Police mourn slain officer Jason West in Avon motorcade
More than 50 police cruisers escorted the body of Cleveland Heights Officer Jason West, 31, from Huron Hospital to Avon funeral home after he died from gunshot wounds suffered while responding to a large Friday night fight. Halton Jr. faces pending charges as departments raise flags to half staff. West, an Avon native and seven-year veteran, was shot in the face and leg as he blocked a vehicle.
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AVON
Cleveland Heights
Jason West
West
Huron Hospital
Cuyahoga County
Andrea McCollum
Timothy Urshon Halton Jr
Gleveland Heights
Josh Stell
Avon High School
Misencik Funeral Home
Cleveland
Lakewood
Rocky River
Westlake
Avon Lake
98 Heroes of Lorain County Vietnam War Names List
A roll of Lorain County veterans who died in Vietnam lists Raymond Ellsworth Rupci and others with ranks, birth and death dates, ages, and hometowns including Lorain Amherst Brownhelm North Ridgeville Sheffield Lake Avon Lake and Avon Lake among the communities. The roster names Fleming Bukey Brainerd Donald Bonko Matthew Pechallis Ronald Ralich James Smith Cody Balistein John Snitch George McDaniel Dennis Bergenstein and Thomas Cowley with birth dates from 1933 to 1947 and death dates through 1967.
Lorain County Veterans Memorial Honors Vietnam Fallen
A Lorain County Vietnam Veterans Memorial ceremony near Amherst pays tribute to 98 local soldiers killed in Vietnam. The six hour vigil begins at 6 p.m. and the dedication parade is set for June 23 with readings, a helicopter fly-in, and a bronze flag monument.
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Lorain County
Amherst
de Lorain County
Washington
Richard Vandegeer
Sheffield
Vietnam
North Lake Street
Ben Attie
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee
Attie
South Street
Ed Brill
Milano Monuments
Brook Park
Army
Joe Schmitt
Brownhelm Township
Schmitt
Charlie Sanchez
Angel Luis Sanchez
Sanchez
Reuben Ortiz Sr
Zeneida Ortiz Jr
Memorial Day Coverage Profiles Fallen Lorain County Vets
Memorial Day package profiles Lorain County Vietnam veterans, with additional perspectives from a World War I veteran. Coverage spans pages A5 B1 B2, highlighting local remembrance and historical reflections.
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Lorain County
Army Sgt Wayne E Benge remembered by family
Wayne E Benge died from injuries in a jungle, inspiring siblings 98 years later. He left Brookside High School in Sheffield Lake at 17 to join the Army, seeking to go to Vietnam and make a difference. His sister Patricia Balas recalls his desire to serve, noting he was sent to Germany and told he had to be 18 before Vietnam service.
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Army
Wayne E. Benge
Vietnam
Benge
Brookside High School
Sheffield Lake
Patricia Benge Balas
Vermilion
Germany
Wellington family lost two sons in Vietnam war
The Cottrell family of Wellington mourns the loss of Lee Cottrell and another son in the Vietnam War. Connie Cottrell, then 15, recalls a late night knock on their door in August 1968 as the news reached their home. The article reflects on the personal impact of the war on a small community.
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Wellington
Cottrells
Connie Cottrell
Cottrell
Lee Cottrells
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Stephen Szucs
The
Chronicle-Telegram
Bruce
Raymond Ellsworth Rupci
Lorain
Fleming Bukey
Donald Raymond Bonko
Anny
Matthew John Pechallis
Brownhelm
Ronald Ralich
Marine Corps
Thomas Reginald Cowley
James David Smith
North Ridgeville
Cody Allen Balistein
Navy
Raymond Hedorowski
James Patrick Byrne
John Herbert Snitch
George William McDaniel
Dennis Paul Bergenstein
Veterans Memoria
Bette Pearce
Chroniclet
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
U.S
Sidney Cottrell
Timothy Cottrell
Uli
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