Kloskowski
Muskego, WI
Robert F. Armbrust
Medford, WI
William Bernitt
Medford, WI
James C. Blair
Medford, WI
Daniel E. Carstensen
Medford, WI
Harvey F. Glamann
Altoona, WI
Glenn S. Higgins
Medford, WI
Gordon R. Nelson
Fond du Lac, WI
Donald Reckenthaler
Ogdensburg, WI
Donovan P. Synol
Medford, WI
Robert L. Kinnear
Lisle, IL
Terrance M. Mc Cue
Phillips, WI
Edwin M. Trzecinski
Phillips, WI
Audie Christianson Jr
Exeland, WI
Thomas Prorok
Chetek, WI
Victor Sobkoviak
Bruce, WI
Virgil W. Johnson
River Falls, WI
Harold E. Waterman
Belle Plaine, MN
Henry T. Czosnyka
Lake Geneva, WI
Manford Kirchoff
Bellevue, WA
David R. Czappa
Nekoosa, WI
Howard E. Gaffney
Westfield, WI
William C. Hartman
Westfield, WI
Frank J. Schable
Grand Marsh, WI
David N. Halom
Hancock, WI
William E. Muehe
Hancock, WI
Robert L. Nogle
Junction City, WI
Richard Przybylski
Hancock, WI
Carlyle Scanlan
Bancroft, WI
Thomas H. Wendt
Wild Rose, WI
Arthur Bresina
Chippewa Falls, WI
Kenneth W. Cole
Bloomer, WI
Clayton H. Olds
Bloomer, WI
Gilbert W. Sarazen
Bloomer, WI
Lawrence W. Kubale Sr
Middleton, WI
Rodney Shimek
Sussex, WI
Robert J. Slager
Reedsville, WI
Russell M. Steeber
Kellnersville, WI
James Stradal Sr
Whitelaw, WI
Joseph T. Vogel
Reedsville, WI
Herbert M. Meyer
Mondovi, WI
Gary A. Buzzell
Hancock, WI
Victor F. Cicvarek
Nekoosa, WI
Perle H. Crary
Onalaska, WI
Robert R. Eads
Arkdale, WI
Carl S. Jones
Arkdale, WI
James M. Kane
Friendship, WI
Glen E. Katzman
Adams, WI
James E. Monroe
Friendship, WI
Joseph S. Niewinski
Adams, WI
John A. Plunkett
Arkdale, WI
Jerald C. Simon
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
William J. Steberl
Adams, WI
Carl J. Widmar
Roscoe, IL
David J. Wilson
Park Falls, WI
Clarence L. York
Arkdale, WI
Leonard F. Bauman
Schofield, WI
Marvin E. Matthes
Foley, MN
Kenneth H. Mundt
Marshfield, WI
Frank V. Nikolay Jr
Edgar, WI
Wilbur T. Benoy
Whitewater, WI
Gregory L. Wiest
Cuba City, WI
William I. Baivier
Milwaukee, WI
Leroy S. Bohn
West Bend, WI
Edwin M. Cooney
Tarpon Springs, FL
Sebastian H. Corriere
Milwaukee, WI
Walker D. Crymes
Cudahy, WI
Robert F. Dailey
Milwaukee, WI
John V. Demontmollin
Cedarburg, WI
Cooper Dodd
Milwaukee, WI
Stanley F. Drenski
Slinger, WI
Ralph W. Haas
Bullhead City, AZ
Albert L. Haertle Jr
Waukesha, WI
Joseph H. Hildebrand
Milwaukee, WI
Harold H. Hohenfeldt
Delavan, WI
John P. Huffcut
Winneconne, WI
Roger K. Jelinek
Creighton, NE
Ronald F. Julien
Cedarburg, WI
Frederick W. Kraus
Oshkosh, WI
Otto E. Krueger
Waukesha, WI
Elroy F. Lietzke
West Bend, WI
Sommer Ludwig
Milwaukee, WI
Francis Mc Allister
Wauwatosa, WI
William Mc Manus
Milwaukee, WI
Duane T. Moen
Greendale, WI
Anthony F. Mutz
Milwaukee, WI
Arnold L. Olson
Milwaukee, WI
Ernest F. Petsch
Elkhorn, WI
Gerald Post
Green Bay, WI
Raymond A. Ratajczyk
Franklin, WI
Harold Reifschneider
Milwaukee, WI
Roy W. Roggenbach
Dousman, WI
Richard J. Rupaner
Brookfield, WI
Patrick M. Sheehan
Waterford, WI
Charles R. Stackpole
Union Grove, WI
James R. Stark
