SHEBOYGAN — 86 new names were read aloud one by one during Saturday's annual ceremony at the Sheboygan County Veterans Memorial site.

The memorial honors veterans who are still with us, those who have passed on after their service, and those who died while on active duty — like 19-year-old Samuel Klassy, who joined the Marines in January 2024.

"He was always smiling," Samuel's father Jarvis smiled through tears. Samuel's happy-go-lucky personality earned him the nickname "Jolly Green Giant" in his unit.

"Life has a different perspective…and what an honor to be his parents," said Marie, Jarvis's wife.

More than 80 names added to Sheboygan County Veterans Memorial during annual ceremony

Samuel came home to visit in September, telling his parents repeatedly that he had to be home that

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