Last Bugle Call: Veterans who passed away since last Memorial Day

Last Bugle Call

We honor and remember the following Whitewater area veterans who passed away since last Memorial Day. “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.” General George S. Patton.

Taps

22 May 2025 – 25 May 2026

Bruce Bucholtz
Kenneth D. Eggleston
Walter F. Eichman
Louis W. Golembiewski
Ronald Gosh
Clarence E. (Bud) Hansen Jr.
Michael J. Higgins
Richard D. Kilpin
John D. Koebler
Leonard J. Larsen
Kelly S. O’Donnell
Stephen Thorngate

We apologize if we have omitted the name of any veteran. It is not intentional. We only know what we see reported in the media and other sources.

Steven R. Smith, Adjutant, William Graham Post 173, Whitewater American Legion

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