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Buckeye Veterans Community

Service is woven into the fabric of our shared Buckeye pride, and we are deeply grateful for the sacrifices veterans have made for our country. We are proud to have a Buckeye Veterans Community made up of members of all our branches and military supporters.

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Dick Wood, WWII veteran, sits down for an interview.

1950 alum, WWII veteran nears age 100 with gratitude

Dick Wood survived dozens of combat flights, dropped bombs with his bare hands and was saved when a professor recognized his PTSD.

At a table on a small stage, Gretchen Klingler, a white woman with a style reminiscent of the 1940s, leans across a table to shake hands with a white man wearing an American Legion uniform cap and a suit. They’re making eye contact, and next to them smiling is a white man in a suit, this one with a VFW uniform cap

Gretchen Klingler, a leader for veterans today

A war veteran working to make war rare, she is driven by a need to care for her extended military family — and she finds a multitude of ways to do that. 

A white-haired couple sit together on a couch, smiling as they chat and lean against each other.

At 99, Merle Lashey has stories to share

This World War II veteran got his degree from Ohio State in his 30s; worked in farming, politics and finance; and lived in Kenya.

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