Brainard Veterans Recognition
We’re proud to do our part in honoring our country’s veterans, and giving back to those whose sacrifice and patriotism define our great nation.
Remember our Veterans - 2022
Myron F. Esselman - Navy - October 17, 1926 - June 20, 2022
Glenn D. Draeger - Army - July 1, 1934 - June 20, 2022
John W. Eldred - Army - April 8, 1932 - June 8, 2022
Arvin H. Springer - Air Force - March 23, 1940 - May 23, 2022
William C. Markstrum - Army - October 25, 1927 - May 6, 2022
Dennis W. Cooper - Navy - June 9, 1949 - May 3, 2022
Nick E. Smith - Army - February 20, 1944 - April 5, 2022
Daniel S. Nelson - Army - November 10, 1950 - April 1, 2022
Kenneth D. Voigt - Army - February 7, 1941 - March 18, 2022
Roger L. Scheffler - Army - December 30, 1941 - March 16, 2022
Edward L. Stubbe - Army - November 27, 1928 - March 14, 2022
Michael W. Sherman - Army - October 24, 1948 - March 13, 2022
Carl E. Hertting - Army - October 23, 1926 - February 13, 2022
John W. Burckle - Army - September 11, 1931 - February 8, 2022
Gary M. Drury - Army - June 26, 1936 - February 6, 2022
David A. Michna - Navy - April 17, 1940 - February 2, 2022
Marshal L. Marone - Navy - February 2, 1932 - January 28, 2022
Guy C. McElhaney- National Guard - June 11, 1951 - January 27, 2022
Charles W. Shipway - Army - July 13, 1929 - January 16, 20222
Gerald R. Klatt - Navy - October 9, 1939 - January 9, 2022
Franklin J. Wanta - Navy - July 11, 1927 - January 5, 2022
Thomas L. Zmuda - Navy - June 8, 1944 - January 4, 2022
Edward J. Treptow - Air Force - July 10, 1923 - January 3, 2022
Roger R. Wunsch - Navy - August 2, 1942 - January 1, 2022
Remember our Veterans - 2021
Frank E. Stankowski - Air Force - July 17. 1953 - December 23, 2021
Lance O. Hewuse - Army - December 2, 1944 - December 22, 2021
James E. Seidel - Army - January 29, 1946 - December 9, 2021
Richard J. Rappa - Air Force - September 2, 1944 - December 6, 2021
Joseph R. Barnett - Army - March 19, 1933 - December 6, 2021
John E. Wadinski - Air Force - April 22, 1940 - November 27, 2021
Martin D. Sullivan - Navy - July 24, 1948 - November 27, 2021
David D. Anklam - Air Force - August 28, 1934 - November 21, 2021
Patrick M. Green - Army - April 2, 1947 - November 21, 2021
George W. Hall III - Navy - November 5, 1956 - November 7, 2021
John J. Burby - Navy - March 26, 1927 - November 3, 2021
James L. Jennison - Air Force - September 10, 1937 - October 27, 2021
Daniel H. Fritzel - Army - June 28, 1943 - October 24, 2021
George R. Zahrt - National Guard - June 27, 1945 - October 7, 2021
Gilbert E. Holcomb III - Army - February 26, 1946 - September 26, 2021
Craig W. Hoyt - Marines - February 26, 1937 - September 25, 2021
Albert H. Matthiesen - Army - February 28, 1925 - September 20, 2021
Beau O. Corey - Army - October 31, 1969 - September 17, 2021
Aaron D. Wicker - Navy - October 22, 1942 - September 6, 2021
Jason S. Worthen - Army - June 14, 1965 - September 2, 2021
George A. Rotell - National Guard - June 12, 1938 - August 19, 2021
William S. Knudson - Army - August 18, 1951 - July 28, 2021
George E. Apfel, Jr. - Army - January 17, 1957 - July 25, 2021
William M. Hickson - Army - November 6, 1935 - July 22, 2021
Leroy D. Suske - Army - October 21, 1934 - July 8, 2021
Donald E. Schendel - Navy - December 4, 1937 - July 7, 2021
Keith R. Cota, Sr. - Army - October 7, 1958 - June 22, 2021
Peter J. Wynhoff - Army - May 25, 1941 - June 12, 2021
James P. Hessel - Army - June 19, 1947 - June 7, 2021
David G. Tanck - Army - December 17, 1943 - June 6, 2021
Carden R. Stephenson - Army - February 19, 1946 - May 30, 2021
