The University of Tennessee Nov. 2016 UT Veterans Resource A Division of Enrollment Center Management

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*New Vet Center Opens /VA Coordinators Welcome to Veteran Student Services at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. We provide assistance and guidance to our *Meet Your VA Work-Study active duty service members, veterans, reservists, guardsmen, and family members *VOLFighters using their VA educational benefits. *********What Have You Missed?******** *Veteran Spotlight Vet Center Receives Home UT Moves Up in List of Vet Depot Grant Friendly Colleges

*Letter from a Vet This summer, UT’s chapter of UT was recently recognized for its Student Veterans of America strong support for veterans and received a $4,784 grant to their families in the 2017 U.S. *UT Honors Vets, Past & Present help furnish the center. News and World Report list of Best The Vet Center Initiative Colleges for Veterans. The Grant was part of $422,747 university rose eighteen spots *Event Calendar awarded by the Student since last year to 31st among all Veterans of America and the public universities and 66th Home Depot Foundation to among all public and private ifty SVA chapters across the colleges and universities. country to build or renovate space.

*Articles courtesy of tntoday.utk.edu 1

UT Opens New Veterans NOW HEAR Resource Center THIS!! The new Veterans Resource Center, temporarily located on the Veterans Day did not 4th floor of Dunford Hall, room 2417-2418. It is open Tuesday, start out with the same title. Commemorating the Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00-3:00 (Eastern Time). The end of fighting during VRC center is closed on Friday and Monday. Our permanent WWI between allied space, located in John C Hodges Library will be completed in nations and Germany, Nov. 11 first became late spring, 2017. known as Armistice Day in 1919. It was not until WWII that Congress Our office staff will be located in both the VRC and the Office amended the Act and of the University Registrar for the fall 2016 semester. The renamed the day Veterans Day. President Registrar’s Office, located in Student Services Building in Circle Eisenhower issued the Park is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Students first Veterans Day are welcome by appointment or walk-in at either location. proclamation on Oct. 8, 1954 stating, "In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all Meet Your VA Coordinators veterans, all veterans' organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose. Toward this end, I am designating the Administrator of Veterans' Afairs as Chairman of a Veterans Day National Committee, which shall include such other persons as the Chairman may select, and which will coordinate at Jayetta Rogers Vickie Clark the national level necessary planning for I have been an employee of The From 1976 unl 2002, I was a VA the observance. I am also University of Tennessee for 14 years, but Cerfying Official at The University requesting the heads of have served in the VA role for almost of Tennessee. During that me, I all departments and five years. I have a B.A. in Psychology had the honor of helping veterans agencies of the Executive (Anthropology minor) and an M.S. in from several wars and conflicts branch of the Educaonal Psychology & Counseling receive their benefits from the VA. I Government to assist the (Adult Educaon Concentraon) both rered in 2002 as an Assistant National Committee in from The University of Tennessee, Registrar but was happy to come every way possible." Knoxville. My husband, Hugh, and I have back to work full-me in 2013 in the Information received from: two sons (Riley and Jake) and we live in Veterans Student Services Office. It’s http://www.va.gov/opa/ Seymour. I spend my me outside of more than a job, it’s something I feel vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp work, volunteering with Seymour youth the need to do. In my spare me, I sports, and I am a black belt instructor love to travel and spend me with at Tennessee Maral Arts University in friends and family and my grandkids. Seymour. 2 Meet Your VA Work Studies

Christopher Walker Brent Bennae Brandon Pendergrass Chris is 27 and was born in Brent is a 29-year-old Marine Brandon served in the U.S. Conyers, GA. He joined the and Army Veteran. He was born Marines from 2010 to 2013 as army in 2007 in Military in Virginia, but joined the an infantryman. He did one Intelligence. Chris served two Marines in Florida in 2005. He deployment in the Helmand deployments, one in Iraq and is a father of one. Brent was Province of Afghanistan where one in Afghanistan. He then Medically retired from the he was injured in combat. In switched to the army reserves Military in 2015, serving 2013, he retired from the in 2015. This past summer, multiple deployments combined military and returned to Chris received his associates with the Marines and Army. He Tennessee, where he transferred degree and he is pursuing a served in Iraq and Afghanistan to UT in the spring of 2015. bachelor’s degree in Business to include peace time Brandon is a Psychology major Analytics. deployments for training.He is and plans to work with veterans an Animal Science (Pre-vet) as a mental health professional.

