Grandpa Cliff	Donald Wright	Donald and Mike Wright

Army:            "An Army of one"

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Keith Anthony Berciunas (SSG)

Active Units:       

• 1st  BN-505 PIR (Parachute Infantry Regiment) 82nd  ABN  DIB Ft. Bragg, NC
• 2nd BN-LRS (Long Range Surveillance) Scout 82nd ABN DIB Ft. Bragg, NC
• Honor Guard CO. 3rd US Infantry Ft. Meyer, VA
• 3rd BN -7th Brigade 108th Div. Drill Sergeant Unit  Ft. Jackson, SC

Reserve Units:

• HHC 2nd BN-518 Drill Sergeant Unit Ft. Jackson, SC

Honors and Awards: US Army NCO of the Year 2003, Certified Jungle Expert, Airborne, Air Assault, Ranger, Sapper, Drill SGT. ,Venezuelan Jump wings, Belgian Jump wings and German Proficiency badge

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Clifford Gerard Berciunas (CPL)

Active Units:

• 3rd BN - 529th Infantry Michigan National Guard ( Mess Management)

Served in:  WWII and Korean War

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Joseph William Berciunas Jr. (SP2)

Active Units:

•  3rd BN - 529th Infantry Michigan National Guard ( Mess Management)

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Joseph Walter Berciunas (Ret.)

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Donald Wright (CPL)

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Glenn Wainright

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Navy: "Non sibi sed patriae" ("Not self but country")

Bob VanHill	Dad and Grandpa Berciunas	Harold Sr.and George Berciunas
Harold Sr.	Grandpa Walt Gryczan	Harold Berciunas

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Chester M. Gryzan (CDR. Ret.)

WWII    1943-1973

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Dolores C. Gryzan (R.N)

Mercy 1947

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Leo C. Gryzan (Warrant Gunner)

WWII   April 22,1940 - Sept. 28,1945

• USS Ellis    DD 154

• USS Stoddard  DD 566

• USS Watts  DD 567

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Helen Gryzan (Storekeeper 1st Class)

WWII    Jan 1,1944 - June 25,1947

• New York, NY

• Seattle, Wash

• Pearl Habor, Hawaii

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Walter Fredrick Gryczan Sr.

Active Units:

• USS Wasp

• USS Wright

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George G. Berciunas

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Martin Duane Berciunas (PO3)

Active Units:

• USS. Raleigh LPD-1

Tours:

• 2-North Atlantic Tours covering Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece           

• West Pack Tour covering East Africa and West Asia

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Harold William Berciunas

• Dental Assistant at Treasure Island 1943-45

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Carolyn (Berciunas) Sandlie

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Keith Paul

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Robert VanHill

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Marine: "Semper Fidelis" ("Always Faithful")

Nathan's promotion in Iraq

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Nathan Jay Schunemann (Cpl)

Active Units: USMC-MWSS - 371

Served in: Iraq during 2/05-9/05 at Al-Taquaddum

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Harold William Berciunas II.

USMCR    May 1980-1992

• USMC Recruit Depot 1980.  4th Marine Div., Co. A     Camp Elliot near San Diego, Ca.

• Ft. Knox Tank School  summer of 1981

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Richard Frodel

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Keri Steelman

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Air Force:  "Integrity, Service, Excellence"

	Mike Wright and wife Cheryl NCO graduation 1990

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Jack  Raymond Dykstra(1Lt.)

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Michael Wright  (TSgt) Ret.

Active Units:  

• Loring AFB Maine,  42nd Bombardment Wing (1980-1992)

• Lajes Field, Azores 42nd AREFS/42Nnd BMW ( Air Refueling Group)(1978-1980)

• Travis AFB, CA. 307th AREFG (Air Refueling Group)(1976-1978)

• K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI 410th CSG (Combat Support Group) (1972-1976)

• Lackland AFB, TX - 3707 Basic Military Training Squadron 1972

He also served in Operation Desert Storm at Diego Garcia launching bombers and tankers 1990-1991.  In 1973 he was deployed to Utipao AFB, Thailand to serve with the Young Tiger Operations in Operation Bullet Shot. Operation Bullet Shot was the initial pullout of Vietnam.

Military Education- Attended 2yrs. Technical schools at  Keesler AFB, Mississippi (1973 & 1976), NCO Leadership School at Norton AFB, CA (1977), NCO Academy at McGuire AFB, NJ (1989)

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Michael Cadena  (Ret)

• Starting 1979 served as weapons loader for F-4's in Germany to Georgia AFB

• Retiring in 1995 at Mountain Home AFB

Served in Gulf War

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Jeffrey LeBlond  (SSgt)

Active Units:  820th Redhorse

"Lead, follow or get the hell out of my way"

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Coast Guard: Semper Paratus" ("Always Ready")

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