Military patrol boat navigating tropical river.

VOM – January 2018

Charles Joseph Raggo US Navy, Korea 1951 – 1954 / Vietnam 1957-1976 Our Veteran of the Month for January 2018 is Charles Joseph Raggo. Born on September 19, 1933, in Arcadia, Missouri, Charles Joseph Raggo enlisted in the United States Navy in 1951 at age 17 shortly after completing high

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Uncle Sam Navy recruitment poster, vintage design.

VOM – July 2019

Allan Anthony Barrow, Sr. US Navy, 1975-1996 Allan Anthony Barrow, Sr. was born and raised in Harlem, New York. He always longed to travel around the world despite his humble beginnings. In 1974, Allan applied to the Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, just five years after African-Americans first

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US flag and naval ship on ocean.

VOM – January 2020

Sherri Lyn Onorati U.S. Navy 1984-2006 The Tipton County Museum Veteran of the Month for January 2020 is Sherri Lyn Onorati. Sherri was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 24, 1966, the first-born of David Panchaud, a Bermudian who had just moved to the United States two years earlier and

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Soldiers advancing on a beach during battle.

VOM – July 2015

Sercy Marshall (January 4, 1927 ~ November 9, 2020)US Army, WWII 1945-1947 Former Brighton Mayor July’s Veteran of the MonthBy Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Sercy V. Marshall, a veteran of World War II and a former mayor of Brighton, was honored as July’s Veteran of the Month during

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Soldier mourning beside lined-up military boots.

VOM – June 2016

Victor Johnson US Army 1975-1995 Victor Johnson honored for service in Vietnam By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Covington native Victor Johnson was recently honored as the June Veteran of the Month by the Tipton County Veterans Council at a ceremony held at the Tipton County Museum, Veteran Memorial,

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Warship 871 sailing on the open sea.

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

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Soldiers guarding gate with rifles ready.

VOM – May 2016

William Travis Hawkins (13 July 1921 – 30 July 2018) US Army 1942-1945 Former German POW honored By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Unlike previous honorees, May’s Veteran of the Month belongs to a distinct club that no military service member wishes to be a member of – he

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Navy ship number 10 in harbor.

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

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Military vehicles and soldiers near docked ships.

VOM – November 2016

Harold David Harden US Army, 1985-2006 Our November Veteran of the Month is Harold David Harden. Harold grew up in Jackson, TN and graduated from Jackson Central Merry HS in May 1980. Immediately following high school, he enlisted in the Tennessee Army National Guard (NG) as an Administrative Specialist. While

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Aircraft carrier sailing with fighter jets onboard.

VOM – January 2024

Bill Sexton U.S. Navy, Vietnam 1965-1985 Bill Sexton was born 20 April 1946 in Providence, Rhode Island and graduated from Bramwell High School in Bramwell, West Virginia (WV). He began his Navy career on 28 September 1965 and completed bootcamp on 20 December – just in time for Christmas. Carrier

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