{"id":143,"date":"2021-03-31T11:18:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T16:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sewivets.org\/kavv\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2025-05-28T16:38:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:38:46","slug":"reference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sewivets.org\/kavv\/reference\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Honor Guard Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of KAVV members and associate members serving on the Honor Guard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>John Argust<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Roy Beals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chuck Burmeister<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Richard Bowker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paul Ciarelli*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brad Cramlet*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tim Green<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robert Marion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dom Martinelli<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tim O&#8217;Brien<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Larry Olle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jim Rossman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tom Visintainer*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeff Western<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rich Willoughby<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Associate Members serving on the Honor Guard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to know how we associate members feel, here is a speech I had the honor of giving at our 2025 Memorial Day Ceremony&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading143_56bfc6-98, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading143_56bfc6-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading143_56bfc6-98\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading143_56bfc6-98 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading143_56bfc6-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading143_56bfc6-98\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading143_56bfc6-98 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading143_56bfc6-98[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading143_56bfc6-98\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading143_56bfc6-98 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading143_56bfc6-98\"><em>You may have noticed that three of us up here, myself included, aren\u2019t wearing medals or ribbons from the Vietnam War. That\u2019s because we\u2019re the \u201cyounger generation\u201d of the Kenosha Area Vietnam Veterans Honor Guard\u2014though I use the word&nbsp;younger&nbsp;loosely.<br>Some of the men on this squad have been doing this for nearly 40 years. Four decades of dedication, standing in the sun, the rain, the snow\u2014folding flags, offering final salutes, and honoring our countries veterans with quiet dignity. They\u2019ve done it without fanfare, without complaint, and always with respect.<br>And while none of them are in a hurry to step away, there comes a time when the torch must be passed\u2014whether it\u2019s to save their backs, their knees, or just to give them a well-earned break from cold winds and standing at attention for what sometimes feels like hours.<br>I\u2019ve been with the squad for nearly five years now, and I think I speak for the rest of us \u201cnew guys\u201d when I say: we are deeply honored to serve alongside these men. They\u2019ve been our example\u2014our mentors\u2014and sometimes even our older brothers.<br>They\u2019ve set a standard\u2014one of dignity, humility, and unwavering commitment. We\u2019re proud to continue what they started\u2014to give to Kenosha what they have given so faithfully, day in and day out, for decades.<br>So, to our older brothers on this Honor Guard: thank you for your time, your heart, and your steady hands. We\u2019ll carry the torch with pride\u2014and hopefully pass it on to another generation someday.<br>(After a short pause)<br>If you\u2019d like to learn more about the Kenosha Area Vietnam Veterans Honor Guard that we associate members proudly serve with\u2014and about the KAVV organization itself, which is still welcoming Vietnam-era veterans, including its newest member, John Argust\u2014please visit our website:<br>s e w i v e t s . o r g \/ k a v v&nbsp;(all lowercase).<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a list of KAVV members and associate members serving on the Honor Guard: If you want to know how we associate members feel, here is a speech I had the honor of giving at our 2025 Memorial Day Ceremony&#8230; You may have noticed that three of us up here,<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewivets.org\/kavv\/reference\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","author-k896jotb1","post-143","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewivets.org\/kavv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewivets.org\/kavv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewivets.org\/kavv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewivets.org\/kavv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewivets.org\/kavv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sewivets.org\/kavv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewivets.org\/kavv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}