MN Rotary Club Salutes our Veterans

Asbury, Clarence: Army—2 years—1967 to 1969—Specialist 5th Class—Finance/Computer Operations
Blum, Ed: Navy—22 years—1969 to 1992—Commander (O-5) - Naval Aviator- Cold War Naval Aviator Wings, Command Pin, MSN, NCM (2), Sea Service Deployment (5), National Defense Service Medal (2), Navy Unit Com, and several campaign and minor awards—Highlights—too many to list—greatest was rescue at sea of downed aviator.
Bourque, Rich: Army—6 years (3.5 active & 2.5 reserves) - 1976 to 1982—Captain (O-3) - Air Defense Officer—Served on the General Staff of the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, KS with Dan Whiteside
Coleman, Rick: Navy—4 years—1963 to 1967—Second Class Petty Officer—Airborne Combat
Information Center Operator and Anti-Submarine Warfare Technician—Deployed to the Gulf of Tonkin (combat zone) off the coast of Vietnam—Vietnam Service Medal w/Bronze Star, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Award—First job as aircrew on the EC121K aircraft was interesting because this Squadron served as the western extension of the Distant Early Warning (DEW line) line that stretched across Canada.
Doran, George: Air Force—30 years—1977 to 2007— Colonel—Pilot—Northern Watch/Provide Comfort
Fisher, Carla: Army—25 years—1971 to 1996—Colonel—Signal and Personnel Management Officer (2 specialties required) - During, but not deployed to, Korea and the first Gulf War—
Civilian Service in Vietnam, Korea Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Staff Badge, Meritorious Service Medal (5), and Legion of Merit—Women's Army Corps
Center, two years with the British Army as an exchange officer, Tactical and Staff Officer, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Department of the Army Office of the Inspector General,
Battalion Command of unit ready to deploy anywhere in the world within 72 hours. Instructor, U.S. Army War College
Getz, Dave: Army—6 years—1982 to 1988—Captain—Attorney, Judge Advocate General Corps— Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Multinational Force and Observers Medal—Spent 6 months as the defense counsel for the American troops in the Multinational Force and Observers stationed in the Sinai, Egypt in 1983-84 enforcing the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel
Hervey, Bob: Army—30 years—1961 to 1991—Colonel—Branch Designated Signal Corps—
Vietnam—Three tours in Turkey, two tours in Vietnam, one tour at the Pentagon, U.S. Army Way College Faculty
Klein, Ray: Navy—7 years (2 active & 5 reserve) - 1950 to 1957—Seaman—Supply Division—
Korean National Defense—Assisting Greek people after an earthquake in 1953
Read, Bob: Army—28 years—1965 to 1993—Lieutenant Colonel—Infantry, Vietnam—Bronze Star Medal w/ V device and three oak leaf clusters, Senior Parachute Wings, Combat Infantry Badge—Platoon Leader, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Vietnam, '66-'67; 5th Special Forces Group, Vietnam, '67-'68; Advisor, Vietnamese Rangers, '70; National Emergency Airborne Command Post, '80-'82; European Airborne Command Post, England, '85-'89
Sieck, John P: Air Force & Navy—8 years—1945 to 1953—1st Lieutenant USAF—Pilot—Korean
Whiteside, Dan: Army (Field Artillery) - 28+ years—1961 to 1989—Colonel—Cannon Field Artillery commander (battery, battalion, brigade, corps artillery), staff officer, college level instructor and course director, Inspector General—Vietnam (two combat tours), Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Air Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Unit Citation (with Oak leaf Cluster), master parachutists badge, Laotian parachute badge—Commanded field artillery units at every level, taught at the United States Military Academy at West Point and the Army War College, G4 and Chief of Staff of the 1st Infantry Division (The Big Red One), Inspector General for the Department of the Army, was the Army System Manager for Deep Attack.

THANK YOU for what you did and what you do!