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2019 Salute to Veterans A Special Section to Honor America’s Military Veterans

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A proper Salute One year removed from the first Graham Salute to Veterans Star o tribute t veterans, Marching November 2019 Through History,e w bring you the Editor: Kevin Hensley second installment, Salute to Veter- Staff Writer: Robbi Pounds ans. Staff Photographer: Art Miller The groundwork laid by the inaugural Office Manager: Kim Tipton edition steered the ship in the right direction, Layout: Christy Guthrie but we knew more could be done. Graphics: Tina Sheldon Inside these pages, readers will find a few Sales: Debbie Dills profiles on retired servicemen, each of which Distribution: Neal Wachob paint a picture that makes you feel like you Inserting: The Franklin Press are watching the events unfold before your Regional Publisher: David Brown very eyes. And of course, the extensive list of names Salute to Veterans is a publication that proudly volunteered their time to keep of The Graham Star, a division of allfse o u saf and free – now in an aptly-titled Community Newspapers, Inc., Athens, Ga. section, “Those Who Served” – is back, with plenty of additions from last year’s list. The Graham Star This publication is the least we can do to 720 Tallulah Road extend our gratitude. We hope you enjoy our Robbinsville, N.C. 28771 Salute to Veterans and remember, (828) 479-3383 freedom is never free. [email protected] The U.S.S. New Jersey, proudly serving its country. Salute to Veterans 2019 – 3 Remembering Iwo Jima By Robbi Pounds GroPac 11, “strictly an advanced the sand and unload, but the [email protected] base outfit” tasked with build- transport that we were on, you ing a Navy base, a hospital and had to go over the side, down orld War II veteran a road up to Mt. Suribachi, the the rope and get into LSMs that and Graham County site of the iconic flag-raising. held about 35 people. I’d just Wnative Doyle Brock jump and let go, but the water has kept his Navy uniform for Iwo Jima was so rough, a lot of guys got 76 years. Brock would be one of ten crushed.” Brock wore the uniform of Graham County boys to serve Once on Iwo, Brock saw that tight-woven wool as a teenaged on the island of Iwo Jima. “the island was absolutely cov- sailor heading for Iwo Jima. Military commanders ex- ered up with personnel and “When I volunteered, I was pected invasion of the island – equipment. There were units 6-foot-1 and maybe 130 pounds,” 750 miles from mainland Japan there that we never even met, said Brock. “I was what you might – to last just a few days. How- there were so many troops on call a ‘beanpole.’” ever, more than 21,000 Japa- that little island. It was only nese troops were literally dug two miles wide and four miles Early fun into the black volcanic sand long.” In 1943, Brock was among the of the island, making a pre-in- More than 70,000 U.S. troops thousands of sailors stationed vasion bombardment largely landed on Iwo Jima during the in Norfolk, Va. When sailors ineffective. U.S. troops landing invasion and in the days after- went “on liberty of an evening,” on the island were in for quite ward. Brock said that Granby Street a fight. “We didn’t get in on the first was “nothing but a sea of white Arriving at Iwo Jima a few of it, but we were sure there be- hats.” weeks after the invasion, Brock fore the fighting was over,” said Brock was one hat in that sea remembered that landing ve- Brock. “The one thing about of sailors. He served as part of hicles could “pull right up on World War II is that you knew Doyle Brock, during his Navy service in World War II. 4 – Salute to Veterans 2019 who you were fighting. You soldier’s eye. got down there, you had knew the Japanese and you “A lot of our guys there to work your way out. This knew the Germans, but in didn’t care too much for Marine plane came in from wars today, you don’t know the Japanese from the way Pearl going to Shanghai, so who you’re fighting. they’d treated prisoners, so we went to Okinawa and fi- “The Japanese didn’t want I stayed with him that night nally got on a transport ship to surrender, period. Out at the hospital. He spoke a with a bunch of Army guys of something like 23,000 little English, and he asked going into Korea, went on Japanese on the island, we if I knew Shirley Temple. I around to , then took maybe 200 prisoners. told him, ‘Sure, she was my on to Seattle.” The rest of them either died sweetheart.’ “Coming back on the ship underground in caves or “The next morning, I took was the roughest weather I died fighting. They thought him to the airfield and put ever saw. There’d been an the Emperor was it. They just him on a plane to take him earthquake up in the Aleu- wouldn’t quit.” on to Japan.” tians and that caused a tsu- In addition to his Navy uni- nami; we caught the tail end form, another souvenir from Coming home of that. There were about Brock’s service in WWII is a Soon, it would be Brock’s 300 sailors, but not one gun Japanese sniper rifle, com- turn to leave Iwo Jima. or rifle. We spotted a mine plete with bayonet; a relic “I got enough points to from the deck of the ship. from when American troops get out, in March or April of You could explode those disarmed the remaining Jap- ‘45,” Brock said. “They gave mines with a rifle, if you anese. us our records and took our could hit it. All we could do When American troops set seabag, and we more or less was stare at it. The war was the gathered weapons afire, set out thumbing. Me and already over, you know. What somehow a hand grenade two other boys went up on a time to run into a mine way wound up amongst the Japa- the airstrip. We were trying out in the ocean nese rifles and shrapnel from to miss Guam. Guam was “But we made it the explosion went right the gathering point of the home.” into a captured Japanese whole South Pacific. If you Salute to Veterans 2019 – 5

Art Miller/[email protected] Mel Greene (center) has been working to get this banner on-display at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center. 82nd Airborne Vet Lives to Serve By Robbi Pounds The 82nd Airborne – an post and have big families, formed in the swinging, The professionally de- [email protected] active airborne infantry di- so they don’t have enough Andrews-Sisters style. signed memorial will be vision – specializes in joint money for Thanksgiving,” “They are such a wonder- six-sided – with one side for rmy veteran Mel Greene forcible entry operations, Greene explained. “Every ful group of ladies, and so each branch of the service is spearheading the ef- including parachute assault year I help feed a lot of talented,” said Greene. – and include a flag display, Afort to erect a veterans’ operations. Greene served people at Thanksgiving and Greene said that fundrais- benches and landscaping on memorial on the campus of with the 82nd just after Christmas.” ing efforts will stand down the lawn of the 1920’s-era the Stecoah Valley Cultural World War II. Greene’s push for a memo- over the winter, but he will Stecoah school building. Arts Center, but this mon- For Greene, his service as a rial at Stecoah has already “really get back to raising While Greene maintains a umental project is just one civilian is all about “helping brought one major fund- money in the spring.” home in Florida, he has spent of many in Greene’s seventy veterans and soldiers in any raiser to Graham County: “I wanted to see a memo- the past 48 summers in Gra- decades of service. way I can.” the Ladies for Liberty’s Sept. rial come here to