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PATRIOTS AMONG US

HONORING POST 6024 COMBAT VETERANS

This photo gallery recognizes the VFW Post 6024 members who proudly served in combat during their tour of duty, and now work to help all veterans today.

Thank you for your Service, and Welcome Home!

JOHN CARSON

HARRY STEELMAN

JOHN CARSON

USMC Sergeant: Vietnam Veteran 1968-1969

1st Marine Air Wing, HAMS 11: Da Nang & Chu Lai, Vietnam, Thailand: Marine of the Quarter, Aviation Calibration Technician. Charter

Life Member VFW Post 6024.  

RENE MACARE

HARRY STEELMAN

JOHN CARSON

U.S. ARMY SP4: Vietnam Veteran

1971

Served in the 173d Airborne Brigade

as a Sniper in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.  Awarded Vietnam Service Medal with Campaign Star.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

HARRY STEELMAN

HARRY STEELMAN

HARRY STEELMAN

U.S. ARMY 1LT: Vietnam Veteran 1970-1971

Sr. Advisor Mobile Advisory Team 9, Advisory Team 68, MACV, Minh Duc District, Vinh Long Province, RVN.  Bronze Star recipient.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

NED COSTA

HARRY STEELMAN

HARRY STEELMAN

U.S. ARMY SP5: Vietnam Veteran

1968-1969

173d Airborne Brigade, Casper Platoon - Helicopter Crew Chief & Door Gunner in Central Highlands, Vietnam.  Awarded Purple Heart.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

CLARK COURTNEY

CLARK COURTNEY

CLARK COURTNEY

USMC Gunnery Sergeant: Desert Shield & Desert Storm Veteran

1974-1995

Infrared/Radar Recon Systems Tech

H&MS-15, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan.

Navy Commendation recipient.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

ROBERT CAREY

CLARK COURTNEY

CLARK COURTNEY

USAF Captain: Served in Korea

during the incident in the DMZ

August 18, 1976 

Graduated a 2LT from the USAF Academy in 1970.  Seved on 5 PCS assignments for nearly 8 years.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

TODD PLESCO

CLARK COURTNEY

HARSHU SHARMA

USMC Corporal: Desert Storm Veteran 1990-1991

2d MEF, BSSG 6, Combat Svc Support Det-28; Saudi & Kuwait. 2841 Radio Repairman. KLM, NUC, SWA w/bronze stars.  Gold Legacy Life Member VFW Post 6024.

HARSHU SHARMA

CLARK COURTNEY

HARSHU SHARMA

USAF Sr. Airman: Operation Iraqi Freedom & Enduring Freedom

2002-2009

F-15 Jet Engine Mechanic, TCN Escort and Translator.  Afghanistan Campaign Medal w/Bronze Star.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

BOB FRANZWA

CASEY KLEINDIENST

CASEY KLEINDIENST

U.S. NAVY Chief Petty Officer:

Desert Storm Veteran

1990-1991

Independant Duty Hospital Corpsman.  Navy Achievement Medal X-5 w/Combat V.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

CASEY KLEINDIENST

CASEY KLEINDIENST

CASEY KLEINDIENST

U.S. ARMY SP4: Vietnam Veteran

1966-1967

Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 1st Bn/8th Inf, 4th Infantry Division in Tuy Hoa, RVN as Company Clerk, Recon Squad.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

AJ SUMMA

CASEY KLEINDIENST

FRANK MCCLEARY

U.S. NAVY LT: Vietnam Veteran

1968-1969

River Patrol Squadron 53 My Tho River, OPS/PSYOPS Officer /Patrol Officer.  Awarded USN/USMC Combat Action Ribbon.

 Life Member VFW Post 6024.

FRANK MCCLEARY

CASEY KLEINDIENST

FRANK MCCLEARY

U.S. ARMY SP4: Vietnam Veteran

1968

C/1/508 Infantry, 82nd Airborne Brigade, stationed at Fire Base Birmingham located in Phu Bai, 

I-Corp, RVN as a Rifleman.

 Life Member VFW Post 6024.

ROBERT CASILLAS

ROBERT CASILLAS

U.S. ARMY SP4: Vietnam Veteran

1967-1968

 Second Field Force, Advisory Team 101 attached to the 25th Infantry Division.  Stationed in Cu Chi, RVN and served as a Combat Medic.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

THOMAS SCHOBER

ROBERT CASILLAS

U.S. NAVY 2nd Class Petty Officer:

OEF & OIF Veteran 2006-2010

 Maritime Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron 3 - "Riverines" Boat Div 341/IBU 53.

Expeditionary Warfare Specialist. 

 Life Member VFW Post 6024.

DICK VAUGHN

U.S. ARMY SFC: Korea Veteran

1950-1953

 Served with the 625th Field Artillery Battalion (105 Howitzers), during The Battle of Inchon and The Battle of the Chunchon.   

 Life Member VFW Post 6024.

