City Of Warsaw Recognizes Its Employee Veterans

Thirty current city of Warsaw employees have served and/or are serving in the United States Armed Forces.
During the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting Wednesday, Human Resource Director Denny Harlan recognized them for Veterans Day, which was Tuesday and a day off for city employees.
“We’d like to take a moment to recognize and honor our city employees who have served in the United States Armed Forces,” Harlan stated. “Your service to our nation, your courage, commitment and sacrifice reflects the highest ideals of duty and citizenship. We are deeply grateful for all you have done to protect our freedoms and uphold the values that define our country.”
He continued, “That same spirit of service continues in your daily work for the city of Warsaw, where you help strengthen and serve our community in countless ways. On behalf of the mayor and the citizens of Warsaw, thank you for your dedication to both our country and our city. We are proud to have you as part of our team.”
Harlan then read off all the names of the 30 city employees who are veterans by department. (The following list was provided by the city.)
In the aviation department, there are Steve Rockey, U.S. Army National Guard, and Ray Scott, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army National Guard.
At the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory, there are Lucas Ellsworth, U.S. Marine Corps; Brian Drobitsch, U.S. Navy; Nate Iden, U.S. Marine Corps; and Derek Shilling, U.S. Army National Guard.
Harlan served in the U.S. Army National Guard.
In the parks department, there is Mark Mikel, U.S. Army.
Both the police and street departments have nine veterans each.
For Warsaw Police Department, there are Ryan Moore, U.S. Army National Guard; Chris Brown, U.S. Marine Corps; Wayne Wilkie, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army National Guard; Brandon Fugate, U.S. Army National Guard; Jeremy Rau, U.S. Army; Cory Black, U.S. Army Reserve; Phil Reed, U.S. Air Force Reserves; Andrew Owens, U.S. Air Force; and Dalis Owens, U.S. Army National Guard.
At the street department, there are Matt Trump, U.S. Navy; Chuck Hodges, U.S. Marine Corps; Arden McFarland, U.S. Marine Corps; Jacob Ponko, U.S. Army; Brian Hupp, U.S. Army; Eric Hoffhein, U.S. Army; James Shanes, U.S. Army; Jon Hagg, U.S. Army; and Keith Arnold, U.S. Army.
Wastewater department employee veterans are Don Peterson, U.S. Navy; Dan Risner, U.S. Air Force; Greg Webster, U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve; and Fred Durden, U.S. Navy.