Story of a hero — new book chronicles distinguished Montana veterans
Army Chief Warrant Officer Manford Lloyd Kleiv served in World War II and the Vietnam War. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star and is buried in the Whitefish Cemetery. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake)
Silver Star recipient Manford Lloyd Kleiv
Silver Star recipient Ted Kusumoto
(FORT BENNING, Ga.) – Capt. Matthew C. Christensen is awarded the Soldier’s Medal on March 14, 2017 at Fort Benning, Georgia. Christensen is a Kalispell native who graduated from Flathead High School in 1992. (Photo by Patrick A. Albright, MCoE PAO Photographer)
Doug Sterner, a Kalispell native and author of more than 100 books on the military and veterans, served in Vietnam. (Courtesy photo)
Author Doug Sterner
The book “Beyond Belief: True Stories of Montana Heroes That Defy Comprehension” by Doug Sterner is set to be released on July 1.
Silver Star recipient Ted Kusumoto (number 11, seated at far right) played on the Whitefish High School conference basketball team. The photo appeared in the Great Falls Tribune on March 4, 1940.
Army Chief Warrant Officer Manford Lloyd Kleiv had a dream of returning to his hometown of Whitefish following the Vietnam War.
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