Looking East: Army Captain Mike Pompeo, Army Second Lieutenant Erwin Bleckley, Marine Lance Colonel Ron Floyd and Army Technician 5th Charles Ceaphus Brooks

Kansas Honor Banners (2021-2022 honorees)

Looking East: Army Captain Mike Pompeo, Army Second Lieutenant Erwin Bleckley, Marine Lance Colonel Ron Floyd and Army Technician 5th Charles Ceaphus Brooks

Wichita, Kansas 67203, United States

Created By: Wichita History Walk

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Army Captain Mike Pompeo: Mike Pompeo graduated at the top of his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point, then served in the Army from 1986-1991. He served with the West Germany-based 2nd Squadran, 7th Calvary, in the 4th Infantry Division. He left the Army at the rank of captain. He later served in the U.S. House of Representatives for District 4, before being named Director of the CIA and later U.S. Secretary of State.

More information can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pompeo

Army Second Lieutenant Erwin Bleckley: Erwing R. Bleckley was a World War I aviator from Wichita, Kansas. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his attempts to locate and resupply the "Lost Battalion" - a infantry regiment of U.S. soldiers trapped behind enemy lines. He reportedly told his commander before his final mission, "We'll make the delivery or die trying." He was killed on October 6, 1918.

More information can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_R._Bleckley

Marine Lance Colonel Ron Floyd: Ron Floyd served as a radio operator during the Vietnam War. After 17 years in the Marines, he retired and joined the Army Reserve. He later spent 6 months in Iraq, serving as an Intelligence Analyst.

An interview with Ron Floyd can be watched here: https://www.kake.com/story/46353092/hometown-hero-ron-floyd-veteran-usmc-vietnam-and-us-army-reserve-iraq

Army Technician 5th Charles Ceaphus Brooks: https://www.thejacksonmortuary.com/obituary/charles-brooks

This point of interest is part of the tour: Kansas Honor Banners (2021-2022 honorees)


 

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