KATS IN THE MILITARY

This link was provide by David Blevins, Class of 1965
This site allows you to look up names of individuals or look at a state and
cities within that state and under each city will be the name of
those who died while serving.

As we endure our little hardships, it is sometimes good to put it into a better perspective. Take the time out of your day to watch 5 minutes of true heroes...the people that put their lives and families on the line so that we can continue to have the lives and lifestyles we enjoy.
Click on link--

To listen to Mike Corrado’s “On My Watch Tonight” song and
view photos taken in Iraq, click here.

Parents: Bradley Curtis Link
Mary Theresa (Link) Clark
Grandparents: Clifford & Haroldeen Link

Brian Aguilera, Class of 2003
Now in the reserves until August.
Parents: Gerald and Dorothy Aguilera
Grandparents: Betty Gillespie Aguilera,
the late Gilbert Aguilera, and
Gary and Margaret Coker

IF YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER ALUMNI IN
THE SERVICE PLEASE LET US KNOW!
IF YOU INCLUDE A PHOTO, WE WILL
POST IT ALSO.

Bill Burden, King Hardwich, John J. Kiley, Paul Link, Harry Miner & Fred Schroeder

Harry Adams, John Adkison, John Aldridge, Ed Ankerholz, Fred M. Barrow, Virgil Becker,
Lawrence Barngrover, Floyd Barngrover, John Barrier, William F. Bird, Val Blankenship,
Kenneth Bradfield, Raymond Brown, Rex Burden, Carl Busch, Harold Busch,
Glenn Bryant, Leslie Campbell, Dale Cannon, Charles Clayton, Forrest Crawford,
Junior Coldwater, Ralph Day, Fred Dean, Robert Dean, Douglas Denney, Glenn Dixon,
Harold Doll, Jud Dupy, Delbert Ford, Lloyd French, Daniel Fiedler, Dennis Fiedler,
Darrell Gaston, Herbert Gillen, John Gillen, Phillip Gillen, Joe Gillenwater, J.T. Gunderson,
Paul Hagerty, Russell Hamilton, John Handy, Richard Hardwick, Roy Dean Hasz,
Ralph Hathaway, Clair Haxton, Max Haxton, Warren Haxton, James Hooper, Dee Hughes,
Ernest Hurst, Gene Hurst, Charles Jones, Charles Kearnes, Harold Keesling,
Allen Kennedy, Alvin Kennedy, Fred Kuhn, Floyd Kite, Leo Kirsch, Jimmy Lansing,
Bud Lansing, Robert Lansing, Dale Larson, Emerson Larson, John Lea, Joseph Lea,
Clifford Link, Donald F. Link, Donald R. Link, Leon Link, Lynmore Link, Norbert Link,
Norman Link, Raymond Link, Vincent Link, Wayne Linville, Eugene Malone,
Phillip Malone, Gene McLaughlin, Robert Maxwell, Donald McClure, Hugh McClure,
Robert McClure, Gene McFarland, Harold McGuire, Gilbert McLaughlin,
Clarence Miller, Fred Miller, Marian Miller, Duane Musgrave, Jack Mortimer, Fred Muth,
Thomas Muth, Richard Morse, Orville Naasz, Eugene Neal, Jack Neal, Jerry Nichols,
John Nunnold, Allen Nutter, Earl Nutter, Ted Panzer, Byron Patton, Kent Patton,
Keith Patton, Paul Petre, Gordon Pickup, Nathan Pierce, Richard Proffitt, Arthur Pugh,
Bill Pugh, Jerry Radcliffe, Lester Radcliffe, James Rasmussen, Glenn Revel, Wade Revel,
Stanley Revel, Willis Revel, David Robinson, Wilford Robinson, Bill Ruark,
Charles Ruark, Ira Dale Ruark, Arthur Sanderson, Ernest Saul, Lester Saul, Gene Schmidt,
Warren Schmidt, Jim Schroeder, Wilber Schroeder, Ernest Shadley, Donald Sharpe,
Harold Sharpe, James Sharpe, Steve Sharpe, William Sharpe, Leo Short, Paul Sinnott,
Clark Slentz, Edwin Slentz, Robert Slentz, William Slentz, Kenneth Slough, Ralph Smith,
J.D. Sommer, Paul Starbuck, Murray Sturgess, Max Swanson, Maple Taylor, Ray Walters,
Richard Wegner, James Westmacott, Tom Westmacott, Robert Westwood,
Lovell Winkelman, Laverne Winkelman, Marion Winkelman, Maurice Winkelman,
Bob Wolfe, Kathryn Wolfe, June Woods, Eugene Woods, & Bill Wygle.

