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162nd VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
October 18th, 2025 Golden Corral
FN Anthony R Aragon
US Navy
1971-1975, Vietnam
SSGT Brian Knollenberg
US Army
1982-1994, Cold War
1st SGT Scott Field
US Army
1991-2022, GWOT
Sgt Jerry Squires
US Marine Corps
1999-2003, GWOT
(L-R) Jerry Squyers, Scott Feldt, Brian Knollenberg, Anthony Aragon
161st VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
October 4th, 2025 golden Corral
Sgt Duane Crapser,
US Air Force
1965-71, Vietnam
William "Doug" Margheim,
US Navy
1966-70, Vietnam
PO1 James Long
US Air Force/US Navy
1982-86, 1986-2006, OEF & OIF
CPO Gerald Kissinger
US Navy
1985-2006, Cold War/GWOT
SPC4 Donald Long
US Army
1978-81, Cold War
Sgt Kenneth Schossow
US Army
1968-71, Vietnam
(L-R) Gerald Kissinger, Duane Crapser, William Margheim, Kenneth Schossow, Donald Long, James Long.
160th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
September 20th, 2025 golden Corral
AGAN Robert Braun
US Navy
1958-1961, Cold War
CPT William Japp
US Army
1966-1970, Vietnam
GMC Levi Kvande
US Navy
2006-2023, OEF-OIF
SSgt Donna J Weber
US Air Force
1979-1999, OSW
SGT Trevor J Cacciatore
US Army
Inherent Resolve
CPT Bruce J Kemp
US Air Force
1971-1976, Vietnam
SPC5 Nora S Samelson
US Army
1974-1977, Cold War
SSG Tim L Wixon
US Army
1989-2012, OEF-OIF
(L-R) Levi Kvande, Robert Braun, Donna Weber, William Japp, Nora Samelson, Bruce Kemp, Tim Wixon, and Trevor Cacciatore
159th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
September 6th, 2025 golden Corral
CS3 Tom Corrick
U.S. Navy
1969-1973, Vietnam
ATN2 Michael V Konshak
U.S. Navy
1964-1969, Vietnam
CMC Galen L Konken
US Navy
1968-1970, Vietnam
SrA Robert LeDoux
US Air Force
1964-1968, Vietnam
LTC Alton 'AJ' Sheek
U.S. Army
1956-1986, Vietnam
L-R) Galen Konken, Tom Corrick, Michael Konshak, Alton Sheek, and Robert LeDoux
158th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
August 16th, 2025 golden Corral
MAJ Lawrence E Coldren
USAF/US Army
1957-1981, Vietnam
EN2 Rodney R Martinez
US Navy
1979-1988, Grenada
SPC 5 Richard L Edens
US Army
1967-1970, Vietnam
PN1 Carol L Nelloms
US Navy
1983-1990, Cold War
COL John Ratcliffe
US Army
1959-1988, Vietnam
(L-R) John Ratcliffe, Lawrence Coldren, Rodney Martinez, Richard Edens, and Carol Nelloms.
157th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
AUGUST 2ND, 2025 golden Corral
SSgt John Bona
US Air Force
1967-1971, Vietnam
Cecil F Hitzges
US Army
1985-1998, Desert Storm
SP4 Larry Johnson
US Army
1966-1967, Vietnam
ETSS Adam Brunin
US Navy
1992-2012, Desert Shield/Desert Storm
PFC Thelma Hunt
US Army
1961-1963, Cold War
SGT Joseph A Markert
US Army
1957-1964, Vietnam
PVT Ron Wright
US Army
1981-1991, Cold War
(L-R) Joseph Market, John Bona, Thelma Hunt, Larry Johnson, Adam Brunin, Ronald Wright, and Cecil Hitzges
156th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
July 19th, 2025 golden Corral
SPC Francisco Cortez -
US Army
1968-71, Vietnam
SSgt Han Heidecker
US Air Force
1971-80, Vietnam
PO3 Ben Delandy
US Navy
1970-74, Vietnam
Maj George Noah -
US Air Force
2009-21, OEF
SPC Maxwell Riddlebarger
US Army
2014-14, OIF
(L-R) Han Heidecker, Ben Delandy, Maxwell Riddlebarger, George Noah, Francisco Cortez
155th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
July 5th, 2025 golden Corral
AVBM3 Bill Chew
U.S. Navy
1965 to 1967 Vietnam
SGT Tom Mason
U.S. Army
1965 1968 Vietnam
Sgt Ed Warr
US Air Force
1967 1971 Vietnam
Jackie Jenkins
U.S. Army
1996 to 1998
MMN2-SS Ray Sallee
U.S. Navy
1990 1996
SSGT John Watson
U.S. Army
1969 1975 Vietnam
SSGT Howard White
U.S. Army
1976 1986 Stationed in Korea
(L-R) Thomas Mason, Bill Chew, Howard White, Ray Sallee, Jackie Jenkins, Ed Warr, and John Watson.
