Elge continues to stand tall with the color guard

U.S. Army veteran recalls service in Vietnam War

  • E-4 Specialist Ron Elge served in the U.S. Army from 1964-1966 during the Vietnam War. He worked in radio repair for his battalion while stationed at his base camp in An Khe. Elge displays his certificate that received after his service for being a parachute infantryman in the 1st Battalion (Airborne) 8th Cavalry.
    E-4 Specialist Ron Elge served in the U.S. Army from 1964-1966 during the Vietnam War. He worked in radio repair for his battalion while stationed at his base camp in An Khe. Elge displays his certificate that received after his service for being a parachute infantryman in the 1st Battalion (Airborne) 8th Cavalry.
    As he and the American Legion Post 42 prepare for the upcoming Veterans’ Day program at Aurora High School, long-time American Legion member and Vietnam War veteran Ron Elge looks back proudly on his service to his country.Elge grew up northwest of Aurora, where he watched the planes fly to and from his father’s airport on the family farm.“My dad had an airport out in the country,...

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