Oak Creek, WI
Elwood Stewart
Milwaukee, WI
John H. Swanson
West Bend, WI
Albert H. Thomas
Port Washington, WI
William Ubert
Milwaukee, WI
Roman R. Zuro
Milwaukee, WI
Howard G. Johnson
Eau Claire, WI
Eugene Semingson
Strum, WI
Ernest W. Blaschka
Marshall, WI
Robert Duckert
Waterloo, WI
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Waterloo, WI
Edwin C. Haseleu
Waterloo, WI
Calvin Knuppel
Waunakee, WI
Kenneth D. Minsch
Waterloo, WI
Arnold J. Schuett
Waterloo, WI
Jack D. Culbert
Green Bay, WI
Edward G. Kraynek
Denmark, WI
Lawrence J. Lacenski
Denmark, WI
Jerome J. Steffel
Green Bay, WI
Rick J. Tauber
Denmark, WI
Norman L. Beer
Chilton, WI
James D. Cesar
Kiel, WI
Donald R. Dedering
New Holstein, WI
Clarence E. Faust
Kiel, WI
George Klein
Kiel, WI
Vernon Raquet
Kiel, WI
Alvin C. Theiler
Kiel, WI
Arnold E. Dethmers
Waupun, WI
Richard L. Fanshaw
King, WI
John C. Hauschild
Waupun, WI
Carl W. Neuman
Waupun, WI
Walter Riel
Waupun, WI
Rolland R. Ruenger
Waupun, WI
Eugene D. Schiniger
Waupun, WI
Gerhart P. Wille
Brandon, WI
Clifford M. Anderson
Mondovi, WI
Gerald V. Anibas
Mondovi, WI
Alfred F J. Everson
Eau Claire, WI
Ivan L. Fullmer
Gilmanton, WI
Leonard J. Maier
Mondovi, WI
Dennis A. Martin
Eau Claire, WI
Gerald E. Paulson
Mondovi, WI
Richard L. Lillie
Turtle Lake, WI
Robert A. Rowe
Palmdale, CA
Duane E. Bey
Newald, WI
Raymond Lukas
Laona, WI
Alfred F. Smith
Laona, WI
Allan J. Trottier
Laona, WI
Bernard G. Colaizy
Saint Paul, MN
Richard G. Pearson
Balsam Lake, WI
Roy G. Reddig
Luck, WI
Lloyd E. Bettenhausen
Brodhead, WI
Walter O. Clark
Brodhead, WI
Robert C. Smith
Brodhead, WI
Leonard P. Hoefferle
Park Falls, WI
Arnold Stueber Sr
Park Falls, WI
Don R. Faivre
Brooklyn, WI
Gilbert Reiter
Mequon, WI
Eugene Warner
Campbellsport, WI
Darrel J. Duncan
Lancaster, WI
Monroe Gardner
Glen Haven, WI
Chester Haas
Cassville, WI
Billy F. Dix
Waterford, WI
Roy F. Raduechel
Eagle, WI
Donald R. Skrepenski
Mukwonago, WI
Richard A. Amunson
Spring Hill, TN
Douglas W. Cassidy
Mesa, AZ
David Rubitski
Chippewa Falls, WI
Paul W. Schmidt
Calhoun, GA
Richard R. Stefanisin Apache Junction, AZ
William J. Stephens
Chippewa Falls, WI
Patrick M. White
Plover, WI
Kingman D. Loomis
The Colony, TX
Don A. Lugner
Hayward, WI
Harmon D. Maxson
Rock Hill, SC
Jack R. Metcalf
Hayward, WI
Fred R. Miller
Hayward, WI
Sherri G. Wasielewski
Springfield, MO
Clifford Weingarten
Hayward, WI
Philip N. Wirth
Ocala, FL
John C. Fleming
Jackson, WI
Norman A. Gotz
Kewaskum, WI
Clayton J. Bonney
Crystal River, FL
Donald W. Borman
Park Falls, WI
George C. Deringer
Cumming, GA
David A. Killinger
Pulaski, WI
Arthur Nelson
Glidden, WI
John C. Wasieleski
Eau Claire, WI
Joseph A. Burdy Sr
Tampa, FL
Clarence V. Bozarth
Madison, WI
Gerald D. Fingerson
Dodgeville, WI
Lorenzo Cortez
Milwaukee, WI
James L. Dormady
Westlake, OH
John B. Dropp
Milwaukee, WI
Roman H. Floryance
Janesville, WI
Lee R. Guerrero
West Allis, WI
Ellis J. Wallenfang
Milwaukee, WI
Elmer H. Recknagel
