Veterans Monument

VETERANS MONUMENT
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Garfield Heights High School
Class of 1966

In recognition of those who served our country ...

U.S. ARMY	U.S. NAVY
William Brezina E-5 1969-1971 Joseph Bubnick Michael Cellura SP-5 1/69-9/70 Bruce Ceo E-5 5/68-9/70 Alan Certo SP-4 9/66-6/68 James Dolak SP-4 1/68-1/70 Bob Falkowski Robert Forman E-5 1966-1968 Guy Franchino E-4 8/67-6/69 Daniel Goedecke E-4 1968-1970 Danny Gorman E-5 1969-1971 Mike Hanlon SP4 1/69-11/70 Frank Harris E-5 7/68-7/70 Don Kalchert SP-5 5/68-5/70 Tim Koelliker E-5 5/68-5/70 Larry Kowalski Robert G. Kronstein, SP-4 1/68-9/69 Earl LeRoy E-5 1969-1970 James Magovac Jim Manley E-5 7/67-4/69 Tim Martin (Chemical Corps Officer) John Matuska KIA RVN Larry Mielczarek 1970-1972 Clarence Mizway E-4 1/68-12/69 David Mowinski Jeff Owens SP-4 1/69-12/70 Robert Perchinske SP-4 11/66-12/68 James Polak Robert Pluto Jim Polak 1969-1971 Phil Posanti E-5 1/67-10/68 Salvatore Russo George Smith E-5 8/66-8/69 Doug St. John 1965-1968 Jeffrey Steckle E-5 9/68-4/71 John Telecky Clark Thomas E-4 9/67-9/69 Edward Trego Armand Undicelli Bob Varga E-? 1969-1971 Bob Vidd SP-5 10/69-8/71 Tom Waryas S-4 1969-1971 Don Watson SP-4 1/70-5/72 Wayne Watson Dennis Yarmesch E-4 '68-'70 Robert Zuchowsky SP-4 6/66-6/69	Roger Anderson E-3 2/67-2/71 David Arnold E-3 2/67-2/71 John Caral E-5 1968-1972 Robert Corbus E-5 10/68-8/72 Edward Fiorucci E-5 1968-1970 Ken Fligiel E-5 1967-1971 Jim Gallagher 1967-? Milan Mahdinec E-4 6/67-3/71 Bruce Marich E-4 8/67-2/71 Sam Mazzola Alvin Mull Roger Navratil E-5 11/66-5/70 Bob Norman 1968-1972 Jim Nowak E-4 3/67-11/70 Richard Ollie Tom Reddy Lt. Commander (Reserve) 1981-Present Lawrence Ruminski E-5 1967-1970 Dale Schneider
	U.S. COAST GUARD
	Richard Presti 1966-1970 Ted Reese
	U.S.AIR FORCE
	Dominic Antenucci Robert Baginski Dennis Banasz Victor Faraci SSgt 7/66-3/74 Robert Klimak SSgt 5/67-5/71 James H. Lucas 1966-1968 James Oberc Gregory Priest 10/66-2/68 Tom Reddy SSgt 1968-1972 John Richings E-5 1968-1972 Carl "Bud" Rabuano SMSgt (E-8) 6/8/66 - 8/1/68 Michael Rodriguez Fred Svihlik Don Sienkiewicz 1967-1971 Louis Vallo Major, 9/71-9/91
ARMY RESERVES NATIONAL GUARD	U.S. MARINE CORP
Jerry Ayres E-5 10/70-10/76 William Brezina Major '71-present Jim Gallagher MSG ?-present Richard Padrlik E-4 5/67-5/73 Michael Rubin SP-4 1971-1977	Terrence Cottrell Capt 5/70-11/73 Lenore Lee Jacobs Pritchard 1967-1969 Lee Kaiser Sgt. 6/67-? Jim Mikesell Richard Novotny ? 1967-? Mark Toth E-5 1968-1972

Served "In Country", Republic of VietNam (RVN)

David Arnold
Dennis Banasz
William Brezina
John Caral
Michael Cellura
Alan Certo
Robert Corbus
James Dolak
Bob Falkowski
Victor Faraci 10/68-10/69
Robert Forman¹
Guy Franchino
Mike Hanlon
Lee Kaiser
Robert Klimak
Tim Koelliker 5/69-4/70
Robert Kronstein 9/68-9/69
Earl LeRoy
James H. Lucas1967-1968
Jim Magovac

Jim Manley
John Matuska
Larry Mielczarek
James Mikesell
Clarence Mizway
Dave Mowinski
Alvin Mull⁴
Roger Navratil
Richard Novotny
Jeff Owens
Robert Pluto
John Richings
Carl Rabuano^2,3 3/68-3/69
Salvatore Russo
Don Sienkiewicz 7/69-7/70
Mike Tagliarina
Tom Waryas
Dennis Yarmesch
Robert Zuchowsky

¹ Two Campaigns; ² Awarded five campaign ribbons; ³ Served in the Republic of Thailand in 1972 during the Viet Nam War; ⁴ Two Tours of Duty

Purple Heart

John Matuska
Guy Franchino

Purple Heart and Bronze Medals

Robert Forman

Campaign Medals

Carl "Bud" Rabuano (5 Awards)

American Veterans Traveling Tribute
VietNam Veterans Memorial
1955-1975

John Matuska

SP4 - E4 - Army Regular
11th Armored Cavalry
19 year old Single, Caucasian, Male
Born on Dec 13, 1948
From GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO
Length of service 1 year
His tour of duty began on Jan 24, 1968
Casualty was on Sep 29, 1968
in LONG KHANH, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, HELICOPTER - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
Religion
ROMAN CATHOLIC

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