Amy Cotta of Franklin, Tenn., submitted several pictures of her father, the late Duel Stanfill, who served with the US Army for two years and the Army Reserve for another four.

On Christmas Day 1947, the Herculaneum Public School erupted in flames in an early morning fire. At the time there was not an organized fire department in the town. Volunteers from around town and St. Joe Lead employees responded to the fire …

Meaghan Portell of Festus sent a photo of her father and brother, both Army veterans.

Cindy Cherry of Crystal City submitted a photo of her father-in-law, the late Hanley E. “Gene” Cherry, who lived in Festus for many years before his death in 1981. “He served in the Army during the Korean War as a medic, stationed locally in …

Mark Vilbert of Crystal City submitted a photo of his son, retired Army Maj. Johnathan Vilbert of Festus, who spent about 18 years in the Army. From 2003 to 2005 he was on active combat duty in the Iraq War, flying many missions in the Black …

UL Frances Clements of Pevely just celebrated his 95th birthday. “He’s one of the last World War II vets,” said his daughter, Tracy Thomasson, who submitted this photo of her dad.

Diana Wright of Hillsboro sent in several photos of family members who have served or are now serving.

Elaine McKinney of Crystal City sent in two snapshots of her husband, Jim. “The ‘then’ picture was taken in July 1962 of Army Pvt. James T. McKinney as a young man of 18,” she said. “In 1963, Jim shipped to Kaiserlautern, Germany. He complete…

The late Earnest Pinkley joined the Air Force in 1952 at age 20. That same year, he married his high school sweetheart, Alta Bailey, while he was stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Teri Shirah of Pevely submitted photos of her husband, William Frank Shirah, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1977 to 1986.

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 awarded the Purple Heart,” said his daughter, Margaret Jones. “In 1953, he married the love of his l…

Joann Thompson of Festus submitted photos of grandfather Paul Thompson, and grandson Kyle Paul Thompson.

Master Sgt. Michael Sandknop of Festus spent a year in Iraq with the Army as a videographer.

Dianne Ehrlich submitted photos of her father, Bill Ehrlich.

Amy Hagedorn of Barnhart sent in a photo of her father, Raymond “Ray” Walls of Arnold, who served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam.

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 1976,” she said. “I would like to honor him for Veterans Day.”

Jerri Birsinger of Arnold and her brother, Gary Mills, submitted photos of their father, Thomas “Sonny” Mills of Arnold, who served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

Steve Laramore of De Soto submitted this photo of himself in uniform.

Jane Heckman of Grubville submitted photos of her late husband, Lawrence H. “Larry” Heckman, who served in the Army during the Vietnam War.

Sharon Majoros of Imperial submitted this photo of Staff Sgt. Charles “Chuck” Venegoni, taken in November 2020 in Washington, D.C. “He is a crew chief on Black Hawk helicopters, as well as various other helicopters during his career,” she sai…

Tiffany L. Marler of Arnold says her military service sparked her interest in family advocacy.

While Tom Oplt’s official job in the U.S. Army was heavy equipment repair and welding, Oplt also was a scrounger.

Brian Westrich of Arnold submitted photos of his father, the late Herman Westrich, who served in the Korean War.