Tag: Veteran of the month

Micheal Iwanski assisted by Kendall VAC, horses

By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club presents Micheal Iwanski, the September Veteran of the Month. Mike was born October 30, 1987 at Naval Air Station Key West (Fla.). His father was in the Navy, who retired in 1992. As a result, by 1993, Mike had lived in...

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David Luna’s U.S. Army experience changed his life

By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club named David Luna the August Veteran of the Month. He was born June 6, 1971 in Aurora and grew up on the East Side and attended East Aurora High School. He stopped after two years in June 1987. At age 17,...

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Tanya Reyes succeeds with self-reliance throughout

By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named Tanya Reyes our July 2020 Veteran of the Month. She was born September 16, 1971 in Aurora where she lived until she entered the U.S. Army. She was graduated from East Aurora High in 1989 and attended Waubonsee Community...

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Jorge Arciniega Marine: Brotherhood, commitment, hard work

By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named Jorge Arciniega the June Veteran of the Month. He was born May 8, 1984 in East Los Angeles, Calif.. Except for living in Los Angeles for sixth and seventh grades, he lived with his sisters in Chicago and Chicago...

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Middle East Conflicts Wall: Special for Will Sutton

By John Montesano In keeping with the theme of Middle East Conflicts in which the Memorial Wall will be in Oswego, May 22-31, the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named William “Will” Sutton, the March Veteran of the Month. Will Sutton, born May 24, 1989, lived in Boston, Mass....

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Bob Brockmann’s life profoundly influenced by Marine Service

The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named Bob Brockmann the December Veteran of the Month. He was born July 28, 1941 in Chicago west suburban Berwyn, where he lived until he was married. He was graduated from Morton West High School in 1959. He went to work for 1st...

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Veterans of the Month: Appropriate salute to Herschel Luckinbill, U.S. Navy

By John Montesano Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club’s (FVVBC) Veteran of the Month for October represents the 50th Veteran of the Month. Because Herschel Luckinbill, president of the FVVBC, started the program, we thought it appropriate to name him the October Veteran of the Month. He was born August 8,...

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Rich Gaffino survived Korean War for 50-year marriage

By John Montesano The September Veteran of the Month is Rich Gaffino. Rich Gaffino was born in Aurora July 9, 1930. He attended Abraham Lincoln Grade School in Aurora and West Aurora High School. He worked for Richards-Wilcox until he was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1951. He was...

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