AL HICKS

USAF E-4: Vietnam Veteran

1963-1967

 Inventory/Logistics Specialist, in 

the 311th Air Commando Squadron, Da Nang Air Base, dropped night flares over VC controlled areas. 

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

SCOTT PIERCE

SCOTT PIERCE

SCOTT PIERCE

USAF: Desert Shield/Storm

1984-1994

 SW Asia Medal w/ 2 Bronze Stars

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Tour in Bitburg, Germany and Incirlik, Turkey  

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

JIM CLEMENTS

SCOTT PIERCE

SCOTT PIERCE

 U.S. NAVY Chief Petty Officer (Retired): Gulf War Veteran 

1991-1993

 Avionics Technician/Aviation Warfare Specialist.

HSL-49 aboard USS Shiloh CG-67

Life Member VFW Post 6024.  

CHUCK WRIGHT

SCOTT PIERCE

CHUCK WRIGHT

USMC Staff Sergeant: Vietnam Veteran 1968-1969

Stationed in I-Corp, Squad Leader in Mike Co, 3rd Bn, 3rd Marine Regiment (3/3).  Awarded Navy Achievement Medal w/combat “V”.  

 Life Member VFW Post 6024.

JAMES ASCH

SCOTT PIERCE

CHUCK WRIGHT

 USAF: Vietnam Veteran

1966-1967

Headquarters Command Center 7/13 Air Force

Fragged flights and ground assaults in enemy occupation

Member VFW Post 6024.

KORINA SALTZ

U.S. NAVY LT j.g. Navel Flight Officer: OEF/OIF Veteran

1998-2006

Served with the VS-32 Maulers (Sea Control Squadron 32) aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

DAVEY MARTINEZ

U.S. ARMY CAPT: War on Terror

Veteran 2005-2021

 82nd Airborne Division, Field Artillery, 4th Brigade Combat Team.

Khost Province, Afghanistan

Afghan Medal with Campaign Star.  

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

AL RAMIREZ

U.S. NAVY 3rd Class Petty Officer:

Korea War Veteran 1952-1953

Served as Cook aboard The USS Henry W. Tucker (DRR-875) Destroyer and attached to 

Task Force 77.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

AL STERLING

  USAF Staff Sgt: Vietnam Veteran 

1966-1970

Aerial-Ground Photo Recon

22nd Bomb Wing, Arc Light, Guam 600th Combat Photo, Vietnam 601st Photo Flight, Ubon RTAFB

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

GARY HEALD

U.S. ARMY Sergeant: Vietnam Veteran 1969-1970

Recon Team Leader, 75th Infantry Rangers at Pleiku, RVN.  Also

served as Rifleman in HHC, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. 

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

JOHN BURICK

U.S. ARMY COL: Afghanistan Veteran 2012-2013 

 Commanded Security Forces Advisor Team 232 in Helmand Province.  Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Bronze Star Medal, and CIB. 

Life Member VFW Post 6024. 

ROBERT BOROWSKI

U.S. ARMY Captain: Desert Shield and Desert Storm Veteran

1990-1991

Stationed in Saudi Arabia, 655th Medical Company (fwd). Served as Company Commanding Officer.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

MICHELLE HURST COPPAGE

U.S. NAVY Radioman 3rd Class: Gulf War Veteran 1991-1993

Served as Boatswains Mate aboard USS Prairie (AD-15) Destroyer, 

and assigned to 2nd Division, 

West Pac 92.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

GARY PORTAS

GARY SHUMAKER

GARY SHUMAKER

U.S. ARMY SP4: Vietnam Veteran 

1967-1968

Huey Door Gunner assigned to The Centaurs, The Heavy Scout Team, 

D Troop (Air), 3/4 Cav, 25th Infantry Division. Stationed in Cu Chi, RVN.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

GARY SHUMAKER

GARY SHUMAKER

GARY SHUMAKER

 U.S. NAVY

RICK BITNEY

GARY SHUMAKER

RICK BITNEY

 U.S. NAVY 3rd Class Petty Officer:

 Desert Shield and Desert Storm Veteran 1990-1991

USS Mars (AFS-1), M-Division, worked with Amphibious Assault Group of the Coast of Kuwait.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

FRED EGELER

GARY SHUMAKER

RICK BITNEY

U.S. ARMY Master Sergeant: Vietnam Veteran 1969

199th Infantry Brigade.  Awarded Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm (individual award) for working with "Ruff Puffs" village defenders 1969.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

GREG RATHS

USMC Colonel: 

  Fighter Pilot 1972-2004

   Flew RF-4B & F/A-18 Aircraft.

Operation Desert Storm 1991,

Operation Southern Watch 1993,

Operation Restore Hope 1993,

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

CHRIS MIMBS

USAF Sergeant: Vietnam Veteran 1969

 AP (Airforce Police), assigned to the 51st Security Forces at Naha Air Base, Okinawa and various TDY Assignments throughout Vietnam.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

NORM LIPIN

USAF E-3: Served in Korea

1958-1963

 Corpsman, Flight Surgeons Unit, 3rd Air Rescue Squadron.   Stationed in Osan (K-55) Air Base located near Songtan Station, ROK.

