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Byron Wood

1968-1970

Army - Vietnam

By Nazhoni Sleeper - Angelo Sleeper’s granddaughter
El Reno High School junior
(Brian Rukes’ AP English 3 class)

Eddie W. Vaughan

Master Sgt. 1st Class, Retired, U.S. Army

Service from 1957 through 1960.

Location of service: Ascom, South Korea

Plus three years in Army Reserves

Donald Siler, left, and George Haynes, U.S. Army, Korea, 1952-1954.

Dan Castrop, 95

Served in the Merchant Marines from 1945-46.

Then served in the U.S. Army during the occupation of Japan.

By Serenity Schnider
El Reno High School junior
(Brian Rukes’ AP English 3 class)

◆ In 2017, the United States Department of Defense is considered the largest employer
in the country, with over 3 million employees. In second place is Walmart,
with 1.3 million employees, and third is Exxon-Mobil
with 950,000 employees.

◆ The U.S. Department of Defense controls over 30 million acres of land worldwide,

Freddie R. Hobson

E-4 Sergeant 1961-65

Served in the U.S. Air Force Security Service, Italy, 1962-63