Honoring Our Military Veterans & Active Duty Personnel on ...
Honoring Our Military Veterans &
Active Duty Personnel on
VETERAN’S DAY 2015 November 11, 2015 Sardis Missionary Baptist Church 1615 4th Court West, Birmingham AL 35208
Rev. Dr. Kurt S. Clark, Sr., Pastor Isaiah 40:31, “… they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” 1
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PHOTO: 2014 SMBC VETERAN'S DAY CELEBRATION
My America Too! By Evelyn Dilworth Williams Morning Promises & My Evening Songs ©2004
America affords the venue for a life that’s good With fear and idleness in fact not understood Taking simple resources and making into delicacies Self-framing them as unique upgrades past tendencies When a former slave starts a school as a college To equalize the use of once forbidden knowledge That will sustain through the course of passing time Only in America can one make such a radical climb America’s doors to prosperity swing both ways Evidence is there when we review the life of slaves From the dinner table with servings of hog intestines To this day are accepted as a delight that was predestined Slave descendants and others go to foreign lands and fight side by side Return home and the relationships immediately subside Only in America will they return to the battlefields Abandoning home-grown rancor to be later revealed America is an inimitable home-base whether straight or bent Her design is an indigenous, self-determined, shackled content With such a variety she spun into a land with freedom’s intent Not by her doings but with the divine power that’s heavenly sent Where in the world is there another America So protected by all those of valiant might Keeping her charge in plain sight Giving the world freedom's timeless light What a land!!! A land, that will forever stand. A claim of pride to live as an AMERICAN!
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Veterans NAME & RANK Israel Askew, Captain Winston L Baker, SFC
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Air Force
US Army
Linda Butler US Army Reserve LTC
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YEARS OF SERVICE Active Duty
25 Years Combat Vietnam Purple Heart Vietnam Campaign Medal (3 bronze stars), RVN Gallantry Cross, other awards
29 years, 3 months of Service
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Rev. Dr. Kurt US Army & S. Clark, Sr., US Army National E-4 Guard
1988-1994
PHOTO
Specialist Desert Storm
Clifford L. Clark E-4
US Army
1964-1966 Vietnam
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble” - Psalm 46:1 5
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Charlie L. Jones E-3
US Army
Chester Cochran E-5
US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE
1969-1971 Platoon Leader, Basic & AIT Section Leader, Vietnam
US Army Julius L. Cunningham , Jr. E7 SFC
6
22 Years
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Billy R. Dawson E-3
US Coast Guard
1972 - 1975
Eddie Dick SGT
US Air Force
1949-1952
Ronald Dick AZ2
US Navy
1971-1974
PHOTO
Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga, Bermuda, Memphis 7
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE 1973-1977
Glenn Drayton, Sr. ADJ 2
US Navy
George Evans SGT
US Army
4 Years
US Army Reserve
Assignments included 1st Battalion 83rd Artillery Unit Baumholder, Germany. Attended First US Army NCO Academy
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Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga, Plane Captain & Certified Jet Mechanic in the SH-3H Helicopter
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
John Neil Frazier PFC
US Army
Lannie Guster, E-5
US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1970-1972 Vietnam
1970-1972 Financial Specialist Ft Greely, Alaska
Beatrice Guyton
US Air Force
4 Years
9-1/2 years Air National Radio OperationsGuard
(Communications Technology) 9
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
US Army Tommy Guyton, E-4 Specialist
Alvin L. Hicks, SFC
Alabama National Guard
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
Generator Mechanic
27 Years
“Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 10
Veterans NAME & RANK Austin Holifield E-3
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1951-1953 Korean War
(Video Biography)
Clarence Horton, PFC
US Army & Army Reserve
2 Years
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Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Ryan L. James, Sr. Gunnery MSGT
US Marine Corps
24 Years of Service
Michael Johnson, Colonel
US Marine Corps
28 Years of Service
Clarence King
US Army
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Comptroller for 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
2 Years
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Marcus Matthews, SSgt
US Marine Corps
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
Retired: 20 Years of Service Persian Gulf, AMTRAK (Amphibious Assault Motor Vehicle Personnel), Instructor, Recruiter, Iraq War, Purple Heart
Charles McMullin, III E-5
US Marine Corps
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Veterans NAME & RANK Roger R. Moore E-4
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BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE 1972-1975
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK Leon Nash, Sr. SFC
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army & Army Reserve
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1974-2000 26 years: 3 years Active 23 years Army Reserve
Tommy N. Nollie, Jr. 1st Class
US Navy
1979-1999 Desert Storm
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Veterans NAME & RANK James F. Odom MSGT (Video Biography)
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BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE 21 Years of Service Duties in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Korea, Germany, Vietnam, the Middle East and Africa. Stateside duties were on Nike Missile sites and with Special Operations at Fort Bragg, NC and Fort Campbell, KY.
