DeVaughn James and KSN News 3 Honoring Veterans through the Veteran Salute!
We’re showing our appreciation for the veterans that make it possible to enjoy living in a free county by sharing their stories. Be sure to watch KSN News 3 Wednesday’s at 10:00 p.m. as DeVaughn James Injury Lawyers and KSN News 3 honor our veterans with a Veteran Salute!
Veteran Salute Recipients!
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Veteran Salute: Jerry Partridge
Whitewater native Jerry Partridge was nearly 30 years old when he signed up to go to Vietnam. He did so to ensure his younger brothers didn’t see war.
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Vet Salute: Robben Ledeker
Robben Ledeker was in the middle of the war in the Pacific when he ran into two friends from his hometown. When he told them he’d see them back home in Arkansas City, they replied that they wouldn’t make it out of the war alive. Ledeker said that is when he knew just how gruesome war could be.
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Veteran Salute: Peggy Grell
Peggy Grell said the first time she put on the uniform, it was really something, and she still remembers what it meant to see Old Glory fly each day.
See full story on KSN.com here: https://bit.ly/3fYq5La
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Veteran Salute: John Brungardt
John Brungardt says he was a kid from a small town in western Kansas who was captivated by space. He went on to have many incredible experiences at sea, helping those who traveled to space.
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Veteran Salute: Bob Fugit
Veteran Bob Fugit said he was inspired by Chaplain Emil Kapaun’s service in WWII and the Korean War, while he was going to what was Chaplain Kapaun Memorial High School.
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Veteran Salute: Roberta Seiwert Lampe
Army veteran, Roberta Lampe, says World War II hadn’t been over for too long, when she signed up to serve.
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Veteran's Salute: Thorne Longsworth
Thorne Longsworth turned 18, just four days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was in a college Infantry ROTC program at the time, and says he knew he didn’t want to go to fight on the ground.
He went on to become a pilot, and he would have so many close calls along the way.
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Veteran Salute: Kent Converse
A veteran from the small town of Garfield, said he didn’t want to be neck high in water so he learned how to fly. The KU football player enrolled in the ROTC Flight Training Program.
Captain Kent Converse was part of the 9th Infantry, and he landed in the Air Cavalry.
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Veteran Salute: Anthony Sandoval
When Anthony Sandoval reported for duty in the Army, his unit was not on the deployment list. It was 2009, the same year President Barack Obama ordered 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan, and in no time he was headed to the war.
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Veteran Salute: Bill Dusenbery
Bill Dusenbery says the people he served with stand out the most in his mind when he thinks back to his time in the jungle. He says the guys who didn’t make it home deserve the recognition more than soldiers like himself, but he barely made it off a hill, in Vietnam.
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Veteran Salute: Frank Shiner
A sailor from Kansas knew he was too young to be drafted, but felt he needed to serve in WWII. His years in the Navy put him right in the middle of the action.
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Veteran Salute: Joyce Craig
A Navy veteran says she knew during grade school she wanted to take care of others. She became a nurse, but it only took her a year to figure out she wanted more. Joyce Craig says her parents finally believed she was signing up for the service when she boarded a plane.
See full story on KSN.com: http://bit.ly/381IvWX
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