Veterans Day honors all who have served our country in war or peace. It was originally called Armistice Day in recognition of the end of World War I on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. On June 1, 1954, Congress amended the commemoration to honor all American veterans. Read more about the history of Veterans Day.
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Thank you, CHCS veterans! |
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CHCS is proud to have a number of veterans as associates. We hope everyone will pause to reflect on the contributions and sacrifices of these individuals. Be sure to thank them!
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Robert Bernatis, Transportation, Onaga (PRN), U.S. Navy Reserve
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John Bresler, Onaga IT, U.S. Army
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Jeremy Brandt, PA, Frankfort, Kansas Air National Guard, Kansas Army National Guard, Army Reserves
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Dr. David Cancelada, Surgeon, U.S. Army
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Gracie Frakes, LPN, Onaga Surgery, Air National Guard
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Julia Ingwerson, APRN-C, St. Marys, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army Reserve
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Donald Leger, EVS, St. Marys, U.S. Army
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Scott McCormick, CRNA, Onaga, U.S. Navy
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Joseph Hamp McDowell III, Transportation, Onaga, U.S. Marine Corps
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Naomi Zwonitzer, RN, Onaga Acute, U.S. Army National Guard
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John Bresler is a Systems Clinical Applications Administrator at CHCS. He serves as an IT support personnel at the Onaga hospital.
John is also a veteran. He has a combined 12 years of service between the Army National Guard and the U.S. Army. John was stationed in multiple locations throughout his service and worked as an Automated Logistics Specialist. While he was on Active Duty with the U.S. Army, 62nd Engineer Battalion, he was deployed to Saudi Arabia and Iraq to support the 20th Engineer Brigade, part of the 18th Airborne Corp during the first Gulf War (Desert Shield/Desert Storm). John indicated that his job was very difficult during the Gulf War as parts and supplies were hard to get for the military vehicles. While John was never directly in the line of fire, he witnessed firefights and was directly behind the front lines, where his unit was building fueling points and roads so that front line soldiers could get resupplied. When the war was over, and after returning back to the US, John was then sent to South Korea, where he served in the same job role with the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment for one year.
As an Automated Logistics Specialist, John’s work duties were to maintain stock record and other documents, such as inventory, material control, accounting and supply reports. He was required to maintain service and dispatch records on all of the unit’s vehicles and equipment, and he was tasked with purchasing the parts and supplies required by the mechanics so proper maintenance could be performed on all of the unit’s vehicles.
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Many thanks to Ashley Edelman, Speech Language Pathologist, for writing this piece about John! And thanks to John for sharing his experience with us. Below is a collage of some mementos from his service, including a leaflet that was distributed to Iraqi soldiers (lower left) and a photo with actress Brooke Shields. |
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