VOM – May 2018
John Allen Clark US Navy, Vietnam 1965-1968 / 1975-1993 Born on 14 May 1947 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, John Allen Clark enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 10, 1965. He was honorably discharged in December 1968 and then attended Boyce Community College to study computer science. Bitten by the
VOM – August 2017
Homer Thurl “H.T.” Ray US Navy, Vietnam, 1959 – 1978 Retired Aviation Structural Mechanic – Hydraulics Chief Petty Officer Homer Thurl Ray was born on Dec. 5, 1939 at Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, the first child of Harris T. and Annie Louise Ray. He joined the U. S. Navy
VOM – September 2017
Terry McWilliams US Navy, Vietnam, 1963 – 1967 Tonight family and friends gathered at the Tipton County Museum to honor Vietnam Veteran Terry Wayne McWilliams and thank him for his service to our country. The Girl Scouts provided refreshments. Our Veteran of the Month Sponsors were also present: VFW Post
VOM – February 2018
John Vincent “Butch” Moeller US Navy, 1979 – 2002 Our February 2018 Veteran of the Month is John Vincent Moeller. Please join us for a reception in his honor at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13 at the Tipton County Museum. John Vincent (Butch) Moeller, Jr. joined the Navy Reserve
VOM – April 2023
Cindy Anne Louise Day US Navy, 1980 – 1992 Cindy Anne Louise Rainey was born on July 24, 1959, in San Marcos, Calif., to William P. Rainey, Sr. and Billie Louise Rainey. Anne’s mother sadly died when Anne was four, causing her father to assume the role of single parent
VOM – April 2018
Charles Lee Kennedy US Navy, Operation Desert Storm Born on April 23, 1960 in Houston, Texas, Charles Lee Kennedy enlisted in the United States Navy at AFEES in Richmond, Virginia, after graduating from Liberty High School in Bedford, Virginia. He saw the world from his various duty stations: USS MIDWAY
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
VOM – July 2021
Rebecca Knox Dickinson U.S. Navy 1961-1963 Becky Knox was born on April 28, 1943, in Chillicothe, Ohio to Donald and Marjorie Knox. She graduated from Centralia High School in May 1961, was sworn into the Navy in July, then promptly headed for bootcamp in Bainbridge, Maryland. Following her December 1961
VOM – May 2019
Joseph Leno Malone US Navy 1950-1956 Joseph Leno Malone was born on July 27, 1933, in the Mt. Carmel area of Tipton County and grew up on a dairy farm. While still in high school, he felt the need to serve his country; he joined the Navy Reserves, where he
VOM – July 2017
James Daniel Hardin US Navy, 1982 – 2009 Former District 81 Candidate honored as Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader July’s Veteran of the Month, James Daniel Hardin, is no stranger to hard work and serving his community. The Covington resident has dedicated his entire