Governor Greg Gianforte on Monday announced the 58 Montanans selected to receive the 2025 Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation, an annual honor recognizing veterans who have demonstrated exceptional service to both their country and their communities.
“Our veterans answered the call to serve our nation and continue to answer the call to serve their communities,” Gov. Gianforte said. “The Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation allows us to thank them for their dedication and honor their lasting impact here at home. I’m grateful to the Montanans who nominated these deserving veterans so we can recognize their lives of service.”
The commendation program, which relies on nominations submitted by Montanans, highlights veterans who not only served honorably in uniform but also made meaningful contributions to civic life after returning home. Since its creation, more than 170 veterans have been recognized for leadership, volunteerism, and community impact.
The 2025 class of honorees will be formally recognized in the new year during a statewide award ceremony, where each recipient will also be presented with a commemorative flag flown over the Montana State Capitol.
2025 Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation Recipients
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Jeanne Doyle, Hamilton – U.S. Army Nurse Corps, 1945–1946
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Lyndsay Alt, Butte – U.S. Marine Corps, 1997–2001
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Bobbie Aston, Eureka – U.S. Army, 2001–2005
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Gregory Atherton II, Grass Range – U.S. Army, 1999–2001, 2003–2014
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Paul Bradley, Livingston – U.S. Air Force, 1969–1991
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James Bratsky, Bozeman – U.S. Army, 1972–1974
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Micah Clark, Libby – U.S. Navy, 1993–1997
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Patrick Clover, Stevensville – U.S. Navy, 1967–1970
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Bernard Cooper, Great Falls – U.S. Navy, 1957–1962
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Linda Cousineau, Townsend – U.S. Air Force, 1978–1984
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Susan Davidson, Billings – U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Army, 1971–2000
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Mark Dawkins, Lincoln – U.S. Navy, 1974–2006
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David Driver, Great Falls – U.S. Air Force, 1964–1968, 1971–1988
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Richard Foreman, Lincoln – U.S. Army, 1985–2008
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Ernesto Galvez, Great Falls – U.S. Air Force, 1983–2008
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Todd Gerving, Clancy – U.S. Army, 1991–2023
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Herb Gilmour, Great Falls – U.S. Marine Corps, 1956–1960
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Joseph Griffin, Red Lodge – U.S. Air Force, 2002–2008
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Frank Harriman, Bozeman – U.S. Air Force, 1983–1989
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Merle Hoerner, Lincoln – U.S. Army, 1968–1996
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Russell Jacques, Great Falls – U.S. Air Force, 1965–2000
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James Korth, Bozeman – U.S. Navy, 1972–1976
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Larrey Lattin, Boulder – U.S. Army, 1965–1968
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William Lepper, Whitefish – U.S. Air Force, 1965–1968
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Christopher Lowe, Missoula – U.S. Army National Guard, U.S. Army, 2004–2012
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Montana Mansfield-Reynolds, Dillon – U.S. Army, 2008–2018
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Gregory Marose Sr., Hamilton – U.S. Army, 1970–1974, 1978–2001
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Kenneth Maynard, Anaconda – U.S. Army, 1968–1975
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Kenneth McMillon, Belgrade – U.S. Navy, 1969–1974
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Bill “Cowboy” Miles, Kalispell – U.S. Air Force, 1989–1993
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LeRoy Mittelstedter, Livingston – U.S. Army, 1968–1970
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George Morales, Bozeman – U.S. Army, 1966–1968
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Mark Munsinger, Kalispell – U.S. Marine Corps, 1981–1985
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Timothy Norton, Kalispell – U.S. Marine Corps, 1988–1996
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Francis Odermann, Billings – U.S. Navy, 1982–2003
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Peter Olson, Culbertson – U.S. Navy Reserve, 1964–2004
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David Poole, Helena – U.S. Army, 2006–2015
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Richard Reeves, St. Ignatius – U.S. Army, 1967–2002
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James Richardson, Boulder – U.S. Navy, 1962–1966
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William Rogers, Great Falls – U.S. Marine Corps, 1956–1963
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Paul Rosenberg, Hamilton – U.S. Navy, 1976–2000
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Brian Rumsey, Pony – U.S. Air Force, 1966–1969
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Calvin Sarver, Clyde Park – U.S. Army, 1962–1968
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Issac Sato, Jefferson City – U.S. Marine Corps, 1998–2018
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Sean Smothers, Hamilton – U.S. Marine Corps, 1991–2012
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Allen Sperry, Corvallis – U.S. Army, 1967–1988
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Rebecca Stancil, Missoula – U.S. Navy, 1990–1994
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Deborah Strickland, Hamilton – U.S. Army, 1974–1977
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Hugh Taylor, Libby – U.S. Marine Corps, 1989–1998
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Terry Tobiness, Great Falls – U.S. Army, 1980–1992
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Mark Vomund, Red Lodge – U.S. Army, 1988–2015
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Douglas Vulcan, Lincoln – U.S. Air Force, 1966–1969
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Neil White, Great Falls – U.S. Army, 1987–2010
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Charles Williams, Columbia Falls – U.S. Marine Corps, 2004–2013
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Darin Woeppel, Bigfork – U.S. Air Force, Montana Air National Guard, 1985–2006
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Blake Wombold, Vaughn – U.S. Army, 2008–2025
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Owen Wood, Billings – U.S. Marine Corps, 2004–2008
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William Woolf, Wolf Creek – U.S. Air Force, 1995–2018
By: DNU staff