Tom Cruise Michelle Rodriguez Christian Clifton

Tom is 29 and a veteran of Michelle is 20 years old and an Christian is a military the U.S. Air Force. He is army dependent. She has been dependent. Her dad served in from Beckley, WV, where he an Army brat since birth, which the U.S. Army and is now left for the Air Force in has given her the opportunities 100% disabled due to a heart November, 2008. Tom served to travel and explore. Michelle defect. She is originally from 6 years as a tactical aircraft was born in Baymon, Puerto Gulfport, Mississippi, but she maintainer on the F-16 jet Rico, and currently resides in and her family moved to and was stationed at Eglin Tennessee, where her father Spring Hill, Tennessee about Air Force Base, Florida. He retired. She is pursuing her six years ago. Christian is a has traveled to multiple career goals of becoming a senior at UT and plans to bases across the U.S. testing Physicians' Assistant. graduate in May of 2017 with new weapons and systems. a Bachelor’s of Arts in Tom moved to Knoxville English with a concentration with his wife and daughter in in Technical July of 2015, and began Communications. taking classes at UT as a journalism major. 3 VOLFighters The Student- Vet Group at UT The mission of VOLFighters Student Veterans of America is to improve the school environment for veteran students and build a better understanding between school faculty and students here at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Our VOLF Ofcers mission includes building camaraderie among veteran President: students as well as mentoring Brandon Pendergrass systems. Vice President: Tyler Warner Primary Organization Advisor Name Jayetta Rogers Treasurer: Advisor email address Chris Walker [email protected] Social Event When do the organization's elections/leadership transition take place each year? Coordinator: During March. Brent Bennae When does the organization meet? Treasurer: Every other Wednesday Natalie Clayton Where does the organization normally meet? Temporary Veterans Resource Center located on 4th Floor of Dunford Hall, Room 2417 - 2418

Annual programs and events of the organization is known for: Green Zone, Veterans Day events, Memorial Day events

When does the organization traditionally recruit new members? We always welcome and support new members.

Please send interest/contact information to: [email protected]

4 Veteran Spotlight

Name: Brian Gard

Branch: USMC

UT Afliation: Director of Emergency Management

Years of Service: 23 years

What do you love most about UT?: I love the sense of purpose being part of the state’s flagship university gives me. I believe in our mission and am glad to have a role of improving the lives of Tennesseans.

What advice would you give a student veteran on campus?: Adapt, improvise, and overcome. Adjusting to campus life is going to be challenging, but you have to approach it with an open mind and not judgment. Flexibility, resolve, and creative thinking are cornerstones of successful military campaigns. The same skills can apply to successfully leading the next chapter in your life.

Want to highlight a UT staf/faculty/ student veteran?

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[email protected] 5 LETTER FROM A VET

I remember with clarity what my first day of college felt like. Since it was only five years ago, it is not difficult to recall. I remember a distinct and clear fear of math in pretty much any form. It had been since my high school graduation in 1992 since I had done more with math than help my kids with their homework. I remember a feeling of fear in general, but underneath that: excitement. How would I manage it all? Making the choice to come back to school as a non-traditionally aged student was not an easy one, more so because of this fear I held that I would somehow be unprepared to be successful. Of course, there was also the ever growing list of other duties and responsibilities in my life which had to be considered. I wear a lot of hats in my life: Army veteran, wife, mother, step-mother, chief, cook, and bottle washer…and there I was getting ready to try and fit “student” onto my hat rack. Trust me, even from my own perspective, I thought I might be a little crazy for taking on additional stress. However, from my first moments in English 1010, my fears slowly started to ebb away; and from then until now two degrees later, I do not regret my decision to go back to school. If I had any regrets it would be that from that day in January 2011 until today the one thing I missed out on, no matter what campus I attended, was the camaraderie of women who were trying to wear similar hats to my own.