Stecoah, ham County. A professional Greene, who served in the Greene supplies holiday 15 performance at Stecoah’s so Bill Smith and I donated photographer for 30 years, Army from 1946-48, has been dinners to noncommis- Lynn L. Shields Auditorium. the seed money, but that Greene was living in Coral a member of the 82nd Air- sioned officers and their The singing group special- was just the beginning,” Gables when a salesman from borne Division Association for families at Ft. Bragg, where izes in patriotic and nostal- Greene said. “We only just Kodak kept trying to lure him 65 years and even served as the 82nd is stationed. gic tunes, especially those started with our fundraising to western North Carolina, president of the association. “A lot of soldiers live on from the WWII era, all per- efforts.” insisting that Greene had to 6 – Salute to Veterans 2019 “come up to see paradise in North Caro- lina.” During Greene’s first visit to Gra- ham County in 1971, he and his wife bought “a little house on the lake for $15,000, furnished” and he has returned to the mountains every year since. As Greene works to establish a new veterans memorial in his seasonal home county, he wanted to remind the public of the reasons behind his patriotism. “If we didn’t have the great military people that we have, this country would not be free,” Greene said. “World War II could have turned the other way. If we didn’t do what we did, this country, maybe the whole world, would’ve been taken over by the Ger- mans. Our democracy is so important. “We really have to support veterans. People can always help.” Those wishing to contribute to the Stecoah Veterans’ Memorial can do- nate at stecoahvalleycenter.com, at the Stecoah gallery, or by mail at 121 Schoolhouse Road, Robbinsville, N.C. Art Miller/[email protected] 28771. Mel Greene (center) shares a light-hearted moment with the Ladies for Liberty during their concert at Stecoah on Sept. 15, 2019. Salute to Veterans 2019 – 7 Like father,

like sonwork, hardwork and if you By Kevin Hensley [email protected] get knocked down, you get back up.” ven at a young age, Little did Huffman know James Darrell Huffman that just a few years later, Eknew he wanted to fol- that same mentality would low in his father’s footsteps. kick in amidst a more-dan- He could have never imag- gerous type of battle than ined the things he would the gridiron could ever pres- experience and see because ent. of that decision. Huffman’s father Mack ac- Beirut tually owned and operated Charleston, S.C. is where the first-ever ambulance in Huffman would meet his Graham County and he re- wife, Sharon. They married calls even at an early age the Nov. 21, 1982. responsibility thrust upon Less than a year later, Huff- him, helping with transports man was in Beirut, Lebanon, at the age of nine. one of the focal points of Twice as many years later, religious tensions in the Huffman would begin a Middle East that still exist to lengthy stint in the United this day. States Armed Forces – 18 When a pair of suicide years, five months and 17 bombers drove trucks into days, to be exact – where he barracks housing both Unit- worked in the medical field. ed States and French service Just like his dad. members Oct. 23, 1983, “My father was my inspi- Huffman was right in the ration,” Huffman said. “He thick of the hellish aftermath is the one that got me into that followed and even had emergency medicine to be- a scary brush with reality gin with. If anyone got shot, himself. The Huffman family. Pictured are Thomas Mack Huffman (standing); Sharon, James and James D. Huffman (seated, from left). Each served our country across various points in history. wounded or injured (in bat- “This Marine tank had tle), I was the one that went been pulling into position,” flying through the air, but I But Huffman’s unwilling- and I wasn’t going to leave to get them. Huffman recalled. “The driv- don’t remember hitting the ness to leave his troops was my people unattended. “I would patch them up, er still had his head in the ground. too much to bear. Himself “They literally hunted for drag them somewhere closer hatch; he hadn’t closed the “They told me afterwards injured, Huffman made a me for three days, trying to where somebody else could top yet. When they pulled in, that when I hit the ground, snap decision. get me back to the hospital. get them and I would go on a rocket exploded in front of I rolled, jumped up and ran “While they were doing They wanted to fly me out to the next treatment.” the tank and he got hit in the back to the tank. One of surgery to save this man’s to a ship, where they could Huffman was the center throat with a piece of shrap- the other Marines helped life, there was supposed do x-rays and find out how of Robbinsville’s 1974 Rob- nel. I heard the explosion me back onto the tank and to be somebody watching bad the concussion was. binsville 1A state football and I was already headed I reached in and pulled me, assessing what kind of My left eardrum had been championship team under in that direction when they the guy out. We got him shape I was in,” Huffman blown out. One of my other legendary head coach Bob started yelling that the guy on a stretcher and I got explained. “The surgery corpsman cleaned me up. I Colvin. had been hit. I jumped up on him to another vehicle that was obviously a lot more kept making my rounds and “I was one of the smallest the tank to pull the guy out had been turned into an exciting than just watching when they finally found me, guys on the team,” Huffman and just as I was reaching ambulance. We got him on me laying there, so the guy I was good to go.” said. “We had to play our lit- in, another rocket hit and his side and put an airway (watching me) drifted off. tle hearts out, or we would I got hit with a concussion. into his throat. We managed I snuck out of the hospital Father, son brought to- get killed. That’s where I It blew me about 15, 20 to get him back to the field and went back to my unit. gether learned the value of team- feet in the air. I remember hospital.” I was the senior corpsman Just two short months 8 – Salute to Veterans 2019 rusty weapons, a little bit of water Huffman’s last active day of duty and food and told, ‘The great Satan was Halloween, 1998. is coming; you have to stop them.’” His service with the United States With victory attained, Huffman and Marines took him to various places his partner got to work in a different across the globe, but it was Christ- matter, one that people reflecting on mas Eve, 1983 that still brings a smile wars and battles often overlook and to Huffman’s face, especially after he underscore. was able to bring his father’s service “We were hauling medical supplies together with his. for our regiment,” Huffman said. “It was amazing,” Huffman said. “They unloaded all the supplies “After they gave me a full tour of the and me and him spent 72 straight ship, I went straight to the ship’s hours transporting E.P.W.’s (enemy store and spent every dime I had prisoners of war) from where they buying U.S.S. New Jersey caps, were holding them into the actual t-shirts and anything that said ‘U.S.S. compounds where they were keep- New Jersey’ on it. I boxed it up and ing prisoners. The only time we mailed it back to my dad. had any sleep was in the passenger “Later, I remember talking to mom seat after we dropped off a load; we and I asked how daddy was doing. would take turns sleeping while the She said, ‘Son, he’s out there wear- other one drove.” ing his U.S.S. New Jersey hat, just cutting the grass and smiling just as Special moment big as he can smile.’”

