Shon E. Olson, USMCShon E. Olson Shon graduated from Waverly High School in 1987, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served his country proudly in Operation Desert Shield/Storm before an Honorable Discharge in 1991. Shon held various job tit ...
Jeffrey R. Hoeft, Army
Jeffrey R. Hoeft, Army Jeffrey Randal Hoeft As a member of the Rakkassans of the 101st Airborne, Jeff was a witness to one of the historic moments of wartime in the 21st Century – the bombing of the Golden Mosque of Samarra on the date of 22 February 20 ...
Thomas W. Brown, USMC
Thomas W. Brown, USMC Thomas W. Brown I was born and raised in New York. I enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1965 and attended boot camp at Parris Island, SC. After completing boot camp, I received orders to go to Vietnam. Arrived in Vietnam in May of ...
Darwin E. Edson, Army
Darwin E. Edson, ArmyDarwin E. EdsonBorn August 20, 1920, in Gothenburg, Nebraska to Elmer and Selma Edson. Died April 26, 2006, in Gothenburg, Nebraska. Army Air Corp – Glider Pilot 84th Base HQ & AB Sq AAF, Army Trained at th ...
Michael D. Wyatt, Army
Michael D. Wyatt, Army Michael D. Wyatt Born October 18, 1949 Draft Lottery #5 – the only lottery he nearly won. Michael answered the call and served his country from March 9, 1970, to November 8, 1971. Upon completing Basic Training at Fort Lewis, W ...
Victor E. Surber, USMC
Victor E. Surber, USMC Victor E. Surber Victor E. Surber was born on May 4, 1945 in Omaha, NE. Vic joined the Marine Corps in 1964 and was deployed to Vietnam in 1965. Vic served in Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines as an Artillery Observer, a ...
Delbert Smith, USMC
Delbert Smith, USMC Delbert L. Smith I would like to give you a little background about me: I’m from South Omaha and I served in the United States Marine Corps from 1966 to 1969. I went to Marine Corps Boot Camp was in San Diego, CA. After boot camp, ...
Robert J. Shanahan, USAF
Robert J. Shanahan, USAF Robert J Shanahan Lt. Colonel Robert J. Shanahan was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 27, 1933, and graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and its ROTC program. He was commissioned into the Air Force in 1956 and serv ...
Roger L. Nelson, USAF
Roger L. Nelson, USAF Roger Nelson I was born in Ainsworth Nebraska, enlisted in the Air Force in 1967. My first duty station was in northern California as a Security Policeman. After a year I was transferred to Fort Campbell Kentucky to be part of a ne ...
Roger Morrissey, Army
Roger Morrissey, Army Roger Morrissey Roger Morrissey was the first child born to Rob and Agnes Morrrissey. He was raised in Neola, IA. He had one sister (Jan) and six brothers (Kevin, Tom, John, Jim, Jerry, and Dan). Roger left home when he was 14 y ...