Calendar of Events – 2022
September 2022
Mon, 8
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
August 2022
Mon, 5
Color Guard Duty
Doreen Shul
Burial Services at 12:00 pm, at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Wed, 3
Color Guard Duty
Unaccompanied Veterans
Burial Services at 12:00 pm, at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Mon, 1
Color Guard Duty
Sargent Aaron F. Lurz, Served from 2006 to 2012, Purple Heart
Burial Services at 10:00 am, at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Mon, 8
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
July 2022
Fri 22
Color Guard Duty
Sgt John Stekae, died at the age of 66
Burial service at 12:00 pm at the National Yellowstone Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Mon, 11
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Fri, 8
Color Guard Duty
Jose Riojas, Enlisted in 1970 served in country (Vietnam) as a wireman
until 1972. Born May 1948 – Died May 2022
Service will be held 11:00 am; Friday, July 8, 2022 at Yellowstone National
Cemetery, Laurel, Montana
June 2022
Monday 27
Color Guard Duty
James Christopher Ulrich, Born June 1993 – Died June 2022
Enlisted in the Marine Corps on June 2012
Funeral Service, 10 am, Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Sunday 26
Color Guard Duty
Pioneer Park, Billings, MT
Flag Presentation at 7:00 pm
Mon 14
Color Guard Duty
Adult Resource Alliance Heights, Billings, MT
Flag Presentation at 11:30 am
Mon 13
Color Guard Duty
PFC Joseph Goldade, January 1930 – May 2022
PFC Goldade interment will be on June 13, 2022,
at 12.00 pm at the Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Mon, 13
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
May 2022
Mon, 30
Memorial Day Services
Starts 0700 hours – Riverside Cemetery
1000 hours – Mount View Cemetery
1200 hours – National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Mon, 20 – 22
Montana State Dept MCL Convention to be held in Hamilton, MT
Mon 20
Color Guard Duty
Lester Hudson
Enlisted in the Marine Corps in December 1973
Funeral Services May 20, 2022 at 1300 hours at Mountview Cemetery, Billings, MT
Mon 16
Color Guard Duty
Robert Allen (Bob) Smith
Serviced in the Marine Corps from 1954 to 1957
Funeral Services May 16, 2022 at 1300 hours at Calvary Cemetery, Billings, MT
Mon, 9
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
April 2022
Wed 20
Color Guard Duty
Unaccompanied Veterans
Military honors to be held Wednesday at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT at 12:00 pm
Mon, 11
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
March 2022
Fri, 18
Color Guard Duty
Hasten Folk Jr; Born 01/1939 died 03/2022
Enlisted in the Army 1958 until 1963; was a member of the US Marine Corps Seal Team 5
in Laos and Cambodia prior to US entry in to Vietnam War
Service to be held at the Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT; Friday, March 18, 2022 at 2:00 pm
Mon, 14
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
February 2022
Mon, 14
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Mon 7
Color Guard Duty
Jackie Allen Keierleber, Serviced 1970 to 1972; February, 1952 to December, 2021
Military honors to be held Monday, 02/07/22 at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT at 1:30 pm
Wed 2
Color Guard Duty
Unaccompanied Veterans
Military honors to be held Wednesday at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT at 12:00 pm
January 2022
Fri 21
Color Guard Duty
Robert R. Clark
Military honors to be held Friday at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT at 2:00 pm
Thr20
Color Guard Duty
Michael Mars
Military honors to be held Friday at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT at 2:00 pm
Sat 8
Color Guard Duty
Lee Black; Born June 1936 – December 2021
Military honors to be held Saturday at Elk Lodge 934 Lewis Ave, Billings, MT
Mon, 10
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Calendar of Events – 2021
December 2021
Thursday 30
Color Guard Duty
Richard McDonnell Schiltz; a Vietnam Veteran, March 1946 – December 2021
Military honors to be held at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Sat, 18
Color Guard Duty
The Wreath Ceremony at the Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT; 10:00 am
Mon, 14
Toys for Tots Give Away
The I and I staff are short handed and will need assistance giving the toys away. The event will take place at the Metra Park
Mon, 13
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
November 2021
Mon, 8
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Mon, 11
Color Guard Duty
9:30 am Flag Presentation at VFW
October 2021
Sat 22
Color Guard Duty
Sgt Eugene F. Schaul served from 1955 to 1958; February, 1938 to February 2021 .
Interment was held at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT on October 22, 2021 at 1:00 pm
Mon, 11
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Sat 2
Color Guard Duty
Flag Presentation for Huntley Homesteader Day.
