Dale Throneberry

Dale Throneberry is the unofficial commander of the Veterans Radio crew. Originally from New Jersey where he grew up on the Jersey Shore. His military experience includes basic training at Ft. Polk. Louisiana, Army Aviation Training at Ft. Wolters, Texas and Ft. Rucker, Alabama. He completed his tour in Vietnam as a CW2 pilot with the 195th Assault Helicopter Company from December 1968 to December 1969. After completing his tour he returned to The Army Aviation School at Fort Rucker, Alabama and completed his enlistment as an instructor pilot until his discharge in May of 1971.

Thanks to the G.I. Bill, Dale was able to complete his BA in Education and MA in Communication at the University of Michigan. He has worked in education and the insurance business since graduating in 1975.

Veterans Radio was a dream Dale had years ago and he's very grateful to have the opportunity to make the dream come true.

Dale currently lives in Ann Arbor, MI with his wife Jane and feels fortunate to have his son and family, including a grandson, live nearby. dale@veteransradio.net

Bob Gould

Bob Gould was born in Detroit Michigan to Theodore and Elizabeth Gould. Growing up in Northwest Detroit he graduated from Redford High School. Bob joined the Army the following July and completed basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Sent to Fort Riley Kansas for Advanced Infantry training Bob became proficient as a Forward Observer for an 81 MM mortar platoon. In July 1962, Bob completed Basic Airborne Training and was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. There he completed his two year enlistment as a medic with the 326 Medical Battalion.

After service, Bob went on to have two sons and graduated with a Masters in Education degree from the University of Michigan. Currently, Bob lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan and is President of Small Business Benefits, plays recreational hockey and loves old fashioned rock and roll. bob@veteransradio.net

Ken Rogge

Ken Rogge graduated from Wilbur Wright High School in Detroit, Michigan. He joined the Navy Reserves in 1956. After two years of active duty he returned to Detroit in the midst of the 1959 steel strike. Unable to find a good job he enlisted in the Air Force and was assigned to medical administration. In 1968, with the urging of his wife, Ken volunteered for broadcasting school. His first assignment after graduation was Tahkli, Thailand. Subsequent assignments took him to San Vito Air Station Italy, Johnston Island, and Ramstein Air Base in Germany. While stationed in Italy, Billboard Magazine selected Ken as its' "Military Air Personality of 1974" for his special on Duke Ellington.

The Air Force reassigned him to Beale AFB, California as a medical administrative superintendent. Eighteen months later, Ken found himself back at Ramstein as the Superintendent of the Air Force Regional Production Center. Ken retired from the Air Force on June 1, 1986 and immediately began working for the Army as a Video Production Manager and retired from that position on October 1, 2000.

Ken is married with two daughters and seven grandchildren. He makes his home in Manchester, Michigan.
ken@veteransradio.net

Gary Lillie

Gary Lillie was born in Detroit and graduated from Cody High School in 1958. In 1966 he served a tour in Chu Lai, Vietnam with MCB-3. For its remarkable accomplishments, the unit was named “Best in the West;” the top Seabee battalion of the year.

When he was discharged in 1967 he first worked as a carpenter, but since his Vietnam experience caused him to swear he would never walk in mud again, he became a full-time real estate agent that same year and has been specializing in vacant land sales ever since.

In 1969, he moved from northern Michigan to Ann Arbor and has been here ever since.  He owns and operates Gary Lillie & Assoc., Inc., a commercial real estate firm and lives in the country on 10-acres. His hobbies are planting trees and watching and feeding wildlife. In fact, during the winter, he feeds over 200-pounds of seed a day to the critters. He also likes to downhill ski and backpack. Bob Gould is constantly trying to get him to go back in the nets and play goalie for his hockey team! Maybe. gary@veteransradio.net

For more info on Gary, go to www.garylillie.com.