Coaldale World War II veterans were honored at a ceremony Saturday, the 65th anniversary of V-J Day. They included:

Chester GangawareNick ParaschakSteve TentyloJohn KingWilliam BalazovichSteve BalazovichCharles HerringEdwin (Pee Wee) MantzSimon StafiniakGeorge VincentGeorge WenzelAugust GullaWilliam StoffeyJohn StoffeyThomas DallyWilliam VavroPeter StricekSylvester VavraBill DerrNicholas MacenkaAnthony KonecneyEdward PascoeHoward WilliamsTheodore HaldemanCharles GangawareWilliam (Lefty) KopernaEvan BrodeMike SemkoJohn KingPaul BybleWilliam Byble (First draftee from Coaldale)Stanley CostelloJohn WieksnerNorman Richards (deceased)John Puschak