I am fortunate to have family and friends that love and support me, but on campus I have found that I am usually only with one good friend most of the time. I have never been a tremendous social butterfly, but deep in my heart I have always known that I would like to meet and speak with a group of other busy women like myself. Struggling for connection and a social group are both difficult, and support is such a necessity, as life always has its ups and downs. I also know that life is busy and that there never seems to be enough time to do all the things that we all feel compelled or pushed by. As women, we are used to the crazy idea of “multiple attention,” which most would argue does not exist, but I would argue that if it did, women would come the closest to attempting it the majority of the time. I am a master's student in the School of Social Work, and I have been fortunate enough to be placed in the Veterans Resource Center on campus. I would like to propose a monthly meeting for women who are used to juggling all the same hats. An informal meeting where we could have popcorn and watch a movie, enjoy a student break massage during midterms and finals, or just get together and break bread while we discuss our busy day-to-day lives. Really, this informal meeting could be tailored around your suggestions, which is what I would really prefer, as I know there are some great ideas floating around out there with you ladies.

My placement in the Resource Center is important to me for many reasons, but one of the greatest reasons is to begin tailoring programming that University of Tennessee Veterans would like to take part in during their time on our campus. While some veteran voices are coming in very strong, there is a distinct need for more women veterans to speak to us about what they would like to take part in on campus. We have the time to speak with you one on one in the Resource Center, or you can email me at [email protected]. I urge any veteran or dependent reading this to contact me if there is something on your mind by way of programs or activities you would like to see come to life at the center.

Linda D. Hinkle Graduate Assistant Student University of Tennessee Veterans Resource Center

6 Veterans Day November 11th

I would like to thank each and every one of you who requested names for our newsletter. We are very grateful for your response. The concept of our newsletter began as a way to engage military alumni with our new Veterans Resource Center in hopes that we could provide our current students with more networking and support resources. Our students have programs and support resources not only in the Center, but campus wide as well. Since our first newsletter is debuting on Veteran’s Day, we want to show our support to our faculty, staf, and students by introducing them to the Center and our Veteran Student Services Support staf. We have received an overwhelming amount of support in the Center and it made me realize we must have a larger connection with our campus partners. That larger connection comes from our ties to our military family members. I am sure there are many more connections but the following names represent a list of members of our Big Orange Military Family, and I am truly honored to be a part of it.

Jayetta Rogers Veteran Student Services Coordinator

As a veteran myself, I have had the honor to put together this newsletter for all veterans in our area. Receiving pictures and details about so many veterans has allowed me to feel as though I have met each and every one of them and learned every unique story. Although some may not be with us to celebrate this Veterans Day, their service and commitment to our country will not go unnoticed. Thank you to all who have submitted the names and information to us. This newsletter would not be possible without you. As you read the names, never forget the sacrifice and courage that each and every one of these veterans unselfishly gave for their country. Once a veteran, always a veteran.

Thomas (Tom) Cruise USAF Veteran UT VA Work-Study/Newsletter Editor, Designer

7 With Respect, Honor and Gratitude We Thank You

Allen E. Smithey Arlie "Bud" Church Buford A. Harper Army - 101st Airborne Army - Corporal Air Force - Jet Engine WWII Normandy Invasion/ Mechanic. Father of Rebecca "Battle of the Bulge" Served 1951-53 Smithey, UT Accounting Father-in-law of Father of Sharon Price, Specialist Victoria Church, Bursar's Ofce Administrative Specialist II at UT

Christopher Albrecht, III Donny L. Gilbert G. Daniel Harrison Navy - WM Air Force Army - SPC Vietnam Vietnam Iraq Husband of Mary Husband of Teresa M. Son of Kim Harrison, Lewnes Albrecht, Gilbert, Management UT History Dept. Associate Vice Provost Specialist, University for Accreditation Registrar