Flag Presentation at 1:00 pm, Worden, MT
September 2021
Thr 30
Color Guard Duty
Philip G. Angel, March 1938 to September 1
Interment will be at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT on Sept 30, 2021 at 2 pm
Fri 24
Color Guard Duty
Gene Bell, WWII Veteran; Iwo Jima Survivor; June 1926 to Sept 9, 2021
Interment will be at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT on Sept 24, 2021 at 1 pm
Mon, 13
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Tue 7
Color Guard Duty
Keith L. Kinkade, April 1941 to August 2021
Interment will be at Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park, 11:00 am, Billings, MT
August 2021
Mon, 9
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Wed 25
Color Guard Duty
Unclaimed fallen veterans
Memorial Services at 10:00 am, Thursday July 15th at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
July 2021
Fri 9
Color Guard Duty
Flag Presentation for Huntley Homesteader Day.
Flag Presentation at 6:00 pm, Worden, MT
Mon, 12
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Fri 15
Color Guard Duty
“Gary Witford”.
Memorial Services at 10:00 am, Thursday July 15th at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Fri 16
Color Guard Duty
Flag Presentation for the Montana State Games.
Presentation at 7:00 pm, Friday July 16th at Senior High School, Billings, MT
Thru 22
Color Guard Duty
Keith M. LaBard; January 1937 to July 16, 2021; Korea Veteran 1958 to 1963.
Services to be held at the Huntley Cemetery at 11:00 am; July 22, 2021.
Fri 30
Color Guard Duty
Carl Sprengehmeyer
Services to be held at the Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT at 9:00 am; July 30, 2021.
Fri 31
Color Guard Duty
Martin Johnke, February 1928 to February 2020;
Services to be held at Flatwillow Cemetery, Flatwillow, MT at 1:00 pm; July 31, 2021.
June 2021
Thu 24
Color Guard Duty
Flag Presentation; Symphony in the Park; Pioneer Park
Flay Presentation at 6:00 pm at Pioneer Park
Fri 4
Color Guard Duty
Leroy “Lee” George Bell; Oct 1949 to May 2021, Vietnam Veteran (2 Purple Hearts).
Memorial Services at 1:00 pm, Friday June 4th at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Mon, 14
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
May 2021
Mon, 10
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Mon, 10
Color Guard Duty
John Joseph Vernon Pereau (1934 – 2021), Honorable Discharge from the Marine Corps 1962.
Services at 1:00 pm, Monday May 10th at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Fri, 14
Color Guard Duty
Lance Corporal Richard Eugene Phelps, February, 1951 – April 3021.
Services at 2:00 pm, Friday May 14th at Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Mon, 24
Color Guard Duty
Davis Aaron Woundedface, July 1945 to May 2021. Served in the Army from 1966 to 1968.
Funeral Services at 11:00 am, Monday May 24th; Graveside Service at Turnsplenty Cemetery, Pryor, MT
April 2021
Mon, 12
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Wed, 14
Color Guard Duty
Michael John Heins (1942 to 2021); Vietnam Veteran
Services at 12 pm, Wednesday April 16 at Yellowstone National Cemetery
March 2021
Mon, 8
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Mon, 12
Color Guard Duty
Larry Edward Pinnow (1948 to 2021); Vietnam Veteran, serviced F4 Phantom Jets
Services at 11 am, Friday March 12 at Yellowstone National Cemetery
Fri, 19
Color Guard Duty
Christopher Henry Reimer (1948 to 2021); Vietnam Veteran
Services at 1 pm, Friday March 19 at Yellowstone National Cemetery
Sat, 20
Color Guard Duty
Nicholas Reyna; Operation Desert Storm Veteran
Serviced 20 years in the Marine Corps and 20 years with the Yellowstone County Sheriff as a Deputy
Memorial Services will be held Saturday, March 20, 2021
Sat, 27
Color Guard Duty
Bill “Willie” Dimich, a Korea Veteran
Enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1952 and returned home to help run the family Pepsi-Cola Bottling business
Funeral services will be held at Mountview Cemetery at 9 am, Saturday, March 27, 2021
Memorial services will be held at 3 pm Saturday, March 27 at the Pepsi-Cola Bottling plant
February 2021
Mon, 8
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Friday 26th
Color Guard Duty
James “Jim” Thomas Krieg; July 19, 1940 to February 17, 2021
Past Commander of Eugene Sara Detachment, US Marine Corps League
Military Honors at Fort Rockvale Cemetery February 26, 2021
January 23
Mon, 11
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Saturday 23
Color Guard Duty for Jesse Guellar
10 am Mass at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Billings, MT
11:30 am Holy Cross Cemetery
Calendar of Events – 2019
September 2019
Mon, 09
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Mon, 12
Color Guard Duty for Thomas Reynolds a Korean Veteran
11:15 Saint Bernard Church, Billings, MT
Mon, 15
Color Guard Duty
Flag Presentation
9:30 am, Montana Zoo, Billings, MT
October 2019
Mon, 14
Eugene Sara Detachment Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment monthly meeting to be held at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
November 2019
Sat, 02
US Marine Corps Ball
The US Marine Corps Ball will be held this November 2, 2019, 200 tickets will be sold on a first come first bases. The tickets will cost $65. Once I learn the location I will post it.
