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Midwest Veterans of America will be hosting a Veterans Day event this Saturday, November 11 at AJ Bar & Grill in Waukon, beginning at 12 noon. A full menu will be available to order from, and Midwest Veterans of America will be honoring 36 local veterans during the event, with those awards being distributed at 1:30 p.m.
Those three dozen area veterans who were nominated by local residents for honoring at this Saturday’s Veterans Day event include the following (as reported by Midwest Veterans of America):
* Bill Bresnahan, U.S. Army (1951-1952)
* Dennis Byrnes, U.S. Army (1958-1960)
* Frank Byrnes, U.S. Air Force (1954-1958)
* Jim Byrnes, U.S. Army (1969-1970)
* Roger Byrnes, U.S. Army (1963-1966)
* Ken Budzik, U.S. Army National Guard (1964-1965)
* Dennis Dahlstrom, U.S. Army Reserve (1970-1992)
* Ron Dahlstrom, U.S. Army Reserve (1970-1978)
* Ann Dehli, U.S. Navy (1963-1964)
* Herb Dehli, U.S. Army National Guard (1960-1966)
* Dan Emerson, U.S. Marine Corps (1964-1968)
* Roger Emerson, U.S. Army National Guard (1978-1999)
* Lowell Engle, U.S. Army (1959-1962)
* Sam Fox, U.S. Navy (1960-1964)
* Charles Groves, U.S. Navy (1970-1976)
* Don Haler, U.S. Army (1966-1970)
* Dennis Hayes, U.S. Army (1966-1968)
* Kevin Herman, U.S. Army (1983-2005)
* Don Hitchins, U.S. Army (1955-1957)
* George Howe, U.S. Army (1958-1960)
* Earl Jones, U.S. Army (1952-1954)
* David Leas, U.S. Army (1971-1973)
* Dennis Luck, U.S. Army (1966-1967)
* Elmer Marting, U.S. Army (1955-1959)
* James McLain, U.S. Army (1967-1968)
* Robert Moses, U.S. Army (1968-1970)
* Les Nevermann, U.S. Navy and U.S. Army (1965-1998)
* Cheryl Nierling, U.S. Air Force (1966-1970)
* Lyle Nierling, U.S. Army (1968-1970)
* Dr. Kenneth Olson, U.S. Navy Medical Corps (1968-1973)
* Ray Reicks, U.S. Air Force (1963-1967)
* Richard Roeder, U.S. Army (1966-1968)
* James Smith, U.S. Navy (1958-1960)
* Ronald Snitker, U.S. Army (1961-1963)
* Robert Waters, U.S. Marine Corps (1963-1969)
* Franklin “Doc” Weymiller, U.S. Army (1954-1956)
For more information about the event, call 563-568-5275.