A conversation with Steve Etzel

  • Colonel Etzel in Germany, 1990. “I spent 30 years wearing my country’s uniform. It seems like a whole different life today.”
    Colonel Etzel in Germany, 1990. “I spent 30 years wearing my country’s uniform. It seems like a whole different life today.”
  • “People see my hat, they thank me for my service,” said Colonel Etzel. “That would have floored us in 1967, ’68.”
    “People see my hat, they thank me for my service,” said Colonel Etzel. “That would have floored us in 1967, ’68.”

    By Richard Baranowski

    One of the ways Perrysburg recognizes its veterans is through the Way Pubic Library’s participation in the Library of Congress Veterans Project.

    The purpose is the preservation of veterans’ service memories. Recently, Way Library staff recorded an interview with Perrysburg resident, Steve Etzel. Colonel Etzel served in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1994, including two tours of dut…