DESERT STORM TAPS #6, #7 for JUNE 09

 USAF and US NAVY- Desert Storm Veterans

Ages 51 and 59 still seem young.  No Cause of Death given.

But we must remember them all.

We might never know if they had any symptoms of Gulf War Illness after Operation Desert Storm because family members are not being interviewed and many gulf war veterans use insurance if they can and do not go to the VA and many we have talked to did not connect their health symptoms and just pushed on with life.

ROLL CALL 

6.  Larry L. Corbin,59, He retired in 1997 from the Air Force as a Senior Master Sergent, having served for 29 years.    

7.  Ronald J. Veliz CHESAPEAKE – Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ronald Joseph Veliz, 51, Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr

SALUTE- 21 Gun Salute- TAPS

Full obits follow

6.  Larry L. Corbin   
Larry L. Corbin, 59, of 1015 Winslow Ave., passed away from natural causes late Friday afternoon in Jameson Hospital.He was born March 18,1950, in Sharon, the son of the late Clark Corbin and Mary Parson Corbin.He was first married to the former Karen Slaugenhoup on Jan. 17, 1987 and she preceded him in death on Aug. 8, 2006. He subsequently married the former Michelle Pletcher on March 7, 2009.Mr. Corbin was a 1968 graduate of Hickory High School, Hermitage.He retired in 1997 from the Air Force as a Senior Master Sergent, having served for 29 years. He served in Vietnam, Desert Shield And Desert Storm.He was employed as the branch manager for the past two years at Professional Transportation, Inc. He was a member of 910/757 TH Veterans Association.In his younger days Mr. Corbin enjoyed golfing and the outdoors.A very loving and giving man throughout his life, he will be missed by all who knew him.He was a member of the Arlington Avenue Free Methodist Church.He leaves his wife, Michelle, of New Castle; a son, James Clark Corbin of New Castle; a brother and sister-in-law, Frederick and Anne Corbin of Hermitage; a sister, Constance Baba of Michigan; and his mother and father-in-law, James and Alice Pletcher of Ruffsdale, Pa.In addition to his parents and his first wife, he was preceded in death by an infant sister.Calling hours are 4 to 7 p.m. tomorrow at the J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, 111 W. Falls St.A service will follow there at 7 p.m. with The Rev. Chris Schumske of Arlington Avenue Free Methodist Church officiating. Full military rites will be presented by the New Castle Area Honor Guard, prior to the service.Memorial contributions may be made to the Larry L. Corbin Memorial Fund through the funeral home.Friends and family may send online condolences to www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.  NewCastlenews.com

7.  Ronald Veliz     
Ronald J. Veliz CHESAPEAKE – Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ronald Joseph Veliz, 51, died Friday, June 5, 2009. He was a native of Tucson, Ariz., and was the son of the late Albert and Mary Silvas Veliz. He was a graduate of the University of Arizona, Class of 1980. Cmdr. Veliz was a decorated war hero and a United States naval aviator and veteran of the Gulf War and the Global War on Terrorism. He retired after 26 years service to his country in 2007, and subsequently worked for Comm IT Enterprises as a program manager at the Joint Forces Command. He was a member of the Retired Officers Association, Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion, Post 280. Cmdr. Veliz is survived by his wife, Carolyn Stephenson Veliz of Virginia Beach; a daughter, Maddison K. Veliz of Mesa, Ariz.; his sons; Trevor P. Veliz of Mesa, and Taylor J. Veliz of Chesapeake; five sisters, Norma S. Procaccino of Granbury, Texas, Patricia V. Gilbert of Phoenix, Nancy A. Veliz of Alexandria, Va., Yolanda Beasley of Arcadia, Calif., and Arlene L. Valencia of Sierra Madre, Calif.; one brother, Albert S. Veliz of Tucson; many nieces and nephews. A Christian wake will be held in the Chesapeake chapel of H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Saturday, June 13, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. followed by a visitation with the family until 9 p.m. A graveside funeral with military honors will be held in Arlington National Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans or the Special Olympics. Online condolences may be sent to the family at hdoliver.com.  www.pilotonline.com