Flight #27 – April 24, 2017
84 Veterans ( 8 WWII, 29 Korea & 47 Vietnam era)
TOTAL VETERANS FLOWN ON FLIGHTS I-XXVII(2010-2017) 2,474
WWII 1,013, KOREA 1,158, VIETNAM 403
TOTAL GUARDIANS FLOWN ON FLIGHTS I-XXVII (2010-2017) 1,500
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Thank you letters/notes/emails:
Betsy Villiard
Dave Bricco
Mark Wilkes
American Legion Post 520 Vesper
PJ Jacobs Student Council
Dar and Mike Borchardt
American Legion Post 73 Neilsville 2
Joanne Leonard
American Legion Aux 239 Tigerton
U.S. Venture Inc Schmidt Family Foundation
American Legion Post 73 Neilsville
Trinity Lutheran Church Birnamwood
Ann and Richard Millenbah
AMVETS Post 3929 Wausau
Thrivent Financial
LaVerne Neve
USA Today Network-Wisconsin
WPS Service Foundation
Associated Bank – Casual for a Cause -Stevens Point Service Center
P.J. Jacobs JR HS – PJ Patriots
Mike Zynda
Conrad Favor
Glenn Ripley
Peace Lutheran Church LCMC – Edgar
P.J. Jacobs JR HS 9th Grade Formal Committee
Tom Hecox
Marshfield Area Youth Actors
Edward Lastufka
Jim Reel
Mike Olsson
Dale Hoffmann
Merrill Street Dept. Employees
Burrell Johnson
Calvin Nass
Gary Busko
Georgene and Fred Laska
Lori LaPorte
Marvin Schara
Darrell Kestler
Dale and Judy Hoffman
| Action | Last | First | City | BRANCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea | Alexander | John | Medford | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Balsis | Frederick | Kennan | Army |
| Korea | Bonczyk | Frank | Weyerhaeuser | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Borchardt | Orrin | Marathon | Navy |
| Vietnam Era | Bork | Irving | Gleason | Air Force |
| Vietnam Era | Bouldin Jr. | George | Rothschild | Army |
| Korea | Bricco | DeLou | Antigo | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Brickheimer | Gerald | Marshfield | Army |
| Korea | Bricko | Duane | Ringle | Army |
| Korea | Burge | Sammy | Merrill | Air Force |
| Vietnam Era | Busko | Gary | Eagle River | Air Force |
| Korea | Carlson | Melvin | Marshfield | Army |
| Korea | Champeny | Charles | Eagle River | Navy |
| Vietnam Era | Check | Raymond | Rosholt | Army |
| Korea | Davis Sr. | Richard | Wausau | Air Force |
| Vietnam Era | Doyle | Jerry | Medford | Navy |
| WW II | Duffek | Paul | Deerbrook | Navy |
| Vietnam Era | Erdmann | Larry | Wausau | Army |
| Korea | Erickson | Ronald | Wausau | Army |
| Korea | Favor | Conrad | Stevens Point | Navy |
| Vietnam Era | Feit Jr. | Kenneth | Plover | Air Force |
| Vietnam Era | Fellbaum | Arden | Athens | Army |
| Korea | Fletcher | Dalbert | Birnamwood | Army |
| Korea | Foster Jr. | Graham | Tomahawk | Army |
| Vietnam Era | George Sr. | Kenneth | Crandon | Marines |
| Korea | Groshek | Raymond | Amherst Junction | Marines |
| WW II | Hager | LeRoy | Wisconsin Rapids | Navy |
| WW II | Hatfield | John | Stanley | Air Force |
| Vietnam Era | Hecox | Thomas | Mosinee | Navy |
| Vietnam Era | Heikkinen | William | Tomahawk | Army |
| Korea | Helke | Eugene | Weston | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Helwig | Harry | Rhinelander | Army |
| Korea | Hetzel | Robert | Wisconsin Rapids | Army |
| Korea | Hoffman Sr. | Roger | Merrill | Air Force |
| Vietnam Era | Hoffmann | Dale | Janesville | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Hopperdietzel | Jerome | Athens | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Huss | John | Merrill | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Johnson | Burrell | Plainfield | Army |
| Korea | Jones | Robert | Gleason | Navy |
| Vietnam Era | Kestler | Darrell | Brantwood | Air Force |
| Korea | Koenig | Howard | Wittenberg | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Konaha | Michael | Crandon | Army |
| WW II | Koscielniak | Arthur | Eagle River | Marines |
| Korea | Krautkramer | Jack | Marathon | Navy |
| Vietnam Era | Langjahr | Arvin | Unity | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Laska | Frederick | Rhinelander | Army |
| Korea | Lastufka | Edward | Rice Lake | Marines |
| Vietnam Era | Lemmer | Ronald | Merrill | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Lohff | James | Merrill | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Mackiewicz | James | White Lake | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Mader | William | Marshfield | Army |
