Honoring Our Military Veterans
Honoring Our Military Veterans &
Active Duty Personnel on
VETERAN’S DAY 2013 November 11, 2013 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
A Hero’s Hero
So many soldiers Living on the street Their spirits broken, With defeat
To let them know They are not ghosts, Thanking them for being Braver than most.
What must they think When they look around Eyes passing by, Staring at the ground?
If everyone would Show them grace We just might find Their pain erased.
Does anger fill them When we turn away, From the debts we owe That should be repaid?
For all the heroes Still fighting to live And for heroes like you, Who continue to give.
What if at that moment, Just once, Instead We saluted in honor, Right hand to head?
If you see someone Who is really lost Please stop and remember What our freedom cost.
Reference: Disabled American Veteran’s Memo Book 2
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Rev. Dr. Kurt S. Clark, Sr., E-4
US Army
1988-1994
PHOTO
Specialist US Army National Guard Desert Storm
Clifford L. Clark E-4
US Army
1964-1966 Vietnam Veteran
3
NAME & RANK Chester Cochran E-5
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE 1969-1971 Platoon Leader, Basic & AIT Section Leader, Vietnam
Billy R. Dawson E-3
US Coast Guard
Eddie Dick US Air Force SGT
4
1972 - 1975
1949-1952
PHOTO
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Ronald Dick AZ2
US Navy
Glenn Drayton, Sr. ADJ 2
US Navy
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1971-1974 (Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga, Bermuda, Memphis) 1973-1977 (Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga, Plane Captain & Certified Jet Mechanic in the SH-3H Helicopter)
5
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
George Evans SGT
US Army
4 Years
US Army Reserve
Retired USAR (Assignments included 1st Battalion 83rd Artillery Unit Baumholder, Germany. Attended First US Army NCO Academy)
John Neil Frazier PFC
US Army
1970-1972
6
Vietnam Veteran
PHOTO
NAME & RANK Beatrice Guyton
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Air Force
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
4 Years
9-1/2 years Air National Radio Guard Operations(Communications Technology) Tommy Guyton, PVT
US Army
Clarence King
US Army
2 Years
7
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Leon Nash, US Army Sr. SFC
1974-2000
US Army Reserve
29 years, 3 months of Service
Linda Butler Hannah LTC (Retired)
8
26 years: 3 years Active 23 years Army Reserves
PHOTO
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Austin Holifield E-3
US Army
1951-1953
Ryan L. James, Sr. Gunnery MSGT
US Marine Corps
Over 23 Years of Service
PHOTO
9
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Michael Johnson, Colonel
US Marine Corp
Marcus Matthews, SSGT
US Marine Corp
10
YEARS OF SERVICE 28 Years of Service Comptroller for 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
20 Years of Service Persian Gulf, AMTRAK (Amphibious Assault Motor Vehicle Personnel), Instructor, Recruiter, Iraq War, Purple Heart
PHOTO
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Roger R. Moore E-4
US Army
1972-1975
Demetrius A. Nollie, Airman 1st Class
US Air Force
1981-1984
PHOTO
11
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Tommy N. Nollie, Jr. 1st Class
US Navy
James F. Odom MSGT
US Army
12
YEARS OF SERVICE 1979-1999 Desert Storm
21 Years of Service (Duties were 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
NAME & RANK B. Roy Powell E-3
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army Signal Corps
Stephen M. US Army Reaves Specialist
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1963-1964
4 Years 3rd ID Fort Stewart, GA Iraq
13
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Freddie E. Sawyers E-3
US Air Force
Lizzie B. Simpkins SP4
Women's Army Corp
1957-1960 (Army Chemical Center, MD)
Freddie Walters E-6
US Army
35 Years of Service
14
1966-1969 Vietnam
PHOTO
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Joe L. Williams, Jr. SP4
US Army
Earl S. Wilson, Corporal
US Paratrooper (US Army)
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1958-1960
1953-1956 188 Airborne Division Korean Veteran
15
Active Duty NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
John Askew
US Air Force
Active Duty
Israel Askew
US Air Force
Active Duty
Eric Foster, Jr.