Huffman’s re-enlistment, as it appeared in an edition of The Graham Star. later, Bob Hope visited the U.S.S. in the exact seat where my father New Jersey for one of his many had sat.” popular USO shows that brought troops a little slice of Americana if Desert Storm they could not be at home for the Huffman was also in the thick holidays. of battle during Operation Desert It was Christmas Eve, 1983. The Storm in 1991. elder Huffman had served on the One of his many souvenirs in- U.S.S. New Jersey during the Korean cludes a leaflet that was dropped War in 1951 and 32 years later, Jim into the warfare, with the general was selected to be flown out to the message to Iraqi troops being, “give ship – docked just three miles off the up, or we will kill you.” Lebanon coast – to see Bob Hope’s “That’s the short-hand version of show. it,” Huffman said. “The leaflet shows But Huffman had another import- a B-52. Considering we were drop- ant agenda on his mind that day and ping 10,000-pound bombs on them the pieces just fell into place. at the time, they pretty much got the “Somebody had remembered me gist of it. talking about my father serving on “When we showed up, they gave up the ship,” Huffman said. “As soon as to drones. They had been bombed I got to the ship, I went straight to so much, they were giving up to the medical station and explained drones. Most of them weren’t sol- about my dad. He was on the No. 2 diers, anyway; they had been shang- turret and I wanted to go see where haied from wherever they were at, my daddy lived. threw onto this truck, hauled out to “Twenty minutes later, I’m sitting the middle of the desert, given some Salute to Veterans 2019 – 9 Mynatt F. BEASLEY Thomas Jefferson BRADSHAW WWII, Air Force, Sgt. Civil War, UA Ray BEASLEY Shirey BRASWELL WWII John W. BREEDLOVE William Curtis BEASLEY Civil War, CSA Jack BECKER John BREWER Navy Civil War, CSA E.Z. BIRCHFIELD Josh BRIDGES Civil War, CSA Leonard Glenn BRIDGES Kenneth Ray BIRCHFIELD Vietnam, Army Vietnam Ray BRIDGES Anthony Daniel (Buddy) Varnell ANDERSON Roy W. BAHR Thomas BIRCHFIELD Robert BRITTON ADAMS William ANDERSON Army, Korea–Vietnam, Col. WWII, died in action Desert Storm Army, Vietnam 1st Infantry, Civil War, CSA Intelligence, Special Warfare 2nd Battalion/8th Infantry in School instructor, MACV- Wilson BIRCHFIELD Doyle R. BROCK Austin ANDREWS the Darkness Vanguards SOG, commanded Forward Civil War, CSA WWII, Navy, Iwo Jima Art ADAMS WWII, Navy Operational Base No. 3, Korea, Germany, Panama, Andrew BIRD Hoyett BROCK Barney ANDREWS Ben Posey ADAMS Chile, Vietnam, Laos, Civil War, CSA WWII WWII, Army Cambodia, Spain. Buddy ADAMS Arthur Ray BLEVINS Jim BROCK Don ANDREWS Army Bigie BAILEY Army, Korea Neil BROCK Vietnam, Army Charlie D. BAKER Eddie ADAMS Donnie BLEVINS Austin BROOKS Ed ANDREWS Army Floyd J. ADAMS Desert Storm Army WWII, died in action WWII Delmas BAKER Joseph D. BONNETTE Bobby BROOKS Edd ANDREWS Navy John Posey ADAMS Navy Army Civil War, UA WWII Oliver L. BAKER Clyde BOWMAN James David BROOKS Elmo ANDREWS Army John R. ADAMS WWII, died in action Army, E-4 Civil War, CSA WWII Paul B. BAKER Jack BOWMAN James H. BROOKS Kenneth Melvin ADAMS Harold Kelly ANDREWS Army James Claude “Jim” BOWMAN Joe Marvin BROOKS Army 172nd Support Vietnam, Army John BALDWIN Lawrence BROOKS Battalion, Alaska, SP4 Army, 24 years N.H. ADAMS Bruce Sullivan BALES Vietnam, Maj., Green Berets, Richard BROOKS Jon ANDREWS Posey ADAMS WWII, Navy, PT Boat 337 Silver Star, 2 Bronze Army Vietnam, Army sank by Japan Mar. 7, 1944, Stars, Purple Heart, Air Army Robert Q. BROOKS Splinter ATKINS Hansa Bay, died in action. Medal. Steve ALLAN Travis Lee BROOKS WWII Donald Kenneth BALL Grady BRACKETT Columbus AMMONS Army Norman D. AXELSON Army WWII WWI Ed BROOMS Connie AYERS Ray BARCLAY James Shuster BRADFORD David C. AMMONS Eddie E. BROOMS James (Buck) AYERS James A. BARNES Vietnam Civil War, CSA WWII Marines Civil War, CSA Charles Fred BRADSHAW John P. AMMONS Jack BROOMS Ronnie AYERS Joseph BARNES Army Civil War, CSA Kenneth BROOMS Army Civil War, CSA Hobart BRADSHAW Young W. AMMONS WWII Tony AYERS Warne BARNES James Chester BRADSHAW Civil War, CSA Ray BROOMS Vietnam Harold Jimmy BATEMAN WWII Colt ANDERSON William Roy BROOMS Gilbert BABBS WWII, died in action James V. BRADSHAW WWII William BADALUCCA Hudson BEASLEY Civil War, CSA WWII Coyt ANDERSON Hugh B. BEASLEY Julius S. BRADSHAW William Roy BROOMS, Jr. Crate ANDERSON WWII, Army, Tech 5 Civil War, UA Blake BROWN WWII, died at Pearl Harbor 10 – Salute to Veterans 2019 Lenford CABLE Smith CAMPBELL WWII Civil War, CSA Leonard H. CABLE, Jr. Robert Wayne CAPE Marines Vietnam, Army Lester CABLE Claude CARPENTER WWII WWII, Air Force, Col. 30 years service, Korea, Michael CABLE Vietnam Iraq, Navy David CARPENTER Mike CABLE Army Marines (active) Gary CARPENTER Paul L. CABLE Vietnam WWII Earl Kenneth BROWN Chris BURCHFIELD Adam CABLE Heyser CARPENTER Paul Lyle CABLE Navy 1951–’55 Army Civil War, CSA Air Force Korea, Air Force, Ennos BROWN Dayton BURCHFIELD Barney R. CABLE Ivan T. CARPENTER 21 years, retired as MSgt. Civil War, UA Franklin BURCHFIELD Vietnam, Army WWII, Air Force, Airman 1st Ray CABLE James (Scooter) BROWN WWII Billy B. CABLE Class WWII Air Force G.F. BURCHFIELD Korea, Army William CARPENTER Thomas CABLE John BROWN WWII Billy Blair CABLE Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA Joseph Allen BURCHFIELD Vietnam, Army Wilson CARPENTER Warren CABLE John BROWN Korea David CABLE Civil War, CSA William CABLE Civil War, UA Loyd BURCHFIELD David G. CABLE Andrew J. CARRINGER Civil War, CSA John S. BROWN Army Vietnam Civil War, UA Andrew J. CAIRNES Civil War, CSA Thomas BURCHFIELD Dwayne CABLE Charles Eugene CARRINGER Civil War, CSA Lloyd BROWN Wayne