Mon, 11
Eugene Sara Detachment Monthly Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFW, 637 Anchor Ave, Blgs, MT
Mon, 12
Color Guard Duty
Honoring MSgt Jerry B. Scherer, USMC, who was called to his last duty station to guard the streets of heaven; MSgt, Scherer served in Korea and Vietnam
Friday, 29
Toys for Tots
Walmart
December 2019
Mon, 09
Eugene Sara Detachment Monthly Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFS, 637 Anchor Ave, Billings, MT
Calendar of Events – 2020
January 2020
Thursday 02
Color Guard Duty, 1 pm Smith West Chapel, 304 34th Street West
Gary Lee Hankel, Jr
Monday 13
Eugene Sara Detachment Monthly Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFS, 637 Anchor Ave, Billings, MT
February 2020
Monday 10
Eugene Sara Detachment Monthly Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFS, 637 Anchor Ave, Billings, MT
Friday 14
Color Guard Duty
12:30 pm Herbert Livingston, founding member of the Eugene Sara Detachment, Billings, Montana will be laid to rest today at Mountain View Cemetery.
Monday 24
Color Guard Duty
2:00 pm David Davenport will be laid to rest today at Yellowstone National Cemetery, 2 pm.
March 2020
Monday 9
Eugene Sara Detachment Monthly Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFS, 637 Anchor Ave, Billings, MT
July 2020
Monday 13
Eugene Sara Detachment Monthly Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFS, 637 Anchor Ave, Billings, MT
Monday 20
Color Guard Duty
Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, Montana
Norman Thomas
Monday 21
Color Guard Duty
Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, Montana
Jean-Paul Thiel
Monday 21
Color Guard Duty
Rockvale Cemetery, Montana
Robert Snell
August 2020
Monday 10
Eugene Sara Detachment Monthly Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFS, 637 Anchor Ave, Billings, MT
Saturday 22
Color Guard Duty
Sunset Cemetery, Billings, Montana
Henry Charles Harmoning
September 2020
Monday 14
Eugene Sara Detachment Monthly Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFS, 637 Anchor Ave, Billings, MT
Friday 25
Honor Guard Duty
Sunset Cemetery, Billings, Montana
Betty Schaff
Friday 25
Honor Guard Duty
Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Fredrick Lindt
Saturday 26
Honor Guard Duty
Captain Clark Fishing, Custer, MT
Delmar Voegele
October 2020
Monday 12
Eugene Sara Detachment Monthly Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFS, 637 Anchor Ave, Billings, MT
Tuesday 6
Honor Guard Duty
Custer Battlefield National Monument Little Bighorn Battle field, MT
Grant Bulltail
Monday 12
Honor Guard Duty
Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Florentine Thomas (Tom) Angel
November 2020
Tuesday 3
Honor Guard Duty
Winfield Russell, (Ve’kesoh no’kaestse (One Bird)
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
Yellowstone National Cemetery, Laurel, MT
Monday 9
Eugene Sara Detachment Monthly Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFS, 637 Anchor Ave, Billings, MT
December 2020
Tuesday 1
Honor Guard Duty
Donald D. Weigum; 2:00 pm; Terrace Gardens Cemetery, Billings, MT
Friday 11
Honor Guard Duty
Calvin C. Jefferson, Jr. 1 pm, Fairview Cemetery, Hardin, MT
Monday 14
Eugene Sara Detachment Monthly Meeting
1900 hrs (7 pm) Eugene Sara Detachment will hold it’s monthly meeting at the VFS, 637 Anchor Ave, Billings, MT
Saturday 19
Honor Guard Duty
Wreath across America honoring fallen veterans
9:30 am Yellowstone National Cemetery
Wednesday 30
Honor Guard Duty
Thomas A. Winkler
Funeral Service at 1:30 pm; Sunset Memorial Gardens
