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I have two POW/MIA bracelets issued by the "Minnesota Remembers POW/MIA Organization". Both were aquired at VFW Post 6316 in Blaine, MN. In 1990 I selected Mel because he was Navy. I selected Steve because he was Army. Steve's was selected on the 25th Anniversary of Mel's MIA date.


Mel's POW/MIA Bracelet
ADJ1 Melvin T Krech
US Navy - MIA Ø4-Ø6-66

ADJ1 Krech's aircraft crashed during launching operations. Ltjg Wm Kohlrush was rescued, but died minutes later. Mel and CDR Wm Grayson's bodies were never recovered.

Rubbing from The Wall
Steve's POW/MIA Bracelet
SGT Stephen J. Harber
US Army - MIA Ø7-Ø2-7Ø

SGT Harber's position was overrun at night. The bodies of the solders with him were found at dawn.

New Home for Steve's bracelet

Rubbing from The Wall


A Special Tribute to the Men from my home town, St Cloud, MN
and surrounding area who sacrificed the last full measure of devotion to our Great Nation

DAVID LYN CHRISTOPHERSON
Army - CPL - E3
1Ø1st Airborne Division
Age - 2Ø
Date of Birth - Jul 1Ø, 1949
ST CLOUD, MN
GEORGE ALLEN GILLESPIE
Marine Corps - CPL - E4
Age - 19
Date of Birth - Jan 15, 195Ø
ST CLOUD, MN
LARS PETER HUSTAD
Army - 1LT - O2
Age - 24
Date of Birth - Sep 27, 1944
ST CLOUD, MN
WILLIAM LORIMER IV
Army - CAPT - O3
1st Cav Division (AMBL)
Age - 27
Date of Birth - Jul 16, 1942
ST CLOUD, MN
RONALD WILLIAM PANNO
Army - CPL - E3
25th Infantry Division
Age - 2Ø
Date of Birth - Nov 17, 1948
ST CLOUD, MN
DAVID C PAPESH
Army - PFC - E3
1Ø1st Airborne Division
Age - 19
Date of Birth - Jul Ø4, 1947
ST CLOUD, MN
PHILLIP NICHOLAS SCHMITZ
Army - 1LT - O2
Age - 24
Date of Birth - Mar 23, 1946
ST CLOUD, MN
KENNETH MICHAEL SCHRAMEL
Army - SP4 - E4
1st Infantry Division
Age - 2Ø
Date of Birth - May Ø6, 1947
ST CLOUD, MN
MONTE THOMAS SLOAN
Army - CAPT - O3
Age - 29
Date of Birth - Jan 1Ø, 1937
ST CLOUD, MN
WILLIAM JOSEPH STEFFES
Army - SP5 - E5
1st Log Command
Age - 21
Date of Birth - Sep 13, 1946
ST CLOUD, MN
THOMAS LEE STRADTMAN
Army - SP4 - E4
196th Light Infantry Brigade
Age - 19
Date of Birth - Nov 3Ø, 1949
ST CLOUD, MN
ALVIN GENE TENNISON
Army - SGT - E5
25th Infantry Division
Age - 23
Date of Birth - Sep 17, 1943
ST CLOUD, MN
DIRK JON WESTRA
Army - SP4 - E4
1st Infantry Division
Age - 2Ø
Date of Birth - Mar 28, 1948
ST CLOUD, MN
DANIEL ROGER ZUTTER
Marine Corps - CPL - E4
Age - 2Ø
Date of Birth - Aug 31, 1949
ST CLOUD, MN
EARL DEAN AUWARTER
Army - SFC - E7
9th Infantry Division
Age - 31
Date of Birth - Feb 27, 1936
CLEARWATER, MN
RICHARD GORDON BROWN
Army - SP4 - E4
1st Infantry Division
Age - 21
Date of Birth - Jul 2Ø, 1945
CLEARWATER, MN
KENNETH L STAGER
Army - SSGT - E6
1st Cav Division (AMBL)
Age - 22
Date of Birth - May Ø2, 1945
CLEARWATER, MN
MELVIN JEROME DECKER
Marine Corps - LCPL - E3
Age - 19
Date of Birth - Jan Ø1, 1949
COLD SPRING, MN

GENE LEO SALZER
Army - SP4 - E4
9th Infantry Division
Age - 2Ø
Date of Birth - Oct 13, 1948
COLD SPRING, MN
KENNETH CLARENCE STOMMES
Navy - HM3 - E4
Age - 2Ø
Date of Birth - Mar Ø3, 1947
COLD SPRINGS, MN

DAVID FRANK WEBER
Marine Corps - PFC - E2
Age - 19
Date of Birth - Nov 16, 1946
COLD SPRING, MN

FRANCIS VINCENT BARON
Marine Corps - CPL - E4
Age - 2Ø
Date of Birth - May Ø7, 1948
FOLEY, MN

SYLVESTER ANTONY SCHAEFER
Marine Corps - PFC - E2
Age - 21
Date of Birth - Aug 12, 1944
RICHMOND, MN

FREDERIC GUSTAVE AGATHER
Army - LTC - O5
Age - 39
Date of Birth - Jul Ø2, 1929
SAUK RAPIDS, MN

RUSSELL DEAN SPIEROWSKI
Marine Corps - PFC - E2
Age - 19
Date of Birth - Oct 25, 1948
SAUK RAPIDS, MN

DUANE EDWARD LITZINGER
Army - SSGT - E6
4th Infantry Division
Age - 33
Date of Birth - Mar 14, 1934
WAITE PARK, MN