Franklin O. Lewitzke, Jr. - Marines - October 16, 1957 - May 26, 2021
Larry D. Gordon, Jr. - Navy - October 24, 1956 - May 3, 2021
Barbara J. Seehafer - Air Force - November 27, 1949 - May 1, 2021
Robert G. Walhof - Army - March 29, 1939 - April 30, 2021
Robert A. Woller - Army - February 29, 1932 - April 30, 2021
Darrel D. Peterson - Army - December 2, 1927 - April 29, 2021
Jack L. Flaker - Army - April 16, 1938 - April 28, 2021
Leonard C. Englert III - Marines - January 25, 1926 - April 13, 2021
Charles F. Lewitzke - Army - July 2, 1929 - April 8, 2021
Joseph J. Estermann - Army - March 8, 1948 - April 6, 2021
James H. Horswill - National Guard - November 14, 1935 - April 3, 2021
Donald A. Skare - Marines - March 7, 1958 - March 20, 2021
Alfred T. Kluz - Army - August 7, 1929 - March 7, 2021
James Wojcik - Army - January 27, 1940 - March 4, 2021
Loren J. Kurth - Coast Guard - December 23, 1940 - March 4, 2021
Thomas K. Beese - Army - December 30, 1948 - February 27, 2021
Robert A. Drews - Air Force - February 14, 1933 - February 21, 2021
Jacob H. Martens - Navy - July 14, 1930 - February 19, 2021
David A. Traska - Army - March 7, 1931 - February 19, 2021
David J. Blair - Navy - July 30, 1959 - February 15, 2021
James B. Wright - Navy - November 19, 1931 - February 9, 2021
Thomas P. McKenna Jr. - November 24, 1943 - February 5, 2021
Jerry R. Evans - Marines - September 2, 1936 - February 3, 2021
Robert M. Ryan - Army - March 8, 1943 - January 31, 2021
Alfred A. Hoffmann – Army – April 9, 1931 – January 5, 2021
B. Eugene Davis - Army - July 2, 1941 - January 3, 2021
Remember our Veterans - 2020
Robert E. Winter - Air Force - July 13, 1944 - December 30, 2020
Walter E. Vinson II - Air Force - June 14, 1945 - December 27, 2020
Carl U. Illmann - Air Force - March 14, 1938 - December 24, 2020
Billy L. Viertel - Air Force - August 12, 1944 - December 15, 2020
Paul H. Holmen - Army Reserves - January 12, 1958 - December 3, 2020
Norman E. Winterhoff - Navy - October 3, 1922 - November 30, 2020
Robert W. Mielke - Army - September 13, 1941 - November 28, 2020
James M. Williams - Army - March 27, 1947 - November 22, 2020
Peter L. Lombardo - Navy & Army Reserves - September 24, 1941 - November 16, 2020
Richard W. Carr - Army - April 14, 1944 - November 11, 2020
Lawrence F. Neitzke - Marines - July 19, 1938 - November 2, 2020
Harold J. Bye - Air Force - October 20, 1922 - October 28, 2020
Verland E. Kasten - Army - July 25, 1924 - October 26, 2020
William V. Cerny, Sr. - Army - February 24, 1931 - October 21, 2020
Michael T. Haulotte - Army - August 1, 1965 - October 18, 2020
Dale H. Aleckson - Army - September 30, 1929 - October 2, 2020
Robert I. Dalton - Navy - May 10, 1936 - September 29, 2020
Laurence T. Amend - Army - March 26, 1939 - September 27, 2020
William E. Blair Army - February 15, 1930 - September 21, 2020
Rodger M. Beeber - Air Force - December 4, 1935 - September 9, 2020
James A. Brumm - Army - September 24, 1942 - September 3, 2020
Donald J. Curtis - Navy - April 6, 1941 - August 22, 2020
Jack. E. Horak - Army - March 30, 1937 - August 20, 2020
Donald W. Wendorf - Air Force - August 10, 1930 - August 16, 2020
Richard Blus - Air Force - October 5, 1947 - August 2, 2020
Gary L. Krueger - Army - June 19, 1944 - July 17, 2020
Kenneth J. Schuster - Army - July 13, 1946 - July 16, 2020
Dennis E. Wolf - Navy - June 18, 1930 - July 13, 2020
Jerome L. Martin - Army - March 31, 1933 - July 12, 2020
Brian A. Flugaur - Army - December 9, 1961 - June 28, 2020
Vernon G. Kesy - Army - May 5, 1926 - June 20, 2020
Myron P. Duginski - Army - March 17, 1933 - May 29, 2020