Mukwonago, WI
Thomas B. Boehm
Seymour, WI
William L. Compton
Green Bay, WI
Robert J. Duca
De Pere, WI
David E. Gegare
Green Bay, WI
Gordon L. Lemerond
Green Bay, WI
Norbert Lepak
De Pere, WI
Ron Selissen
Green Bay, WI
Marvin J. Vanden Heuvel
Green Bay, WI
Delbert F. Meloy
Campbellsport, WI
Harley I. Pals
Muskego, WI
Walter A. Stasiowski
West Bend, WI
Donald A. Ampe
Madison, WI
Elizabeth O. Baehr
Verona, WI
Kenneth A. Benell
Madison, WI
Philip S. Bjornstad
Madison, WI
Lester G. Brennum
Mc Farland, WI
Harley C. Burnson
Madison, WI
Donald O. Cunningham
Monona, WI
Evan F. Evans
Madison, WI
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8314
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8318
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8329
8329
Russell J. Guastella
Madison, WI
Donald E. Hanby
Madison, WI
Alfred J. Helminski
King, WI
Robert Hinz
Oregon, WI
Frederick R. Hoffman
Monona, WI
Richard L. Horan
Madison, WI
Clifford E. Howard
Portage, WI
Warren E. Johnson
Cottage Grove, WI
Ewald A. Koch
Madison, WI
William C. Kopplin
Monona, WI
Norman V. Kvammen
Madison, WI
Bruce W. Leroy
Madison, WI
Ralph F. Luther
Madison, WI
Richard L. Mackesy
Cottage Grove, WI
Eugene J. Mc Kenna
Antigo, WI
Linus E. Odegaard
Madison, WI
Melvin R. Pahl
Monona, WI
Frank A. Parish
Waunakee, WI
Donald R. Quandt
Monona, WI
Rodney H. Rossdeutscher
Monona, WI
James F. Rothamer
Mc Farland, WI
Vivian G. Rowley
Madison, WI
Kenneth Steinhofer
Monona, WI
Douglas W. Carley
Mineral Point, WI
Victor Pulford
Phoenix, AZ
Burnell A. Wang
Mineral Point, WI
Donald Burton
King, WI
Orvell A. De Bruin
Seymour, WI
John Hermus
Seymour, WI
Merlin M. School
Appleton, WI
Carlton Stellmacher
Freedom, WI
Gilbert J. Vosters
Kaukauna, WI
Robert J. Albertus
Prairie du Sac, WI
William G. Bletsch
Lodi, WI
Arthur J. Eberhardt
Prairie du Sac, WI
Ivan P. Hanson
Black Earth, WI
Donald R. Kleist
Sauk City, WI
Arnold Zeman
Sauk City, WI
Daniel J. Nejedlo
Mishicot, WI
George E. Plansky
Two Rivers, WI
Clifford G. Doxtator
Green Bay, WI
Allen L. Green
Oneida, WI
Glenn E. Grimstead Jr
Green Bay, WI
Bradlley L. Williams
Seymour, WI
Peter W. Zisa
Pulaski, WI
Eugene R. Berg
Medford, WI
Ronald L. Simek
Carson City, NV
Melvin E. Harris
Colorado Springs, CO
Lawrence D. Lutes
Shullsburg, WI
Benton, WI
Eugene C. Mc Carthy
Robert W. Morrisard
Benton, WI
Warren F. Gehrke
Green Bay, WI
Kenneth Hug
Minocqua, WI
Frank Kokesh
Minocqua, WI
J. R. Metz
Woodruff, WI
John H. Schoenberger
West Dundee, IL
Arnold W. Hoyer
Holmen, WI
Walter H. Goetz
Waterford, WI
Robert F. Ludwig
Bristol, WI
Edward J. Magiera
Union Grove, WI
Walter M. Anderson
Amery, WI
Sidney Ellingsworth
Amery, WI
Herbert Marschall
Amery, WI
John B. Mitchell
Hermantown, MN
David E. Paulson
Amery, WI
Joseph O. Roberts
Amery, WI
James Utgard
Zimmerman, MN
Norman L. Rose
Westby, WI
Elmer F. Crowell
Wittenberg, WI
Robert M. Gilbertson
Elderon, WI
Daniel Kleman
Hatley, WI
Robert W. Lamken
Wausau, WI
Dallas R. Whitewing
