One of Wyoming's greatest heroes passed away Sunday at the age of 101. Clarence Varos was a Pearl Harbor survivor, WWII veteran, and longtime storekeeper for the Union Pacific Railroad in Cheyenne.
Sergeant Vern Peterson is one of the last surviving War World II veterans in Wyoming. Last week, the 97-year-old Rock Springs resident toured a replica of the B-17 bomber plane he flew on nearly 70 years ago.
Floyd Workman was one of the nearly 9,000 Wyoming heroes who volunteered for War War II. 652 of them didn't make it back, including five who lost their lives on D-Day.
Paul Baxley was born in Casper, WY. After the Baxleys moved Paul became a star quarterback at a Los Angeles high school. The fun still hadn’t even started for a military hero turned Hollywood stunt double.
In a series on Wyoming war heroes comes another “bad ass.” That's meant only with reverencce. We take pride in them all, but one may have had an extra chip on his shoulder - Army Lieutenant Vernon Baker.