Duane H. Peterson - Army - April 10, 1931 - May 25, 2020
Virgil J. Landretti - Army - November 26, 1934 - May 15, 2020
Douglas W. Berres - National Guard - July 24, 1929 - May 11, 2020
Lenard C. LaPorte - Army Air Corp - July 5, 1924 - May 10, 2020
Albert A. Miller - Marines - October 18, 1945 - May 9, 2020
John S. Solheim - Army - February 25, 1935 - April 25, 2020
Gerald J. Nigbor - Army - March 26, 1955 - April 22, 2020
Donald E. Ford, Jr. - Marines - April 22, 1961 - April 21, 2020
Marvin C. Meier - Army - August 18, 1936 - March 20, 2020
Dennis L. Wolfe - Army - December 15, 1948 - March 15, 2020
James R. Garske - Air Force - February 20., 1930 - March 14, 2020
Derald J. MacDonald - Army - June 12, 1926 - March 13, 2020
Nicholas Shanak - Army - December 11, 1921 - March 11, 2020
LeRoy A. Stanosz - Navy - September 3, 1930 - March 7, 2020
Arnold H. Steidinger - National Guard - September 18, 1939 - March 6, 2020
Arthur W. Nitzsche - Air Force - September 1, 1935 - March 4, 2020
Michael R. Ermeling - Army - August 18, 1940 - February 20, 2020
Donald F. Kimlicka, Sr. - Marines - February 19, 1930 - February 7, 2020
Gerald G. Gertschen - Navy - November 15, 1926 - February 5, 2020
Gordon T. Paszek - Army - May 20, 1950 - February 3, 2020
Donald R. Bures - Navy - April 23, 1926 - February 1, 2020
Remember our Veterans - 2019
Justin B. Childs - Army - March 23, 1934 - December 31, 2019
Charles F. Rietz - Navy - August 22, 1920 - December 29, 2019
Richard E. Gorski - Army - October 15, 1934 - December 27, 2019
David P. Forgash - Air Force - December 22, 1938 - December 19, 2019
Dennis J. Rosenau - Army - September 19, 1946 - December 7, 2019
Donald W. Abrams - Air National Guard - June 19, 1946 - December 1, 2019
Richard J. Merriam - Army - July 22, 1927 - November 28, 2019
Florian F. Bradfish - Army - July 20, 1935 - November 25, 2019
Carl F. Gernand - Army - June 19, 1943 - November 13, 2019
James A. Wolfe - Army - March 19, 1952 - November 13, 2019
Glen Viergutz - Army - February 24, 1934 - November 11, 2019
Donald R. Pagenkopf - Army & National Guard - July 19, 1936 - November 8, 2019
John G. Lorge - Army - January 6, 1931 - October 31, 2019
Allen E. Johnson - Navy - January 19, 1931 - October 27, 2019
Richard W. Woelfle - Army - August 5, 1942 - October 14, 2019
Charles R. Heise - Navy - April 30, 1933 - September 24, 2019
Lloyd E. Scheel - Army - March 14, 1928 - September 15, 2019
Ronald S. Sims - Army - April 1, 1950 - August 14, 2019
Robert O. Dustrude - Navy - November 8, 1928 - August 8, 2019
Larry R. Derks - Army - February 13, 1938 - August 8, 2019
Leonard O. Filiatreaux - Navy - March 13, 1927 - July 17, 2019
William A. Harvey - Army - August 25, 1934 - July 8, 2019
Timothy L. Rice - Army - November 22, 1959 - July 3, 2019
Louis D. Streble - Coast Guard - October 22, 1940 - June 28, 2019
William J. Sikonia - Army - November 30, 1956 - June 20, 2019
John G. Drengler, Jr. - Marines - June 21, 1937 - June 15, 2019
Marshall D. Blaskowski - Air Force - October 4, 1931 - June 12, 2019
Edward T. Schubring - Army - August 1, 1946 - June 4, 2019
Donald Will - Navy - November 12, 1923 - May 24, 2019
Leo L. Benaszeski - Army - August 10, 1935 - May 14, 2019
Raymond M. Schinker - National Guard - July 12, 1938 - May 13, 2019
Richard Lewitzke - Army - November 13, 1948 - April 30, 2019
Richard Czarnecki - Army - January 7, 1934 - April 19, 2019
Eugene L. Zunker - Army - June 13, 1926 - April 2, 2019
Richard L. Raasch - Army - April 16, 1949 - March 26, 2019
Donald E. Weinkauf - Army - September 5, 1932 - March 8, 2019
