Pictured: Duane and Carol Baker were married after Duane’s basic training. They lived in the D.C. area while Duane served at Ft. Meyer, Virginia. By Jill Fennema – In the summer of 1970, Duane Baker was working at the Nicollet

Pictured: Glenn and Jean Hanenburg at their home in Coopersville, Mich. Glenn is a former Edgerton resident. This week’s veteran does not live in the Edgerton area, but he grew up here. His story is so compelling, that we had

By Jill Fennema – Daryl Hanenburg was 17 years old when he signed up to be in the U.S. Navy. The Vietnam War was going on. Our readers may recall reading about Rod Spronk and his friends skipping a day

Pictured: Virg Schuld, now a resident at Edgebrook Estates Apartments, was stationed in Japan after WWII. By Jill Fennema – Virgil Schuld, the middle child of John and Lydia Schuld’s 10 children, enlisted in the United States Army Infantry after

By Jill Fennema – In 1966, the conflict in Vietnam was really starting to heat up. Young men knew that they would eventually be drafted. So rather than being forced into the infantry, they enlisted in other branches. Rodney Spronk

By Jill Fennema – Bruce Kooiman spent three years in military service. Two of those years were spent in Vietnam and Japan during the Vietnam War. When Bruce graduated from high school in 1965, he went to an aviation technical

By Jill Fennema – Lloyd Wassink was drafted in the United States Army in 1961. He was 21 years old when he received his draft notice in the mail. He reported to Pipestone and took a bus to Sioux Falls

Pictured: Ed Lubben served in the United States Army for 19 months in Okinawa during the Korean Conflict. By Jill Fennema – Edwin Lubben was drafted into the US Army in 1953. Ed was one of five children – the

By Jill Fennema – Bryan Kroontje served in the United States Army for 33 years. Bryan is Gerrit and Harriet’s sixth child. Gerrit is a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Bryan joined the army when he was 18 years old,