Veterans I Know

May there be many more to stand in their place in the ranks!
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William Bennett asks, “Do you know our heroes?

That fits with a thought I had yesterday.

I personally know a few military veterans. One of them is Mark Hammerness. He and they are to be commended and thanked for serving their country.

But the veterans I have in mind are from a different type of war.

Missionaries

  • James and Noreen Roth — Mexico
  • Rosana Roth — Mexico, Puerto Rico
  • Karen Roth — Mexico
  • Marvin and Esther Boss — Mexico
  • Joe and Nancy Mast — Mexico
  • Raul and Vanita Tadeo — Mexico
  • John and Doris Miller — Mexico
  • Vince and Marcela Frey — Mexico
  • Larry and MaryAnn Taylor — Mexico
  • Elmer and Sheila Fehr — Central America, Mexico
  • Paul and Dorcas Smucker — Canada
  • Steven and Judy Headings — Puerto Rico
  • Mark and Enid Boss — Canada, Nigeria
  • Maurice and Jane Boss — Canada
  • Orpha Tice Smucker — Puerto Rico
  • Maynard and Helen Headings — Honduras, Mexico
  • Vivian Mast Turner — Mexico
  • James Kropf — Mexico
  • Urie and Delilah Sharp — Guatemala
  • Allen and Carolyn Roth — Nicaragua
  • Delbert and Joana Birky — Belize

School Teachers

  • Noreen Byers Roth
  • Rosana Roth
  • Margaret Miller
  • Shari Kropf Roth
  • Esther Strubhar
  • Dwight Strubhar
  • Ron Bontrager
  • Dorothy Turner
  • Caroline Smucker Yoder
  • Esther Slaubaugh Wolfer
  • Brenda Beachy Sauder
  • Kathryn Schrock
  • Lavon King Kropf
  • Danny Hertzler
  • Nolan Bechtel
  • Mary Strubhar
  • Geneva Allan Yoder
  • David Strubhar
  • Philip Smucker
  • Pat Turner
  • Emily Goertzen
  • Orpha Tice Smucker
  • Jonathan Kropf
  • John Smucker
  • Johanna Goertzen

Pastors

  • Maynard Headings
  • Sterling Roth
  • Raúl Vázquez
  • Manuel Torres
  • Stanley Troyer
  • Joe Mast

And (as far as I know) they’re all alive yet!

Thank you all for your service on the field of battle for the Kingdom of God! Happy Veteran’s Day to all of you.

May there be many more to stand in their place in the ranks!

Important Note: I listed only those who are no longer serving in those particular capacities.

7 thoughts on “Veterans I Know”

  1. Hello! I am hoping that you might be able to help me out with something: my family and I were in Panama back in the ’60’s, and we met the Fehrs (Elmer and Sheila and kids). Their son, Stephen, became a close friend of mine. He was called Home at the young age of 13, I think it was, and sometimes I still think of him. Well, my mother, Arline McElroy, had asked me to see if I could find the Fehrs on the internet (at 85 she is unwilling to learn how to do this herself). I came upon your website that listed them, and I hope that you have a phone number of address for them.
    Thank you for your help!

    Kent McElroy

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    • Wow!!! This is too neat!

      Maybe I should change this blog’s slogan to We connect long lost friends — or something like that. 🙄

      I have forwarded your email address to Elmer. (And sent you a personal email as well.)

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  2. We are trying to locate friends Steve and Judy Headings who served as Missionaries in Puerto Rico that were mentioned in your web blog. Over the years we lost touch. Does any one have an email or contact number for them. Thank You, Bruce & Luz

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  3. Thanks, Bro. Mark! Yes, there would be many to add to the list. Only God knows the whole list. Your name and Ruby’s could also be on the list under teachers and missionaries, from my point of view.

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