On Sunday, Nov. 3, Col. Clifford Silsby, Col. Edward Sykes and 1SG Darrel Haeffele were inducted into the Kansas National Guard Hall of Fame at the Nickell Armory at Topeka. Col. Silsby, son of Boyd and Donna Silsby, graduated from Mankato High School.
Col. Clifford M. Silsby was born July 19, 1952, in Concordia, Kansas. He enlisted in the Kansas Army National Guard after high school graduation in February, 1970. He completed basic and advanced individual training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. He started his military career as an engineer equipment operator with the 891st Engineer Battalion a...
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