BURCHFIELD Vietnam, Air Force Navy, Japan Hiram L. CAIRNES WWII Vietnam Floyd O. CABLE Daniel Nathan Wesley Civil War, CSA CARRINGER William Harold BROWN William A. BURCHFIELD WWII, Army, Panama Canal Zone, 1936 - ‘45, George CALONEHUSKIE Civil War, UA WWII Civil War, CSA . Simon CALONEHUSKIE Earl CARRINGER Arnold W. BUCHANAN James BURKE Garfield CABLE WWII, Army WWII, Korea, Billy R. BUCHANAN Navy WWII Antonio CAMPAGNA Army Air Corps, Europe Marines James H. BURNETT Gene CABLE WWII, Vietnam Francis M. CARRINGER Gerald BUCHANAN Civil War, CSA Vietnam Joe Marvin CAMPALONG Civil War, CSA James BUCHANAN William L. BURNETT Glenn CABLE Navy Francis Marion CARRINGER Army Harley BURRIS Desert Storm, Army Alexander “Buck” CAMPBELL Civil War, UA Joe BUCHANAN Kenneth BURRIS Guy CABLE Civil War 1863-’65 Garfield CARRINGER Army McKinley BURRIS WWII, Vietnam Carleton CAMPBELL Korea, Navy Lynn BUCHANAN Ray BURRIS Hayet CABLE WWI Herbert CARRINGER Maxwell (Max) BUCHANAN Jim BUSCH Hoyt CABLE Charles CAMPBELL Tenn. Air National Guard, Vietnam, Navy (Ret’d), Wiley BUTLER Military Police, England WWII, Army Leroy CAMPBELL 20 years service, USS Fred BUYTAS John Ross CARRINGER Yorktown Jack CABLE WWII, Army, 1941-’45, Michael BUYTAS 30th Infantry-120th Reg. WWII James BUCKEL Steve BUYTAS WWII, Army Normandy, Omaha Beach, Ross CARRINGER Marines Gary CABE Jamie CABLE 3rd Army, Battle of Bulge. Normandy, Rhineland, WWII Henry W. BUKER Vietnam Jason CABLE Ardennes, Europe. Wayne CARRINGER Civil War, CSA Gary CABE Army WWII, Army, 1939-’45, Willie BUMGARNER WWII POW, Bataan Death March Salute to Veterans 2019 – 11

Gary Lamar COLVARD Joseph D. COOPER Houston COLVARD Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA McAnaly COOPER John D. COLVARD Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA Thomas J. COOPER John M. COLVARD Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA William W. COOPER Johnny COLVARD Civil War, CSA Vietnam Carleton COPPER Lamar COLVARD WWII Vietnam, Army, 1969-’71, Bill CORBIN 199th Light Infantry, Invasion WWII Wesley CARRINGER Thomas CARVER General CODY of Cambodia. Billy CORBIN Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA Hamilton CODY Phillip COLVARD Billy K. CORBIN William H. CARRINGER Thomas CARVER Civil War, CSA Marines, 1978-’82, Okinawa Vietnam, Army, 125th with 3rd Recon. Civil War, UA Civil War, UA Harley CODY Terminal Command, Dec. 14, John W. CARSWELL Wayne CARVER Herve CODY Tony COLVARD 1965 - Dec. 15, ’67, SP-4/ER A. CARVER Wayne A. CARVER Korea Navy, 1972-’76, Vernon L. CORBIN Civil War, CSA WWII Miles CODY USS Orion, USS Yellowstone William K. CORBIN Al S. CARVER William CARVER Civil War, NC Calvary, CSA Doyle L. COLVIN PFC/357th Infantry, EAMET Civil War, CSA Tighlman CODY Navy Campaign Medal, 2 Bronze WWII Stars, Efficiency, Honor, Allen CARVER William W. CARVER Civil War, CSA Leander COLVIN Fidelity Medal, WWII, Azar CARVER Civil War, CSA Tillman Howard CODY Civil War, CSA 1944-’46 Civil War, CSA Thomas B. CHAMBERS Civil War, Co. F 39 NC, CSA Doug CONLEY Donald CORDELL Bill CARVER Civil War, CSA Tilmon H. CODY Frank CONLEY Vietnam WWII, Army Jasper I. CHAMBERS Civil War, CSA Korea Donald D. CORDELL Blaine D. CARVER Civil War, CSA Verlis CODY Bruce COOK WWI, Army WWII Philip CHAMBERS WWII WWII Armstrong CORNSILK Bobby CARVER Civil War, CSA Michael COFFMAN Charlie COOK Thomas Legion, PVT Clifford CARVER Boyd CHEKELELEE Civil War, CSA WWI Jacob CORNSILK WWII Korea, Army, PFC Geronimo COLEMAN Edward (Ed) COOK WWII, POW, Bataan March Clifford L. CARVER Carmel CHILDERS WWII, Army WWII Jacob CORNSILK James N. CARVER WWI Isaac COLEMAN Floyd COOK WWII, died in action WWII, Army John CLANDER Albert G. COLLINS WWII James A. CORPENING Jerry CARVER Civil War, UA Civil War, CSA Henry COOK Paul CORRELL Jimmy CARVER Olen CLARK Earl (Bud) COLLINS WWII Navy Seal Navy & Marines Joseph CARVER Army Kenneth Morris COOK Bill CORVIN James COBB Joseph H. CARVER Michael COLLINS Army, SP-4 Wes COTTINGHAM Army WWII, Army Andrew N. COLVARD Roy COOK Charles L. CRAWFORD Andrew J. CODY Lawson CARVER Civil War, CSA WWII Terence (Terry) L. CRAWFORD Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA Donald COLVARD Sconley COOK A.M. CRISP Bill CODY Oscar CARVER WWII WWII, died in action Civil War, CSA Bill Franks CODY Patton CARVER Donald Posey COLVARD George M. COOPER Archie CRISP Carroll CODY WWII, Navy, 1943-’46, WWII, Army, Calvary Civil War, CSA WWII, Army Phillippines Liberation Edward CODY Reuben CARVER James W. COOPER Bartley CRISP Gary COLVARD Civil War, CSA Marines Civil War, CSA WWII 12 – Salute to Veterans 2019 Wayne CRISP Thomas E. DAVIS WWII Tommy W. DAVIS Will (Big Will) CRISP Air Force WWII Charles R. DAY William D. CRISP Charles DEAN Civil War, CSA WWI William H. CRISP, Jr. Ed DEAN Civil War, CSA WWI William H. CRISP, Sr. Fred DEAN Civil War, CSA WWI William Hubert CRISP Ray DEAN WWII Booth CRISP, Jr. Harvey CRISP Lamar CRISP Tommy DEAN David CROWE Vietnam WWII, Army, Purple Heart Vietnam, Army George W. DEAVER Vietnam, Navy E-4, 1966-’70 Civil War, CSA Boyd CRISP Herbert E. CRISP Lawrence Clifton CRISP USS Yorktown CV 10, Sonar WWII Korea, Army WWII Operator on helicopter, USS Jeff DEAVER Hancock CVA 19 Search and Burlen CRISP J.C. CRISP Lloyd N. CRISP Thomas S. DEAVER Rescue crewman Burlin CRISP Korea, 8th Army WWII, died in action Civil War, CSA Jesse CROWE Calvin CRISP Transportation HQ Loyd Edmund CRISP William DEAVER Navy, USS St. Louis CL-49, WWII, Navy Jack CRISP War of 1812 WWI Aug. 3, 1942 - Dec. 10, 1945 Chester CRISP Jackie CRISP Bob M. DEBRUHL Luther CRISP William CRUSE WWII, Army, Philippines Marines Desert Storm Manoes CRISP Civil War, CSA Clint CRISP James M. CRISP Carl DEBTY Civil War, UA Julius A. DALE Darrell CRISP Civil War, CSA