Wittenberg, WI
James H. Yaeger
Appleton, WI
Fredric W. Shepard
Columbus, WI
Virgil O. Grimsled
Ferryville, WI
Richard A. Robertson
De Soto, WI
Clarence W. Breunig
Verona, WI
Edwin E. Henleben
Middleton, WI
Donald G. Mc Closkey
Oregon, WI
James O. Peterson
Waunakee, WI
Richard Voss
Waunakee, WI
Jonas M. Ziegler
Middleton, WI
Robert M. Bresette
Bayfield, WI
Donald G. Gurnoe
Bayfield, WI
Michael A. Gurnoe
Bayfield, WI
Aloysius J. Ciesielski
Avoca, WI
Donald H. Imhoff
Muscoda, WI
Ellery L. Anderson
Kendall, WI
Kenneth A. Olson
La Crosse, WI
Mark B. King
Marshfield, WI
Roger V. Erickson
Gillett, WI
George W. Frank
Gillett, WI
Elmer C. Giese
Green Bay, WI
Franklin Lardinois
Suamico, WI
William E. Montgomery
Oconto Falls, WI
Robert S. Quade
Oconto Falls, WI
Luverne J. Beinborn
Prairie du Chien, WI
Bernard B. Downs
Cuba City, WI
Menomonee Falls, WI
Francis C. Bitters
George N. Gregovich
Butler, WI
Ronald M. Licht
Jackson, WI
Russell N. May
Stevens Point, WI
Warren H. Meier
Milwaukee, WI
Michael S. Alston
Solon Springs, WI
Don R. Hagen
Eagle River, WI
Ted J. Hubert
King, WI
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Theodore A. Nauman
Portage, WI
John T. Oaing
Superior, WI
Robert Oberstar
Verona, WI
Allan J. Olson
South Range, WI
Wayne E. Rutzen
Solon Springs, WI
George H. Siebert
Drummond, WI
Swen C. Soderstrom
Lake Mary, FL
Robert C. Stack
Coraopolis, PA
Leonard A. Walstad
White Bear Lake, MN
Bruce Hanson
Ellison Bay, WI
Martin W. Kurschner
Nashville, TN
Russell G. Le Clair
McHenry, IL
Charles K. Maudsley
Appleton, WI
Virgil C. Edson
Hudson, WI
Lester Hanson
Barron, WI
Edward F. Le Clair
Cherokee Village, AR
Wayne L. Matthys
Barron, WI
Robert E. Mc Leod
Bremerton, WA
Seymour W. Wintrone
Madison, WI
Theodore C. Mader
Hatley, WI
Norbert A. Burbey
Franklin, WI
Robert G. Cramer
Waterford, WI
Gerald J. Lichnovsky
Milwaukee, WI
James L. Freyermuth
Burlington, WI
Joseph A. Galich
Lake Geneva, WI
William R. Jones
Silver Lake, WI
Alva C. Paddock
Salem, WI
Roger Saucerman Sr
Silver Lake, WI
Rudolph Brownell
Iron Mountain, MI
John A. Caruso
Land O Lakes, WI
Robert C. Dickman
Land O Lakes, WI
Ted J. Gouza
Land O Lakes, WI
Eugene E. Pipgrass
Cecil, WI
Harvey P. Wasikowski
Rhinelander, WI
Gerald E. Arndt
Augusta, WI
Victor M. Varga
Oak Creek, WI
James A. Baerwolf
De Forest, WI
Robert L. Bergman
Madison, WI
Matthew R. Berndt
Sun Prairie, WI
Charles C. Cornils
Sun Prairie, WI
Michael J. Coyne
Lake Zurich, IL
John B. Davis
Waunakee, WI
Madison, WI
Byron H. Dyer
Leo R. Furey
Monona, WI
Richard A. Heft
Beaver Dam, WI
Robert B. Imhoff
Montello, WI
Robert W. Jenkins
Deerfield, WI
Robert J. Kozak
De Forest, WI
Donald A. Lange
Madison, WI
Laverne J. Legried
Madison, WI
Michael N. Meddings
Madison, WI
Grover T. Pace
Tucson, AZ
John T. Randall
De Forest, WI
Vincent R. Ryan
Madison, WI
Duane D. Sigurslid
De Forest, WI
Wayne J. Streich
Madison, WI
Urban J. Werla
Middleton, WI
Burnell C. Wood
Prairie du Sac, WI
Leo Bagley Jr
