Memorial Day - 2014

These are some of the brave men who have served our country in the various branches of the military in different eras. I am grateful for the freedoms I enjoy in this great United States. I appreciate the service and sacrifices made by these, and all of those men and women, who served to help maintain those freedoms. Those pictured above are:

• Terry Aitchison (Viet Nam)
• Larry Aitchison (Viet Nam) 
• Howard Epps (WWII)
• Silas Bemiss (Civil War) (we believe he is the soldier on the left)
• Al Avery
• Bill Aitchison (Viet Nam, Gulf)
• Pete Aitchison (Viet Nam)
• Eugene Aitchison (WWII)
• Keenan Aitchison (current)
• Bill Goetz (WWII)
• R. S. Osborn (Civil War)
• Al Bemiss (WWII)
• Fred Avery 
• James Edwin Bemiss (WWII)

As I do not have photos of all of our family members who served in the military, I have listed below some of the others. I've probably missed some, but they are just as appreciated as those pictured and named. I didn't go back beyond the Civil War, but we owe much gratitude to a number of individuals who gave much, if not everything, during the Revolution and the War of 1812.

• Michael Aitchision (current)
• Carl Avery (WWII)
• John Dahl (WWII)
• Todd Groth (Gulf)
• Frank Hoyle (Korean)
• Jack Hoyle (WWII)
• Eugene Marguerat (Civil War)
• John Topping (Civil War)
• Harold Wahlfors (WWII)

To those who are currently serving, thank you for your service!

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