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Thomas Penick
US Army
B. Roy Powell E-3
US Army Signal Corps
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1963-1964
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Veterans NAME & RANK Stephen M. Reaves Specialist
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE 4 Years 3rd ID Fort Stewart, GA Iraq
Freddie E. Sawyers E-3
US Air Force
Lizzie B. Simpkins SP4
Women's 1957-1960 Army Corps Army Chemical Center, MD
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1966-1969 Vietnam
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Freddie L. Walters E-6
US Army & Army Reserve
36 Years of Service Desert Shield Desert Storm Vietnam
(Video Biography)
Joe L. Williams, Jr. SP4
PHOTO
US Army
1958-1960
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Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Thomas Earl US Air Force Williams, Airman 1st Class
YEARS OF SERVICE 1962-1966 Inact. Reserves 1966- 1968 Security Specialist /Military Police Stateside and Asia
Earl S. Wilson, Corporal
US Paratrooper (US Army)
1953-1956 188 Airborne Division Korean Veteran
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PHOTO
Active Duty NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
John Askew, Lt. Colonel
US Air Force
Active Duty
Eric Foster, Jr.
US Army
Active Duty
Timothy Irwin
US Marine Corps
Active Duty
Donald LaQuitus Johnson
US Army
Active Duty
Benjamin Marshall
US Navy
Active Duty
PHOTO
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Active Duty NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
William David McClung, III
US Army
Active Duty
Desmond Ross
US Air Force
Active Duty
Frederick Kendall Sawyers Lieutenant Colonel
US Air Force
Active Duty
Darion Young
US Marine Corps
Active Duty
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PHOTO
Active Duty NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Henderson US Navy Williams, Jr.
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
Active Duty
ROTC 23
Arlington Cemetery
“Gone, but never forgotten” NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
US Army Sam Hopkins, III SGT
1967-1970
US Army
1953-1955
Caesar Huff, Corporal
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Vietnam, 1967-1968
71st IMF Div. Band
PHOTO
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
James Simpkins, MSGT
US Air Force
James Finch Corporal/ Technician Fifth Grade
US Army
Demetrius A. Nollie, Airman 1st Class
US Air Force
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
20 Years Served in Vietnam War and the Cuban Crisis
1943 – 1946 World War II, Southwest Pacific, received the Good Conduct Medal, received the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
1981-1984
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Dear Lord, Today we honor our veterans, worthy men and women who gave their best when they were called upon to serve and protect their country. We pray that you will bless them, Lord, for their unselfish service in the continual struggle to preserve our freedoms, our safety, and our country’s heritage, for all of us. Bless them abundantly for the hardships they faced, for the sacrifices they made, and for their many different contributions to America’s victories over tyranny and oppression. We respect them, we thank them, we honor them, we are proud of them, and we pray that you will watch over these special people and bless them with peace and happiness. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen. By Joanna Fuchs "PEACE I leave with you, my peace I give you, not as the world gives do I give to you, let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." -JOHN 14:27
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Downloadable color copies of this booklet are available online on our website at www.sardisalive.org To amend this booklet, please contact the Sardis Missionary Baptist Church office at 205=786-4376 For more information about honoring American Veterans, please access the following website: http://www.va.gov/
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Active Duty Personnel on
VETERAN’S DAY 2015 November 11, 2015 Sardis Missionary Baptist Church 1615 4th Court West, Birmingham AL 35208
Rev. Dr. Kurt S. Clark, Sr., Pastor Isaiah 40:31, “… they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” 1
2
PHOTO: 2014 SMBC VETERAN'S DAY CELEBRATION
My America Too! By Evelyn Dilworth Williams Morning Promises & My Evening Songs ©2004
