It is an honor for our students to give respect to all veterans, but especially our area veterans. All our community members are welcome to join our student body and staff as we present our 2019 Veterans Day Program. Our featured guest speaker this year is Chaplain (Ret.) Cecil Richardson. The program will include music performances under the direction of Band Director Mary Beth Behrens and Choir Director Liz Niemeyer as well as students leading the Pledge of Allegiance and other spoken pieces. Join us at 1:30pm in the High School gym on Monday, November 11th.
Additionally, we would like to keep updating our list of area and alumni veterans. Many community members and alumni have emailed updates. Please review the list below to help us add any that may be missing. We believe there are many members of our community, past and present, who are not on this list. It is our desire to never forget the service these men and women have given to their country. We hope to pass on the memory of their service to our students now and in years to come. If any information is missing, incomplete, or inaccurate, please email Juli Thompson at juli.thompson@ithaca.k12.wi.us. Thank you in advance for any help.
| Ithaca Community Veteran Recognition | ||||
| Name | Ithaca Alumni Class | Branch of Service | Rank | Tours/Combat |
| Acketz, LaVerne | 1962 | US Air Force 1962-1966 | Airman | |
| Bloczynski, Connor | 2017 | US Air Force | ||
| Bone, Michael | US Marines | Corporal | Operation Iraqi Freedom (2 tours) | |
| Borski, Albert | US Army | Sergeant | WWII-1945 (4 yrs) Stationed at Dachau | |
| Brewer, Carlyle | US Army | Specialist 4 | 3rd Inf. Division-123 Signal Batt. | |
| Burch, Robert | US Army | E5 | Operation Desert Storm-Missions in | |
| Clary, Travis | 1988 | US Army | Operation Desert Storm | |
| Clary, Matthew | US Army | |||
| Clements, Lawrence | US Air Force/SAC | E4 | Vietnam | |
| Clements, Michael | US Army | Captain | Vietnam | |
| Clements, Robin | US Marines | Staff Sergeant | Operation Iraqi Freedom | |
| Clements, Ryan | US Marines | Gunnery Sergeant | Operation Iraqi Freedom | |
| Clements, William | US Navy | Radioman-3rd Class USNR | WWII | |
| Cler, James | US Army | Corporal | Korea | |
| Cockroft, Clifford | US Army | Corporal | WWII | |
| Connors, Thomas J. (Jim) | 1959 | US Air Force | ||
| Cooper, Gary | US Army | Specialist 4 | ||
| Crook, Patrick | US Air Force | Senior Airman | ||
| Degner, Danny | US Army Reserves | Master Sergeant-E4 | ||
| Durkin, Joseph T. | US Navy, US Army Reserves | Petty Officer, 2nd Lt. | WWII | |
| Durst, Bobbi Jo (Offerdahl) | US Army (1992-2002) | Sergeant | Desert Storm | |
| Durst, David | 1966 | US Army | Vietnam | |
| Durst, Joseph J. | US Army | Tech Sergeant | Killed in Action WWII | |
| Durst, Steve | 1983 | US Army | ||
| Durst-McKittrick, Jordan | 2007 | US Army National Guard | Iraq | |
| Faber, LaVerne | ||||
| Faber, Norm | US Navy | Fireman 1st Class | Vietnam | |
| Fargen, Martin F. | US Army (1941-1946) | Corporal | Prisoner of War (1942-1945) WWII | |
| Fargen, Peter M. | 1968 | US Army | Vietnam | |
| Favreau, Jim | US Army | 2nd Lieutenant | Air Borne/Special Forces | |
| Forsythe, Tim | US Army | E4-NCO; Capt. Mauston | Fort Belvoir, VA; Guard at Pentagon | |
| Fruitger, Harold | US Marine | WWII; Korea | ||
| Hallet, Glen | US Navy | Seamam 1st Class | USS New Jersey | |
| Harschutz, Sean | US Army National Guard | Forward Support Company 724th Engineer | ||
| Hilby, Jeff | US Army-Military Police | Sergeant 1st Class | Korea, Volcans; Operation Iraqi | |
| Hissy, Bill | US Navy | Seaman | Battleship | |
| Imhoff, James | US Navy | Torpedo Man, 3rd Class | USS Essex | |
