Leon Burson Post 395
Honor Guard
Leon Burson Post 395 has an active Honor Guard which gives military honors for veterans funerals. The Honor Guard has been called on to give honors in a wide area surrounding Plano. The honors generally includes the display of colors (The U.S. Flag); a chaplain to present a folded flag to the next of kin; a rifle squad to fire a three shot volley followed by the playing of taps.
In addition to honors for funerals the Honor Guard presents the colors for special occassions when
requested such as public school sports events, veteran's day and other occassions.
During the period of Memorial Day 2016 to Memorial Day 2017 the Honor Guard saluted the following veterans:
Marvin Lawyer Maynard Anderson Ernie gutersy Mark Vermeland
Sherwin Clason Albert McConnell Ronald Davis Russel Wahlgren
Verne Wruck Curt Cutler Dennis Craddock Steve Barrett
Verlin Mabee William Martin Henry Mazurek Sr. Joe Apodaca
Ernest Lykens Richard Duffin Chuck Jones David Tuttle
Robert Culver Robert Fisher Gene Olson Patrick Gibson
John Walker Arnold Nitz Gerald Minard Lonnie Bateman
John Manning
During 2021 the Honor Guard saluted the following veterans: (35)
Ernest Frantz 2/06/21 Peter Paulino Taitague 02/11/21 James E. Dirst 2/22/21 Willie E. Parcus 4/06/21
James Edward Majchrzak 3/09/21 George H. Engel M.D. 4/08/21 Paul D. Rissman 4/24/21 James (Jim) E. Wilhelm 5/02/21
Donald Gordon Walters 5/27/21 Jeffrey J.D. Cox 6/03/21 Donald Cook 6/07/21 James W. "Jim" Follmer 6/12/21
Tom Raitt 6/19/21 Martin J. Goodale 6/26/21 Richard Bailey 7/03/21 Edward W. Ohligschlager 7/30/21
Enoch "Nick" Scull 7/30/21 Charles Joel Loomis Jr. 8/20/21 Joanne Chapin 9/03/21 John William Kell 9/19/21
Ronald Burbank 9/25/21 Thomas William Foley 10/08/21 Gary Lee Mohn 10/9/21 Hulis Burton 10/18/21
Phillip Carl Teichman 10/18/21 John Weldy 10/29/21 Keith Edward Collman 11/06/21 Erich Engelbrecht 11/12/21
Charles A. "Buzz" Lindholm 11/__/21 Loren M. Christenson 12/09/21 Richard D. Konow 12/13/22 Alexander N. Bulauski 12/17/21
Richard Earl Gryder 12/18/21 Ronald J. Nemchausky 12/22/21 Victor P. Mauhar Jr. 12/30/21
During 2022 the Honor Guard saluted the following veterans: (31)
Russell G. Whitaker Sr. 1/06/22 William E. Young 1/12/22 Herbert L. Kluska 1/13/22 William "Bill" Broderick 1/24/22
Carl E. Wilson 2/15/22 William P. Anagnostopoulos 3/17/22 Robert P. "Bob" Corwin 3/09/22 Bryce D. Anderson 3/23/22
Vincent E. Gavin 4/02/22 Edward R. Fox 4/12/22 Donald Moss Sr. 4/16/22 ARA Corrigan 5/14/22
William M. Perkins 6/01/22 Wynn R. Bridge 6/03/22 Richard Roy Spraggon 6/04/22 Leroy Osborn 6/04/22
Lawrence J. "Larry" Frieders 6/08/22 Ronald P. Thorson 6/09/22 Ronald Charles Williams 6/11/22 Barry Craig Kimes 6/12/22
Lloyd D. Flanagin 8/03/22 Daniel Keltner 8/13/22 Keith G. Henderson 8/23/22 Leonard P. Gustafson */13/22
Richard Scott "Dick" Underwood 9/23/22 Stephen Ayers 10/12/22 Larry Orr Streadwick 10/19/22 Russell L. Dobbs 10/20/22
Clarence J. Schleicher Jr. "C.J." 12/10/22 Martin V. Knudson 12/16/22
During 2023 the Honor Guard saluted the following veterans: (33)
Robert Lennertz 1/08/23 Theron Wigton 1/24/23 Bruce Smith 1/27/23 John W. Rybowicz 1/30/23
Brian D. Homerding 2/04/23 James L. St. Jules 2/11/23 Eugene Manion 3/01/23 Walter T. Tracz 3/06/23
Roger I Weiss 3/31/23 Walter Addie Harrah 4/01/23 Carl (Butch d. Gilkerson 4/02/23 Leonard (Skip) Stahl 4/04/23
William Eugene Schmidt 4/05/23 Edward R. Evans 4/12/23 Jason S. Schultz 4/22/23 James (Jim) J. Rozsypal 4/25/23
Lyman B. McKeever 5/12/23 Kirby L. Myers 6/03/23 James R. White 6/04/23 Gerald Johnson 6/16/23
Melvin J. Inman 6/23/23 McGovern 6/24/23 Dave Kennedy 6/29/23 Harold "Hoss" E. Dannewitz 7/23/23
Richard Ross Atkinson 7/22/23 Chauncey Baker 7/29/23 William (Bill) Dean Lawrence 8/29/23 Billie Anderson 9/20/23
Bud Anderson 10/21/23 Patrick H. Finley 11/09/23 James M. Scott 11/11/23 Duane R. Krug 11/18/23
Phil Hoffman 11/27/23
During 2024 the Honor Guard saluted the following veterans: (39)
Ben Wykes 1/6/24 Allen Kaufman 1/08/24 Floyd Lindholm 1/19/24 John Butch Schiradelly 1/23/24
Lawrence 'Larry' Jensen 2/16/24 Thomas W. Dryman Jr. 3/08/24 Donald Mitchell Sr. 3/14/24 Bill Pachter 3/16/24
Jim Todd Sr. 3/25/24 John Bakel 3/26/24 Dick Powell 3/29/24 Robert O'Malley 4/02/24
Donald Saam 4/16/24 Mike Milligan 5/09/24 Don Frederick 4/30/24 Ken Kahle 5/13/24
Roger T. Jurney 05/15/24 Bob Schumacher 6/01/24 Roger Denman 6/03/24 Ralph Dempsay 6/10/24
Donald S. Doles 6/21/24 Charles "Chuck" W. Frieders 7/13/24 Carl G. Grometer 7/20/24 Gregory A. Hillberg 7/22/24
Gary B. Gaffney 7/26/24 Keith A. Kramer 7/27/24 Howard L. Stahl 7/31/24 Robert P. Hoffman 8/10/24
Kurt P Keene 8/30/24 Clarence "Bud" Bretthauer 8/31/24 Jesse L. Castleton 9/21/24 Terry O. Morganegg 10/01/24
Felix Wollwert 10/05/24 Gary L. Roth 10/05/24 Thomas A. Homgren 10/12/24 Ronald Stibbe 10/24/2024
William "Bill" Schindlbeck 11/08/24 Dr. Joel K. Wesson 11/13/24 Harriet R. Dhuse 12/12/24