Carl Adams, Mike Allen, Richard Ankerholz, Carl Ashley, Arlen Blankenship,
Charles Blevins, James Blevins, Lewis Bynum, Don Cannon, Jimmie Dean, Bobby Dellinger,
Gene Downs, Lee Downs, Rene Downs, Donald Dunning, Joe Golden, Gene Haas,
Richard Hardwick, Jim Hembree, Lawrence Hurst, Curt Ingham, Charles Jones,
John E. Kiley, Ernest Lackey, James Lewis, Dean Link, James Link, Melvin Link,
Lawrence Long, James McClure, Bob McPherson, Keith McPherson, Robert J. Miller,
Burl Nelson, Marion Nelson, Dean Olson, Marion Peterson, Jerry Robl, Ernest Saul,
Jack Schroeder, Jim Schroeder, Max Sellers, Jack Taylor, James Taylor, Marion Towns,
Darrol Wixson, Ivan Wixson, & Jack Wolfe.

Bill Adams, Steve Ball, David Blevins, Jim Casey, Leona Carlson, Chris Coffman,
John Forshee, Ronald Forshee, Jim Fowler, Jim Gillespie, Ben Goodspeed, Larry Haxton,
Bill Hembree, Jack Heibert, John Hill, Ray Hoover, Rex Hoover, Charles Hurst,
Leon Kelso, Frank Kizzar, Kenneth Lawler, Edward Link, Bill Little, Kenny Malone,
Pat Malone, Jim Martin, Joe Martin, Doug Melcher, Larry Melcher, Robert J. Miller,
Larry Milsap, Marion Nelson, Don Oberle, Floyd Osborn, Carl Patton, Robert Reynolds,
Dale N. Richey, Donald W. Richey, Jim Schroeder, Charles Simmons, Jessie Simmons,
Dennis Singleton, Mark Spangler, Larry Steffan, Jerome Steffan, Tom Wasinger,
Donald Wood, Richard Wood, Charles Woodard, Max Tharp, Charles Younkin
& Tim Younkin.

Brian Augilera, Gilbert T. Augilera III, Melissa Gillespie Bethea,
Ryan Boatwright, Marjorie Kern, Mathew Higgins, Christopher Ketch,
Christopher M. Link, David Madden, Ricky Ray, Donald R. Weaver,
Ronnie Wilkerson, & Anthony J. Williams.

Peace Time
All other dates served

LaVonne Boldt, Johnnie Hardie, Carl Link, Bob Long, & Bob McClary

Generations of Valor

The occasion of this photograph was a
Veterans Day Commemoration at Dallas City Hall
on 11 November 2004. The veteran pictured
is Houston James, a survivor of the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, and
the Marine is Staff Sgt. Mark Graunke Jr., a
member of an ordnance-disposal team who
lost his left hand, one leg, and an eye while
defusing a bomb in Iraq in July 2003.

This is a real picture, taken in Iraq on 9 September 2003
by the Baker Company, with the 7th Marines,
1st Battalion, to honor the victims of the
September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. According to
the Rock Hill, South Carolina, Herald:

Helmets atop rifles honored the day so many died.
Four U.S. Marines in Iraq held Old Glory a few feet
off the desert sand. Dozens of others stood around
them, spelling out a special message. The unit assembled
Tuesday in a formation of husbands and sons and helmets
and weapons that spelled out, "9-11: We Remember."

Andrew Schoenmaker, 25, is a graduate of the U.S.
Naval Academy and an executive officer of Baker
Company, with the 7th Marines, 1st Battalion.

Lt. Schoenmaker and his commanding officer bandied
about the idea for a picture to send home to the United
States signifying that the unit is still in Iraq, but the
pose ended up honoring the Sept. 11, 2001, victims.

"It is in remembrance of those that gave the
ultimate sacrifice on September 11, and
the reason that no matter how long we
are here, we will continue to push and never forget why
we serve," Andrew wrote in an e-mail to his father.

Shared by Mary Taylor Johnson

THE FINAL INSPECTION

The soldier stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, you soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"

The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't.
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can't always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.

If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.

"Step forward now, you soldier,
You've borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."

~Author Unknown~

Shared by Sherry Thorton Bass---

It is the VETERAN , not the preacher,

who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the VETERAN , not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the VETERAN , not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the VETERAN , not the campus organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is the VETERAN , not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the VETERAN , not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the VETERAN ,
who salutes the Flag,

It is the veteran ,
who serves under the Flag,

ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.

Thanks for sharing, Sherry Thornton Bass

Arlington at Christmas

Rest easy, sleep well my brothers.

Know the line has held, your job is done.

Rest easy, sleep well.

Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held

Peace, peace, and farewell...

These wreaths -- some 5,000 -- are donated by the Worcester Wreath Co. Of Harrington, Maine. The owner, Merrill Worcester, not only provides the wreaths, but covers the trucking expense as well. He's done this since 1992. A wonderful guy.
Also, most years, groups of Maine school kids combine an educational trip to DC with this event to help out. Making this even more remarkable is the fact that Harrington is in one the poorest parts of the state.

Shared by Paula Bliss Bieberle

From what you can see of the uniforms, this is a WWI era photo.
There is no date on the picture. But what a gift from our grandfathers...