On Veterans Day, and every day, Heritage is grateful for all the brave men and women who selflessly served our country. Join us as we learn from, are inspired by, and listen to our residents, as they share their unforgettable moments during their time in service.

Watch full interviews below, with more publishing in the future.

Don Coppola

Vinecroft
Born: August 27, 1930
U.S. Army, 1952-1954

Robert Wood

In Memoriam
Ives Hill
U.S. Air Force, 1963-1985

Anthony “Tony” Marcello

Heritage – The Green
Born: July 9, 1932
U.S. Army, served 1952-1954

Chaplain Sam Shreffler

Heritage – The Homestead
U.S. Air Force, served 1970-1974

Donald Carpenter

Heritage – The Park
U.S. Army, served 1958-1960

John Seemueller

Vinecroft
Born: November 14, 1933
U.S. Army, served 1955-1957 (Germany)

Dick Boss

Heritage – The Park
In Memoriam
U.S. Navy, served 5 years

Paul Davis

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Homestead,
U.S. Army, served 1944-1946

Noreen Heavner

Ives Hill
Born: November 23, 1953
U.S. Army, served 4 years

Donald Miller

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Green
U.S. Army, served 1953-1955

Robert Stackpole

In Memoriam
Born: September 8, 1943
U.S. Army, began service in 1961

Leland Spear

Heritage – Orchard Grove
In Memoriam
U.S. Air Force, served almost 8 years (1956)

Delvin Abbey

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Park
National Guard, served 1957-1959
U.S. Navy, served 1959-1961

Walter Abbott

Heritage, The Homestead
U.S. Army, 1953-1954

Richard Alexander

Ives Hill
U.S. Navy, 1955-1973

Lewis Andrews

Rolling Fields
U.S. Marines

William Ashley

Rolling Fields

Ronald A Atkinson

Rolling Fields
Born: April 4, 1934
U.S. Army

Robert Bailey

In Memoriam
Heritage – Orchard Grove
U.S. Army

Richard “Dick” Ball

In Memoriam
Vinecroft
U.S. Air Force

Bob Banks

Ives Hill
U.S. Air Force, 1975-79

Raymond Benson

Heritage – The Village
U.S. Navy

James V. Bergman

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Village
Born: February 2, 1949
U.S. Army, served 1958-1962

Fred Betts

Rolling Fields
U.S. Army

Daniel Bauman

In Memoriam
Heritage, The Homestead
U.S. Army

Neil Buckley

Rolling Fields
U.S. Navy

Carol Brown

Heritage, The Homestead
U.S. Navy Nurse Corp, 1974-2000

John Cable

Heritage – The Park
U.S. Navy 1969-1973

Warren Cadwell

Ives Hill
U.S. Army Reserves

Robert Caswell

In Memoriam
Ives Hill
Born: December 25, 1931
U.S. Navy Reserve
U.S. Army

Henry Charles

In Memoriam
Ives Hill
U.S. Army, 1964-66

Robert Comer

Rolling Fields
U.S. Army

Jacob Cooper

Vinecroft
U.S. Air Force, served 28 years
(Colonel)/span>

Fred Corey

Rolling Fields
U.S. Air Force

Lowell “Bud” Parke

Heritage, The Woodlands
U.S. Army, 1969-1971

John K Crawford

The Park, staff
Army, 1979-1983

David Crossley

Ives Hill
Born: December 19, 1936
U.S. Navy, 1959-1973

Titus Davis-Merchant

Ives Hill
U.S. Army

John Dittman

Vinecroft
U.S. Army Reserves, 6 years
(Staff Sargent)

Eugene Dolce

Ives Hill
U.S. Navy, 1951

Don Donius

Vinecroft
National Guard, served 7 years

Allen Dreisbach

In Memoriam
Rolling Fields
Born: July 31, 1940
U.S. Army

Salvatore H. Elia

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Village
U.S. Army, served 1952-1954

James Arthur Erickson

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Woodlands
U.S. Army, 1953-1955

Don Falk

Vinecroft
Born: January 15, 1932
Marines, served 1952-1955
Marines, inactive reserve 1955-1958
Air Force, reserves 1958-1988

Frank Florio

In Memoriam
Ives Hill
National Guard

Richard Ford

Heritage – The Village
U.S. Army

Charles Freay

Heritage – The Village
U.S. Air Force

Ken Gallup

Ives Hill
U.S. Navy, 1955-1975

David Gentle

Rolling Fields
U.S. Navy

Paul Golibersuch

Vinecroft
U.S. Army Reserve, served 6 years

Glen Gough

In Memoriam
Ives Hill
U.S. Army, served 3 years

Charles Gunderson

Ives Hill
U.S. Air Force, 1945-54

Larry Harvey

In Memoriam
Ives Hill
U.S. Navy, 1956-60

Art Hollenbeck

Ives Hill
U.S. Army, 1953-55

Ed Irwin

Heritage – The Village
U.S. Navy, served 1955-1959

Bob Johenning

Heritage, The Homestead
U.S. Army, 1961-1963

Dick Hongo

Ives Hill
U.S. Navy, 1958-83

David Hunt

Rolling Fields
U.S. Navy

Eugene Iaquinto

In Memoriam
Heritage, The Homestead

Byron Johnson

Heritage – The Park
U.S. Army

Paul Keene

Rolling Fields
U.S. Marines

James Keohane

Ives Hill
U.S. Army, 1953-54

Mike Kocyan

Rolling Fields
Born: May 31, 1952
U.S. Army

Richard Lake

Vinecroft
U.S, Air Force, 4 years

Leonard Krol

Vinecroft
U.S. Navy
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George Littlefield