154th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
June 21st, 2025 golden Corral
IT2 Lisa Berglund
U.S. Navy
1998-2002, OEF
COL Bill McCoy
U.S. Army
1968 2002, OIF/Bosnia
SSGT Brian Becze
U.S. Marines
1995 to 2003, OEF-OIF
MSG Arnold Moraczewski
U.S. Army
1964-1992, Vietnam
SSGT Teddy Rosario
U.S. Marines
2001-2006, OEF-OIF
(L-R) Lisa Berglund, Brian Becze, Arnold Moraczewski, Bill McCoy, Teddy Rosario
153rd VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
June 7th, 2025 Golden Corral
CMSgt Earl Barr
US Air Force
1966 -1992, Vietnam
PO2 Vincent Torres
U.S. Navy
1970-1973, Vietnam
SGT Adam Schwartz
U.S. Army
1994-2002, GWOT
PO2 Salonica Williams
U.S. Navy
2015 to present, GWOT
(L-R) Salonica Williams, Earl Barr, Adam Schwartz, and Vincent Torres
152nd VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
May 17th, 2025 Golden Corral
PO1 HT1
Jason Berk
US Navy, 1979-91
PO3 Gil Espinoza
US Navy
1967-70, Vietnam
CPT Louis Grill
US Army
1967-82, Vietnam
CPT Nick Grill
US Army
2001-05, OIF
(L-R) Nick Grill, Louis Grill, Gil Espinoza, Jason Berk
151st VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
MaY 3rd, 2025 golden Corral
ET1 (SS) Donald Diemer
US Navy
1965-71, Vietnam
SPC Joseph Kanson IV,
US Army
2008-14, OEF
SPC Randolph Robinson,
USArmy
1978-83, Cold War
Sgt Robert Gombos
US Air Force
1969-73, Vietnam
LCpl John Moore
US Marine Corps
1966-68, Vietnam
Sgt Leroy Scott
US Army
1962-65, Vietnam
(L-R) Robert Gombos, John Moore, Randolph Robinson, Joseph Kanson, Donald Diemer, and Leroy Scott.
150th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
April 19th, 2025 golden Corral
Sgt Daniel L Goddard
US Marine Corps
1985-2012, OEF
SGT Matt Hensley
US Army
1981-1989, Cold War
CPT Jerry Lyons
US Air Force
1961-1971, Vietnam
Sgt Marvin Hart
US Air Force
1964-1968, Cold War
RM2 Dan Katze
US Navy 1968-1976,
Vietnam
PO3 David H Marques U
US Navy/US Air Force, 1957-1971
Vietnam
GMG3 Dennis Reifschneider
US Navy, 1969-1972
Vietnam
(L-R) Dennis Reifschneider, Dan Katze, Marvin Hart, Daniel Goddard, Matt Hensely. Front - Jerry Lyons, David Marques
149th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
April 5th, 2025 golden Corral
Sgt Robert R Chapman
US Air Force
1968-1974 Vietnam Era
RM2 Mickey Herdegen
US Navy
1972-1984, Cold War
Cpl Thomas R Peckham
US Marines Corps
1969-1972, Vietnam
SPC4 Lawrence Stark
US Army
1968-1874, Vietnam
SrA Kristin Davis
US Air Force
2001-2005, GWOT
SGT Diana Laso
US Army
1980-1984, Cold War
SGT Rhonda Schroder
US Army
1971-1979, Vietnam
SSgt Timothy Vaughn
US Marines Corps
1984-1997, Gulf War
(L-R) Diana Laso, Tim Vaugh, Rhonda Schroeder, Lawrence Stark, Kristin Davis, Robert Chapman, Micky Herdegen, and Thomas Peckman
148th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
March 15th, 2025 golden Corral
PO2 Hector Cruz
US Navy
1969-2003, Vietnam
