Orrville Exchange Club Field of Honor program continues
The 99 American flags recently flown at the field just south of the Orrville Fire Station on Crown Hill Road were a display promoted by the Orrville Exchange Club and sponsored by the community as a whole. The 99 flags were flown the week of Memorial Day and will be flown during the week of Veterans Day in November. The project began three years ago to honor all military and first responders.
In 2018 those being honored are as follows:
—Bob Ballentine, Orrville Fire Fighter of the Year
—Cory Seiler and Cory Shane, Orrville Co-Police Officers of the Year
—Bob Hershey, Army
—C.R. “Reggie” Williams, Air Force
—Perry Auble, Army
—Kenneth Auble, Navy
—Milton Combs, Army
—Ross Ogden, Army
—H. Chris Fisher, Marine Corp
—James L. Jackson, Army
—James D. Clymer, Marine Corp
—Jamison Clymer, Marine Corp
—Myron Budd, Army
—Leroy Sass, Army
—James A. Davis, Jr. - National Guard
—James A. Davis III - Police Officer
—Dwight D. Brandt - Navy
—Matt Birkbeck - Police Officer
—Harry “Jake” McMorrow - Army
—Harry Fry – Army
—Brandon Harty - Army
—William Herman Berk - Air Force
—Robert Alan Gold Sr. - Navy
—Robert E. Gray - Army
—Pete Guster - Army
—Fleet Brenneman - Army
—Benny R. Horner - Navy
—Floyd “Junior” Johnson - Army
—Richard & Kathryn Todd - Army / Air Force
—Richard J. Todd - Navy
—John M. Todd - Navy
—Charles A. Lorson - Army
—Dean Lund - Marine Corp
—Jack Crosser - Air Force
—Jay Crosser - Army
—Richard Keplar - Navy
—Ralph Keplar - Army
—Daniel Barden - Air Force
—Captain Kyle Likens - Army
—John W. Raber - Army
—Clifford H. Morrison - Army
—H. D. Nelson - Army
—Herman J. Panyard - Navy
—Dalton Hammer - Police
—Amanda Hammer - Police
—James Brandt - Army
—Roy Fetty - Air Force
—Craig Hostetler - Fire Fighter
—Jerry L. McGill - Air Force
—Robert E. McGill - Army & Air Force
—Harold L. Saurers - Air Force
—Nevin Short - Army
—Russ Ballentine - Fire Fighter
—Ron Coppa - Navy
—Andrew Dalessadro - Police
—Bob Reynolds - Army Air Corp
—Don Weaver - Army
—Major Jeremy M. Forrer - Marine Corp
—Lt. Jeffrey M. Lorson - Fire Fighter
—Dennis Steiner - Marines & Police
—Earl B. Crill - Army Air Corp
—Walter B. Sturgeon - Army
—Sam Paulo - Army
—Joel Grossenbacher - Marine
—Edwin Highnight - Navy
—Lem Highnight - Army
—Herb Liechty - Army
—Kenneth M. Liechty -Army
—Dean Sullivan - Naval Reserve
—Paul Sullivan - Army
—Richard Sullivan - Air Force
—Clarence Sullivan Jr. - Air Force
—Angel Kazim - Marine Corp
—Col. Clay Tipton - Marine Corp
—Bruce Ubelhart - Fire Fighter
—William Wagner - Marine & Coast Guard Reserve
—Mike Wagner - Army & Fire Fighter
—Adam Maag - Fire Fighter & Paramedic
—Michael F. Maag - Fire Fighter
—Theodore P. Warfel - Army
—Irene G. Warner - Navy
—Kent B. Warner - Navy
—Orvis Evans - Air Force
—Robert Webner - Army
—Rodney L. Webner - Navy
—James R. Weeman - Marine
—Daniel L. Holderman - Navy
—Larry Wagner - Fire Fighter & Coast Guard
—George R. Amstutz - Army
—Scott Shemenski - Army
—Alvin M. Sowers Jr. - Marine Corp.
—Robert W. Hennell Jr. - Army Air Corp
—Donald R. Jameson - Army
—Jared Tillenni - Army
—Scott Crawford - Army
—S. Keith Bowen - Army
—Theodore Hutchison - Marine Corp
There is still time to sponsor a flag for Veterans Day and the 2019 season. The cost for the 2018-19 season is $45 per flag. You can mail a check payable to Orrville Exchange at P.O. Box 64, Orrville, OH 44667, or contact any member of the Orrville Exchange Club.
For questions call Lisa Reusser at 330-683-2888 or email orrvilleexchange@zoominternet.net. The proceeds are split with one-third of the sale going to the Orrville Fire Fighters Association, one-third going to the Orrville Police Auxiliary and the remaining going toward community projects.