Prentice, WI
Alfred Bartoszewski
Unity, WI
Richard H. Bergquist
Prentice, WI
Robert E. Billstine
Rib Lake, WI
Lauren R. Hulce
Prentice, WI
Wilho V. Maki
Brantwood, WI
Frederick Sandquist
Cary, IL
Marvin C. Johnson
Merrillan, WI
Sheldon H. Laffe
Eau Claire, WI
Guyal Loomis
Louisville, KY
Ronald V. Olver
Arcadia, WI
Richard T. Wallinger
Hixton, WI
Ray B. Waters
Alma Center, WI
David A. Ziegelmaier
West Salem, WI
Kenneth M. Mc Adams
Harlingen, TX
Fred C. Bertram
Eau Claire, WI
William C. Fox
Osseo, WI
Hobert E. Knowlton
Osseo, WI
Royce A. Kuberra
Fairchild, WI
Glenn M. Brookhyser
Mazomanie, WI
Sylvester M. Heier
Athens, WI
John Zinkowich
Athens, WI
Robert J. Geier
Cashton, WI
Raymond M. Hanson
Tomah, WI
James M. Oium
Cashton, WI
John H. Powell
Cashton, WI
Melvin J. Coe
Neosho, WI
Donald G. De Castaker
Eagle River, WI
Robert F. Means
Eagle River, WI
Duane A. Preisler
Eagle River, WI
Roland W. Captain
Appleton, WI
Thomas R. Murdock
Montello, WI
Walter C. Rosenow
Channahon, IL
Alfred A. Buelow
Mosinee, WI
Mosinee, WI
Carl A. Janz
Russell P. Koss
Mosinee, WI
Lu Vern E. Rud
Mosinee, WI
Oral H. Schuelke
New London, WI
Gary R. Sonnenberg
Scandinavia, WI
Rodger Eklund
Peshtigo, WI
Robert A. Foster
Escanaba, MI
Forrest W. Perkins
Winona, MN
Melvin Sharpe
Oconto, WI
Duncan C. Stuart
Peshtigo, WI
Bernhard W. Allen
Hartford, WI
Ervin N. Beine
Hartford, WI
Norbert Breitkreutz
Oakfield, WI
Szabolcs M. De Gyurky
Hartford, WI
Arnold E. Dieball
Hartford, WI
Harold D. Hilgenberg
West Bend, WI
Gordon F. Hurth
Hartford, WI
8834 James V. Kienast
Hartford, WI
8834 William G. Meier
Rubicon, WI
8834 Julius J. Netto
Hartford, WI
8834 Neil E. Park
Hartford, WI
8834 Clarence H. Schnorenberg
Hartford, WI
8834 James J. Stallman
Hartford, WI
8895 Garry W. Doepke
Schofield, WI
8895 Donald Trowbridge
Schofield, WI
8895 Harley M. Vanderkooy
Weston, WI
8974 Adrian F. Wagner
Cleveland, WI
9057 Edward R. Gosse
Withee, WI
9060 Raymond V. Anderson
River Falls, WI
9060 Myron H. Dehning
Prescott, WI
9060 Robert E. Fiedler
Prescott, WI
9060 Richard D. Frey
River Falls, WI
9060 Mark Nelson
Prescott, WI
9060 Marcel R. Tobias
Prescott, WI
9075 Harlan R. Erlandson
La Farge, WI
9075 Arman W. Riddle
Sister Bay, WI
9156 Charles W. Berger
Woodruff, WI
9156 George H. Bruss
Hartford, WI
9156 Eugene G. Buhler
Oostburg, WI
9156 Frederick H. Henckel
Sheboygan, WI
9156 Gene P. Krueger
Sheboygan, WI
9156 Raymond W. Kuhn
Sheboygan, WI
9156 Ted H. O`Grady
Sheboygan Falls, WI
9156 Robert C. Osthelder
Sheboygan, WI
9156 Lloyd R. Petermann
Sheboygan, WI
9156 Norbert C. Pfingsten
Sheboygan, WI
9156 Lawrence Seymour
Sheboygan, WI
9156 Edwin Wiegand
Oceanside, CA
9202 Gilbert A. Lucka
Germantown, WI
9207 Lester H. Strandt
Mequon, WI
Arlington, TX
9290 Robert W. Herbst
9336 Neil Donohue
Zephyrhills, FL
9336 Wendall T. James
Barneveld, WI
9336 Robert E. Stoller
Mazomanie, WI
9362 Donald L. Damman
Sun Prairie, WI
9362 Leon L. Jesberger
Sun Prairie, WI
9362 Peter I. Kravitz
Middleton, WI
