VOM – March 2023
Brian J. Styer U.S. Navy 1985 – 1996 Brian J. Styer grew up on a farm in rural Pennsylvania and was a 1985 graduate of Warrior Run High School in Turbotville, PA. Despite receiving a full-ride scholarship to college, college life had to wait. The invasion of Grenada and the
VOM – October 2016
Warren Richard “Rick” Willers US Army 1969-1973 / US Navy, 1973 – 1993 Our October Veteran of the Month is Warren Richard “Rick” Willers. He was born in Pensacola, Florida, and attended Livingston College (now the University of West Alabama) after graduating from Demopolis High School. During his Junior year
VOM – February 2016
Ted Kesler USN 1951-1972 Munford resident honored as Veteran of the MonthBy Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Long-time Munford resident Ted Kesler, a 20-year Navy veteran, was honored as the February Veteran of the Month during a recognition ceremony held at the Tipton County Museum, Veteran Memorial and Nature
VOM – February 2020
Renea McBride U.S. Navy 1989-1998 The Tipton County Museum Veteran of the Month for February 2020 is Renea Antoinette McBride. Renea was born on March 14, 1971, in Brownsville, Tennessee. A few months after graduating from high school in 1989 she travelled to Memphis to enlist in the United States
VOM – February 2024
Jon M. Rodriguez U.S. Navy 1983 – 1986 Jon M. Rodriguez joined the United States Navy in March 1983, shortly after graduating from high school. While growing up, Jon and his eight siblings often heard stories about their maternal grandfather, Gerald Stanford, who had served during World War II. Sadly,
VOM – June 2021
John Robinson “Robin” Wallace U.S. Navy 1968-2006 John Robinson Wallace, Jr. was born on June 14, 1946 and graduated from Whitehaven (TN) High School in 1966. He attended University of Memphis (Memphis State University) and with the Vietnam War heating up, he joined the Naval Air Reserve at Naval Air
VOM – November 2017
Jerry Eugene Beckley US Army 1948-1951 / US Navy 1951 – 1978 Born on Christmas Eve 1933 in Bakersfield, California, Jerry was a child of the depression, spending his youth in Texas as well as California. On July 21, 1948, a tender but mature 14-year-old Jerry enlisted in the U.S.
VOM – September 2015
Ernest Tigue (16 Oct 1935-7 Apr 2018)US Navy, 1955-1984 Thirty year Navy veteran honoredBy Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader There was no such thing as an “all-volunteer force” when September’s Veteran of the Month, Ernest Tigue, joined the United States Navy in 1955. At that time, the sea service
VOM – December 2016
Ernest Bowling (10 Mar 1929 / 30 Oct 1931) US Army, Korea, 1950-1953 Ernest Bowling is the December 2016 Veteran of the Month. He was born in southeastern Kentucky on March 10, 1929. After graduating from high school and with his only other options for employment being in the coal
VOM – June 2018
Grady William Turnbow, Jr. US Navy, 1950 – 1980 Born on July 6, 1932, Grady Turnbow enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserves in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 17 and transitioned to the regular Navy at age 18. In May of 1950 he attended boot camp at Great Lakes,