John Lawrence Stephens was born in the Pahsimeroi Valley of Idaho on Jan. 31, 1927. His parents, John William and Ellen Irene Stephens (nee Fogarty) homesteaded in view of Mount
Pangborn Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol and volunteers laid wreaths after a ceremony, by American Legion Post 10, at Wenatchee Cemetery in honor of veterans and National Wreath Across America