| Imhoff, Patrick | US Army, US Air Force | E4, Sargeant | ||
| Imhoff, William | US Army | Specialist 4 | ||
| Jones, Charles (Charlie) C. | 2020 | US Army National Guard | ||
| Jordan, Eugene | US Coast Guard | 1st Petty Officer | WWII-USS Pocatello | |
| Jump, Cecil | US Navy | Senior Chief Petty Officer | WWII, Korea, Vietnam | |
| Jump, Jeff | US Coast Guard | Petty Officer | Carib. Drug Interdiction Task Force, | |
| Larson, Raymond | US Air Force | Colonel | ||
| Layton, Jacob | US Army National Guard | E-4 | Operation Iraqi Freedom | |
| Layton, Charlene | US Army National Guard | E-4 | Operation Iraqi Freedom | |
| Louis, James (Jim) | 1966 | US Army | Vietnam | |
| Manning, David | US Army | Corporal | Infantry | |
| Marcellus, Jason | US Army Reserves | Staff Sergeant | 384th MP Battalion; Afghanistan and | |
| Markin, Charles | US Army Reserves | |||
| Markin, David | 1972 | US Army | ||
| Markin, Donnavon | 1972 | US Army | ||
| Markin, Marvin | 1971 | US Army | ||
| Markin, Virgil W. | US Army | Private | WWII | |
| Matthews, Gerald L. | US Air Force | Lieutenant | WWII | |
| McCallum, Greg | US Marines | Master Sergeant | Vietnam | |
| McCauley-Baker, Logan | US Army | Afghanistan | ||
| McNurlin, Caitlin | 2006 | US Army National Guard | Forward Support Company )724th Engineer | |
| McNurlin-Marcellus, Shauna | 2002 | US Army Reserves | Sergeant 1st Class | Fort McCoy NCO Academy; NATO; Headquarters-Brussels; Afghanistan tour |
| Michel, Frank | US Army | WWII | ||
| Meyer, Jim | US Marines | Korea | ||
| Milde, Allyn | US Navy | Korea | ||
| Muehe, Gordan | US Army | Specialist-E5 | ||
| Muehe, James | US Air Force | Senior Master Sergeant | Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan | |
| Muehe, Vincent | US Air Force | Staff Sergeant-E5 | ||
| Netteshiem, Cade | 2019 | US Army | Private | |
| Newkirk, Kyle | 2002 | US Army | Sergeant | Iraq (2 tours) |
| Newkirk, Ralph | Merchant Marines, US Army, US Marines | WWII, Korea | ||
| Nowacki, Rebecca Sue (Bailey) | 1966 | US Army Nurse Corp Jan 1971-Jan 1973 | ||
| Palmer, Steve | US Army | Staff Sergeant | Operation Iraqi Freedom (2 tours) | |
| Parkhurst, Joseph | US Army | Sergeant | WWII | |
| Peterson, Andrew | 1997 | US Marines 1997-2001 | Sergeant | |
| Pezall, Donald | US Army | Private | ||
| Potter, Dave | US Army | SE Asia, Vietnam | ||
| Revels, Ed | US Army | Specialist 4 | ||
| Revels, Jesse | US Army | 1st Sergeant | Vietnam (2 tours) 2 Purple Hearts | |
| Richards, Laurel | 2011 | US Air Force | Missawa, Japan | |
| Rinehart, Andrew | 2004 | US Army 2006-2010 | Private 1st Class | Operation Iraqi Freedom (2) |
| Rinehart, Troy | 1992 | US Air Force 1995-2010 | Staff Sergeant | Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Rynes, Ken | US Marines, US Army Reserves | |||
| Seep, Taylor | US Army | Specialist | Afghanistan | |
| Slaney, Abby | US Army | Afghanistan | ||
| Smelcer, Gary | US Army National Guard | Staff Sergeant-E6 | ||
| Swanson, Pete | US Army National Guard | Staff Sergeant-E6 | Operation Desert Storm | |
| Tarvin, Gene Francis | US Navy | Apprentice Seaman | WWII | |
| Theiding, William Herman | US Army | Specialist 5 | ||
| Thompson, Brad | US Army, US Army National Guard | 1st Sergeant | ||
| Toussaint, Bill | US Army Reserve | Master Sergeant | ||
| Walker, Alex | US Air Force | Senior Airman | Travis AFB, CA | |
| Wallace, Phil | US Marines | Lance Corporal | Rifle Security-Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; | |
| Wastlick, Frank | US Army | Sergeant | ||
| Weitzel, John | US Army | Operation Desert Storm | ||
| Weydurt, Edmund | US Army | WWII | ||
| Wilson, Bryce | US Marines | Corporal-E4 |