The Eighth Annual Crookston Veterans Ceremony honored seven Crookston area veterans at the University of Minnesota Crookston’s Bede Ballroom on Wednesday afternoon. The event is sponsored by the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Committee. Linus Desrosier, Trevor Desrosier, Lenny Fuller, Seth Goehring, Mark Peterson, William Rasmussen, and Roberta Schipper were honored with an award and a Quilt of Valor.
Linus Desrosier, Trevor Desrosier, Seth Goehring, Birdie Schipper, Mark Peterson, Bill Rasmussen, and Lenny Fuller.
KROX asked the Veterans what the honor meant to them –
Trevor Desrosier said – “I am very thankful. I guess I didn’t expect it and thank you to everybody that put it together. I am still serving now. I was on the NCR detail last year and that was pretty awesome, getting to work to directly support the branches of government, that is amazing the opportunity is very rare.”
Birdie Schipper said – “It means a lot to me, it is humbling and it is just a great honor. I had the opportunity to enlist recruits and make sure the kids were taken care of. This was a surprise.”
Mark Peterson said – “I am very honored and not growing up in this community and having somebody nominate you out of the blue is an unreal feeling. Retirement was a highlight and making it home safe is a blessing and to be all over the world and see the different countries and the freedoms we have.”
Lenny Fuller said – “It is an honor, a real honor and humbling. Meeting a lot of people and training a lot of people and I love everybody. I don’t even have words for this honor, it is pretty cool.”
Seth Goehring said – “It is a great honor and I am humbled. I was floored and couldn’t believe it. My highlight is all the relationships with all the men and women I have served with. It is a big family and I have run into various soldiers I have served with.”
Bill Rasmussen said – “This is a very big honor and I am humbled by it. My highlight is when I became an instructor and I was instructing young soldiers that were moving up their career and some of them passed me by and that was great to see. I like the way they ran the program and to hear what the other Veterans have done.”
Linus Desrosier said – “This was kind of a surprise and the blanket was an even bigger surprise. One highlight was to be able to race around the countryside and it was a pleasure and fun. If people here were able to understand what people in other countries are going through, they wouldn’t complain.”
For more information on the seven honorees, click here.
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