America affords the venue for a life that’s good With fear and idleness in fact not understood Taking simple resources and making into delicacies Self-framing them as unique upgrades past tendencies When a former slave starts a school as a college To equalize the use of once forbidden knowledge That will sustain through the course of passing time Only in America can one make such a radical climb America’s doors to prosperity swing both ways Evidence is there when we review the life of slaves From the dinner table with servings of hog intestines To this day are accepted as a delight that was predestined Slave descendants and others go to foreign lands and fight side by side Return home and the relationships immediately subside Only in America will they return to the battlefields Abandoning home-grown rancor to be later revealed America is an inimitable home-base whether straight or bent Her design is an indigenous, self-determined, shackled content With such a variety she spun into a land with freedom’s intent Not by her doings but with the divine power that’s heavenly sent Where in the world is there another America So protected by all those of valiant might Keeping her charge in plain sight Giving the world freedom's timeless light What a land!!! A land, that will forever stand. A claim of pride to live as an AMERICAN!
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Veterans NAME & RANK Israel Askew, Captain Winston L Baker, SFC
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Air Force
US Army
Linda Butler US Army Reserve LTC
4
YEARS OF SERVICE Active Duty
25 Years Combat Vietnam Purple Heart Vietnam Campaign Medal (3 bronze stars), RVN Gallantry Cross, other awards
29 years, 3 months of Service
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Rev. Dr. Kurt US Army & S. Clark, Sr., US Army National E-4 Guard
1988-1994
PHOTO
Specialist Desert Storm
Clifford L. Clark E-4
US Army
1964-1966 Vietnam
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble” - Psalm 46:1 5
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Charlie L. Jones E-3
US Army
Chester Cochran E-5
US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE
1969-1971 Platoon Leader, Basic & AIT Section Leader, Vietnam
US Army Julius L. Cunningham , Jr. E7 SFC
6
22 Years
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Billy R. Dawson E-3
US Coast Guard
1972 - 1975
Eddie Dick SGT
US Air Force
1949-1952
Ronald Dick AZ2
US Navy
1971-1974
PHOTO
Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga, Bermuda, Memphis 7
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE 1973-1977
Glenn Drayton, Sr. ADJ 2
US Navy
George Evans SGT
US Army
4 Years
US Army Reserve
Assignments included 1st Battalion 83rd Artillery Unit Baumholder, Germany. Attended First US Army NCO Academy
8
Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga, Plane Captain & Certified Jet Mechanic in the SH-3H Helicopter
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
John Neil Frazier PFC
US Army
Lannie Guster, E-5
US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1970-1972 Vietnam
1970-1972 Financial Specialist Ft Greely, Alaska
Beatrice Guyton
US Air Force
4 Years
9-1/2 years Air National Radio OperationsGuard
(Communications Technology) 9
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
US Army Tommy Guyton, E-4 Specialist
Alvin L. Hicks, SFC
Alabama National Guard
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
Generator Mechanic
27 Years
“Be strong and courageous, for the LORD will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 10
Veterans NAME & RANK Austin Holifield E-3
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1951-1953 Korean War
(Video Biography)
Clarence Horton, PFC
US Army & Army Reserve
2 Years
11
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Ryan L. James, Sr. Gunnery MSGT
US Marine Corps
24 Years of Service
Michael Johnson, Colonel
US Marine Corps
28 Years of Service
Clarence King
US Army
12
Comptroller for 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
2 Years
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Marcus Matthews, SSgt
US Marine Corps
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
Retired: 20 Years of Service Persian Gulf, AMTRAK (Amphibious Assault Motor Vehicle Personnel), Instructor, Recruiter, Iraq War, Purple Heart
Charles McMullin, III E-5
US Marine Corps
13
Veterans NAME & RANK Roger R. Moore E-4
14
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE 1972-1975
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK Leon Nash, Sr. SFC
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army & Army Reserve
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1974-2000 26 years: 3 years Active 23 years Army Reserve
Tommy N. Nollie, Jr. 1st Class
US Navy
1979-1999 Desert Storm
15
Veterans NAME & RANK James F. Odom MSGT (Video Biography)
16
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE 21 Years of Service Duties in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Korea, Germany, Vietnam, the Middle East and Africa. Stateside duties were on Nike Missile sites and with Special Operations at Fort Bragg, NC and Fort Campbell, KY.
