Faribault Daily News

Naval service during Vietnam War led to nursing career

By By Tom Nelson Guest contributor,

2024-05-22

After graduating from Faribault High School with the class of 1963, Jack Luedke followed his father’s footsteps by enlisting in the United States Navy.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3Iscv5_0tGQHtAI00 — Honored combat veteran Jack Luedke returned to Faribault to work in the nursing profession after serving in the Navy. (Photo by Tom Nelson)

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0uo1jB_0tGQHtAI00 — Jack Luedke enlisted in the Navy shortly after graduating from Faribault High School in 1963.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Oatws_0tGQHtAI00 — Jack Luedke treats a soldier while serving aboard the USS Valley Forge during the Vietnam War. (Submitted photo)

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