9362 Peter J. Schultz
Sun Prairie, WI
9362 Donald E. Starker
Madison, WI
9362 Ronald E. Thurston
Sun Prairie, WI
9387 Ronald J. Pasch
Reedsburg, WI
9387 Gerald L. Trumm
Poynette, WI
9392 Eugene E. Hahn
Reeseville, WI
9392 Leo T. Hartzheim
Beaver Dam, WI
9392 Donald A. Wegner
Ixonia, WI
9403 Leonard R. Adamson
Edgerton, WI
9403 John G. Godfrey
Milton, WI
9403 Eugene H. Grenawalt
Evansville, WI
9403 Robert L. Schmidt
Milton, WI
9424 Dean R. Gotzion
Sun Prairie, WI
9424 Gerald J. Storms
Janesville, WI
9424 Ronald R. Wagner
Cambridge, WI
9438 Thomas E. Wallace
Elton, WI
9440 Thomas H. Grimm
Muscoda, WI
9440 Richard E. Ojala
Agra, OK
9440 Jacob C. Schmelzer
Highland, WI
9469 Robert I. Goodman
South Milwaukee, WI
9469 Ralph Heckel
East Troy, WI
9469 Dennis F. Kohn
New Berlin, WI
9469 Everett J. Schneider
New Berlin, WI
9469 Henry G. Schulz
Milwaukee, WI
9469 Ronald M. Scopoline
Milwaukee, WI
9469 Richard E. Selle
Brookfield, WI
9469 John Uher
South Milwaukee, WI
9469 Richard R. Zambriski
Milwaukee, WI
9496 Fred F. Chermak
Colgate, WI
9496 Max G. Lemberger
Milwaukee, WI
9496 Jack W. May
Germantown, WI
9496 Gene H. Scott
Menomonee Falls, WI
9510 Michael Friedrich
Randolph, WI
9510 Clifford L. Syens
Randolph, WI
9511 Dennis W. Amble
Ridgeway, WI
9511 Thomas L. Cooper Jr
Blue Mounds, WI
9511 Jerry F. Poarch
Mount Horeb, WI
9536 Robert F. Goodwillie Manitowish Waters, WI
9537 Edward R. Mc Mickle Jr
Waukesha, WI
9677 Elmer D. Denis
Green Bay, WI
9677 Clyde L. Eisenmann
Green Bay, WI
9677 Edward A. Kukla
Green Bay, WI
9677 Edward S. Mostek
Green Bay, WI
Little Suamico, WI
9677 Jerald N. Perrault
Denmark, WI
9677 Robert J. Reed
9677 Bernard D. Van Pay
Green Bay, WI
9677 Jerome C. Walton
Green Bay, WI
9692 Robert D. Anderson
Gratiot, WI
9867 Gene E. Carlson
Shell Lake, WI
9948 Marshall D. Katch
Racine, WI
10170Arnold E. Lifke
Theresa, WI
10170Otto Manthey Jr
Mayville, WI
10170Jerome A. Zuelsdorf
Mayville, WI
10171Robert M. Kraemer
Cumberland, WI
10171Harvey A. Krueger
Cedarburg, WI
10171Rudolph H. Manke
Grafton, WI
10171Thomas R. Pautsch
Cedarburg, WI
10173Rodney L. Griffin
Delavan, WI
10197Richard L. Forsythe
Iron River, WI
10197Alexander Orlowski
Superior, WI
10203Miriam M. Ellerman
Merrill, WI
10203Daniel L. Lemke
Wausau, WI
10231Robert P. Albrecht
Necedah, WI
10244Ronald J. Stary
Green Bay, WI
10244Jerome J. Van Sistine
Green Bay, WI
10262Duane C. Bosben
Plover, WI
10262Harold H. Davis
Plain, WI
10262Lawrence J. Kureck
Plover, WI
10262Joseph A. Omernik
Stevens Point, WI
10262Edmund Pliska
Plover, WI
10263Gerald Braaksma
Pardeeville, WI
10266Lowell E. Chadwick
Poynette, WI
10272Lester F. Gammeter
Oregon, WI
10272Robert Y. Keenan
Oregon, WI
10272Harvey W. Powers
Oregon, WI
10331Hans L. Jacobs
Chetek, WI
10331Frederick Sharpley
Cameron, WI
10393Richard L. Blodgett
Prairie du Chien, WI
10393Charles H. Gray
Westfield, WI
10393Carl E. Rounds
Boscobel, WI
10393Floyd J. Storms
Oneida, WI
10394Gunars Briedis
East Troy, WI
