U.S. Army veteran Gerald Puetz grew up in Mantador, North Daktoa and now calls the Barney area home. He joined the Army and served from June 1960 through May 1963. After finishing basic training at Fort Hood, Texas, he was assigned to places like Oklahoma, Texas, and Germany. 

He is a member of the American Legion Post 153 in Wyndmere. 

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10/05/22: Abby Miller, producer of "News and Views," chats with Stephen Perreault while visiting Fort McHenry on the Veterans Honor Flight. He worked as a Vietnamese linguist, translator, interpreter, voice intercept operator, cryptographer, interrogator, and intelligence analyst with the 8th Radio Research, 509th RR, Taredo in Phu Bai, Saigon, and Nha Trang, Vietnam.

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Bernal was drafted by the Army in 1969 and served through 1970. He graduated from basic training and spent time as a member of combined reconnaissance, gathering intel on the opponent's platoon. He was awarded a bronze star for being part of the Cambodia invasion and making it out alive after 35 days. 

After his time with the Army, he moved home to work on his farm. 

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05/30/22 : Joel is joined by Larry Hjelmstad, a Veteran that he met on the ND/MN Veterans Honor Flight. Larry talks about his experience on the honor flight and his favorite parts of the trip. 

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10/05/22: Joel interviewed Earl and his family while visiting Washington, DC on the Veterans Honor Flight trip. Earl served in the Army from 1946 through 1949 and then made the jump to the Air Force in 1949 where he stayed until 1956. In the Army, he worked as a sniper, and worked as a load master in the Air Force. 

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10/05/22: Joel chats with Ace, the owner of a Maryland Arby's, and hears his story with the Veterans Honor Flight Network. Ace has been delivering meals to our veterans since the program began after learning about it and how our veterans have served America. He delivers meals to not only the Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN, but also other honor flights across the country. 

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10/05/22: Joel interviews the Teberg brothers, Brad and Roger, while visiting the Lincoln Memorial with the Veterans Honor Flight. Roger is in the Air Force and Brad is a Marine. Brad served with the Fleet Marine Force, 1st Marine Div., 1st Brigade out of Kaneohe, Hawaii, and Roger served in photography with the 600 Photo Squadron in Phan Rang, Vietnam.

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10/05/22: Joel has a conversation with Bill Leier while touring the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the Veterans Honor Flight. Bill left for the Army in 1951 and served until 1952. He jumped off Heartbreak Ridge and earned his Purple Heart. 

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10/05/22: Joel sits down with Warren Papke during the Veterans Honor Flight trip to Washington, DC. He spent time with the 5th Infantry Division at Big Delta, Alaska, and worked as a clerk typist and chaplain’s assistant during the Korean War. 

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