8 Honoring Those Who Have Served, Past and Present

Harold W. Copeland Hugh C. Rogers John D. Carver Army Air Corp Army Army Germany, WWII Grandfather of UT VA Submitted by Margaret Grandfather of Mary Coordinator Jayetta Carver, Graduate Beckley, UT History Rogers's Husband Admissions Dept

Joseph A. Brake Kenneth M. Sowers Kenny Allred Navy - LT Army - Chaplain Army (Ret.) - Lt. Col. Served in Atlantic & Colonel Army Ranger Pacific during WWII WWII to Vietnam era/ Vietnam to Persian Gulf Father of Pat Rutenberg, Liberator of WWII Era Senior Lecturer, concentration camps Life Partner of Karen M. Department of History Father of Karen M. Sowers, Dean of College *Pictured with Wife Sowers, Dean of of Social Work College of Social Work

9 Honoring All Who Served

Louis B. Gilbert Mark Timothy Copeland Nathan "Andy" Moyer Navy Air Force (Ret.) - Major Air Force - SSgt WWII Served from 1973-93 Crew Chief Father-in-law of Teresa Desert Storm Brother of Laura Moyer, M. Gilbert, Management Father of Mary Beckley, Director for Center of Specialist, University UT Dept. of History Student Engagement Registrar

Ralph C. Johnson Jr. Ralph M. Chambers Vergil C. Clark Navy Navy - Seaman 1st Air Force - TSgt Submitted by Margaret Class Vietnam Carver, Graduate 1944-1946, Pacific Husband of Vickie Admissions Theatre, WWII/ Clark, UT VA 1952-1954, Korea Coordinator Conflict Grandfather of Mary Beckley, UT Dept. of History

10 In Honor of Our Veterans

Art F. Svoboda Brayden Michael Dillard Donald L. Dillard Sr. Army - Major (Ret.) USMC Air Force Liaison Pilot in North Son of Donald Dillard Father of Donald Dillard Africa, Italy, France, and Jr., UT Philosophy Jr., UT Philosophy Austria graduate student graduate student Grandfather of Sally G. Parish, Director, Center for Leadership & Service

James "Jim" B. Wills Jr. Joseph "Joe" Robert Josh Strobel Army National Guard, York Jr. Army Sgt Army Iraq 1972-79 WWII Best Friend of Rebecca Father of Rebecca Great uncle of Rebecca "Chrissy" Wills-Maples', "Chrissy" Wills Maples, "Chrissy" Wills-Maples, Bursar's Ofce, brother Bursar's Ofce Bursar's Ofce

11 We Salute You

Matt Strobel Ulysses Elwood Maples Warren Louis Parish Navy US Marine Corps Army Aviation Maintenance Served 1950-1958, 1st Served 1943-45. Armored Administrator 2004-10 Division, Korea/2nd Division Tank Radioman Division, Camp Legune, and Gunner in France, Best Friend of Rebecca NC/POW Korea Belgium and Germany "Chrissy" Wills-Maples', Grandfather of Rebecca Grandfather of Sally G. Bursar's Ofce, brother "Chrissy" Wills-Maples', Parish, Director, Center for Bursar's Ofce, Husband Leadership & Service

Tanner Vittatoe Richard D. Foust Army Navy 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Uncle of Rebecca "Chrissy" Wills-Maples 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Seventy-two years ago, June 8, 1944, the third day of the Invasion of Normandy, Bragg, N.C. In 2014 when Tanner in the waters off Utah Beach, this young man, seven days short of his nineteenth was a Private First Class and only 21 birthday, lost his life along with eighty-nine crewmates when their ship, the USS years old, he was one of 120 Rich, after being sent to the aid of another ship by Admiral Deyo, was destroyed soldiers in the country chosen to by three mines. He was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and is participate in a commemorative memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at the Normandy American Cemetery, jump at the ofcial D-Day Colleville-sur-Mer, France. He was the son of Everett E. and Elizabeth Davis Ceremony in Normandy. Since Foust, the only sibling of Rebecca Foust Kelly Reagan. Because he died three joining the Army in January of 2013 years before I was born, I know him only through pictures, family stories, letters, and military records. But thanks to my treasured friend, Mark Black, his he has completed the following uncle Ralph Conrad, and Ralph's mother, I have come to know him in a more schools: Airborne, Air Assault, personal way, as a fun-loving, living, breathing teenager who loved his family Jumpmaster and Pathfinder. and friends, but loved his country enough to give his life in its service. Not old Son-in-Law of Angie Fox, Dean's enough to enlist without parental approval, he insisted to his mother that if she Ofce for the College of Agricultural did not give her signed permission, he would find a way without it. Rest in Sciences & Natural Resources peace, Richard, along with all who have served and were lost in that service. 12 Our Nation's Heros

