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Veterans continue to serve in our city

By Carolyn Marnon He is the the US Air Force from 1980-1984 from 1967-1969. He was a mechanic
November 11 is Veteran’s Day in School Re- where he worked in Supply and Pro- in Vietnam, working on everything
the U.S. It is a time to honor all who source Officer curement. from earthmovers to Jeeps to fire
have served our country. We are at Wayne Me- trucks.
lucky that we have several military morial High Matthew Andro is a Police Serv-
veterans who are currently serving School. Arndt ice Aide who answers non-emer- L e o n a r d
the City of Wayne. These highlighted served in the gency calls for the police department. Theisen is a
veterans are all employees of the Army National He also assists S u b s t i t u t e
Wayne Police Department. The WPD Guard for six command offi- C r o s s i n g
highlighted their achievements last years in the cers and pa- Guard. He fills
May on the department’s Facebook 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry. He trol officers in when the
page. This month, we are honoring spent one year in Afghanistan in sup- with impor- regular cross-
them for their part in protecting our port of Operation Enduring Free- tant miscella- ing guards are
freedoms. dom. neous tasks. ill. Theisen
He joined the served in the
Officer Joshua Priebe has been Matthew Mann is a Maintenance department in US Air Force from 1975-1981 as a
with the Specialist with the police depart- 2019. In Jet Engine Mechanic. He went on to
Wayne Police ment making 2015, Andro joined the Marine Wing serve in the US Army from 1986-
Department sure the patrol Support Squadron 471-B of the US 2000 during the first Gulf War as an
for a year. He vehicles are Marine Corps Forces Reserves. He is Armor Crewman, often working on
works road properly main- currently a Sergeant and serves as a tanks. He was also the Unit Armorer,
patrol as a val- tained and survey drafter designing blueprints taking care of the weapons room and
ued member safe to oper- for runways, and he also detonates training new officers.
of the police ate. He also explosives and does minesweeping.
department helps with var- Vern Amos
team. Priebe ious other Harold Bennett is a Crossing is the Cross-
attended the United States Naval maintenance Guard and has been with the pro- ing Guard Su-
Academy, majoring in History and needs around the building. Mann gram since pervisor. He
wrestling on the varsity team. He served in the US Army from 1984- 2017. The po- ensures that
graduated from the Academy as a 1988. He was a 63 Bravo Light- lice depart- c r o s s i n g
Surface Warfare Officer. He has Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic and was ment operates guards are at
served on the USS Harpers Ferry an expert with the M16A2 rifle. the school their posts,
(LSD-49) out of Sasebo, Japan and c r o s s i n g handles any
on the USS Reuben James (FFG 57) Bruce Wright has been a Mainte- guard pro- problems re-
in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He was nance Special- gram. Bennett lated to the crossing guard program
transferred to the Naval Submarine ist at the makes sure and helps protect the safety of the
Base New London in Groton, Con- police depart- the children crossing guards and the children. He
necticut where he served as the As- ment since are able to safely cross the street on has worked in the program since
sistant Port Operations Officer. 2007. Wright their way to and from school (when 2016. Amos served in the US Army
Priebe served in the Navy for eleven has kept the there is school to attend.) from 1970-1973 as an Aircraft Me-
years and in the Navy Reserves for police depart- Harold served in the US Army chanic.
two years. ment clean
and sanitary, To Advertise in The Wayne Dispatch
Officer Jordan Arndt has been e s p e c i a l l y
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