NOV. 6, 2019 • A SPECIAL EDITION OF 2 Wednesday, November 6, 2019 salute to service Courier | Advance Veteran’s Name DEAN F. VOLLMAR Veteran’s Name SSGT DENNIS HENDERSON U.S. ARMY — Branch of Service (unit) HELICOPTER MECHANIC Branch of Service (unit) U.S. AIR FORCE TEXAS; COLORADO; Location KOREA Location VIETNAM; UTAH Spouse ELAINE Spouse KARLA Children KRISTIN & STACY Children TODD & KRIS Siblings DON Siblings Date of Service 1952-1953 Date of Service JULY 1966-JULY 1970 Veteran’s Name JEFF MACK Veteran’s Name PEYTON REGENNITTER U.S. AIR FORCE Branch of Service (unit) IOWA AIR NATIONAL GUARD Branch of Service (unit) U.S. AIR FORCE 185th-SIOUX CITY; 133rd-FORT DODGE; Location PANAMA; WAR ON TERRORISM Location QATAR Spouse LISA Parents RODNEY & HOLLY SHANADE, NICHOLE, Children MITCHEL & AUSTIN Children Siblings LESLIEGH Siblings REBECCA & NATASHA Date of Service 1986-1999; 2000-2005 Date of Service 2016-PRESENT Veteran’s Name PVT JOHN W. HOLMES Veteran’s Name 1LT VERNON V. HOLMES CO “B” Branch of Service (unit) IOWA 49th INFANTRY Branch of Service (unit) U.S. MARINES Location SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR Location WWII Parents Spouse Children VERNON Children LARRY & JACK Siblings Siblings Date of Service 1898-1900 Date of Service 1944-1946 Veteran’s Name LT COL LARRY HOLMES Veteran’s Name CPT JACK J. HOLMES INFANTRY & U.S. ARMY INFANTRY & Branch of Service (unit) FINANCE CORPS Branch of Service (unit) TRANSPORTATION CORPS Location 1st INFANTRY DIV – VIETNAM Location VIETNAM Spouse DAWN Spouse MEG U.S. ARMY MAJ CHRIS & Children U.S. MAJ NICK Children ROBERT Siblings CPT JACK Siblings LT COL LARRY Date of Service 1962-1985 Date of Service 1964-1969 Veteran’s Name MAJ CHRISTOPHER HOLMES Veteran’s Name MAJ NICHOLAS HOLMES, M.D. Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY – J.A.G. Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY Location KUWAIT; MIDDLE EAST Location KUWAIT Spouse TARA Spouse AMY Children GRACE & GAVIN Children JULIA, MASON & ANDREW Siblings MAJ NICHOLAS HOLMES, M.D. Siblings MAJ CHRISTOPHER HOLMES Date of Service 2009-PRESENT Date of Service 2016-PRESENT Veteran’s Name SGT WINFERD (WIN) SCHRAMM Veteran’s Name DAVID FORBES U.S. ARMY – 2nd ARMORED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Branch of Service (unit) DIV. – 67th MED TANK BTN Branch of Service (unit) 133rd INFANTRY Location GERMANY Location FT. LEWIS, WA; MAPLETON, IA Spouse ARNELDA Spouse DONNA Children CURTIS & JOLENE Children DANIEL & MARK Siblings Siblings 9 Date of Service 1950-1952 Date of Service 1971-1977 Veteran’s Name STAN CHISHOLM Veteran’s Name DALE CHISHOLM Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY – 145th INF. Location LONG BINH, VIETNAM Location PHILIPPINES ISLAND Spouse DENISE Spouse FREIDA Children JAMIE, AMANDA & KATIE Children STAN, KEITH & SHERRY ESTER, FLORENCE, Siblings KEITH & SHERRY Siblings RUSSELL & ROLAND Date of Service JAN. 1968-JUNE 1970 Date of Service 1943-1945 3 Courier | Advance salute to service Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Veteran’s Name ROSS A. WHEELER Veteran’s Name PFC R. THOMAS (TOM) SWENSON U.S. ARMY – 25th GUN Branch of Service (unit) U.S. NAVY Branch of Service (unit) BN & ANTI-AIRCRAFT Location HAWAII Location PUSAN, KOREA Spouse EMILY Spouse DEMARIS CHUCK & SHELLEY Children DEMARIS, ADDISON & DEWEY Children 5 GRANDCHILDREN 4 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN Siblings Siblings RICHARD, DON & CHARLIE Date of Service 1928-1932 