US Army
Active Duty
Al Henson
US Army
Active Duty
Timothy Irwin
US Marine Corps
Active Duty
16
PHOTO
Active Duty NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Donald LaQuitus Johnson
US Army
Active Duty
Benjamin Marshall
US Navy
Active Duty
William David McClung, III
US Army
Active Duty
Desmond Ross
US Air Force
Active Duty
PHOTO
17
Active Duty NAME & RANK Frederick Kendall Sawyers Lieutenant Colonel
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
US Air Force
Active Duty
Henderson US Navy Williams, Jr.
18
Active Duty
PHOTO
Arlington Cemetery
“Gone, but never forgotten” NAME & RANK Sam Hopkins, III SGT
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army
Caesar Huff US Army Corporal
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1967-1970 (Served in Viet Nam, 1967-1968) 1953-1955 ( 71st IMF Div. Band)
19
NAME & RANK James Simpkins MSGT
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Air Force
US Army James Finch Corporal/ Technician Fifth Grade
20
YEARS OF SERVICE 20 Years (Served in Vietnam War and the Cuban Crisis)
1943 – 1946 (World War II Veteran, served in the Southwest Pacific, received the Good Conduct Medal, received the AsiaticPacific Campaign Medal)
PHOTO
21
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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UPDATES If any information contained herein is incorrect, please accept our sincerest apology. You and your family are so very important to us as we recognize our brave Sardis Veteran’s each year. If anytime throughout the year, you have an update, addition, or correction to this booklet, you are invited to complete the following information and return to the Sardis Missionary Baptist Church office or fax to 205-786-4425. All changes, updates, and corrections will be made to the on-line document which can be printed in color or a program booklet can be printed at your request. If you wish to include a photo, you may scan and email your photo to [email protected] or drop your photo off at the office. All original photos will be scanned and returned to the owner. NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO (OPTIONAL)
23
Thanks to those who provided information and photos for this booklet. Copies of this booklet will be available online at www.sardisalive.org For more information about honoring American Veterans, please access the following website: http://www.va.gov/ 24
Active Duty Personnel on
VETERAN’S DAY 2013 November 11, 2013 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
A Hero’s Hero
So many soldiers Living on the street Their spirits broken, With defeat
To let them know They are not ghosts, Thanking them for being Braver than most.
What must they think When they look around Eyes passing by, Staring at the ground?
If everyone would Show them grace We just might find Their pain erased.
Does anger fill them When we turn away, From the debts we owe That should be repaid?
For all the heroes Still fighting to live And for heroes like you, Who continue to give.
What if at that moment, Just once, Instead We saluted in honor, Right hand to head?
If you see someone Who is really lost Please stop and remember What our freedom cost.
Reference: Disabled American Veteran’s Memo Book 2
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Rev. Dr. Kurt S. Clark, Sr., E-4
US Army
1988-1994
PHOTO
Specialist US Army National Guard Desert Storm
Clifford L. Clark E-4
US Army
1964-1966 Vietnam Veteran
3
NAME & RANK Chester Cochran E-5
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army
YEARS OF SERVICE 1969-1971 Platoon Leader, Basic & AIT Section Leader, Vietnam
Billy R. Dawson E-3
US Coast Guard
Eddie Dick US Air Force SGT
4
1972 - 1975
1949-1952
PHOTO
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Ronald Dick AZ2
US Navy
Glenn Drayton, Sr. ADJ 2
US Navy
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1971-1974 (Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga, Bermuda, Memphis) 1973-1977 (Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga, Plane Captain & Certified Jet Mechanic in the SH-3H Helicopter)
5
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
George Evans SGT
US Army
4 Years
US Army Reserve
Retired USAR (Assignments included 1st Battalion 83rd Artillery Unit Baumholder, Germany. Attended First US Army NCO Academy)
John Neil Frazier PFC
US Army
1970-1972
6
Vietnam Veteran
PHOTO
NAME & RANK Beatrice Guyton
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Air Force
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
4 Years