| Korea | Martyn | William | Edgar | Army |
| Korea | McCarl | William | Merrill | Army |
| Korea | Merle | Eldred | Almena | Army |
| Korea | Meurett | LaVern | Merrill | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Michels | Alan | Wisconsin Rapids | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Nass | Calvin | Marathon | Navy |
| Vietnam Era | Newby | Ronald | Plover | Army |
| WW II | Nimmerguth | Elmer | Wausau | Navy |
| Korea | Nohr | James | Cornell | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Olsson | Michael | Antigo | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Omernik | Gerald | Nekoosa | Army |
| WW II | Parker | Dorothy | Pickerel | Marines |
| Korea | Pavelski Jr. | Emil | Junction City | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Rauen | Gary | Athens | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Rauen | William | Hamburg | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Reel | James | Wausau | Army |
| Korea | Reis | Richard | Unity | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Ripley | Glenn | Manitowish Waters | Marines |
| Korea | Rudolph | Thomas | Rhinelander | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Schara | Marvin | Marathon | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Schwartz | David | Schofield | Army |
| WW II | Simmons | Asa | Marshfield | Marines |
| Vietnam Era | Spaude | Louis | Wabeno | Air Force |
| Vietnam Era | Spletter | Wayne | Nekoosa | Navy |
| Vietnam Era | Streufert | Paul | Wausau | Army |
| Korea | Szatkiewicz | Donald | Harshaw | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Szymkowiak | Leonard | Stevens Point | Air Force |
| Vietnam Era | Teige | Gerald | Weston | Navy |
| Vietnam Era | Wensaut | Ernest | Sanford | Army |
| WW II | Wolden | Wayne | Wisconsin Rapids | Navy |
| Vietnam Era | Worthey Sr. | Ronald | Wausau | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Yakel | Lawrence | Antigo | Army |
| Vietnam Era | Zynda | Michael | Plover | Army |
Action
Korea
Last
Alexander
First
John
City
Medford
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Balsis
First
Frederick
City
Kennan
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Bonczyk
First
Frank
City
Weyerhaeuser
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Borchardt
First
Orrin
City
Marathon
BRANCH
Navy
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Bork
First
Irving
City
Gleason
BRANCH
Air Force
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Bouldin Jr.
First
George
City
Rothschild
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Bricco
First
DeLou
City
Antigo
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Brickheimer
First
Gerald
City
Marshfield
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Bricko
First
Duane
City
Ringle
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Burge
First
Sammy
City
Merrill
BRANCH
Air Force
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Busko
First
Gary
City
Eagle River
BRANCH
Air Force
Action
Korea
Last
Carlson
First
Melvin
City
Marshfield
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Champeny
First
Charles
City
Eagle River
BRANCH
Navy
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Check
First
Raymond
City
Rosholt
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Davis Sr.
First
Richard
City
Wausau
BRANCH
Air Force
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Doyle
First
Jerry
City
Medford
BRANCH
Navy
Action
WW II
Last
Duffek
First
Paul
City
Deerbrook
BRANCH
Navy
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Erdmann
First
Larry
City
Wausau
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Erickson
First
Ronald
City
Wausau
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Favor
First
Conrad
City
Stevens Point
BRANCH
Navy
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Feit Jr.
First
Kenneth
City
Plover
BRANCH
Air Force
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Fellbaum
First
Arden
City
Athens
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Fletcher
First
Dalbert
City
Birnamwood
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Foster Jr.
First
Graham
City
Tomahawk
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
George Sr.
