VOM – February 2022
Meldron Dave “Bill” Worthy U.S. Navy; Vietnam 1960-1987 Meldron Dave (Bill) Worthy was born and raised in Warren, Texas. After graduating from high school, he convinced his father to sign the paperwork to allow him to join the Navy on January 13, 1960 – his seventeenth birthday. Bill’s Navy adventure
VOM – March 2022
Linda Coffield U.S. Navy 1970-2018 Born in 1951 in Buffalo, New York (NY), Linda spent her early years in Williamsville, NY. She graduated from Williamsville South High School in 1969 and joined the Navy in 1970. She planned to see the world and to have an adventure – she had
VOM – April 2022
Gary Wayne Vaughan April 2022 – Gary Wayne Vaughan U.S. Navy 1972-1997 Gary Wayne Vaughan, a native of Memphis, Tennessee (TN), enlisted in the United States Navy in May 1972 at the age of 20. After bootcamp at Recruit Training Command, Orlando, Florida (FL), he attended Aviation Structural Mechanic Safety
VOM – January 2022
Paul Wesley Sampson U.S. Navy 1976-1980 Born 1956 in Memphis, Tenn., Paul moved with his family to Charlotte, North Carolina, when he was six. After six years in Charlotte, his family returned to Memphis where Paul graduated from Wooddale High School in 1974. In May 1976, Paul joined the Navy
Massive Eagle Scout project revamps Veterans Museum property line
By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader It’s said that only six percent of Scouts will ever make it to the rank of Eagle Scout. It takes at least 21 merit badges, a significant service project and a commitment to leadership. Since 1912, when Arthur Eldred of New York first