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This is the VIC 4 VETS, Honored Veteran, during Veterans Month in America.

SUBMITTED BY:  Barry M. Papke 

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1st)  Bradley D. Foerstel (Deceased)

       US Army Vietnam Veteran

        Spec 4 (E-4)

        Served from August 1969 to May 1971 (in Vietnam Jan. to Dec. 1970)

        He was in the 1st US Army D Troop 8th Squadron 1st Cavalry

Medals and Awards

        National Defense Service Medal

        Army Commendation Medal

        Air Medal

        Vietnam Medal

        Brad was a local guy lived in Affton after being discharged.  He graduated from Bayless High School.  He was a carpenter his whole life after the Army.

 

2nd)  Eugene L. Konold (Deceased)

         US Marine Corps

          Major

          Received his Commission as a 2nd Lt. in Feb. 1981 and served in the Infantry at Camp Lejeune as a Logistics Officer.  He returned to St. Louis serving in the Reserves and  ending his commission as a Casualty Officer during Desert Storm.

Medals and Awards

           1st Lt.  Navy Achievement

                       Navy Accommodation

            Capt.  Navy Achievement

                       National Defense Service Medal

 

3rd)  Barry M. Papke (Currently Retired)

         US Air Force Regular 4 years (Aug. 1971 to Aug. 1975)

         Member of 218th Engineering Squadron - Missouri Air National Guard (MOANG) 17 1/2 years May 1980 to January 1998

         Total service time 21 1/2 years.

         Retired Rank of Master Sargent MSGT (E-7)

Medals and Awards

          Meritorious Service Medal

          National Defense Service Medal

          Vietnam Medal

          Missouri National Guard Commendation for serving during the Great Midwest Flood of 1993.

           I entered the Air Force and was trained to be a Cartographer. That training landed me a job with the Defense Mapping Agency now known today as NGA (National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency) where I retired from.

I would also like to recognize my deceased father who was an Army World War II vet who was part of General MacArthur Occupation forces in Japan after the nuclear bombing.

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This is the VIC 4 VETS, Honored Veteran, during Veterans Month in America.
SUBMITTED BY:&nbsp; Barry M. Papke&nbsp;
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1st)&nbsp;&nbsp;Bradley D. Foerstel&nbsp;(Deceased)
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;US Army Vietnam Veteran
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Spec 4 (E-4)
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Served from August 1969 to May 1971 (in Vietnam Jan. to Dec. 1970)
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; He was in the 1st US Army D Troop 8th Squadron 1st Cavalry
Medals and Awards
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; National Defense Service Medal
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Army Commendation Medal
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Air Medal
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Vietnam Medal
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Brad was a local guy lived in Affton after being discharged.&nbsp; He graduated from Bayless&nbsp;High School.&nbsp; He was a carpenter his whole life after the Army.
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2nd)&nbsp;&nbsp;Eugene L. Konold&nbsp;(Deceased)
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;US Marine Corps
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Major
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Received his Commission as a 2nd Lt. in Feb. 1981 and served in the Infantry at Camp&nbsp;Lejeune as a Logistics Officer.&nbsp; He returned to St. Louis serving in the Reserves and&nbsp; ending his commission as a Casualty Officer during Desert Storm.
Medals and Awards
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1st Lt.&nbsp; Navy Achievement
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Navy Accommodation
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Capt.&nbsp; Navy Achievement
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;National Defense Service Medal
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3rd)&nbsp;&nbsp;Barry M. Papke&nbsp;(Currently Retired)
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;US Air Force Regular 4 years (Aug. 1971 to Aug. 1975)
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Member of 218th Engineering Squadron - Missouri Air National Guard (MOANG) 17 1/2&nbsp;years May 1980 to January 1998
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Total service time 21 1/2 years.
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Retired Rank of Master Sargent MSGT (E-7)
Medals and Awards
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Meritorious Service Medal
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; National Defense Service Medal
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Vietnam Medal
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Missouri National Guard Commendation for serving during the Great Midwest Flood of&nbsp;1993.
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I entered the Air Force and was trained to be a Cartographer.&nbsp;That training landed me a&nbsp;job with the Defense Mapping Agency now known today as NGA (National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency) where I retired from.
I would also like to recognize my deceased father who was an Army World War II vet who was part of General MacArthur Occupation forces in Japan after the nuclear bombing.
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