William C. Koprince Jr. Donald L. Dillard Jr. Thomas Boyd Walters USMC - Lance Corporal Navy Navy - WWII Iraq UT Philosophy Graduate Grandfather of Rebecca Son of Bernice Koprince, student "Chrissy" Wills-Maples, History Dept. Bursar's Ofce

Left: William J. McClain Mid: Joe H. McClain Right: Joe A. McClain Navy - LT Army Army Class of 1947 Naval WWI Uncle of Teresa M. Academy, served from Grandfather of Teresa Gilbert, Management 1947 to 1954 M. Gilbert, Management Specialist, University Father of Teresa M. Specialist, University Registrar Gilbert, Management Registrar Specialist, University Registrar 13 This We Will Defend

Charles Emory Cody Fortenberry Randy Greer Army - Big Red I Army-Specialist Air Force-Sgt. WWII Son of Dee Fortenberry, Served 1985-89 Grandfather of Jayetta Bursar's Ofce Brother of Dee Rogers, UT VA Fortenberry, Bursar's Coordinator Ofce

Marty Greer Frank & Martha Beeler Peter McKay Air Force-Sgt. Air Force USMC - Sgt. Served 1987-91 Both served in the Infantry/LRA, Brother of Dee Tactical Air Stationed at Camp Fortenberry, Bursar's Command with the 363 Pendleton, deployed Ofce Operational Afghanistan 2011. Maintenance Squadron at Currently freshman in Shaw AFB in Sumter SC as UT College of Arts & Crew Chiefs on the Sciences McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II aircraft Son of Professor Larry from 1974-78. McKay and Anna Aunt and Uncle of Dee McKay Fortenberry, Bursar's Ofce 14 Stand asOne Nation

Dr. Ron Treadway Champ Sims Ray Von Morton Navy-1st Class Petty Navy Army Ofcer WWII Grandfather of Denise Served 1977-84. Father of Nanette Sims Sears, Graduate Iranian Hostage Rodgers, African Studies Admissions Crisis UT Employee, Human Resources

Joseph H. Clark Victor B. Hodge Richard A. Graves Navy-Lt. Army Army-CW3 WWII. UT Alum, M.S. in Husband of Valeria B. Drafted to Vietnam, Economics, 1949. Hodge, Coordinator I, 1968. Active duty from Grandfather of Acquisitions & 1968-72. Joined Army Christopher Acuf, Continuing Resources Reserves in 1976, Graduate Teaching served until 2004 when Associate, Political he retired. Science. Husband of Cathy Graves, UT Student Health Clinic

15 Courage is Contagious When a Brave Person Takes a Stand

Dan McGufey William Barnett Donald Sears Army-Lt. Col. (Ret.) TN. Air National Guard- Army National Guard & UT-Knoxville ROTC, Chief Master Sergeant Army 1988 (Ret.) 190th Engineering HR Generalist, UT Served 32 1/2 years Son of Denise Sears, Human Resources Father of Michelle Molter, Graduate Admissions Management, Haslam College of Business

Paul Aust Ryan T. Abbott Fred Emert Army-Major USMC USMC-Pvt. 1st Class Father of Ali Aust, Stepson of Kathy Abbott, Battle of Tarawa, Battle Graduate Assistant, Assistant Registrar of Saipan, Battle of College of Arts & Tinian, & Battle of Sciences Advising Okinawa. Also, Center Occupation of Japan. Recieved honorable discharge in Dec. 1945. Grandfather of Jessica Greene, College of Arts & Sciences Advising

