Stafford receives Congressional Record of Honor

  • Pictured, from left, are: (standing) Willard Olson, Jerry Williams, Eli Heikkila, Congressman Jack Bergman, Michael Cook, Ed Hemileski and John Cimarelli; (seated) Dick Wetherhold, Robert Stafford and John Baldwin (kneeling).
    Pictured, from left, are: (standing) Willard Olson, Jerry Williams, Eli Heikkila, Congressman Jack Bergman, Michael Cook, Ed Hemileski and John Cimarelli; (seated) Dick Wetherhold, Robert Stafford and John Baldwin (kneeling).
IRON RIVER -- Robert Stafford of Iron River was awarded a Congressional Record of Honor from the House of Representatives from First District Congressman Jack Bergman on Aug. 26 at the VFW Ottawa Post 3134. During the event, three medals Stafford had received for his service in the U.S. Army but lost in a 1967 house fire were replaced: an American Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal and WWII…

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