Richard Mrozinski
Air Force, Vietnam
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In 1967, Richard Mrozinski graduated from high school in the small farming community of Rolling Prairie, Indiana, and got a steady job working for a utility company. He soon learned he was going to be drafted.
Mrozinski served two tours in Vietnam doing what he describes as predominantly administrative work. While deployed, he questioned the justification of the war, but he says he remained dedicated to his duty. Mrozinski says when he returned he shied away from the veteran community, pouring himself into his work, and into playing music.
Over the years, he became increasingly involved in veterans issues, and eventually became commander of his local VFW post. Later he was elected to the LaPorte County Council, and today is one of the leading advocates for veterans in his area.
As part of his goal to unite multiple generations of veterans, Richard Mrozinki marches in the 2010 Memorial Day parade in Rolling Prairie, Indiana.
The Rolling Prairie Cub Scout troop stands in salute to veterans at the 2010 Memorial Day parade.
Indiana Free Masons unfurl an American flag in a gesture of remembrance at Rolling Prairie Cemetery on Memorial Day 2010.
Richard Mrozinski and fellow veterans pay their respects at Rolling Prairie Cemetery on Memorial Day 2010
Bill Childress served in the Navy during WWII and his wife Maggie is a member of the AMVETS Auxiliary. They sit together at the Rolling Prairie VFW Post where Richard Mrozinski has worked to build a strong community of veterans.
Joey Pask, an Afghan War Veteran and part of a new generation of veterans Mrozinski is seeking to welcome into the VFW community. Pask served as Grand Marshal for the 2010 Memorial Day parade in Rolling Prairie, Indiana.
