SPC Mitchell E. Libby, KAHS ’99, has been stationed in northern Iraq guarding a chemical plant. He works in 120 degree heat seven days on, one day off. Like many other soldiers stationed in the Middle East this summer, he has lost a lot of weight but is doing fine. He can’t write home, but he can call once a week. His mailing address is listed below. Sr. Master Sgt. Donald A. Dufner, EV-W ’82, has arrived for duty at Incirlik Air Base in Adana, Turkey. He is a manpower management superintendent with the U.S. Air Force 39th Air Base Group. He has 21 years of military service. Waiting for him to return home are his mother Valentine Dufner of Watkins and his wife Stacy. Richard A. Stanz, KAHS ’99, has recently enlisted in the U.S. Navy under the delayed entry program through the Minneapolis district. He will report for active duty and undergo basic training at the Navy’s Recruit Training Center in Great Lakes, Ill. His parents are Nancy and John Stanz of Kimball. Military Roster: LCPL Jeffrey A. Brutger, Bravo Btry 1/12 MCBH, Kaneohe Bay, HI 96863. Jake Byrne, U.S. Navy. His address is USS Yorktown CG48, ODFPDAA 34093-1159. Chuck Chapman, U.S. Army, 727th Transportation Company. His address is Operation Iraqi Freedom, APO AE-A3 09366. He runs medical supplies between Kuwait and Baghdad. Mark Deutsch, KAHS ’01, U.S. Army Reserves, Camp Arifjan in Kuwait since Nov. 15. Sr. Master Sgt. Donald A. Dufner, EV-W ’82, U.S. Air Force, manpower management superintendent with 39th Air Base Group at Incirlik Air Base in Adana, Turkey. Sgt. Matthew Hanan, KAHS ’92, U.S. Army Reserves, Engineering Battalion, A Company, 244th EN BN (130 EN BDE) APO AE 09302. Pfc. Joshua P. Hilsgen, EV-W ’01, U.S. Marines, EEIC BEEO-40, 11273 Iowa Ave., Fort Leonard Wood MO 65473. SPC Mitchell E. Libby, KAHS ’99, U.S. Army Reserves, Engineering Battalion, guarding a chemical plant in northern Iraq. Address is 244th C-Co EN BN, 130th EN BDE, APO AE 09032. Lt. Cmdr. Sean R. Liedman, KAHS ’87, Naval Academy ’91, U.S. Navy, serving as a navigator on a P-3 Orion on special surveillance deployment with the VPU-1 unit, “Old Buzzards.” Army Spec. Anthony J. Probasco, KAHS ’99, recently completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Sgt. Buffy A. Schmidt, KAHS ’99, U.S. Army Reserves, 13th PsyOps Battalion, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. PO3 At3 Bruce Schmitz, KAHS ’00, U.S. Navy stationed at Norfolk, Va. Lt. Cmdr. Denise L. Spanier, KAHS ’88, U.S. Navy Reserve, based at Naval and Marine Reserve Center in St. Paul, Minn. Richard A. Stanz, KAHS ’99, U.S. Navy enlistee, will do basic training in Great Lakes, Ill. Pvt. Andrew Walz, U.S. Army, combat medic in or near Baghdad. REVISED address is PV2 Walz, Andrew, 565th Ground Ambulance, 91277, APO AE 09302-1277. SPC Brian Weisman, KAHS ’96, U.S. Army, 70th Transport Company, last deployed to Turkey. CW02 Kurtis Westrup, 6th ESB Bulk Fuel Delta, UIC 22321, Box 0026, FPO AP 96613-0026. If you have a friend or family member in active service to add to this roster, please let us know. Tri-County News, P.O. Box 220, Kimball MN 55353-0220 e-mail: tcn@kimballarea.com o tel/fax (320) 398-5000
