Verlon Govro, 91, of Festus joined the Army in 1949 at 19 years of age, serving in the Korean War until 1952. “He was wounded in 1951 and was …
Master Sgt. Michael Sandknop of Festus spent a year in Iraq with the Army as a videographer.
Tammy Hittler of Pevely sent in this snapshot of her father, Larry Greene of Imperial. “He was a sergeant in the Marine Corps from 1972 to 197…
Robert “Bob” Young, 94, of De Soto wrote the letter, below left, to his sister in 1945. It reads:
Michael Klein of Fenton served with the Army in the late 1960s. “I was trained as an electronics technician but was made an M.P. (military pol…
Leader readers in Festus: We accidentally ran an ad in this week's paper (11-10) asking you to look for a survey from the city of Festus. The …
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