 Life Member VFW Post 6024.

JIM LEBOWITZ

USAF First Sergeant: Vietnam Veteran 1966-1968

Served as an AP (Airforce Police), 3rd Air/Security Police Squadron assigned to Security Control at the Bien Hoa Airfield, RVN.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.


PAT RIZCO

DENNIS AYERS

DENNIS AYERS

 USAF Senior Master Sergeant: Vietnam Veteran 1971-1972

Severed as the Maintenance Control Supervisor & Inspector, 483rd Supply Squadron, stationed in Cam Ranh Bay, RVN.

 Life Member VFW Post 6024.

DENNIS AYERS

DENNIS AYERS

DENNIS AYERS

USMC Sergeant: 

Vietnam Veteran 1969-1970

 Served as Machine Gunner & C-4 Demolition, Mike Co 3/7, 1st Marine Division, stationed in the Rocket Belt located 27 mi. s/e of Da Nang.

 Member VFW Post 6024.

RUSS JOHNSON

DENNIS AYERS

RUSS JOHNSON

 U.S. Army Supply Sergeant: Vietnam Veteran 1968-1969

Also served as a Training Sgt and UH-1 Door Gunner while assigned to 709th Maint. Batt & 9th Infantry Division in Bear Cat & Dong Tam.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

BILL COOK

DENNIS AYERS

RUSS JOHNSON

USMC Sergeant: Vietnam Veteran 

1967-1968

1st Marine Air Wing, Marine Air Support Squadron 2

DaNang, PhuBai Vietnam

Radar Technician

Life Member VFW Post 6024. 

TIM BRUTON

ROBERT KAKUSCNKE

DAVID PERRY

USMC Colonel: 

  OEF/OIF 2003-2009

  I MEF, Command Element, G-9

Director, Science and Technology

Desert Storm, 1990-1991

HMH-769, CH-53 Helicopter Pilot. 

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

DAVID PERRY

ROBERT KAKUSCNKE

DAVID PERRY

U.S. NAVY RESERVE HM2:

   Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003 

Served as Hospital Corpsman,  

3D ANGLICO, 1st BGE, SALT E attached to The Black Watch, The Scottish Highlanders.

 Life Member VFW Post 6024.

ROBERT KAKUSCNKE

ROBERT KAKUSCNKE

ROBERT KAKUSCNKE

U.S. NAVY Airman E-3: 

Vietnam Veteran 1963-1965

Served as Tug Driver, Air Trans, aboard USS Bennington (CVS-20) Essex-Class Aircraft Carrier and

assigned to the 7th Fleet, RVN.

Member VFW Post 6024.

VICTOR SCHERR

ROBERT KAKUSCNKE

ROBERT KAKUSCNKE

U.S. ARMY 1LT: South Korea 

1968-1969 

 Served as Assistant S4, Division Support Command, Tank Unit Commander, assigned to the

2nd Infantry Division.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.


PHIL PINCUS

DAVID COFFMAN

USMC Pilot LTC (Ret): 1980-1990

Assigned to HMM-165, flew CH-46 & UH-1 helicopters performing many short-term operations in numerous locations in Beirut & Somalia, MC Expeditionary Medal.

Life Member VFW Post 6024. 

DAVID COFFMAN

DAVID COFFMAN

U.S. ARMY Captain: Berlin Brigade 

1967-1969

Recon 4th Bn, 18th Infantry, 

G2 Patrols East Berlin, Germany.

Enlisted ADC USCOB Infantry, 

U.S. Army Reserve.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

TOM GOODALL

USMC Corporal: Vietnam Veteran 

1968-1969

MAG 39 and HMM 161 Quang Tri 

Ambulance Driver, Medevac, Helicopter Door Gunner, Bronze Air Medal, Combat Air Crew Badge.

Life Member VFW Post 6024. 


RICHARD MCKENZIE, SR

U.S. NAVY Chief: Vietnam Veteran

1952-1977

Served 3 years in Vietnam in the U.S. Navy Construction Battalions, better known as The Seabees,   

building harbor facilities to airfields. 

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

  

EDWARD KEARNS

RICHARD LATHAM

U.S. NAVY Chief Boatswain's Mate: WWII Veteran 1938-1962

Stationed in the South Pacific and served aboard The USS McDougal, The Pacific Fifth Fleet, Destroyer Squadron 9, Task Force 58. 

Life Member VFW Post 6024..

RICHARD LATHAM

RICHARD LATHAM

USMC GySgt: Desert WWII & Korean War Veteran 1945-1961 

Besides his combat Marine Sea Duty, he also participated in the Atomic Atmospheric Tests in the Nevada desert during 1953.

Life Member VFW Post 6024.

KEN SIMONSON

U.S. ARMY SP5: Vietnam Veteran

1969-1970

27th Combat Engineer Battalion, stationed at Camp Eagle and served as a Heavy Equipment Operator in Phu Bai, Vietnam.  

Life Member VFW Post 6024

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