John DEBTY Mansel F. CRISP Civil War, CSA Army Jerry CRISP William DEBTY Civil War, CSA Mike DANFORTH David CRISP Navy Allen DEHART Marcus CRISP Clyde DANIELS, Jr. WWII Joel L. CRISP Terry DEHART Oliver CRISP Army Donald P. CRISP Civil War, NC Calvary, WWII Perry DEHART Confederate States Army Floyd DANIELS Douglas Rodney CRISP Paul CRISP WWII, Army, Philippines John CRISP Jr. WWII, Korea, Army Vietnam Pearson CRISP Will DELTIG WWI Marius E. DAVID Edison CRISP WWII, Army Air Corps, Sgt., Cherie DENNIS John CRISP Hugh Harvey DAVIDSON WWII 4 yrs. 4 mos. 5 days Lisa DENZER Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA Eugene CRISP Philip B. CRISP Air Force, 06 US Public John CRISP Clyde DAVIS WWII, Army, North Africa Civil War, UA Health, 1985-present WWII WWII Ezekiel CRISP Porter Calvin CRISP Jake DENZER John A. CRISP Gary DAVIS Civil War, CSA WWII John DENZER Civil War, CSA Vietnam Frank CRISP Ralph CRISP Charles Warner DEYTON John Lloyd CRISP John DAVIS WWII Ralph L. CRISP Vietnam, Army WWII Civil War, CSA Gary CRISP Roosevelt CRISP Frank DEYTON John M. CRISP Leonard DAVIS Desert Storm Army, Europe Howard DEYTON Civil War WWII Hardie CRISP Tommy CRISP WWII, Army Joseph B. CRISP Roger DAVIS WWI WWII, Army, Pearl Harbor Randall DEYTON Civil War, CSA Vietnam Harley CRISP Vollie CRISP Blaine Eddie DITMORE Joseph B. CRISP WWII, South Pacific Sherfie DAVIS Harold CRISP Vietnam Civil War, UA Warren CRISP WWII, Army Vietnam John H. DITMORE Civil War, UA Salute to Veterans 2019 – 13 Lewis FARR Joseph GARLAND Civil War Civil War, UA Stanley Dean FARR Kenneth GARLAND Vietnam, Army, Germany Army Charles FISHER Oliver GARLAND Civil War, CSA WWII John FLAKE, Thomas GARLAND WWI Civil War, UA Bill FLANNINGAN Vincent GARLAND William FLOWERS William H. GARRISON WWII Civil War, UA Tim DITMORE John W. (J.W.) EDWARDS Verlie V. ELLER Harry FORD Allen J. GARVER Marines Army WWII John W. FRANCIS Vietnam (3 tours) Navy, W.A. DITMORE Kyle EDWARDS Walter ELLER Civil War, CSA (Ret’d) 21 years. service, NMCB4 & NMCB5, Seabees Barry DOVER Air Force WWII Benjamin FRANKLIN Howard A. GARVER David DUNSWORTH Locke J. EDWARDS William ELLER Civil War, CSA Charles Noden GEORGE Harold DUTCHER Marvin (Trumpy) EDWARDS Civil War, CSA Charles FRANKLIN, Jr. Maurice EDWARDS Thomas N. ELLIS Korea Civil War, CSA, Sgt, Comp. Ryan DUTCHER D, 25th Reg. NC Infantry. Navy Civil War, CSA Jacob FRANKLIN Martin L. DYER Jefferson GEORGE Nick EDWARDS Mark ENGLAND Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA, Sgt., POW Army, Vietnam Randall M. ENGLAND Mikell D. DYER Riley FRAZIER Bill EVANS Lafayette GEORGE Ralph EDWARDS WWI Navy (Ret’d) 1979-’99 Civil War, CSA, Comp. H Army, WWII WWII Alvin Monroe EDWARDS Leonard C. FREEMAN 69th Reg. NC Infantry, POW, J.D. EVANS died in camp. WWII, Navy & Marines, Robert EDWARDS John D. FRICKS Army, WWII, 3 wars Cuba, Vietnam, Korea, Cold Navy Commander Civil War, UA LaVerne Cotton GEORGE Richard G. EVANS War, 1946-’47 Samuel Miller James FUZZELL Malcolm GEORGE Walter EVANS Bobby Max EDWARDS EDWARDS Civil War, CSA Army, WWII WWI Korea, Air Force, Chief WWII, Korea, Navy Bill GARLAND Washington GEORGE M-Sgt. (Ret’d), 28th Strategic Anthony Otis FARLEY Recon. Wing, Terri Kuhn EDWARDS Vietnam Civil War, CSA, POW, Billy FARLEY 717th Squadron, aerial Navy, NACXAMS, East Blance GARLAND killed in camp. gunner John W. FARLEY Pacific, Honolulu WWII Cole C. GHORMLEY Charles Ray EDWARDS, Sr. WWII Wallace EDWARDS, Jr. Charles GARLAND Spanish American War Korea Mac FARLEY WWII WWI Dan GHORMLEY Clyde J. EDWARDS Tommy W. FARLEY Wallace EDWARDS, Sr. Charles GARLAND Vietnam WWII, Navy WWII Glenn ELLER Civil War, UA Dewitt C. GHORMLEY Danny EDWARDS WWII John FARMER Claude GARLAND Civil War, CSA Army Civil War, CSA James L. ELLER WWII Roger GIBBY Doug EDWARDS Archie FARR Jim ELLER Edward GARLAND T.A. GIBBY Air Force WWII WWII Korea Army Frank EDWARDS Nick ELLER Billy FARR Frank GARLAND Ted GIBBY WWII, Army Oliver ELLER David FARR Korea Joan N. GILLILAND James M. EDWARDS WWI Civil War, UA Fred GARLAND Major USAF (Ret’d) 1974-’96 Civil War, CSA Ray N. ELLER David FARR WWII, Navy, Seal (frogman) Roy A. GILLLILAND, Jr. John EDWARDS Rick ELLER Korea Harold GARLAND Lt. Col. USAF (Ret’d) 1965-’85 John R. EDWARDS Robert ELLER John FARR WWII Civil War, CSA Civil War 14 – Salute to Veterans 2019 Freelin HANEY Jackie HIGDON WWII, died in action WWII Edgar HARDRICK Lamar HIGDON Douglas Jay HARRELL WWII Gary Dion HARRIS Billy HILL Gary HARRIS WWII Vietnam Dempsey HILL D.D. HARWOOD WWII Civil War, CSA Donald HILL David HEDGECOCK WWII Civil War, CSA J.B. HILL Dan GLADDEN Peter GRAYBEARD Gary GRINDSTAFF Elijah HEDGECOCK WWII WWII, died in action Civil War, CSA H.E. (Gene) GRINDSTAFF Civil War, CSA Quintan HILL Doc GLADDEN Cecil R. GREEN Korea & Vietnam Buster HEDRICK WWII WWII Charles GREEN John GRINDSTAFF WWII Quintine HILL Jake GLADDEN WWII Leonard GRINDSTAFF Chad HEDRICK WWII Army, WWII J.L. GREEN WWII Jim Tom HEDRICK Terry HILL Thomas H. GLADDEN J.L. GREEN, Jr. Luther GRINDSTAFF WWII, Bataan March Vietnam Civil War, CSA Vietnam WWII Lennox HEDRICK James L. HOGUE Warren GLADDEN Joe GREEN Lyle GRINDSTAFF Army, Korea, Flash Ranger Civil War, CSA William GLADDEN Joel GREEN WWII with Icore Battery Frederick H. HOHENSCHUTZ Civil War, CSA Ray GREEN Marvin Monroe GRINDSTAFF Lennox Spencer HEDRICK Dale HOLDER Hasting A. GOLDEN Van GREEN Army SPC3, 1962-’64 WWII WWII, POW Civil War, UA William Luther GREEN Infantry Mortar Lloyd HEDRICK Davis M. HOLDER Henry D. GOLDEN WWII, Marines, Battle of Melvin Roosevelt Ronald HENDERSON Civil War, UA Iwo Jima, I-Co 3rd BN 28th Civil War, UA GRINDSTAFF James Lloyd HENDRICKS Marines 5th Marine Div. Edd HOLDER Logan R. GOLDEN Korea, Army SPC4, Army, Vietnam Charles GREENE