Transcript Michael Ricketts - Bronaugh Schools

Veterans Day 2009
A Nation’s Strength
By Walt Whitman
Not gold, but only man can make
A people great and strong;
Men who, for truth and honor's sake,
Stand fast and suffer long.
Brave men who work while others sleep,
Who dare while others fly –
They build a nation's pillars deep
And lift them to the sky.
In honor of Veterans Day,
here are some friends,
relatives and community
members who have served
our country.
Valentine Steeber
• Veteran from the Civil War
• Served in Sherman’s March to
the Sea
• Private of Richard McClure’s
Co, 63rd Regiment of Illinois
Infantry Volunteers
• Enrolled May 14th 1865
• Discharged July 1865
• 20 years old
• Great grandfather of Mrs. Pruitt
• Great-great grandfather of Mrs.
Morris
• Great-great-great grandfather of
Annabelle and Emma Morris
After his discharge.
William Armsworthy
• World War II 19421945
• 104th infantry
division MP
• Photo taken in
Holly, Germany 1945
Newton Henry Covert
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U.S. Army
Sub-machine Gun Expert
635th Tank Destroyer Battalion
World War II December 15,
1941-May 7, 1945
Served from in the Military
from February 19, 1941October 27, 1945
Served during D-Day in
Normandy, France at Omaha
Beach, and the Battle of the
Bulge in Belgium
Medals include: American
Defense Service Ribbon, and
the Good Conduct Medal
Father of Mrs. Williams
Fred Layher
• Served in World War II
from 1943-1945
• Stationed in Normandy
• Was a Private First Class
in the 149th Infantry
Brigade
• Was awarded 3 Bronze
Stars and various other
medals for fighting
during D-Day
• Great-grandfather of
Natali and Emily Layher
Jack Murphy
• U.S. Navy
• 1955
• Grandfather of
Caleb,
Tyler and Mandy
Murphy
John H. McCoun
• U.S. Navy
• Served from July 23, 1956August 15, 1974
• Retired August 15, 1974
• Served aboard 8 naval
ships and 4 share stations.
• Aboard the U.S.S. Saliy
D.D. 707, in the Bay of Pigs,
during the Cuban Crisis.
• Good Conduct Medal, Navy
Accommodation Medal.
• Grandfather of Haley
Ussery
John H. McCoun
Fred Glenn Henry
• U.S. Military
• Grandfather of
Krystal, Daniel,
Samuel and Randal
Armstrong
Claude E. Barnes
• Drafted to the Army in
1943
• Was enlisted in the
Medical Corps
• Served with General
Patton in England, France
Germany and Austria.
• Received an honorable
discharge in Feb. 1946
• Ranked as a Corporal at
discharge
Harold Carl Moore
• Inducted into the U.S Army
on March 6th 1943
• Joined the 754th Tank
Battalion, the first military
Unit to be sent overseas
• M4A3- Medium Tank Driver.
• Discharged at the end of
World War II on December
23, 1945
• Awarded 9 medals
Harold C. Moore Tank Crew
O.C. Rider
• U.S. Navy
• World War II
• Grandfather of Katy,
Nicholas and
Christopher Rider
Howard Smith
• Corporal in U.S.
Army
• Served 1953-1955
• 159th Field Artillery
• Spent 16 months
north of Seoul,
Korea as a crane
operator
• Neighbor of the
Murphys
Richard L. Cassidy
• Private 1st class U.S.
Army
• Grandfather of Josh
Cassidy
David Delehanty
• Enlisted in the U.S.
Navy
• Received a Purple
Heart
• Served in WWII
• Grandfather of
Katherine and
Thomas Kerbs
Gerald Preston Moore
• U.S. Navy
• Storekeeper
• Uncle of Debbie
Schnedler
Tony Dubray
• Served in U.S. Army 19521954 during the Korean War
• 16th Corp. Military Police
• Stationed in
Japan for
18 months
• Father of Mrs.
Gina Dodson
Ward Worsley
• World War II
• Grandfather of
Missy Raper
• Great Grandfather of
Rebecca and
Amanda Raper
Ward Worsley
Jess Stratford
• Medic Unit
• World War II
• Great Grandfather of
Taylor and J.R.
Stratford
Lloyd Grady
• Served in the Navy
during World War II
• 1944-1946
• Grandfather of Katy,
Nicholas and
Christopher Rider
Racine Myers
• U.S. Army Specialist
5th Class
• 66th Engineering
Co.- Topographic
Unit
• Served in Vietnam
at Long Bihn Feb
1969- Feb. 1970
Donald Lee Stark
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Navy See Bee’s
Private 1st Class
1947-1951
Grandfather of
Derek and Ms.