10394Richard D. Strong
Oak Creek, WI
10405Edward E. Bennett
Dalbo, MN
10405Ardean J. Gumbert
Eau Claire, WI
10405Clarence L. Mc Cann
Mondovi, WI
10405Harvey R. Pecor
Altoona, WI
10405Randall A. Prieve
Elk Mound, WI
10405Harrison E. Tietz
Chippewa Falls, WI
10405Frederick H. Underwood
Eau Claire, WI
10406Roger R. Beseler
Cochrane, WI
10406Ronald P. Cisewski
Fountain City, WI
10407Roy W. Anderson
Weyauwega, WI
Fremont, WI
10407Clifford N. Bakkom
Madison, WI
10407William Batterman
10430Donald B. Chaplo
Beloit, WI
10430Dennis D. Fargo
Clinton, WI
10430Rex D. Johnson
Clinton, WI
10430Ivan A. Risseeuw
Clinton, WI
10441Charles M. Noll
Waterford, WI
10452William E. Bork Sr
Marquette, WI
10452Lacy H. De Witt Jr
Montello, WI
10452Donald G. Haffeman Colorado Springs, CO
10452Kenneth J. Nelson
Neshkoro, WI
10510Francis R. Keiner
Marshall, WI
10510Ronald Martin
Marshall, WI
10519Frank L. Chodara
Milwaukee, WI
10519Louis P. Fischer
Milwaukee, WI
10519David S. Harmon
Milwaukee, WI
10519Gerald T. Scheel
Greendale, WI
10519Robert D. Trousdale
Oak Lawn, IL
10532Joshua J. Harr
Corona, CA
10532Arnold W. Manske
Viroqua, WI
10532Claude M. Sebion
Viroqua, WI
10533John R. Engels
Cuba City, WI
10533Joseph L. Shepherd
Shullsburg, WI
10544Curtis W. Detjen
Appleton, WI
10544Donald Maas
Appleton, WI
10544Raymond H. Maas
Appleton, WI
10544John M. Nygren
Kimberly, WI
10544Kenneth C. Wood
Appleton, WI
10549John H. Elmer
Stoughton, WI
10549Michael J. Hettinger
Delafield, WI
10568George R. Carson
Spooner, WI
10568James E. Donovan
Minong, WI
10568Laurence A. Riedler
Kenosha, WI
10568Doyle F. Stephen
Shakopee, MN
10604Lyle E. Larsen
Sullivan, WI
10604Howard E. Milbrath
Madison, WI
10625Jerome L. Jorgenson
Trego, WI
10818Gregory L. Ethington
Wahoo, NE
10818Allen D. Olson
Amery, WI
10818William W. Robl
N. Fond Du Lac, WI
10892Carl Obremski
Wautoma, WI
10893James C. Cawthorne
Fitchburg, WI
10893Charles Gibbs
Larsen, WI
10893David L. Riedel
Appleton, WI
10911 Milo La Dell
Camp Douglas, WI
10911 Charles J. Mitchell
Tomah, WI
10911 Art Rydmark
Sparta, WI
10911 Wilbur M. Schaefer
Racine, WI
11038 Dennis C. Crombie
Burlington, WI
11156 Donald W. Anderson
Holmen, WI
11156 Eugene R. Kraus
Taylor, WI
11156 Clifford O. Lee
Boise, ID
11156 William H. Peters
Onalaska, WI
11244 Donald J. Miller
De Forest, WI
11244 Paul Syftestad
Waunakee, WI
12100Norman G. Bongard
Franklin, WI
12100William H. Laufenberg South Milwaukee, WI
12100Charles Rogutich
New Berlin, WI
15051Walter A. Balcom
Luck, WI
15051Jerry A. Barker
Siren, WI
15051Michael P. Bartley
Monroe, WI
15051James M. Buckholtz
Onalaska, WI
15051William D. Draeving
Horicon, WI
15051Myron J. Feltz
Rosholt, WI
15051Elmer Fournier
Stevens Point, WI
15051Calvin W. Hinzpeter
Lake Geneva, WI
15051Elmer Hirsch
Lancaster, WI
15051Erwin G. Huber
Brookfield, WI
15051Vernon M. Humphrey
Coloma, WI
15051Forrest E. Linger
Markesan, WI
15051Gary Mayhew
Madison, WI
15051Edward Oldenburg
Woodruff, WI
15051Elton E. Paus