Edward HOLDER Civil War 1957-’59, Mechanic J.H. HENNERD Vietnam Army, Military Police William T. GOLDEN Thomas Richard GRINDSTAFF Civil War, CSA Mel GREENE G.L. HOLDER Civil War, CSA Army Sgt. 1961-’64, Mechanic J.H. HENNESSA WWII, 1946-’48 WWII William GORDEY Troy GRINDSTAFF Civil War, CSA 82nd Airborne Division Garl HOLDER Civil War, CSA W.L. GRINDSTAFF James R. HENSLEY All-American of the Year Vietnam, Army James E. GRAHAM Award WWII Johnny HENSLEY Harold Eben HOLDER Kenneth GRAHAM Van GREENE Jarrett GROWES Army/Air Force Army, Vietnam, Germany Bill GRANT Eugene GREGORY Marines Ronald HENSLEY J.D. HOLDER WWII WWII Ronald R. HAESLY Bruce HICKS Navy (Ret’d), Henry F. GRANT C.L. GRIGGS Marines Lt., Vietnam, 22 years service Army, S.Sgt., WWII Charles Curtis GRIGGS Jim HAGER Patrick HICKS James Gale HOLDER John GRANT Navy Army Air Force E-5 Army, WWII, Normandy Civil War, CSA Lincoln GRIGGS Cornelius HALL, Sr. Tammy Millsaps HICKS Invasion, Utah Beach, Mack Walker GRANT Buddy GRINDSTAFF WWII Okinawa, Japan, POW WWII, Navy, Seaman 2nd Cl. Air Force James W. HALL crypto gear machines Otis HOLDER Robert S. GRANT Claude Porter GRINDSTAFF Herbert HAMPTON Harry HIGDON Army Army, PFC, WWII Korea, Army SPC3 WWII WWII Robert E. HOLDER William E. GRANT 1956-’58, Mechanic Army, Vietnam Salute to Veterans 2019 – 15 George W. HYDE Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA Clarence JACKSON , Army Hardy HYDE Jacob Edmund JACKSON WWII Navy, MR3 Harold HYDE William JACKSON Harold Edward HYDE WWII Vietnam William Edward JACKSON Harold Edward HYDE Marines, Cpl., Vietnam WWII Frank JAMES, Jr. Jason S. HYDE Jasper I. JARNER Don HOLLAND J. Randall HOOPER Daniel G. Hudson Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA Don L. HOLLAND Vietnam Army Jason Stephen HYDE Abram JENKINS Jimmy HOLLAND Kelly HOOPER David HUFF WWII Civil War, CSA Hugh P. HOLLAND WWII James HUFFMAN Judd HYDE Arnold JENKINS Vietnam L.V. HOOPER WWI WWII Navy, WWII, Iwo Jima Lonnie HYDE Bruce P. HOLLIFIELD WWII, died in action James D. HUFFMAN Bill JENKINS Army, WWII Army, WWII, 1942 -‘45, Leo HOOPER Navy (Ret’d), HM2 (FMF), WWII Co. A-47th Signal Heavy Paul HOOPER, JR. Grenada, Beirut, Operations Marshall HYDE Carroll Owen JENKINS Construction Battalion, Desert Shield, Desert Storm WWII, died in action Panama Canal Zone and WWII Navy Thomas Mack HUFFMAN European Theater Paul HOOPER, SR. Paul James HYDE Cecil JENKINS Navy, Korea Richard S. HOLLIFIELD WWII Navy, WWII Navy, WWII Sharon (Mrs. James) Army, WWII, 1942 -’46, Co. Phillip HYDE Charlie (Andy) JENKINS Reo C. HOOPER HUFFMAN A-315th Engineer Combat WWII WWII WWI Batt., air gunner, Normandy, Navy, Cold War Posey HYDE, Clifford JENKINS Rhineland, France, Ardennes, Riley HOOPER Jefferson Taylor HUNNICUTT Europe. Severely injured. Army, WWII WWII, Army Civil War, CSA WWII Harold Arthur HOLLIFIELD Robert HYDE, Jr. Dale JENKINS Thomas J. HOOPER Jerry HUNTER Vietnam Civil War, CSA Air Force 1956-’59 WWII, Army Earlie HUSCUSSON Charles HOLLOWAY Robert HYDE, Sr. Coburn JENKINS Thomas W. HOOPER Army 1942-’43, Australia Air Force, 1966-1970 Civil War, CSA Army, WWI Dale JENKINS Earnest W. HUSCUSSON Claude HOLLOWAY Walt Ray HYDE WWII Tommy HOOPER Army, 1943-’44, Eamet WWII Vietnam Service Ribbon, Good Korea, Army Dennis Ray JENKINS Earnest HOLLOWAY William R. HOOPER conduct Medal, Lapel button Walter HYDE Army, Vietnam WWII Civil War, CSA Eli J. HUSCUSSON WWII, Marines Faset JENKINS Gary T. HOLLOWAY Willie HOWE Navy Seabees 1943-’45 Willard HYDE WWII, 5th Marine HQ Harrison HOLLOWAY Army, WWII, France, 10th 103rd Construction Battalion WWII, Army Floyd JENKINS Johnny HOLLOWAY Armored Div., Battle of the Keith HUSCUSSON Arnold ICENHOWER WWII Bulge, wounded in action. Josh HOLLOWAY Army, Korea WWII Frank JENKINS Gordie HOWELL Tommie F. HOLLOWAY Jerry B. HYATT Richard B. ICENHOWER WWII Joey HOWELL WWII Cecil E. HYDE Vietnam Frazier JENKINS Joseph W. HOWELL, Jr. Clark HOOPER WWII, Navy Randy INGLAND WWII, Army Vietnam Eston HOOPER DeWalt HYDE Vietnam Gary JENKINS Joseph W. 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Y.S. KEITH Civil War, CSA Lanchel KELLEY Army, 82nd Airborne Ray KELLEY Ronald KEY David B. KILLY Lynn J. KINDLY Air Force, (Ret’d), Major, Harley JENKINS Wallace JENKINS WWII, died in action 1983-’98 Robert Lewis WWI WWII Charlie JONES Robert T. KINDLY Larry LAIL WWII Air Force (Ret’d), Colonel, Harley JENKINS Wade JENKINS Creed Alfred JONES 1975-’95 WWII WWII WWII WWII Bob KING Marvin (Trumpy) LAIL Randall LAIL Harold JENKINS Walt JENKINS Marvin K. JONES Marcus L. KING WWII WWII, Navy WWII Onlie Dalton JONES Civil War, CSA Richard LAIL Joel JENKINS TEC-5, U.S. Army WWII, Philippines, 1945-’47, Thurman (Bobby) KING Award for Marksmanship Edison LAKEY Vietnam William JENKINS Stephen L. KINSEY WWII Larry JENKINS Civil War Oscar JONES Steven Lee KINSEY James LAKEY Vietnam Raymond H. JEROSLOW Robert Lee JONES George W. KIRKLAND WWI Lonnie JENKINS Air Force WWII Civil War, CSA James LAKEY Marvin JENKINS Clyde JOHNSON Vincent JONES John Hamilton KIRKLAND WWII Vietnam D.F. JOHNSON WWII Civil War, UA William J. LAKEY Sgt., U.S. Army Civil War, CSA Wallace Y. JONES William T. KIRKLAND Civil War, CSA McKinley JENKINS J.D. JOHNSON WWII Civil War, CSA Calvin C. LAMBERT WWII, Navy, Iwo Jima WWII Wayne JONES Paul KLEINSCHMIDT WWII WWII, died in action Michael JENKINS Jefferson JOHNSON James KRINER Ted LAMBERT Vietnam Civil War, CSA Denny JORDAN Navy Commander, Todd LAMBKA Newton JENKINS John JOHNSON Lewis JORDAN US Central Command 1st Battalion 28th Infantry, WWII, Marines Civil War, CSA Marty JORDAN Operations Directorate 4th Infantry Division, Died in Paul JENKINS Pird JOHNSON Ted JORDAN Div. Chief, 1984-2013 combat, Afghanistan. Bronze Vietnam WWII