Matthew L. Heil - Navy - March 11, 1927 - March 7, 2019
Peggy L. Reno - Army - November 21, 1945 - March 1, 2019
Gordon J. Burzinski - Army - March 2, 1931 - February 23, 2019
Edward L. Hersperger - Navy - May 2, 1926 - February 17, 2019
Jude T. Martell - National Guard - September 13, 1951 - February 11, 2019
G.H. Brister - Air Force - April 12, 1931 - January 22, 2019
Mark D. Krueger - Air Force - May 6, 1945 - January 16, 2019
Steven W. Clark - Army - March 21, 1959 - January 12, 2019
R. G. "Turk" Flory - Army - February 2, 1932 - January 11, 2019
Remember our Veterans - 2018
George R. Schoenfeldt - Army - April 15, 1923 - December 31, 2018
Lawrence Zimmerman - Army - January 4, 1928 - December 29, 2018
Sen. Walter John Chilsen - Air Force - November 18, 1923 - December 25, 2018
Gerald A. Hanson - Marines - July 21, 1936 - December 13, 2018
Larry E. Seidler - Army - August 21, 1951 - December 13, 2018
Randy J. Wiertella - Army - August 30, 1974 - December 10, 2018
Michael N. Bebermeier - Army - November 29, 1946 - December 10, 2018
Donald L. Lewandoski, Jr. - Army - November 18, 1949 - December 3, 2018
Phyllis M. Seipp - Army Nursing Corp - October 12, 1921 - December 3, 2018
Walter H. Rusch - Army - December 3, 1937 - November 29, 2018
Joe S. Metz - National Guard - June 23, 1945 - November 28, 2018
Brian L. Flynn - Navy - September 10, 1963 - November 25, 2018
Daniel A. Gorski - Army - October 23, 1923 - November 22, 2018
Wayne E. Schoepke - Air Force - February 1, 1935 - November 19, 2018
Neil E. Olson - Army - May 26, 1926 - November 7, 2018
Robert J. Barnett - Army - May 26, 1950 - November 7, 2018
Ronald H. Tesch - Air Force - September 9, 1940 - November 7, 2018
Lester A. Krueger, Jr. - Army - March 9, 1938 - October 31, 2018
Scott D. Lehman - Army - August 30, 1956 - October 20, 2018
Frederick P. Schnell - Navy - January 1, 1925 - October 13, 2018
Burleigh B. Meurette - Army - December 26, 1932 - October 6, 2018
Harlan L. Lewitzke - Army - September 27, 1928 - September 12, 2018
James T. Smith - Army - June 2, 1963 - September 4, 2018
Paul G. Marquardt - Air Force - May 4, 1942 - August 22, 2018
Jerry A. Rohloff - Army - February 13, 1932 - August 18, 2018
Ervin J. Kasper - Navy - July 23, 1926 - August 12, 2018
Chester G. Niewinski - Army - January 16, 1932 - July 21, 2018
Walter J. Millar - Army - July 10, 1936 - July 20, 2018
John H. Barrows - Army - January 15, 1931 - July 19, 2018
David L. Laabs - Army - April 21, 1950 - July 9, 2018
Thomas H. Potinsky - Army - January 19, 1950 - July 7, 2018
Eugene N. Anderson - Army - July 5, 1922 - July 7, 2018
David A. Trzebiatowski - National Guard - January 22, 1951 - July 5, 2018
Albert L. Deiler - Army - June 28, 1923 - July 3, 2018
Stanley J. Oluszczyk - Army - May 9, 1947 - July 1, 2018
John A. Fehl - Air Force - March 2, 1948 - June 29, 2018
John Ryan - Army - June 2, 1922 - June 23, 2018
Ray A. Meier - Navy - May 17, 1919 - June 23, 2018
Ronald Keberle - Navy - September 2, 1927 - June 22, 2018
Dennis F. Maxson - Army - October 31, 1934 - June 4, 2018
Michael J. Deasy – Navy – May 8, 1941 – April 20, 2018
Willard J. Jerue – Army – November 13, 1931 – March 31, 2018
George J. Vondrasek – Army – March 5, 1926 – March 24, 2018
Herbert J. Tritten, Jr. – Army – January 30, 1943 – March 11, 2018
Michael J. Costa – Army Reserves – February 6, 1950 – March 4, 2018
Edward J. Dietel – Air Force – June 6, 1949 – February 25, 2018
Michael J. Delaney – Marines – January 17, 1970 – February 24, 2018
Herbert W. King – Air Force – December 9, 1928 – February 23, 2018