16 Thank a Veteran Today and Everyday

Clarence Richard Hollis Wayne Pitcock Prita Bhatnagar & Kevin Baechtel Navy-Lt. Pitcock Navy-Sonarman WWII-Pacific Both Navy-Lt. WWII Theater Sister-in-law & Brother Grandfather of Grandfather of of Kirsten Pitcock, Dept. Kirsten Pitcock, Kirsten Pitcock, of English & History Dept. of English Dept. of English & & History History

Cory Cruise Roy Glen Morton Christopher Andrew Air Force-Ssgt Army Sears Cousin of Thomas Cruise, Uncle of Denise Sears, Navy UT student veteran Graduate Admissions Son of Denise Sears, Graduate Admissions Garry Johnson Steven Allen Morton Army Army TaDarius Mims Vietnam Uncle of Denise Sears, Army Father of Dianna Beeler, Graduate Admissions Nephew of Valeria B. Acct. Co., Arts & Sciences Hodge, Acquisitions & Admin. Garrett Lane Loftis Continuing Resources Navy Donald Ray Morton Master at Arms Troy Lane Army National Guard Grandson of Nancy Army-Desert Storm Father of Denise Sears, Loftis, Sociology Dept. Husband of Stacy Lane, Graduate Admissions UT Assistant Director Robert Layne Jr. Phyllis Layne Davis Army Keri E. Cruise Army Uncle of Valeria B. Coast Guard-E4 Aunt of Valeria B. Hodge, Hodge, Acquisitions & Sister of Thomas Acquisitions & Continuing Continuing Resources Cruise, UT student Resources veteran 17 With Liberty & Justice for All

Alisha Renee Carver Cory Yates Earnest C. Quick Navy Reserves Army Army-Specialist Daughter of Shelly Son of Carol Yates, UT Vietnam-1969-70/ Gentry, School of Art Senior Executive Awarded Bronze Star Assistance of for Valor Bill Fury Development & Alumni Husband of Pam Quick, Army Afairs Conferences & Non- WWII Credit Programs Uncle of Jayetta Rogers, David Adkins UT VA Coordinator Navy Eleuterio Armea Cousin of Thomas Monteron Billy Allen Smithey Cruise, UT student Navy/Army-Air Corp. Army Reserve veteran WWI Brother of Rebecca Great-Grandfather of Smithey, UT Accounting David F. Mann Michael Cohen, History Specialist Army Reserve-Capt. Dept. Afghanistan Carl Emory Husband of Caroline George Cohen Army Mann, UT Director of Army Vietnam Strategic Enrollment WWII Uncle of Jayetta Rogers, Reporting & Analysis Grandfather of Michael UT VA Coordinator Cohen, History Dept David Leon Smithey Chester S. Dunsmore Army Reserve George Scott Army Brother of Rebecca Navy WWII Smithey, UT Accounting WWII Pacific Grandfather of Shelly Specialist Grandfather of Haden Gentry, School of Art Scott, UT grad student Dempsey "Whitey" Claus Mann White Glen A. Niederhauser Army-Capt. (Ret.) Air Force-Capt. (Ret.) Navy-Capt. (Ret.) WWII, Korea, Vietnam Went to basic in 1948, US Submarine Force, 26 Father-in-Law of Caroline very 1st year of the Air yrs. of service Mann, UT Director of Force Husband of Victoria Strategic Enrollment Father of Andy White, Niederhauser, Dean of Reporting & Analysis Director of Aerospace & the College of Nursing Defense Executive Cory Cruise Education-Haslam Houston Harris Air Force-Ssgt College of Buisness Army Cousin of Thomas Cruise, Uncle of Jayetta Rogers, UT student veteran Doug Cruise UT VA Coordinator Navy Garry Johnson Uncle of Thomas Burl Covington Army Cruise, UT student Army Vietnam veteran Korean War Father of Dianna Beeler, Step-Father of Dianna Acct. Co., Arts & Sciences Beeler, Acct. Co., Arts & Admin. Sciences Admin.