WWII Gordon KRUSE Star, Purple Heart Paul JENKINS Pird JOHNSON Winston JORDAN George LAFEYETTE James S. LANCE WWII WWI Edward JUMPER Civil War, CSA Civil War Newton JENKINS Ralph A. JOHNSON WWII, Army Billy LAIL William Dale LAUGHTER WWII WWII Jimmy JUMPER Clifford LAIL Vietnam, Air Force Philip JENKINS Thomas M. JOHNSON Korea, Vietnam, Army, Pvt. WWII Mason LEDFORD Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA JUNALUSKA Granville LAIL Army R.D. JENKINS Wilburn JOHNSON War of 1812 WWII Archie LEMMONS Vietnam Civil War, CSA Stanley KALADAS Jack LAIL Clint LEMMONS Ralph JENKINS Alexander JONES Robert (Bob) F. KEBER, III Korea Frank J. LEMMONS WWII, Navy Civil War, CSA U S Army Calvary 1983-’89 Jack LAIL WWII, Army Randall JENKINS Bart JONES James KEEFER WWII Mackie LEQUIRE Salute to Veterans 2019 – 17 Civil War, CSA William M. McLABE Richard MILLSAPS Civil War, CSA WWII Augustus R. Richard (Dick) MILLSAPS McMAHON III Vietnam William McMILLAN Tammy MILLSAPS Delmas McRAE Wayne MILLSAPS Huel McRAE James MINTZ Sarah McRAE Dillard MOODY Air Force Air Force Charles MEDLIN Donald MOODY

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MATHIS, Sr. Heart Hubert MERCHANT Gentry MOSS Vietnam William MATHIS Army Andy LYNN Civil War, CSA John Wesley MURPHY Carl LONG WWII, Army, Italy Desert Storm Thomas MERE Vietnam Nola Cody MAUNEY WWII Billy MEYERS Wesley MURPHY Randy LYNN Laverne MAXWELL Frank LONG Billy Jack MYERS Desert Storm Brian MILLER WWII WWII Army Vietnam Verlis MACK William M. MAYNLOV George LONG Boyd MYERS WWII, Army Eddie MILLION WWII Civil War, UA Arthur MILLSAPS WWI L.T. MANN Andrew McCLAIN Green B. LONG Everett (Dinky) MYERS Civil War, CSA WWII Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA Billy Jack MILLSAPS Army Jack LONG Nola Cody MANNEY Larry McCLAIN Vietnam, Army, SP4, artillery Steve MYLER Vietnam Samuel P. McCLUNG Johnny LONG Billy Jack NELMS Bobby MILLSAPS Ernie MANNIERE Army 1958-’61 Lincoln LONG Carl NELMS Ira Joe MARCUS Vietnam Vietnam William Ed McCOLLUM WWII, Army Vietnam, Army, paramedic Jack E. MILLSAPS Olen LONG Marines Don NELMS John S. 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ODOM Geovue W. ORR Terry Fred PAIGE Dave Boyd PHILLIPS WWII, Army, 1943–’46, Mickey ODOM Civil War, UA Army WWII, died in action 112th Anti-aircraft Artillery Vietnam Hubert ORR Willis PARKER Harold PHILLIPS Battalion. S. France & Rhine- Vietnam, Desert Storm land. Eamet Service Medal, Noyl ODOM WWII Civil War, CSA 2 bronze stars; Victory Army Jerry Warren ORR David PARRETTE James PHILLIPS Medal; Good Conduct; Lapel Odema ODOM Army, AUS Artillery, 4th Huel Birton PASTELL James M. PHILLIPS Button. Armored Div., E-5, 1968– Army Louis Joseph PASTELL Jim PHILLIPS Buddy K. NICHOLS ’70, Nat’l Defense Service Odemi ODOM Medal, Sharpshooter, Code WWII Lock PHILLIPS Army Vaughn ODOM of Honor, Military Justice, William Joseph PASTELL WWII David T. NICHOLS Geneva Convent., CBG TNG WWII WWII Michael PHILLIPS Civil War, CSA Lloyd ORR William Arthur ODOM Carl PATTERSON Michael Rex PHILLIPS Ned NICHOLS Vietnam WWII WWII Vietnam Vietnam Mac ORR William M. ODOM Cyrus C. 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PHILLIPS WWII, Iwo Jima Colon ORR Army of 37th Div., 1942-’46 William Joseph PHILLIPS Mark NORREL Dale ORR Jeffrey OSWALT, Sr. Ronald S. PATTERSON Dan PILKINGTON Navy WWII Army Carmel PAYNE Troy Edward PILKINGTON Arthur ODOM Dana ORR WWII Dee OWENBY Greg PAYNE WWII, Army, Pvt., Phillip Coy ODOM WWII, died in action J.C. PAYNE Military Police Air Force Dave ORR Civil War, UA Joseph C. OWENBY Navy Lee D. PITCOX, Sr. Ed ODOM Eugene ORR Civil War, CSA Jack PAYNE Stephen PORTER WWI WWII Blake C. OWENS Jim PENDL Civil War, CSA Harvey ODOM Floyd ORR WWII, Army, PFC, Purple Richard PEPPER Ben POSEY WWII, Army Salute to Veterans 2019 – 19 Harry Grant ROGERS, Sr. Vincent SANTAMARIA WWII Ira R. ROGERS Sr. Shane SATTERFIELD WWII Desert Storm J.S. ROGERS Jefferson SAUNOOKE Civil War, CSA Vietnam, Navy Jesse N. ROGERS Richard SAUNOOKE Civil War, CSA Vietnam, Navy John ROGERS Agie SAWYER Navy Boyd SAWYER John ROGERS Boyd SAWYER, Jr. Daniel Brigh POSTELL Booth RANDOLPH David RIDDLE WWI Chad SAWYER WWII WWI WWII Lynn ROGERS Clyde Burlin SAWYER Huel POSTELL Carlton RANDOLPH Paul RIDDLE Vietnam WWII, Army, Tech 5 Okley Ray POSTELL Army, died in camp Roscoe RIDDLE R.B. ROGERS Clyde Burlin SAWYER WWII Charles RANDOLPH Vietnam WWI Korea, Air Force William Ronald POSTELL WWI, Army, Callie M. RIMER Roy ROGERS Hal SAWYER WWII Courier to General Perry ROBERSON Roy Nathan ROGERS Hardy SAWYER Winford D. POSTELL Bernie RATTLER Vietnam Vietnam WWI Army Freddie Max RATTLER Jim ROBERTS Woodrew ROGERS Harley SAWYER Winford Jewell POSTELL Air Force Bob ROBERTS WWII WWI WWII John West RATTLER Marines Frank ROSE Howell SAWYER Keith E. PREDMORE WWII John W. 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SUMTER Hobart STEWART Civil War, CSA WWII, Air Force, Iwo Jima John W. SUMTER Jack STEWART, Sr. Civil War, CSA A.M. SCOTT Dillard SHULER E. Kirby SMITH WWII Roy TATHAM Civil War, CSA WWII Civil War, CSA Jack STEWART WWII John W. SCOTT, JR. Fidelia SHULER Earl SMITH WWII Claud TAYLOR WWII, died in action Civil War, CSA Herbert SMITH James STEWART, III Daniel A. TAYLOR Andrew SCROGGS J.J. SHULER Herbert H. SMITH Army, (Ret’d), SSgt. Civil War, CSA WWII WWII WWII, Korea, Vietnam, John STEWART Elmo TAYLOR Tony SCROGGS P.J. SHULER Army Civil War, CSA WWII, Army Tony Ernest SCROGGS WWII James C. SMITH Larry Buster STEWART Garl TAYLOR Vietnam Robbie SHULER James J. SMITH Vietnam, Army, 5th Infantry Army Division, dupport of 3rd Army, Pvt. Johnny SMITH Hobart TAYLOR Andrew SCROGGS Marine Corps on the DMZ, Harvey SEAY Hoke SILER Vietnam Laos, Cambodia, 1968-’70 Howard TAYLOR Army WWI