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Featured Veteran

Our Current Featured  Veterans

Periodically the Veterans Memorial Museum features a veteran/veterans by displaying his or her uniform and/or memorabilia with a bio of their military involvement.  Currently Neil Lashier, a WWII veteran involved in the Normandy landing and Jarrod Maher who served During Operation Iraqi Freedom are being featured.  Come visit the museum to learn more about their story.

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Neil Lashier, WWII & Jarrod Maher, Operation Iraqi Freedom

Uniforms currently on display.

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Our Past Featured  Veterans

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J.E. Jack Hoffman

This veteran has a 22-year career in the US Navy with a final assignment of serving as Command Master Chief on the USS Mobile. His primary military career was managing Navy supply and logistics. He served in both Korea and Vietnam.

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Thomas H. ( Tim ) Jones, U.S. Army

Tim was drafted into the US Army and volunteered for the Army's Helicopter Pilot program. He spent 3 tours in Vietnam from 1970-1972.

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Marlin Lee Tillman

Marlin served in the Iowa Army National Guard from 1956-1966, retiring as a Lt Col. As a member of the American Legion, he worked to support veterans and their families and served on several committees at the local, regional and national levels.

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Dave Shull, United States Navy

This veteran served in the US Navy from 1969-1971. He was commissioned an Ensign after graduation from college and was assigned to the East Coast Amphibious Fleet as an E division officer in the Engineering Dept aboard the USS Raleigh LDP-1. He has two tours to Europe.

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Dr. Kenneth Gee

After receiving his medical degree from the University of Iowa, Dr. Gee entered the US Army as a Reserve 1st Lt and was called to active duty for 1 year. With the attack on Pearl Harbor, that 1 year extended to over 5 years. He was assigned to the newly extablished 54th General Hospital. While on active duty, in addition to caring for the sick and wounded, he was involved in establishing new locations for the 54th Hospital overseas and was assigned the Executive Officer of the 54th. After his return to the US, Lt Col. Gee transferred to the Army Reserve, retiring in 1973.

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Dr. GL Warrin

Dr. Warin served in the US Army from 1943-1946 as a dental officer assigned to the 153rd Station Hospital in Luzon, Philippines. There he took care of the dental needs of the troops during WWII.

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Captain L. Craig Harris, US Airforce

Immediately following college graduation, Craig was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the US Air Force. Following pilot training, he was assigned to the C-141 Starliner with a mission to provide transport of supplies and personnel in support of the Vietnam War.

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