18 Land of the Free, Because of the Brave

Howard Guion Joseph G. Williams Leon Thomas Army Air Corp. Army Army WWII Submitted by Teresa Uncle of Rebecca Grandfather of Caroline Allmon Smithey, UT Accounting Mann, UT Director of Specialist Strategic Enrollment Kenneth A. Love Reporting and Analysis Navy-CMDR (Ret.) Nora Wilson Vietnam, Cold War Era, Army/Navy Reserve James Rogers Smithey War on Terror/UTK Submitted by Rebecca Army Reserve Grad, MS in Education II Smithey Brother of Rebecca Spouse of Peggy Love, Smithey, UT Accounting UT Enrollment Manager, Obie Cruise Specialist Registrar's Ofce Navy Grandfather of Thomas James W. Wansley Kenneth Yates Cruise, UT student Army-1st Lt. Navy veteran 1st Calvary Div- 1973-77 Airborne, 1970-73 Spouse of Carol Yates, Quinn Stank UT Professor, Dept. of Sr. Ex. Assistant of Dev. Air Force-2nd Lt. Finance & Alumni Afairs Son of Ted Stank, UT professor Jefrey Church Kevin Joseph McHale Air Force-Sgt (Ret.) Navy R. H. Smithey AF Security Brother-in-Law of Navy Police-1984-2004 Caroline Mann, UT WWII Brother-in-law of Director of Strategic Uncle of Rebecca Victoria Church, UT Enrollment Reporting Smithey, UT Accounting Administrative and Analysis Specialist Specialist II Kyle Wayne Jones Richard Merakian Sr. Joan Virginia Army Army (Monteron) Cohen Husband of Ruby Jones, WWII Army UT Grad. Specialist Grandfather of Michael WWII Cohen, History Dept. Grandmother of Michael Larry Cruise Cohen, History Dept. Navy Robert C. Emory Uncle of Thomas USMC-Sgt. John Hurst Cruise, UT student 1st ANGLICO, Vietnam Army veteran Uncle of Jayetta Rogers, Father of Carol Yates, UT VA Coordinator Sr. Ex. Assistant of Dev. Lashel Brown & Alumni Afairs USMC-Sgt. Robert Cox Desert Shield/Storm Army Ryan Mikel Loftis UT Business Manager WWII Europe Navy Grandfather of Haden Cryptologist - Robert. M. Loftis Jr. Scott, UT Grad Submarine Support. Navy 1999-2007 Electronics Tech. Son of Nancy Loftis, Submarine Service, USS Sociology Dept. Hampton. 1996-2006 19 Never Was Owed by So Many to So Few

Robert William Wes Hines James H. Dorman Saunders Navy Air Force-Airman ASMC-1st Lt. UT Associate Professor, Served in 1955 Vietnam Nuclear Engineering Father-in-law of Dr. Father of Caroline Dept. Ron Treadway, Human Mann, UT Director of Resources Strategic Enrollment Stanley Harold Reporting & Analysis Pickering Robert Layne Sr. Navy-Petty Ofcer 1st Army Rocky Allmon Class Grandfather of Valeria Air Force-Msgt. (Ret.) WWII-USS Talladega, B. Hodge, Acquisitions Submitted by Teresa Iwo Jima. UT Class of & Continuing Resources Allmon 1950. Father of Ellen Pickering Fred Maples Samuel Lindsey Steele Hunter, Div. of Finance Army Jr. & Admin. Korean War Navy Grandfather of Dianna Brother of Caroline Charles R. McGhee Beeler, Acct. Co., Arts & Mann, UT Director of Navy-3rd Class Petty O. Sciences Admin. Strategic Enrollment Vietnam-1966-70 Reporting & Analysis Brother-in-law of John R. Childress Shirley Martin, Army Samuel Lindsey Steele Sociology Dept. Sr. Jonathan E. Hairston Army-Lt. Commander Kyle J. Treadway USMC Vietnam Army National Father of Caroline Guard-1st Lt. Vincent Whitmire Mann, UT Director of Squad Leader, Served Navy Strategic Enrollment 2009-14. Reporting & Analysis Don of Dr. Ron Benjamin Jernigan Treadway, UT Human Ted Stank Resources Navy-Lt. Commander Served 1978-87 Jesse F. Treadway UT Professor in Supply Army (Ret.)-Staf Sgt. Chain Management Korea & Vietnam Era. Bronze Star recipient. Teresa Allmon 20 years of service. Air Force-Smsgt. (Ret.) Father of Dr. Ron UT Admin. Coordinator Treadway, Human III, Theory & Practice in Resources. Teacher Education

