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The American Legion Auxiliary Greer Unit #11 is honoring Robert Kisely as the October Veteran of the Month. Robert was drafted into the army in 1960 at the age of 21. After being drafted, Robert was sent to Fort Leonard Wood, MO where he and other draftees were sorted to be sent to different Army Training Installations. He was sent to Fort Bliss in El Paso, TX to complete his basic training. Robert then spent the next six months receiving training as an Ajax Missile technician/ operator. Once Robert had finished his training, he ended up spending the rest of his military career in an office at the Fort Bliss Army Base where in addition to doing paperwork, he also trained others on the Ajax Missile systems. Robert can remember not wanting to work an office job, but that is where he was assigned as he was needed to fill an open position. In 1962, Robert was honorably discharged from Fort Bliss and drove himself back to South Dakota as he had his own car.
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Read more10 Years Ago - 2014 Stephanie ( Nedved) Carlson and Adam Carlson of Rockford, IL were united in marriage.
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After dedicating 36 years of service to the Avon Ambulance, Carol Tolsma decided it was time to permanently park the stretcher in the ambulance. Carol was an Emergency MedicalTechnician(EMT)duringheryearsof volunteering for the Avon Ambulance. When asked what made her first want to become an EMT, she said that she was encouraged by community members. In 1988, Carol along with a large group of Avon residents took an EMT class. After taking the class and seeing so many of the other Avon community members step up to help their community, Carol knew that this would be a good fit for her. She credits her long career as an EMT to the amazing mentors that she had along the way. Her mentors include Donna Reister, Dianne Bechtold, and David Brandt. Without the guidance and support of these three mentors along with her co-volunteers over the years, Carol would not have been able to develop her skills as an EMT to the high level she did.
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Dwaine Davis is being honored as Avon’s October Veteran of the Month. Davis was a member of the United States Air Force beginning in April of 1984 for three years, 10 months and 11 days. He was honorably discharged from the Air Force in March of 1988. Upon joining the Air Force, Davis was sent to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX for his basic training. When first joining the Air Force, it was Davis’ intention to be a F-100 jet mechanic. He had scored very high on his Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) with the score determining which jobs are available to choose from for military personnel. Unfortunately, during the physical screening, Davis was found to be colorblind which eliminated the possibility of him becoming a jet mechanic. As he was colorblind, he was given the choice between two guaranteed jobs in the Air Force. His choices were to either become a cook or a firefighter. Davis chose the latter of the two jobs.
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Each year The Wagner American Legion Auxiliary presents dictionaries to the third grade classes at Wagner Community School and Marty Indian School. This year the Auxiliary presented 86 dictionaries to the students at Wagner Community School and seven to Marty Indian School.
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