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Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 5:20 PM

From farm boy to military man

From farm boy to military man
Ferd Zach, right, met up with Lenny Eisenmenger, left, and LeRoy Haverland in Tokyo, Japan. Courtesy photo

Ferd Zach went from a farm in rural Humphrey to serving in the Korean War

Like so many young men he was plunked from the farm to a foreign land to serve our country.

Ferd Zach, 94, grew up on a family farm 3 miles southeast of Humphrey, and was drafted in July 1952 by the U.S. Army, and spent basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and just before Christmas he was shipped off to Korea.

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