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17th Veteran of the Quarter, James Long, US Army

WWII Master Sergeant James L. Long, (Jim), was born on August 16, 1924 in Springfield Missouri. He enlisted in the Army at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in February of 1943. Jim was a heavy machine gunner at the rank of platoon Sergeant. He experienced frontline combat and his platoon did tasks that other units would not […]

16th Veteran of the Quarter, Darryl Ostrom, US Army

Nominated by Chaplain (Colonel) Paul Vicalvi I have known Chief Warrant Officer W-3, Darryl Ostrom for approximately three years. I first met him when he contacted me about joining the newly forming Disabled American Veteran’s Chapter in Branson. Darryl enlisted at the age of 17 in May 1963 and served two tours in Vietnam on […]

15th Veteran of the Quarter, John Porter, US Marines

Nomination and Story by: Joyce Porter, Spouse John Porter joined the US Marines in April of 1966 on the 120-day delay plan. He went active in August 1966 and was in boot camp until December 1966. In January 1967, he went to Camp Lejune until May 1967 when he went to Cuba until October of […]

14th Veteran of the Quarter, Robert Hostetter, US Navy

Nomination by: Marcia Hostetter, Spouse. Abbreviated History by: Robert Hostetter 6 October 64 to 31 March 67 – Reported for duty to HS-6 at NAAF Imperial Beach, California. Made 1st trip to Viet Nam after completing Anti-Submarine Warfare School, San Diego, and after that 4 weeks, I was sent to SERE School, Warner Springs, California. […]

13th Veteran of the Quarter, James Iseminger, US Army

Nominated by Jim Pede. It is my pleasure to nominate James Eugene Iseminger for the Branson Bank prestigious “Veteran of the Quarter” Award. “Gene” was inducted into the United States Army on 23 November 1942 and entered into active duty on 30 November 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas where he took his basic training. He […]

12th Veteran of the Quarter, James Rougeau, US Army

Dr. James (Jim) Rougeau, born in December of 1935, started his military career in 1957. After completing 4 years of ROTC, he enlisted in the Army National Guard as a member of Company E, 199th Infantry Regiment of the 9th Infantry Division (LA National Guard). He was a SFC, E-6, in that organization. In 1958, […]