Heritage – The Village
U.S. Marines

Cliff Lochhaas

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Homestead
U.S. Army, 1945-1947

John Lomeo

In Memoriam
Vinecroft

John Ludwicazk

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Park

Merle Austin Main

Heritage – The Village
Born: December 13, 1933
U.S. Navy, served 1951-1959 (reserves)
U.S. Navy, served 1956-1958 (active)

Carl McLaughlin

Ives Hill
U.S. Army, 1966-1969

Donald Metzger

Ives Hill
U.S. Navy and Merchant Marine, 1967-1975
U.S. Maritime Ship Pilot, 1977-Present

Jerry Miller

Rolling Fields
U.S. Army

Wayne Moller

Heritage, The Homestead
U.S. Army, 1961-1963

Hazel L. Montgomery

Heritage – The Village
Born: May 2, 1921
U.S. Army, served 1944-1946

Alan Moss

Rolling Fields
U.S. Army

Charles “Chuck” Milks

Heritage, The Homestead
U.S. Air Force, 1959-1963

William Osterhoudt

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Park
U.S. Air Force, served 1979-1980

Lowell “Bud” Parke

In Memoriam
Heritage, The Homestead

Shirley Parsons

Heritage – The Park
U.S. Army, 1969

Dennis J. Peterson

Rolling Fields
Born: January 3, 1961
U.S. Army Reserves

Kenneth Peterson

Heritage – The Park
U.S. Army

Burt Phillips

Ives Hill
U.S. Navy, 1953-75

Leroy Pihl

Heritage – The Green

Lester Porter

Heritage – The Park
In Memoriam
U.S. Navy, served 1946

Alan Richards

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Woodlands
U.S. Army,, 1967-70

John Robinson

Rolling Fields
U.S. Army and Air Force

Brian Rothenberger

Ives Hill
U.S. National Guard, 1970-76

Peter Salmon

Ives Hill
Born: April 27, 1932
U.S. Army, 1956-60

James Schultz

In Memoriam
Rolling Fields
U.S. Navy

Gene Reed Schwab

Rolling Fields
Born: December 17, 1946
U.S. Air Force, enlisted 1966

Kenneth Shaffer

Rolling Fields
U.S. Army

John Shattuck

Ives Hill
U.S. Army, 1969-70

Phil Shays

Vinecroft
Born: November 28, 1932
U.S. Air Force, served 1955-1967 (Captain)

Donald Sheehan

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Park
U.S. Navy, served 2 years

Ray Śliwiński

Ives Hill
U.S. Marines

David Simmons

Ives Hill
Born: January 27, 1939
U.S. Army Reserve, 1956-1964

Charles “Chip” Spiesman

Heritage, The Homestead
U.S. Navy, 1958-1962

David Stone

Ives Hill
U.S. Navy, 1955-60

David Stoodley

Ives Hill
U.S. Army, 1956-1962

Hank Storm

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Homestead
U.S. Army, served 1950-1952

William “Bill” Stratton

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Green
Born: August 30, 1942
U.S. Army, served 1964-1970

Robert Sutliff

Rolling Fields
U.S. Navy

James Sylver

Ives Hill
U.S. Air Force, 1972-1976

James Valianos

Ives Hill
U.S. Army Reserves, 1964-1970

Paul VanGellow

Ives Hill
U.S. Marines, 1946-48

Dr. William Barton VanSlyke

In Memoriam
Ives Hill
Born: August 16, 1925
U.S. Army, 1943-1946

Miyako Tanabe

In Memoriam
Ives Hill
U.S. Air Force, served 1960-1964

Larry Tilyou

Heritage, The Homestead
U.S. Army, 1963-1966

Len Tyler

In Memoriam
Ives Hill
U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army, 1970-2014

George Vouros

Heritage, The Homestead
U.S. Air Force, 1948-1952

Art Wagner

Rolling Fields
U.S. Army

Phil Wight

Heritage – The Green
Born: April 1, 1923
U.S. Air Force
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Mark Williams

Rolling Fields

Judd Woods

Ives Hill
U.S. Air Force, 1954-58

John Zanghi

In Memoriam
Heritage – The Green

Edward Zunner

Heritage – The Park
U.S. Army, 1941-1945

Across our communities, we serve veterans daily.
Through special programing, recognition, and other events, we come together in celebration
and to grow in understanding of what our veterans sacrificed for all of us to live in freedom.