Leroy SMITH Russell STEWART Sidney TAYLOR Clarence SELBERS Robert F. SILER WWII WWII Army Ray SHAW Army, Pvt. Marshall Paul SMITH Steve STEWART George TEESATESKIE Army Danny SILERS Vietnam Army Vietnam Wesley Gerald SHELTON Vietnam Orvil SMITH Verlin Richard STEWART Joseph TEESATESKIE WWII, Navy Loyd SILVERS Ray SMITH WWII WWII, Army Adam H. SHERRILL WWII Johnny SMITH Dagle STILES Lee TEESATESKIE Civil War, CSA William H. SKINNER Jack SMOKER WWII WWII, Army Air Corps 333 WWII Bomber Squad., Tail Gunner Benjamin M. SHERRILL Civil War, CSA Dee STILES Lloyd TEESATESKIE James H. SHERRILL Lacy SLAUGHTER Jack Coburn SMOKER WWII WWII, Army, Pfc. Vietnam, Army Civil War, CSA WWII, died in action Ernest STILES, Sr. Woodrow TEESATESKIE Jerry SHERRILL Nathaniel Matthew Eddington Lane SMOKER Ernest A. STILES, Jr. SLAUGHTER Vietnam William SHERRILL Owen SMOKER, Sr. Desert Storm, National Paul THOMAS WWII Civil War, CSA Army Guard Navy William M. SHERRILL William SLAUGHTER Richard SMOKER John B. STILES Civil War, CSA WWI Army, ES, 1966-1969 WWII William C. THOMAS Alfred Shiplet Ailene SMITH Hilliard SNEED Larry Willie STILES Civil War, CSA WWII Vietnam Bill SNIDER Vietnam William H. THOMAS Tory L. SHIVERS Arvil SMITH WWII Larry Willie STILES Civil War, CSA Martha SHOOK Bruce SMITH William J. SNIDER Jr. WWII Harold TIPTON, SR Zeb SHOPE Vietnam Vietnam, Army Ralph STILES Willard TIPTON Delmas SHULER Dorthy SMITH Cody SOSEBEE WWII Lea TRACY WWII Vietnam Marines, Sgt. Ray STILES Robert L. TRANTHAM Salute to Veterans 2019 – 21

Phil WALLS Jim WELCH Robert WALLS John WELCH Willard WALLS Joseph WELCH WWII Civil War, CSA Timothy Nolan WALRAVEN William L. WELCH Desert Storm Civil War, CSA Modeal WALSH James Clifford WELLS Vietnam Navy Bruce WALTERS Clarence Deer WESLEY WWII WWII, Vietnam, Marines, David S. WARD PFC WWII Herbert WACHACHA Civil War, CSA WWII, died in action Baxter WEST John L. WARD WWI Carney WEST Fred TROST Jack C. WACHACHA John WALDROUP Mark WARE Harvey WEST Marty TROST WWI Air Force Army, Lt. Col. Army Terry TROST Jackson WACHACHA Lewis WALDROUP Richard C. WASHBURN Jack WEST Bill TRUITT WWII Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA Army, Vietnam, SPC 4th J.P. TURNER James WACHACHA Nathan WALDROUP Arvil H. WEBSTER Class, Aviation, B Troop WWI Ross WALDROUP Julian P. TURNER, JR. WWII, Army 1941–’45. 1st of 9th, 1st Air Cavalry, 504th/82nd Airborne, Italy, Ken TURNER Mark Eugene WACHACHA WWII 1968–’69 Holland, France, England, Vietnam, Marines Dale WALKER Marines, Sgt., 1950-’52 Africa, wounded twice. John J. WEST, III Michael WACHACHA WWII Wayne TURPIN Herbert J. WEBSTER Monroe WEST Vietnam, Army Leonard TURPIN Gail WALKER WWII, died in action Army Glenn TURPIN Mose WACHACHA Gale WALKER Roger Allen WEBSTER Sherman A. WEST WWII, Vietnam, Army, PFC Army, Austria, 1951–’53 Corbin UNDERWOOD Verlie WALKER Christopher WEEKS William B. WEST WWII Posey WACHACHA William C. WALKER Marines WWI Civil War, UA Larry VAN MANEN Civil War, CSA Israel WEEKS Stephen WHITAKER Marines Raleigh WACHACHA Woodrow WALKER National Guard, Army, Sgt. 21st Military Police, Iraq Civil War, CSA Theo VARNER Dale R. WAGNER Don WALL Bob WEHR Gary W. WHITEHEAD James (Jim) VAUGHN Michael WACHACHA Jesse WALLACE Army Army WWII Army, Vietnam Jesse WALLACE Alfred WELCH, Sr. William F. WHITESIDES James (Jim) VAUGHT Mose WACHACHA Mike WALLER Army Civil War, CSA WWII Army, PFC, WWII, Vietnam Charles Dred WALLS Claude WELCH Bobby WIGGINS WACHACHA Posey WACHACHA Army Dan WELCH Vietnam War of 1812 WWI Cleve WALLS WWI Edward WIGGINS Adam J. WACHACHA Raleigh WACHACHA Colman WALLS David WELCH WWII, died in action Army, SFC, 1997-2011 Dale WAGNER WWII Glenn WELCH Hugh Darrell WIGGINS Andrew WACHACHA Anderson WALDROUP Don WALLS Glenn Burton WELCH Army Vietnam, Army Civil War, CSA WWII Vietnam Ira T. WIGGINS Arnold WACHACHA Forest WALDROUP Earl WALLS Glenn Burton WELCH James WIGGINS Vietnam, Army J.B. WALDROUP WWII WWII WWII James Edward WIGGINS Bill WACHACHA Larry C. WALLS James WELCH WWII WWI James Kenneth WALDROUP Army Vietnam, Army Jessie WELCH Joe WIGGINS Charlie WACHACHA Marson WALLS Jeremiah WALDROUP Jeter WELCH WWII WWI Mike WALLS 22 – Salute to Veterans 2019 Pose L. WILLIAMS George WOLFE Navy Raymond WILLIAMS Ken WOOD Thomas Correll WILLIAMS George WYKE Vietnam, Army WWI William E. WILLIAMS Joseph Lynn YEARGIN Navy Vietnam, Navy Andrew J. WILLOCKS John YEEND Civil War, CSA Navy, Sonar man, PO2, G.R. WILLOCKS 1957–’61 Civil War, CSA William Russell ZAKROSKI John W. WIGGINS Andrew J. WIKLE Robert M. WILLOCKS Vietnam Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA Civil War, CSA Kenneth WIGGINS Audie WILCOX Gail WILLIAMS Douglas WILSON Larry WIGGINS WWII, died in action Vietnam, Marines, 3 years, Army Coding, top-secret clearance Larry E. WIGGINS Tommy WILCOX Howard L. WILSON George Pat WILLIAMS Vietnam, Army, Sgt. Air Force Robert Glenn WILSON Connect with WWII Oliver WIGGINS Blake WILKEY WWII, Air Corps, , The Graham Star Oliver Clay WIGGINS Bart WILLIAMS Guilford WILLIAMS Burma, India on Facebook, WWII Civil War, UA WWII, Army, Thomas “T.J.” WILSON Instagram Ray Wiggins Dale WILLIAMS Henry Earl WILLIAMS Isaac WINFREY (thegrahamstar) WWII, Iwo Jima Everett WILLIAMS Vietnam Civil War, CSA and Twitter William Ray WIGGINS Fred WILLIAMS James WILLIAMS Odell WILSON (@thegrahamstar) WWII WWII Civil War, CSA WWII

Harold Phillips, Thomas Livingston, Max Buchanan and Alan Garver were just four servicemen that were honored by Robbinsville High School during Veterans’ Day recognition in 2018. Salute to Veterans 2019 – 23

Art Miller/[email protected] Graham County’s new flag will sit behind Smoky Mountain Urgent Care and directly in front of Rob- binsville First Baptist Church. 24 – Salute to Veterans 2019