Midwest Veterans of America to honor area veterans of the Vietnam War at Saturday event

Midwest Veterans of America will be hosting an event honoring Vietnam era veterans this Saturday, March 30 at AJ Bar & Grill (previously called AJ Steakhouse) in Waukon, beginning at 1 p.m. Midwest Veterans of America will be honoring more than two dozen local veterans who served their country during the Vietnam War era at the event.

Those 27 area veterans who were nominated by local residents for honoring at this Saturday’s event include the following (as reported by Midwest Veterans of America):
* Robbie Burrett, U.S. Army (1966-1968)
* Ronald Beardmore, U.S. Navy (1960-1969); U.S. Army (1975-1994)
* Darold Berger, U.S. Army (1970-1971)
* Leonard Bulman, U.S. Army (1968-1969)
* Jim Christianson, U.S. Navy Seabees (1966-1968)
* William Christofferson, U.S. Marines (1973-1977)
* Tom Clark, U.S. Marines (1974-1978)
* Danny Cole, U.S. Army (1968-1971)
* Lloyd Colsch, U.S. Army (1962-1964)
* Patrick Delaney, U.S. Army (1958-1961)
* Dean Eickelberg, U.S. Army (1969-1971)
* Joe Emerson, U.S. Army (1967-1993)
* Larry Homewood, U.S. Army (1967-1970)
* Paul Howes, U.S. Marines (1966-1972)
* Don Johnson, U.S. Navy (1965-1969)
* Gary Kolsrud, U.S. Army Reserves (1965-1972)
* Gary Kubitz, U.S. Army (1968-1969)
* James McLain, U.S. Army (1967-1968)
* Ken Meiners, U.S. Army (1961-1964); U.S. National Guard (1974-1989); U.S. Army Reserve (1989-2004)
* Vernald Meiners, U.S. Army (1960-1963)
* Dave Miller, U.S. Army (1968-1969)
* Ralph Nelson, U.S. Navy (1958-1962); U.S. Air Force (1962-1979)
* Harold Pearson, U.S. Army (1960-1963)
* James Rathbun, U.S. Air Force (1966-1969)
* Dennis Smith, U.S. Army (1971-1973)
* Steve Stock, U.S. Marines (1974-1977)
* Harold Waters, U.S. Navy (1969-1971)

For more information about the event, call 563-568-5275.