Michael "Doc" Williams - Sergeant at Arms and Trustee. Born October 31, 1950, Mike enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July 1969. His naval occupational specialty was corpsman. Mike spent one year aboard the U.S.S. Hancock attack aircraft carrier, CVA-19, in the Tonkin Gulf, on the South China Sea at Viet Nam from 1972 to 1973. He was honorably discharged in 1973. Then it was into the Army for a total of 22 years of service to our country.
Mike's story: I am glad to have the opportunity to serve in the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Post 1647. One of my duties is to be a part of the Honor Guard with a bunch of great men and women vets. Mike's Mail Call poem |
Steve Rosenow - Brainerd VFW Service Officer. Steve keeps the membership updated on laws and benefits affecting veterans. Steve received a purple heart in Vietnam and went on to be a veteran service officer in the southern part of the state before coming to Brainerd in 1986 to be the Crow Wing County Veteran Service Officer until 2000. Steve is also a member of the DAV and the Color Guard/Honor Guard.
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Chuck Hanson - Gambling Manager. Chuck finds himself giving advice to other veterans frequently too.
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Airman Second Class Charles K. Hanson distinguished himself by gallantry in connection with military operations against an opposing armed force as an HU-16 Pararescue Specialist near hostile shores in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam on 12 February 1967. On that date, after his aircraft had deliberately been flown in a decoy pattern to draw hostile fire from shore batteries away from the location of a survivor and then landed in a hail of small arms, automatic, mortar and antiaircraft fire, Airman Hanson fearlessly exposed himself by swimming to the survivor and returning him safely to the aircraft. By his gallantry and devotion to duty, Airman Hanson has reflected great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.
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