9-1/2 years Air National Radio Guard Operations(Communications Technology) Tommy Guyton, PVT
US Army
Clarence King
US Army
2 Years
7
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Leon Nash, US Army Sr. SFC
1974-2000
US Army Reserve
29 years, 3 months of Service
Linda Butler Hannah LTC (Retired)
8
26 years: 3 years Active 23 years Army Reserves
PHOTO
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Austin Holifield E-3
US Army
1951-1953
Ryan L. James, Sr. Gunnery MSGT
US Marine Corps
Over 23 Years of Service
PHOTO
9
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Michael Johnson, Colonel
US Marine Corp
Marcus Matthews, SSGT
US Marine Corp
10
YEARS OF SERVICE 28 Years of Service Comptroller for 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
20 Years of Service Persian Gulf, AMTRAK (Amphibious Assault Motor Vehicle Personnel), Instructor, Recruiter, Iraq War, Purple Heart
PHOTO
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Roger R. Moore E-4
US Army
1972-1975
Demetrius A. Nollie, Airman 1st Class
US Air Force
1981-1984
PHOTO
11
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Tommy N. Nollie, Jr. 1st Class
US Navy
James F. Odom MSGT
US Army
12
YEARS OF SERVICE 1979-1999 Desert Storm
21 Years of Service (Duties were 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
NAME & RANK B. Roy Powell E-3
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army Signal Corps
Stephen M. US Army Reaves Specialist
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1963-1964
4 Years 3rd ID Fort Stewart, GA Iraq
13
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Freddie E. Sawyers E-3
US Air Force
Lizzie B. Simpkins SP4
Women's Army Corp
1957-1960 (Army Chemical Center, MD)
Freddie Walters E-6
US Army
35 Years of Service
14
1966-1969 Vietnam
PHOTO
NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
Joe L. Williams, Jr. SP4
US Army
Earl S. Wilson, Corporal
US Paratrooper (US Army)
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1958-1960
1953-1956 188 Airborne Division Korean Veteran
15
Active Duty NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
John Askew
US Air Force
Active Duty
Israel Askew
US Air Force
Active Duty
Eric Foster, Jr.
US Army
Active Duty
Al Henson
US Army
Active Duty
Timothy Irwin
US Marine Corps
Active Duty
16
PHOTO
Active Duty NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
Donald LaQuitus Johnson
US Army
Active Duty
Benjamin Marshall
US Navy
Active Duty
William David McClung, III
US Army
Active Duty
Desmond Ross
US Air Force
Active Duty
PHOTO
17
Active Duty NAME & RANK Frederick Kendall Sawyers Lieutenant Colonel
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
US Air Force
Active Duty
Henderson US Navy Williams, Jr.
18
Active Duty
PHOTO
Arlington Cemetery
“Gone, but never forgotten” NAME & RANK Sam Hopkins, III SGT
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Army
Caesar Huff US Army Corporal
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO
1967-1970 (Served in Viet Nam, 1967-1968) 1953-1955 ( 71st IMF Div. Band)
19
NAME & RANK James Simpkins MSGT
BRANCH OF SERVICE US Air Force
US Army James Finch Corporal/ Technician Fifth Grade
20
YEARS OF SERVICE 20 Years (Served in Vietnam War and the Cuban Crisis)
1943 – 1946 (World War II Veteran, served in the Southwest Pacific, received the Good Conduct Medal, received the AsiaticPacific Campaign Medal)
PHOTO
21
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
22
UPDATES If any information contained herein is incorrect, please accept our sincerest apology. You and your family are so very important to us as we recognize our brave Sardis Veteran’s each year. If anytime throughout the year, you have an update, addition, or correction to this booklet, you are invited to complete the following information and return to the Sardis Missionary Baptist Church office or fax to 205-786-4425. All changes, updates, and corrections will be made to the on-line document which can be printed in color or a program booklet can be printed at your request. If you wish to include a photo, you may scan and email your photo to [email protected] or drop your photo off at the office. All original photos will be scanned and returned to the owner. NAME & RANK
BRANCH OF SERVICE
YEARS OF SERVICE
PHOTO (OPTIONAL)
23
Thanks to those who provided information and photos for this booklet. Copies of this booklet will be available online at www.sardisalive.org For more information about honoring American Veterans, please access the following website: http://www.va.gov/ 24