Date of Service AUG. 1952-JULY 1954 Veteran’s Name BEN LANSINK Veteran’s Name RICHARD LANSINK Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY – ENGINEER Branch of Service (unit) ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Location FRANCE Location MISSOURI & TEXAS Spouse CHRISTINA Spouse KAREN BERNICE, DOROTHY, Children RICHARD & LEONA Children JOHN, ELAINE, DONNA & JOLYNN Siblings Siblings Date of Service 1917-1919 Date of Service JAN. 1956-1964 Veteran’s Name PETE MADSEN Veteran’s Name JOLYNN MADSEN IA AMRY NATIONAL GUARD U.S. ARMY RESERVE Branch of Service (unit) 1-168 INFANTRY Branch of Service (unit) 482nd TRANSPORTATION CO. AFGHANISTAN; IRAQ; D.C. Location (SECURITY DETAIL AT PRESIDENT Location CHEROKEE, IA OBAMA’S INAUGURATION) Spouse JOLYNN Spouse PETE Children NATASHA & NATALIE Children NATASHA & NATALIE Siblings LARRY & BARBARA Siblings JOHN, ELAINE & DONNA Date of Service APRIL 1991-APRIL 2013 Date of Service APRIL 1994-APRIL 2000 Veteran’s Name CW5 (RET) ROBERT MCGARRY Veteran’s Name COL ELAINE MCGARRY WISCONSIN ARMY ARMY NATIONAL GUARD/ Branch of Service (unit) NATIONAL GUARD Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY RESERVES/IRR FT. EUSTIS, VA; CO; Location WISCONSIN Location WI; MN; LA; SCOTT AFB, IL Spouse COL ELAINE Spouse CW5 (RET) ROBERT Children SARAH & MATTHEW Children SARAH & MATTHEW Siblings 6 BROTHERS Siblings JOHN, DONNA & JOLYNN Date of Service MARCH 1970-MAY 2008 Date of Service MAY 1988-JUNE 2018 Veteran’s Name SPC TRINNITY J. LANSINK Veteran’s Name BEN LANSINK IA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Branch of Service (unit) 2168 TCO Branch of Service (unit) ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Location OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM Location AFGHANISTAN Spouse ALLISON Spouse OLIVIA Children ADELYNN Children REMMINGTON Siblings MEGAN & BEN Siblings TRINNITY & MEGAN Date of Service 2003-2009 Date of Service 2009-2015 Veteran’s Name WAYNE SEUNTJENS Veteran’s Name JASON BAUER Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY AIR CORP Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY Location ITALY Location NEWPORT NEWS, VA Spouse MARY Spouse JOSEPH, SIARAH, Children DOUG, JACK & CHRIS Children MICHAEL & ALEXIS Siblings Siblings ALBERT, ADAM & JENNY SEUNTJENS Date of Service 1942-1946 Date of Service 1997-2001 Veteran’s Name ELDON NIPPERT Veteran’s Name GENE EDWARD SCHNEIDER Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY Branch of Service (unit) U.S. AIR FORCE Location FRANCE & ITALY Location ELLSWORTH AFB, RAPID CITY, SD Spouse VICKI Spouse MARLENE DUANE, DARWIN Children DARREL & JASON Children RODNEY ROY & HELEN Siblings WILMA Siblings JANICE Date of Service 1944-1946 Date of Service JAN. 1952-JAN. 1956 4 Wednesday, November 6, 2019 salute to service Courier | Advance Veteran’s Name RICHARD SCHMIDT Veteran’s Name THOMAS R. SCHMIDT U.S. ARMY – OFFICE Branch of Service (unit) CLERK, SURVEYOR Branch of Service (unit) U.S. NAVY TOKYO KANAGAWA MILITARY Location GOV’T DISTRICT, JAPAN Location GULFPORT, MS; TILLAMOOK, OR Spouse BETTE; SANDRA Spouse DONNA DIXIE, EUGENE, RICHARD, JAMES, Children SUSAN, JOHN, BETSY, MARIANNE, Children KERWIN, GINA, DARCI & MARCI KENNY, JIM, DAN & BOB Siblings THOMAS, BARBARA & EDWARD Siblings RICHARD, BARBARA & EDWARD Date of Service MARCH 15, 1946-OCT. 26, 1946 Date of Service JAN. 25, 1945-AUG. 20, 1946 Veteran’s Name EDWARD E. SCHMIDT Veteran’s Name RICHARD SCHMIDT, JR. U.S. ARMY – U.S. ARMY; MILITARY