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Thomas Penick
US Army
B. Roy Powell E-3
US Army Signal Corps
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1963-1964
17
Veterans NAME & RANK Stephen M. Reaves Specialist
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE 4 Years 3rd ID Fort Stewart, GA Iraq
Freddie E. Sawyers E-3
US Air Force
Lizzie B. Simpkins SP4
Women's 1957-1960 Army Corps Army Chemical Center, MD
18
1966-1969 Vietnam
PHOTO
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Freddie L. Walters E-6
US Army & Army Reserve
36 Years of Service Desert Shield Desert Storm Vietnam
(Video Biography)
Joe L. Williams, Jr. SP4
PHOTO
US Army
1958-1960
19
Veterans NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Thomas Earl US Air Force Williams, Airman 1st Class
YEARS OF SERVICE 1962-1966 Inact. Reserves 1966- 1968 Security Specialist /Military Police Stateside and Asia
Earl S. Wilson, Corporal
US Paratrooper (US Army)
1953-1956 188 Airborne Division Korean Veteran
20
PHOTO
Active Duty NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
John Askew, Lt. Colonel
US Air Force
Active Duty
Eric Foster, Jr.
US Army
Active Duty
Timothy Irwin
US Marine Corps
Active Duty
Donald LaQuitus Johnson
US Army
Active Duty
Benjamin Marshall
US Navy
Active Duty
PHOTO
21
Active Duty NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
William David McClung, III
US Army
Active Duty
Desmond Ross
US Air Force
Active Duty
Frederick Kendall Sawyers Lieutenant Colonel
US Air Force
Active Duty
Darion Young
US Marine Corps
Active Duty
22
PHOTO
Active Duty NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Henderson US Navy Williams, Jr.
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
Active Duty
ROTC 23
Arlington Cemetery
“Gone, but never forgotten” NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
US Army Sam Hopkins, III SGT
1967-1970
US Army
1953-1955
Caesar Huff, Corporal
24
Vietnam, 1967-1968
71st IMF Div. Band
PHOTO
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
James Simpkins, MSGT
US Air Force
James Finch Corporal/ Technician Fifth Grade
US Army
Demetrius A. Nollie, Airman 1st Class
US Air Force
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
20 Years Served in Vietnam War and the Cuban Crisis
1943 – 1946 World War II, Southwest Pacific, received the Good Conduct Medal, received the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
1981-1984
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Dear Lord, Today we honor our veterans, worthy men and women who gave their best when they were called upon to serve and protect their country. We pray that you will bless them, Lord, for their unselfish service in the continual struggle to preserve our freedoms, our safety, and our country’s heritage, for all of us. Bless them abundantly for the hardships they faced, for the sacrifices they made, and for their many different contributions to America’s victories over tyranny and oppression. We respect them, we thank them, we honor them, we are proud of them, and we pray that you will watch over these special people and bless them with peace and happiness. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen. By Joanna Fuchs "PEACE I leave with you, my peace I give you, not as the world gives do I give to you, let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." -JOHN 14:27
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Downloadable color copies of this booklet are available online on our website at www.sardisalive.org To amend this booklet, please contact the Sardis Missionary Baptist Church office at 205=786-4376 For more information about honoring American Veterans, please access the following website: http://www.va.gov/
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