First
Kenneth
City
Crandon
BRANCH
Marines
Action
Korea
Last
Groshek
First
Raymond
City
Amherst Junction
BRANCH
Marines
Action
WW II
Last
Hager
First
LeRoy
City
Wisconsin Rapids
BRANCH
Navy
Action
WW II
Last
Hatfield
First
John
City
Stanley
BRANCH
Air Force
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Hecox
First
Thomas
City
Mosinee
BRANCH
Navy
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Heikkinen
First
William
City
Tomahawk
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Helke
First
Eugene
City
Weston
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Helwig
First
Harry
City
Rhinelander
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Hetzel
First
Robert
City
Wisconsin Rapids
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Hoffman Sr.
First
Roger
City
Merrill
BRANCH
Air Force
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Hoffmann
First
Dale
City
Janesville
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Hopperdietzel
First
Jerome
City
Athens
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Huss
First
John
City
Merrill
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Johnson
First
Burrell
City
Plainfield
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Jones
First
Robert
City
Gleason
BRANCH
Navy
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Kestler
First
Darrell
City
Brantwood
BRANCH
Air Force
Action
Korea
Last
Koenig
First
Howard
City
Wittenberg
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Konaha
First
Michael
City
Crandon
BRANCH
Army
Action
WW II
Last
Koscielniak
First
Arthur
City
Eagle River
BRANCH
Marines
Action
Korea
Last
Krautkramer
First
Jack
City
Marathon
BRANCH
Navy
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Langjahr
First
Arvin
City
Unity
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Laska
First
Frederick
City
Rhinelander
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Lastufka
First
Edward
City
Rice Lake
BRANCH
Marines
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Lemmer
First
Ronald
City
Merrill
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Lohff
First
James
City
Merrill
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Mackiewicz
First
James
City
White Lake
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Mader
First
William
City
Marshfield
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Martyn
First
William
City
Edgar
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
McCarl
First
William
City
Merrill
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Merle
First
Eldred
City
Almena
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Meurett
First
LaVern
City
Merrill
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Michels
First
Alan
City
Wisconsin Rapids
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Nass
First
Calvin
City
Marathon
BRANCH
Navy
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Newby
First
Ronald
City
Plover
BRANCH
Army
Action
WW II
Last
Nimmerguth
First
Elmer
City
Wausau
BRANCH
Navy
Action
Korea
Last
Nohr
First
James
City
Cornell
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Olsson
First
Michael
City
Antigo
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Omernik
First
Gerald
City
Nekoosa
BRANCH
Army
Action
WW II
Last
Parker
First
Dorothy
City
Pickerel
BRANCH
Marines
Action
Korea
Last
Pavelski Jr.
First
Emil
City
Junction City
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Rauen
First
Gary
City
Athens
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Rauen
First
William
City
Hamburg
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Reel
First
James
City
Wausau
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Reis
First
Richard
City
Unity
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Ripley
First
Glenn
City
Manitowish Waters
BRANCH
Marines
Action
Korea
Last
Rudolph
First
Thomas
City
Rhinelander
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Schara
First
Marvin
City
Marathon
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Schwartz
First
David
City
Schofield
BRANCH
Army
Action
WW II
Last
Simmons
First
Asa
City
Marshfield
BRANCH
Marines
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Spaude
First
Louis
City
Wabeno
BRANCH
Air Force
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Spletter
First
Wayne
City
Nekoosa
BRANCH
Navy
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Streufert
First
Paul
City
Wausau
BRANCH
Army
Action
Korea
Last
Szatkiewicz
First
Donald
City
Harshaw
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Szymkowiak
First
Leonard
City
Stevens Point
BRANCH
Air Force
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Teige
First
Gerald
City
Weston
BRANCH
Navy
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Wensaut
First
Ernest
City
Sanford
BRANCH
Army
Action
WW II
Last
Wolden
First
Wayne
City
Wisconsin Rapids
BRANCH
Navy
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Worthey Sr.
First
Ronald
City
Wausau
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Yakel
First
Lawrence
City
Antigo
BRANCH
Army
Action
Vietnam Era
Last
Zynda
First
Michael
City
Plover
BRANCH
Army