By Jill Fennema Pictured: Rolly with the car he drove through the Master’s parade at Augusta, Georgia. Rolly Van Nieuwenhuyzen graduated from Pipestone High School in 1958. He was one of three children born to Pete and Johanna Van Nieuwenhuyzen.

Picured: Brigadier General Doyle (left) and Bob’s wife pinning on his first lieutenant bars. Submitted article Robert (Bob) Bandstra is one of our local military veterans who distinguished himself with a 20-year career in the US Air Force.  Bob was

Pictured: Willis Grimmius wanted to join the Navy right out of high school, but his parents did not want both of their sons sent to Vietnam. He joined the National Guard instead. By Jill Fennema – Willis (Willy) Grimmius graduated

By Jill Fennema – The deadliest year for the United States during the Vietnam War was 1968. Nearly 17,000 American soldiers lost their lives that year.  It was that spring that Dean Gilman was drafted. He was the 19-year-old son

Pictured: Merlin with some of his army memorabilia. His daughter made this frame for him By Jill Fennema – Merlin Menning graduated from Edgerton Public School in May 1960.  He was one of the three children born to Cornelia and

Esther Segler served as an army nurse for 30 years Pictured: Esther Segler when she held the position of Chief, Nursing Division at HQS US Army Medical Command at Ft. Sam Houston. This was her final assignment in the army;

Pictured: Tim Roelofs, formerly of Lismore, now resides in North Carolina, where he and his wife are retired school teachers. By Jill Fennema – Tim Roelofs enlisted in the US Marine Corp. Sept 5, 1969. Tim is a son of

Pictured: Air Guardsman Nathan Stoel in Afghanistan in 2018. By Jill Fennema – Nathan Stoel joined the South Dakota Air National Guard (SDANG) in December 2008. He did not join right out of high school, nor was he drafted. He