Quilts of Valor presented to five men

Staff Report | Mar 18, 20210

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John Love retired as a U.S. Navy admiral.

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Jim Lemon served in support of B-52 bombers.

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David John Stueckle served in the U.S. Navy.

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Don Cowan served as a Navy aircraft machinist.

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Bill Rogers served as a Navy mechanic.

COLFAX — Five county veterans were honored with Quilts of Valor at two ceremonies at the Colfax United Methodist Church.

David John Stueckle, Donald (Don) Cowan and John Love received their honors on March 10. Jim Lemon and William (Bill) Rogers received theirs on March 5.

Stueckle, 90, of LaCrosse, served from 1951-55 as an instructor on instrument navigation in the Navy as a petty officer second class at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

Cowan, 98, of St. John, served from 1941-45 as a Navy aircraft machinist mate first class on the carrier U.S.S. Bogue. He spent part of two years in the North Atlantic. He was also stationed for two years on a base in Sanford, Fla.

Love, 88, of Garfield, served from 1950-1989 in the Navy, retiring as an admiral. During his career, he was an aviation machinist's mate on amphibious landing craft in San Diego and Japan.

Lemon, 75, of Colfax, served as an Air Force staff sergeant in combat support for B-52 bombers from 1965-72. He was based in Altus, Okla.

Rodgers, 81, served from 1957-1961 as a Navy petty officer second class engineman in Japan, China, and the Philippines. He spent 1.5 years on the U.S.S. Bridget and another 1.5 years on the U.S.S. Koiner.

Since the Quilts of Valor Organization began in 2003, nearly 270,000 veterans around the country have been presented quilts made by volunteers.