Mandy Stark
Terry D. Hahnfeld
• Active Duty in the U.S.
Army
• June 1963-June 1966
• Missouri Army National
Guard
• 34 years 1971-2005
• 23 years full time Camp
Clark, Nevada, MO
• Received Meritorious
Service Metal
Norman Gene Harrell
• U.S. Army- SP4
• Service May 1970January 1972
• Truck Driver
• Related to Kailey
and Kyle Harrell
Vic Hinds
• U.S. Army
• March 3, 1969-December
13, 1971
• Served one year in
Vietnam in the 101st
airborne division, at Camp
Eagle near the city of Hue
• Medals include: Bronze
Star, Air Medal, Army
Commendation with V,
Vietnam Service Medal,
and the Brave Eagle Coin
Gary Piper
• U.S. Air Force-Master
Sergeant (20 years)
• Military Aircraft
Maintenance Instructor at
Sheppard Air Force
Base, Texas (14 years)
• Air Force JROTC Nevada
High School (Retired 1998)
• Grandfather of Cydnee
Piper
Reba (Phillips) Piper
• Airman 3rd Class
• July 1962-May 1963
• Served during Cuban
Missile Crisis
• Graduated from
Bronaugh in 1962
• Grandmother of
Cydnee Piper
Coach Boyles
• Sergeant U.S. Air
Force
• 1970-1974
• NDI Specialist
Nathan Beaman
• Enlisted in the U.S. National
Guard
• Attended Basic in Fort Jackson,
SC and AIT at Fort Lee, VA
• Awarded the honor of
Soldier Leader of the Cycle at
graduation of Basic Training
• Trained in Unit Supply Specialty
• Rank - Specialist
• Son-in-law of Mrs. Cathy
Williams
• Uncle of Melanee & Jonathan
Beaman
Tyler Anderson
• Enlisted in the U.S. Army July
18, 2005
• Attended Basic at Fort Sill, OK
and AIT in Fort Eustis, VA
• Was trained as an Aircraft
Power Plant Repair Man
• Upon graduation of training
courses was stationed in Fort
Drum, NY
• Bravo Company 277th Attack
Support Battalion
• Shipped to Iraq October 23,
2008
• Nephew of Mrs. Cathy Williams
Brian Daniels
• U.S. Navy Nov.1989March 1993
• Army Reserves 1994
• Machinist Mate 3rd
Class on USS Salt
Lake City (fast attack
nuclear submarine)
• Desert Storm Veteran
Michael Ricketts
• Corporal in the U.S.
Marines
• Served one tour in Iraq
• Deploys to Afghanistan
in February
• Graduated from
Bronaugh in 2005
• Son of Mrs. Ricketts
• Brother of Michelle
Ricketts
Christopher Haynes
• Joined Army on March 29, 2001
• Rank is Sergeant/ E5
• Deployed to Iraq, October 30
2004- December 21 2005
• Served in Operation Iraqi
Freedom 3
• While in Iraq was an Assistant
Team Leader
• Job title: 88M Heavy Vehicle
Driver
• Became full time National Guard
on 7 January 2007 as the
Training NCO at the Nevada
Armory
• Husband of Mrs. Brittany Haynes
• Son-in-Law of Mrs. Debbie
Wintjen
• Father of Trinity Haynes
Jeremy Hopkins
• Navy
• Stationed in Pearl
Harbor, HA
• Graduated from
Bronaugh in 2006
Now let’s take a moment to
remember those who have
given their lives in the service
of their country.
Boyd Martin
• Graduated from
Bronaugh High School
1941
• Served in World War IIKilled in airplane
crash
• Son of Orland and
Pearl Martin who
donated money to
Bronaugh school
library
Willard Woody
• 101st Airborne Div, 327th
Inf. Vietnam
• Graduated from
Bronaugh High School,
1968
• Died Jan 1, 1971 Vietnam
• Bronze Star, Army
Commendation, Vietnam
Honor Award, Combat
Infantry Badge, Expert
Shooting Badge
Willard Woody
Graduated Bronaugh High School- Class of 1968
Vic Hinds and Willard Woody- 1970
Remember the spirit of
Veterans Day and take the time to
thank a veteran!
Thank you to all our veterans
who have served and who
are continuing to serve our
country.
We deeply appreciate your
sacrifice.