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  • Friends mourn Milwaukee fighter pilot who served in three wars

    07/12/2009 1:14:21 AM PDT · by myknowledge · 1 replies · 494+ views
    OregonLive.com ^ | June 27, 2009 | Rick Bella
    CLACKAMAS -- They came by ones and twos Friday, quietly slipping into the pews at New Hope Community Church. They smiled at the words honoring a man whose faith made him an inspiration and whose exploits in three wars made him a hero. And when the last mournful drone of the bagpipes faded, they said goodbye to Col. Kenneth L. Reusser of Milwaukie, the most decorated U.S. Marine Corps aviator in history. "He was the finest gentleman I've ever met," said Harley Wedel of Fairview, a fellow Korean War veteran. "I'm really going to miss him." Reusser flew an amazing...