1st Lt Karen A Marison
US Air Force
1972-1977, Cold War
SFC Michael C Shellman
US Army
1984-2004, GWOT
Cpl Forrest J Wiesner
US Marines Corps
2006-2010, OIF
Sgt Gary W Marison
US Air Force
1971-1975, Vietnam
SGT Tyrone Stewart
US Army
1992-2005, OIF
(L-R) Jim Miller, Gary Marison, Karen Marison, Hector Cruz, Michael Shellman, Forrest Wiesner, and Tyrone Stewart
147th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
March 1st, 2025 golden Corral
SPC5 Myron Tim Adams
US Army
1963-1966, Vietnam
MSgt Michael P Duncan
US Air Force
2003-2024, OIF
SMSgt Jerry Donnelly
US Air Force
1956-1993, Korea/Vietnam
SPC Sean A McBride
US Army
2011-2014, GWOT
CPT Don Miller
US Army
1966-1972, Vietnam
(L-R) Sean McBride, Michael Duncan, Jerry Donnelly, Don Miller and Myron Adams
146th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
February 15th, 2025 golden Corral
SGT Michael Droll
U.S. Army
Vietnam, 1968-1970
SSG Jason M Pattison
US Army
GWOT, 2008-current
CPT Randolph Lee Seward
U.S. Army
Vietnam, 1965-1972
SPC4 Jamie J Elliott
U.S. Army
Cold War, 1988 -1996
SPC Marie J Pattison
US Army
GWOT, 2014-Current
PO2 Sherry X Wu
U. S. Navy
GWOT, 2005-2012
(L-R) Lee Seward, Jamie Elliot, Sherry Wu, Marie Patterson, Jason Patterson, Michael Droll
145th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
February 1st, 2025 golden Corral
HM3 Janice Gail Barry
US Navy
1976-78
SP4 Louis H “Jay” Branch
US Army
1966-69, Vietnam
PO2 Richard E. Penny
US Navy
1966-70, Vietnam Era
TSGT Carl J Bradbury
US Air Force
1967-89, Vietnam
SN Robert “Rob” Bray
US Navy
1976-78
PFC Carl E. Reichardt
US Army
1955-60, Cold War Era
SGT David Trujillo
US Army
1987-1994, Persian Gulf War
(L-R) Carl Reichardt, Louis Branch, Richard Penny, Carl Bradbury,Janice Barry, Robert Bray, and David Trujillo.(l-r) Carl Reichardt, Louis Branch, Richard Penny, Carl Bradbury,Janice Barry, Robert Bray, and David Trujillo.
144th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
January 27th, 2025 ElderHaus
SPC4 Robert A Baxley
US Army
1961-1964, Cold War
MM3 George ‘Mac” Mcatee
US Navy
1955-1959, Cold War
PVT Stephane Homer
US Army
1997-1998
CPL Dwaine Shipley
US Army
1955-1958, Cold War
(L-R ) Dwaine Shipley, Stephanie Homer, George McAtee and Robert Baxley
143rd VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
January 18th, 2025 golden Corral
PH3 Jim M Brinks
US Navy
1965-1967, Vietnam
SSG Red Bushell
US Army
2005-2013, OIF-OEF
SP4 Richard Steely
US Army
1957-1963, Cold War
(L-R) Red Bushell, Jim Brinks and Richard Steely
142th VHV STATUE PRESENTATION
January 4th, 2025 golden Corral
BO3 Billy Meggenberg
US Navy
1998-2006, GWOT
MSG Rafael Sanchez
US Army
1989-2009 OEF/GWOT
CPT Edger Peyronnin
US Army
1979-1994, Desert Storm
PO2 Andrew Werner
US Navy
2008-2015, GWOT
(L-R ) Edger.Peyronnin, Rafeal Sanchez, Billy Meggenberg & Andrew Werner.