Madison, WI
15051Robert Peterson
Rio, WI
15051Harry G. Prosser
Friendship, WI
15051Harry Reed
East Troy, WI
15051Arnold E. Rodencal
Berlin, WI
15051George L. Schuelke
Green Bay, WI
15051John H. Speth
Green Bay, WI
15051Clement R. Wachuta
Prairie du Chien, WI
15051Carl A. Zurawski
Stevens Point, WI
15051Michael I. Zych
Wausau, WI
*Past State Commander
Page 20
sept./oct. 2015
Wisconsin Veterans
of Foreign Wars News
terrence sund
ABOVE: Bagpiper Rob McWilliams pipes ‘Amazing Grace’ with the joint
Honor Guard at left and Bill Seaman of Bugles Across America at right.
RIGHT: The Madison National Guard Flag Bearers folds the burial Flag
while Steve Conto (seated left) and Sue Ward look on and reflect.
Terrence and Magdalene Sund Laid to Rest at Last
Editor’s note: State Historian Steve
Conto of Appleton reported on Terrence
Sund, KIA in Viet Nam in 1967, in the
July/August WI VFW NEWS (page 18),
and a fund was started to raise the necessary monies to provide a proper burial
for his remains and those of his mother,
Magdalene. The goal was reached in just
a few weeks and they were interred at
Wisconsin Memorial Park on August 8,
2015. Enough was raised in additional
funds to also give Terrence’s father, Byron, a final resting place at the Southern
Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
That ceremony will take place in Union
Grove on September 23rd. Here in
Steve’s words are some thoughts from
August 8th:
“It was a wonderful ceremony attended by VFW, American Legion, and
Vietnam Veterans of America Color
Guards, and classmates of Terrence, his
sister Sue and childhood neighbors. The
Madison National Guard were the Flag
Bearers with General Koon also in attendance. Looking at these pictures once
more it is hard to describe the emotions
I felt. Terry’s sister (Sue Ward) was
most grateful for everyone coming. It
is beyond words to describe. About 75
people attended the service. The Chaplain was Chaplain Stubbe who served
with the Marines in Vietnam.
It was truly an honor that I could do
this for the family, to make it right for
Terrence and his mother. They’re finally
home. I wish to thank everyone for their
support in making this all possible.”
LEFT: The remains are interred.
RIGHT: The final resting place of Terrence L. Sund and his mother, Magdalene E. Sund.
As a result of Terrence’s story coming to light, the Wisconsin American
Legion has established a fund called
the “Sund Memorial Fund” for other
Veteran cremains that are not interred
ABOVE: General Koon presents the Flag to Terrence Sund’s sister, Sue
Ward. RIGHT: Chaplain Stubbe greets Sue Ward.
and are sitting on a shelf at funeral
homes or cemetery buildings in the state.
The funds will be used for expenses of
bringing these remains to a final resting
place and giving families much needed
peace and closure.
Thank you Steve, for a job well done
in bringing a brother home. And thank
you for submitting this important story
and the beautiful photographs.