Honoring Veterans in the Trenchless Industry
The staff at Trenchless Technology magazine wants to shine the spotlight on the many individuals in the trenchless industry who have, or are currently serving in the military. To do this, we created this online database of trenchless professionals, from all continents, who served or are still serving their respective countries.
The information you see below was compiled from our online submission form. If you, or someone you know, is involved in the trenchless industry and served their country in the military and they are not on our list, a link to the submission form can be found below.
Honoring Veterans and Supporting Those Who Serve Submission Form
The entire Trenchless Technology team would like to thank all of those who served, and continue to serve, their countries.
Name: Mike Larsen, Structural Technologies
Years in the Trenchless Industry:14
Branch of Service: United States Air Force
Years Served: 23
Rank at Discharge: Master Sergeant
Combat Tours: Desert Storm and Operation Southern Watch
Name: Lynn Osborn, owner, LEO Consulting LLC
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 42 years
Branch of Service: United States Army
Years Served: 1969-1972
Rank at Discharge: Sergeant
Your Military Occupation: Petroleum Storage/Distribution
Combat Tours: Vietnam 1971-1972
Military Awards or Commendations: Bronze Star
Military After Active Duty (Reserves, National Guard, etc.): Reserves
Name: James Cooper, northeastern operations manager, M-I Swaco, a Schlumberger Company
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 4
Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps.
Years Served: 10
Rank at Discharge: Sergeant
Your Military Occupation: Combat Engineer, Breacher and Mountain Warfare Instructor
Combat Tours: 2005 JTF Counter Narcotics South America; 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Iraq; 2010 and 2012 Afghanistan
Name: Toby Dunnagan, Vac-Con
Years in the Trenchless Industry: Less than a year
Branch of Service: United States Navy
Years Served: 5
Rank at Discharge: E-5
Your Military Occupation: Served in the Submarine Force
Combat Tours: War on Terror
Name: Arthur Bides, water/wastewater engineer, JEA
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 5
Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps
Years Served: 4
Rank at Discharge: Corporal
Your Military Occupation: Aviation Ordinance
Combat Tours: 1991 Gulf War
Military After Active Duty (Reserves, National Guard, etc.): Florida Army National Guard
Name: Timothy Coss, president, Microtunneling Inc.
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 31
Branch of Service: United States Air Force
Years Served: 8
Rank at Discharge: Staff Sergeant
Your Military Occupation: Technical School Instructor, Aircraft Technician
Combat Tours: Asia Deployments continuous from November 1967 thru May 1972; Vietnam: Danang Air Base, Bien Hoa Air Base, Cam Ron Bay Air Base and Phan Rang Air Base; Korea: Suwon Air Base, Osan Air Base and Kunsan Air Base; Thailand: Don Muang Air Base, Udorn Air Base and Korat Air Base; Philippines: Clark Air Base; Japan: Yokota Air Base and Guam: Anderson Air Base
Name: Leigh Bressner, senior accountant, LMK Technologies
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 1.5 years
Branch of Service: United States Air Force
Years Served: 8
Rank at Discharge: Staff Sergeant
Combat Tours: N/A
Name: Bruce Tobey, LMK Technologies
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 4
Branch of Service: United States Coast Guard
Years Served: 4
Rank at Discharge: Lieutenant (03)
Combat Tours: N/A
Name: David Ridge, technical trainer, LMK Technologies
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 10
Branch of Service: United States Navy
Years Served: 4
Rank at Discharge: Petty Officer: 3rd Class
Your Military Occupation: Hull Technician
Combat Tours: Operation Enduring Freedom-Africa, Operation Iraqi Freedom-Bahrain, Saudi Arabia
Name: Dr. Tom Iseley, P.E., Associate Director of International Operations, Professor of Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering Technology, Trenchless Technology Center, Louisiana Tech University
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 40
Branch of Service: United States Coast Guard
Years Served: April 1968 to March 1972
Rank at Discharge: E5
Your Military Occupation: Aviation Electrician
Combat Tours: I didn’t serve in a combat zone. Two helicopters were assigned to icebreakers. I was an aviation electrician on a helicopter and an air crewman. I made a cruise to the Antarctic one year and another year I was on an icebreaker in the Arctic.
Military After Active Duty (Reserves, National Guard, etc.): Inactive reserves from April 1972 to March 1974
Name: Mark Wallbom, executive director and CFO, Hydromax USA LLC
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 40
Branch of Service: United States Air Force
Years Served: 1966-1970
Rank at Discharge: Staff Sergeant
Your Military Occupation: Munitions and Special Ops Specialist
Combat Tours: Tan Son Nhut Air Force Base, Vietnam; Takli and Nakhon Phanom, Thailand 1967-1968
Military Awards or Commendations: Presidential Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Medal, Viet Nam Service Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Arms Expert, Viet Nam Service Medal, Air Combat Medal
Military After Active Duty (Reserves, National Guard, etc.): No
Name: David Crowder, C.E.T., C.D., senior associate/trenchless practice leader, R.V. Anderson Associates Ltd.
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 20
Branch of Service: Canadian Army Reserves – Canadian Military Engineers
Years Served: 17
Rank at Discharge: Sergeant
Your Military Occupation: Combat Engineer
Combat Tours: It was not a combat tour, but I was posted to Lahr, Germany, for four months in 1985. Canada had a large group of Canadian troops in Germany at that time.
Military Awards or Commendations: Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)
Name: Sheldon Teeples, RS Technical Services Inc.
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 25
Branch of Service: United States Army
Years Served:
Rank at Discharge: Staff Sergeant
Your Military Occupation: Special Forces
Combat Tours: 1973-1990 US Army Augsburg Germany / Utah National /Guard
Military Awards or Commendations:
Military After Active Duty (Reserves, National Guard, etc.): Utah National Guard
Name: Bernard P. Krzys, CEO, Benjamin Media Inc. and publisher Trenchless Technology
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 33
Branch of Service: United States Army
Years Served: 2
Rank at Discharge: 1st Lieutenant
Your Military Occupation: Finance Corps; Computer Instructor at U.S. Army Finance School
Combat Tours: None
Military Awards or Commendations: US Army Commendation Medal and Distinguished Military Student
Military After Active Duty (Reserves, National Guard, etc.): I year U.S. Army Reserves
Name: George E. Kurz, Independent Consulting Engineer
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 30
Branch of Service: United States Army
Years Served: 17.5 years
Rank at Discharge: Captain
Your Military Occupation: Military Intelligence – Strategic Intelligence Analyst
Combat Tours: 20 April 1970 – 13 November 1971 – Republic of Vietnam (Cam Ranh Bay)
Military Awards or Commendations: Bronze Star
Military After Active Duty (Reserves, National Guard, etc.): I5 years, U.S. Army Reserves
Name: Richard Prosser, Vacuworx
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 34
Branch of Service: United States Navy
Years Served: 1973-1978
Rank at Discharge: Petty Officer 2nd Class
Your Military Occupation: Radioman
Combat Tours: None
Military Awards or Commendations: National Defense Medal, Submarine Patrol Pin
Name: Jeff Goldsberry, HDD product specialist/product sales specialist, Ditch Witch
Years in the Trenchless Industry: 23
Branch of Service: United States Army Reserves
Years Served: 9 years, 3 months
Rank at Discharge: E-6 (Staff Sergeant)
Your Military Occupation: 11B3X /13B 3X Drill Sergeant
Combat Tours: Desert Storm
Military Awards or Commendations: Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (X2), U.S Army – Drill Sgt. Badge, U.S. Army – Drill Sgt. Leader