POLICE/ Branch of Service (unit) AVIATION MAINTENANCE Branch of Service (unit) CONFINEMENT SPECIALIST FT. CHAFFEE, AR; FT. RUCKER, AL; Location WHEELER FIELD, HAWAII Location FT. LEAVENWORTH, KS Spouse JUDITH Spouse JUDITH Children JASON, DERON, KENDRA & ANDREA Children RACHELLE & KEVIN DIXIE, EUGENE, JAMES, SUSAN, Siblings RICHARD, THOMAS & BARBARA Siblings JOHN, BETSY & MARIANNE Date of Service NOV. 1955-NOV. 1957 Date of Service JULY 1969-APRIL 1971 Veteran’s Name JARED JOSEPH SCHMIDT Veteran’s Name ROBERT A. SCHMIDT ARMY-4th INF DIV; Branch of Service (unit) NATIONAL GUARD MEDIC Branch of Service (unit) U.S. AIR FORCE Location FT. HOOD, TX Location EDWARDS AFB, CA Spouse LAUREN Spouse GAIL Children HANNAH & SAWYER Children CARRIE & ALAN Siblings JENNIFER & JAMES-SIMON Siblings AUDREY, MARIAN & ELAINE Date of Service JULY 1995-JULY 2001 Date of Service 1961-1962 Veteran’s Name LARRY WATSON Veteran’s Name JAMES KRUEGER Branch of Service (unit) ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY ARTILLERY & MISSILE CENTER Location FT. CARSON, CO; VIETNAM Location AT F. SILL, OK Spouse MARY JO BRUECK WATSON Spouse IRENE Children TAMMY & MARCI Children BRUCE, PATRICIA, GWEN & KATHY Siblings BETTY, CLARENCE & ROGER Siblings JEAN & JOE Date of Service 1966-1969 Date of Service JULY 1962-JULY 1964 Veteran’s Name CHRIS BRUECK Veteran’s Name DAVID BRUECK Branch of Service (unit) U.S. NAVY Branch of Service (unit) U.S. NAVY CARIBBEAN; MEDITERRANEAN; FRANCE; Location ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA Location PACIFIC ISLANDS; CHINA; JAPAN Spouse CAROLYN Spouse JOANNE Children Children DAVID, CHARLES & TIMOTHY J. HENRY, FREDERICK, ALICE, J. HENRY, FREDERICK, ALICE, Siblings CAROLE, DONALD & DAVID Siblings CAROLE, CHRIS & DONALD Date of Service JUNE 19, 1941-JUNE 14, 1945 Date of Service JULY 1, 1943-MAY 1, 1946 Veteran’s Name DONALD BRUECK Veteran’s Name 1LT J. STERLING PERSELL Branch of Service (unit) U.S. NAVY Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE 140th ARMY AIRWAYS Location ASIATIC-PACIFIC; PHILIPPINES Location COMMUNICATIONS NEW GUINEA Spouse VIRGINIA Spouse RUTH Children DANIEL, RUTH, STEPHEN & JOHN Children BRONLYN & JOHN II J. HENRY, FREDERICK, ALICE, HELEN, JEAN, BEULAH, Siblings CAROLE, CHRIS & DAVID Siblings BERT, KENNY & PAUL Date of Service NOV. 4, 1942-APRIL 1, 1946 Date of Service 1943-1945 Veteran’s Name JOHN S. PERSELL II Veteran’s Name ARTHUR B. CHRISTENSON Branch of Service (unit) U.S. AIR FORCE Branch of Service (unit) U.S. ARMY 5th BOMB WING MINOT AFB, ND; Location VIETNAM VETERAN MEDIC Location NEW YORK CITY AREA Spouse PATTY; TERESA Spouse MYRTLE DACIA, ALISSA, JOHN III, JONAS, MICHAEL, EILEEN, STANLEY, Children LEILA, SHANTEL & DE’LANA Children DONNABELLE & BETTE AMANDA, EDWARD, WALTER, LEONARD, Siblings BRONLYN Siblings ALBERT, MINNIE, VIRGIL & ALICE Date of Service 1971-1975 Date of Service JUNE 1918-MARCH 1919 5 Courier | Advance salute to service Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Veteran’s Name MAJ. STANLEY B. CHRISTENSON Veteran’s Name HERMAN JENSEN Branch of Service (unit) U.S. AIR FORCE Branch of Service (unit) U.S. NAVY AMERICAN THEATRE; PANAMA; Location GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; WEST GERMANY Location NORFOLK, VA; SAN FRANCISCO, CA Spouse MILDRED Spouse VIVIAN SANDRA, STANLEY GENE, SUSAN, Children SCOTT & SHARON Children BARB, BEV, PAT & DAVE Siblings EILEEN, DONNABELLE & BETTE Siblings EVELYN, ROLAND & SHIRLEY Date of Service AUG.