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A Close Look at Our Family’s Veterans

Great Uncle Dennis Peterson
Army 1965-1967

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Great Uncle Lee

This is the only picture I have of Lee in uniform. This was taken just before he and Jani left for Caldwell Idaho to get married. A lot of our family got married in uniform. Lee was in the Intelligence branch and stationed in West Berlin from 1966-1969.

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Grandpa Ray Grimes
Army 1970-1976

Germany, 5th Maintenance Battalion

Battalion Maintenance Officer-2nd Lieutenant

Battalion Executive Officer-1st Lieutenant

Combat Equipment Group Race Relations, Equal Opportunity Officer-Captain

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Another military wedding Christmas 1970

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Pete Peterson
Great, Great Grandfather-Cindy’s Dad
WW2

Pete in India

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Pete Peterson and Velma wedding

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The Grimes Brothers
Great, Great Grandfather and Uncles-Ray’s Family
WW2

Left to Right – Lefty-My Dad     Jess               Cecil             Johnny

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Left to Right – Johnny Cecil     Bill Greenway   Lefty

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Ray Heathershaw
Grandmother BD Grimes’s Father
Your Great, Great Grandfather on my Mother’s side.
Volunteered for the Army during WW1. Shipped out from Bellingham Wa. For Paris France.
Arrived as the war ended.

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Ray Heathershaw is kneeling, first on the lower left