NEW ULM — When Lawrence “Larry” Stueber received his draft notice in 1966, the 20-year-old New Ulm native was working as a paint salesman at Cook’s Paints. He didn’t know much about electricity, but the Army did. It needed generator repair specialists, and it trained him to become ...
SLEEPY EYE — Rick Mages comes from a family of military members, a tradition he and the family have continued for a long time. A number of people in his wife Jane’s family were also in the military. Rick and Jane’s three sons were all U.S. Marines. Two of them, Jory and Rob were ...
NEW ULM — Marv Nissel, a New Ulm-area musician and Minnesota Music Hall of Fame inductee, served in the United States Army from 1961 to 1963. He completed basic training at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “We’d be up at five every morning. You’d make your bed tight ...
NEW ULM -- Harold Lange joined the 101st Airborne Division, known as the “Screaming Eagles,” in 1958 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He said the decision wasn’t difficult. “When the 101st Airborne came by and they got done speaking--I heard another $69 a month jump pay-- and I said ...
NEW ULM -- Emil Rosenau’s tour of duty in the Vietnam War began in Swineford, Germany. After graduating from Hutchinson High School in 1965 and doing farm work in the area for a year, he and a friend decided to enlist in the armed forces. “I thought, ‘Well, what else is there to ...
NEW ULM — The Marines are a branch who require dedication and hard work for their members to succeed. When Erin Wiltscheck joined the Marines, she said the challenging atmosphere was what she was looking for. “I came from a family that didn’t have savings for college,” she said. “I ...