West Seneca Joint Veterans Committee

     World War I

1914 - 1918

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.


We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.


Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Major John McCrae

World War I Victory Ribbon

West Seneca Residents

Joseph A. Gebhard		Burt D. Hakes		Louis Henderson
Frank H. Hilton		Louis Humbert		William N. Mader
Fred W. Moll		John C.Rohauer		Arthur L. Schlosser
Franklin P. Wesp

No commander was ever privileged to lead a finer force; no commander ever derived greater inspiration from the performance of his troops.

General John J. Pershing - American Expeditionary Forces

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     World War II

1939 - 1945

Remember that our freedom has been bought and paid for by the lives of others that few of us actually knew. They came from all walks of life and different regions of our country - - brave servicemen and women with diverse religions, skin colors, and economic conditions, but they all had that one thing in common - love and loyalty to country

World War II Victory Ribbon

American Campaign Ribbon

European-African-Middle East Campaign Ribbon

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon

West Seneca Residents

Karl W. Archer		Carl G. Bailey		Charles P. Becker
Clement Berger		Carl J. Bolas		Bernard V. Baumgarten
William E. Burden		T. Julian Campbell		Robert F. Conley
Richard J. Connolly		Harvey S. Dellwandt		Vito J. Dibello
Joseph E. Doll		Peter J. Donlon		Carl N. Dubke
Arthur C. Eber		Robert E. Hamm		George H. Huber
Edward A. Gilmour		Clarence F. Jerge		Joseph F. Kehrer
John E. Kester		Franklin R. Krohn		Donald M. Leilich
George J. Mayer		Chester J. Metz		Carl E. Mikesell
Daniel B. Nazzarett		Alexander Poulsen		Raymond J. Rausch
Frederick C. Roth		Floyd C. Smith		Richard Smith
John R. Spoor		John N. Tagliaferro		Harry C. Weber
Vincent Yecker

You know there is a saying
That sunshine follows rain,
And sure enough you'll realise
That joy will follow pain;
Let courage be your password
Make fortitude your guide,
And then instead of grousing
Remember those who died.

Unknown WWII POW

When you go home, Tell them of us and say, For your tomorrow, We gave our today

Unknown

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     Korean War

1950 - 1953

They told us, "We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it."

So we fought in the mountains on Heartbreak Ridge and waded ashore at Inchon.

So we froze in the winter and baked in the summer sun.

At times, were greatly outnumbered but we still fought on and many of us gave our lives for Freedom ... for Justice ... and for Peace

In Memory of all Korean War Veterans

Korean Service Ribbon

United Nations Service Ribbon

West Seneca Residents

Paul A. Dixon		Harold E. Erhardt		James J. McGrath
William "Billy" Wagner		Raymond E. Wirth

Our nation honors her sons and daughters who answered the call to defend a country they never knew and a people they never met.

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     Vietnam War

1955 - 1975

The clouds seem to say
we do not belong here
They are long and thin
like cotton candy going
on a paper cone
Sometimes vanilla, orange
or cherry
Our own sunset wait
for us at home

Sp4 Stephen R. Hatch - Camp Eagle, Vietnam

Vietnam Service Ribbon

West Seneca Residents

Rodger J. Beiter		John J. Bialkowski		Peter R. Bossman
Thomas G. Henson		Wayne D. Karn		Paul J. Kronthaler
Francis G. Monin		Melvin J. Owczarczak		Robert E. Rausch
Edward A. Rozell		Daniel A. Widomski		Charles C. Wilcox
Fred C. Zimpfer		Stephen J. Boryszewski		Robert A. Sterlace

The longest war is over
Or so they say
Again
But I can still hear the gunfire
every night
From my bed
The longest nightmare
Never seems to
Ever
Quite come
To
An end

Pfc Jan Berry

We are not about to send American boys nine or ten thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.

President Lyndon Johnson - October 1964

I do not believe that the men who served in uniform in Vietnam have been given the credit they deserve. It was a difficult war against an unorthodox enemy.

General William C. Westmoreland - U.S. Army

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     Operation Iraqi Freedom

2003 - 2011

Iraq Campaign Ribbon

West Seneca Residents

David Roustum

Daniel J. Shaw

I don't see how you can lead this country to succeed in Iraq if you say wrong war, wrong time, wrong place. What message does that send our troops? What message does that send to our allies? What message does that send the Iraqis?

President George W. Bush

We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.

General Colin Powell

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