Donald C. Grella, Army Donald C. Grella Donald Grella was born in 1940 and lived on a farm near Laurel, Nebraska until his father died in 1953 when Donald, along with this mother and sister moved to Laurel. Don was a member of the United Lutheran churc ...
Charles Faltin, Army Charles Faltin Charles Faltin, E5, Technical Observer, OV 1 Mohawk – Infrared and Side Looking Airborne Radar – 225th Black Hawk, 131st Red Eye From 1967-1968 I flew the OV 1 Mohawk on reconnaissance missions for the CIA over the H ...
Harvey Cook, ArmyHarvey CookHarvey served in the Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1945 during World War II. Harvey attained the rank of Tech Sergeant and served in the Pacific Theater’s South Pacific area, Luzon, the Marshall Islands, and finally ...
Howard L. Ball, Jr., USMCHoward L. Ball, Jr. Howard L Ball Jr was born in Council Bluffs in 1949 to Howard Sr. and Freda Ball. He and his brother John were raised there and he graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1967. Following a ye ...
(NEB.) — The Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs (NDVA) has awarded $2.5 million to the Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation to go towards construction of its Vietnam War Memorial in Papillion. The Nebraska Legislature appropriated funds to ...
Robert Brown, Army https://youtu.be/USBo3oC1trwShort narrative about the Veteran:Robert Brown was born on Fort Francis E. Warren Army base where his father was serving. After losing an eye in World War II, Robert's father was dis ...
Ken Melhus, Army https://youtu.be/OfpgSpDQXfAShort narrative about the Veteran:After graduating from college, Ken was drafted into the Army. He was stationed in the DMZ, Ken's unit was responsible for ranging and directing artill ...
Born in Ainsworth, Nebraska, graduated from high school in Columbus, Nebraska, Tom received his draft notice in early 1967 (while still in high school), but voluntarily enlisted in the Army. Consequently, after only 5 days following his high school graduation, Tom began his Army service. Tom served in Vietnam from January 1968 through February 1969.
Born in Omaha, Nebraska and an “attendee” of Omaha’s Central High School, Frank volunteered for the draft and joined the Army in the hopes of avenging the death of a good friend that was killed in Vietnam 17 days before his friend was to come home. Heeding the advice of his dad, Frank opted out of his first choice of being an infantryman and told the Army he wanted to be a “Combat Engineer” and wanted to go to Vietnam. Always willing to accommodate, the Army happily obliged Frank on both of his demands.
Charles’ Story:
The son of a WWII Army veteran that served in the Philippines, Charles was born in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Omaha South High School. Charles was drafted into the Army as a Medic in 1966.