John F. Prange – Air Force – February 20, 1933 – February 19, 2018
James V. Wilkins – Navy – August 20, 1946 – February 18, 2018
Eugene M. Brandenburg – Army – December 1, 1924 – February 17, 2018
Phillip C. Saindon – Navy – July 28, 1935 – February 3, 2018
Norbert H. Berg – Air Force – April 24, 1926 – February 1, 2018
Kong M. Xiong – National Guard – December 20, 1995 – January 30, 2018
Zachary T. Schubring – National Guard – July 8, 1990 – January 30, 2018
Donald E. Voge – Army – March 27, 1929 – January 23, 2018
Melvin L. Hirsch – Army – March 28, 1924 – January 21, 2018
Calvin C. Chamberlain – Air Force – June 17, 1928 – January 20, 2018
Jack W. Starzinski – Air Force – April 7, 1939 – January 19, 2018
William E. Hintz – Army – March 28, 1936 – January 11, 2018
Remember our Veterans - 2017
Arnold W. Rohloff, Jr. – Air Force – December 31, 1930 – December 9, 2017
William H. Allington – Air Force – March 25, 1929 – December 4, 2017
Larry R. Neumann – Navy – February 2, 1942 – December 1, 2017
Melvin A. Gruening – Air Force – December 15, 1928 – November 20, 2017
Arvo R. Britten – Army – September 10, 1936 – November 10, 2017
LaVerne R. Myer – National Guard – September 29, 1934 – November 4, 2017
Keith E. Dorshak – Army – July 28, 1952 – October 30, 2017
Patrick L. Prieve – Navy – August 3, 1945 – September 25, 2017
Richard T. Burns – Marines – April 10, 1934 – September 11, 2017
Marlin L. Schemehorn – Army – October 13, 1946 – September 2, 2017
Donald F. Prehn – Army – June 19, 1926 – August 28, 2017
David W. Swenson – Air Force – October 31, 1929 – August 27, 2017
William F. Krajewski – Navy – December 16, 1919 – August 26, 2017
Robert J. Karl – Navy – December 7, 1924 – August 13, 2017
Sylvester A. Landowski – Marines – August 9, 1936 – August 13, 2017
Thomas G. Walters – Army – September 9, 1945 – July 27, 2017
Maynard G. Huber – Army – March 4, 1932 – July 26, 2017
Judith Morey – Air Force – April 13, 1946 – July 17, 2017
Robert Plisch – Army – June 16, 1921 – July 16, 2017
David A. Raab – Army – July 18, 1934 – July 11, 2017
Louis Carter – Air Force – August 4, 1924 – July 10, 2017
Robert L. Rybarczyk – Army – February 20, 1938 – July 7, 2017
Robert G. Layman – Army – April 8, 1933 – June 30, 2017
Robert O. Wunsch – Army – April 30, 1929 – June 30, 2017
Harvey R. Mathwick – Navy – May 14, 1927 – June 27, 2017
Carroll W. Pieper – Army – December 11, 1927 – June 9, 2017
Ernest J. Martin – National Guard – November 10, 1935 – June 4, 2017
Herman H. Juedes – Army – August 8, 1922 – May 27, 2017
James D. Gerum – Navy – February 7, 1931 – May 23, 2017
Virginia M. Gosch – Navy Waves – January 31, 1924 – May 21, 2017
Perry J. Mortenson – Army – October 31, 1934 – May 14, 2017
Clarence R. Neu Jr. – National Guard – February 3, 1935 – May 11, 2017
Leo L. Olbrantz – Navy – March 7, 1928 – May 1, 2017
Benjamin A. Kloth – Navy – January 5, 1972 – April 22, 2017
Arthur H. Kimbel – Army – March 14, 1947 – April 7, 2017
Raymond J. Moore – Marines – April 6, 1930 – March 22, 2017
Wilton Zahrt – Army – September 23, 1926 – March 8, 2017
Charles Schlitz – Air Force – July 15, 1924 – March 5, 2017
Dale Potton – Air Force – May 16, 1939 – March 5, 2017
Ervin Huckbody – Army – March 16, 1923 – March 1, 2017
Jerome Zdanovec – Air Force – July 20, 1941 – February 25, 2017
E. Donald Pickering – Navy – October 20, 1927 – February 07, 2017
Elmer PL. Bootz – Army – December 12, 1917 – January 29, 2017
Donald H. Schultz – Army – June 27, 1931 – January 27, 2017
Ted Harenda – Army – September 03, 1932 – January 15, 2017
Jake D. Bursik – Army – March 24, 1936 – January 09, 2017