The University of Tennessee Honors the Bravery, Sacrifice and Courage of America's Veterans 20 Thank You -The United States of America

Buddy Leroy Brown Brother-in-law of Helen Galloway, Senior Library Associate U.S. Air Force, Full Colonel. Pilot. Flew the spy plane U2 and the SR71 Blackbird, plus a fighter in Korean War. Did 3 tours in Vietnam. Flew U2 also during the ‘Cuban crises.’ After retirement from U.S. A.F., Buddy also worked as a Systems analyst specialist for the Lockheed ‘Skunkworks.’He entered AF directly after college and retired in 1983.

Buddy’s Air Force assignments included: Director of Reconnaissance for the 15th AF; Commander, U-2, DC-130, RVPs (drones) U-Tapao Thailand; Director of Aeronautical Requirements, Strategic Air Command; Director of Reconnaissance, Europe, and Director of Reconnaissance, Strategic Air Command. Military Service awards include the Legion of Merit (Two Oak Leaf Clusters); Distinguished Flying Cross (Two Oak Leaf Clusters); Bronze Star; Air Metal (16 Oak Leaf Cluster). He worked as a Staf engineer at Lockheed Advanced Development Co (Skunkworks) and designed reconnaissance package for F-117 stealth fighter/bomber; Pilot advisor to NASA (Dryden Research Center) for high speed altitude flight tests conducted in the SR-71, and retired from Lockheed in 1996 and moved to Knoxville.

ADMBA Veterans: PEMBA veterans: Joseph Tysinger Michael S. Meyer, MD Joseph Kennedy Leonardo C. Profenna, MD Ronald Sampson Dennis V. Truong, MD Roxanne Brown -Submitted by Janice Reid, Haslam Bobbie Sprouse College of Business Adrian Zinnerman Wilnis Louis Michael Mitchell Kirk Tower Michael McWater Russell Wainwright Philip Ryan Troy Lawson Doug Lucka Kristina Kulbe Matthew Kimber Benjamin Kilduf Benjamin Chitty James Kelly John Robie -Submitted by Janice Reid, Haslam College of Business The University of Tennessee Honors the Bravery, Sacrifice and Courage of America's Veterans 21 2016 Nov S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Events:

*Nov. 11 - Veterans Day - Student Appreciation Luncheon 12 - 1:30

*Nov. 11 - UT Men's Basketball Military Appreciation - Vet & Family Free Admittance with military ID

*Nov. 12 - UT Football vs. Kentucky

*Nov. 13 - Lady Vols Military Appreciation night vs. Navy - Vet & Family Free Admittance with military ID / UT Vets vs. UT Cadets Halftime Skills Comp.

*Nov. 14 - Women's Veterans Group Meeting, 8am - 10:30am, VRC 2417 4th Floor. Free Breakfast.

*Nov. 15 - UT Men's Basketball Military Appreciation - Vet & Family Free Admittance with military ID

*Nov 17 - Women's Veterans Group Meeting, 10:30am - 1pm, VRC 2417 4th Floor. Free Brunch

*Nov. 19 - Military Appreciation Football Game vs. Missouri

*Nov. 24-25 - UT CLOSED for Thanksgiving

*Nov. 26 - UT Football vs. Vanderbilt Design and Edit: *Nov. 29 - Last Day for Classes Thomas (Tom) Cruise USAF Veteran Senior - Journalism & Electronic Media *Nov 30 - Study Day - Snacks at VRC 12-2pm [email protected]