Staff Sgt. Charles "Chuck" Venegoni
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 said. “While in the Marines for eight years, he was deployed to the Persian Gulf (Desert Storm) for a year. He also served on an aircraft carrier for six months helping militarily in Rwanda. He is now serving in the Army National Guard and is currently deployed to the Texas border.” Sgt. Venegoni, 50, lives in Imperial with his wife, Vickey, and sons Owen, Landen and Mason. He is a firefighter/paramedic with the Rock Community Fire District.

