Gary Morris
Town: Lincoln
In May 1967, rockets and mortars hit Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam around 2 a.m., and shrapnel struck him in both arms.
Veterans & Responders · Standing archive
Faces of Sussex service.
The Sussex County veterans we've profiled, from a World War II veteran who served in China to a Navy Reserve captain who commanded a battalion in Afghanistan. Every face links to the issue and the source where the story was first told.
10veterans in the archive so far
7published sources, each one linked
Updated with the
Nov. 8, 2026 issue
Nov. 8, 2026 issue
About this archive
A permanent record of the people who served, and the towns they came home to.
Every issue of the Ledger carries a piece for veterans. This page keeps them. Each profile comes from a published report, and each one links to it, so you can read the full story where it was first told.
The archive grows with every issue. If you know a Sussex veteran who belongs here, tell us about them.
Sussex County veterans
17,767Sussex County is home to 17,767 veterans, by the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 estimates.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts: Sussex County, DelawareThe archive
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10 of 10 veterans
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Dan Tidwell
Honor Flight from Post 28, Long Neck
Marine veteran Dan Tidwell was selected to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington.
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John Taylor
Honor Flight from Post 28, Long Neck
Air Force veteran John Taylor was moved by the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Carl Roosa
Honor Flight from Post 28, Long Neck
Carl Roosa, who served in the Navy and the Air Force, made the trip too.
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Kenneth Paul
Honored in Milton
Kenneth Paul served seven years in the Navy starting in 2007.
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Roger Maurice Cain
Honored in Milton
Roger Maurice Cain served nine years in the Army starting in 1983, then six years in the Army Reserve in Seaford.
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John Bartley
Town: Ocean View
He's a docent at the James Farm Ecological Preserve, teaches in the Osher and "UD by the Sea" programs and taught at the college level for 23 years.
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Capt. Dave Diefenderfer
Town: Rehoboth Beach
Dave Diefenderfer started in the Seabees and spent 30 years in the Navy Reserve, including nine months in Iraq and a year in Afghanistan, where he commanded a 600-person battalion.
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Kevin Molloy
American Legion Post 17, Lewes
Post Commander Michael Mulligan said Molloy has counseled more than 300 veterans on their benefits and filed more than 267 claims for them.
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George McCarthy
Honored at Fort Miles D-Day ceremony
George McCarthy was serving in Kunming, China, on D-Day. He was 101 when the Fort Miles D-Day ceremony recognized him in June 2025.
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