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: Ed Roberts
Ed Roberts said he was always a hunter, and he thinks that prepared him well for war in the jungles of Vietnam. He was trained as an artillery officer but said the Army determined the greater need was in the infantry.
See full story on KSN.com: https://bit.ly/2Zq5NV9
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Veteran Salute: Hung Ngu
United States Special Forces in Vietnam trained units to help with fighting the communists. A Vietnamese man, who now calls Wichita home, was part of the special unit, known as the Mobile Strike Force Command, or MIKE Force.
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Veteran Salute: Joe Prouse
Joe Prouse served with an Army missile unit. Shortly after Prouse signed up, the U.S. and Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war.
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Veteran Salute: Ron Adame
Vietnam veteran, Ron Adame, said combat was nothing like it’s portrayed in the movies. He said there was no cutting up with the guys or good times for the 101st Airborne. “We just did what we needed to do, which was ambush, search, and destroy,” said Adame.
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Veteran Salute: Don Bigger
Navy veteran, Don Bigger, said his uncles were in the Navy, so the branch seemed like a good fit to him. It must have been, because he retired as a Senior Chief Petty Officer more than two decades later.
Full story on KSN.com: https://bit.ly/3l1gl69
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Veteran Salute: Tom Huxtable
Marine Tom Huxtable said veterans don’t serve for the recognition, they do so because their country needs them. The history of service in Tom's family goes all the way back to his grandpa, who fought in the Army in the Spanish-American War.
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Veteran Salute: Chet Sweet
Chet Sweet joined the Navy and found himself on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, described as the most dangerous working environment in the world.
See full story on KSN.com: https://bit.ly/2C8jD6k
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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.
See full story here: https://bit.ly/37rNnGj
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