VOM – August 2016
William Thomas “Tommy” Cheairs US Air Force, Vietnam Vietnam pilot honored as Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader August has been a hot month for Tipton County but dealing with the heat is nothing new for this month’s Veteran of the Month. Lieutenant Colonel William
VOM – July 2018
Bruce A. Lemont US Army, 1967-1969 Born on November 9, 1948 in Portland, Maine, Bruce was drafted into the United States Army in 1967, a few short months after graduation from high school. As a member of a patriotic family (his father served in WWII and Korea, three brothers served
VOM – April 2016
James Noah Craig (Aug. 18, 1918 – Nov. 22, 2021) US Army, WWII 1940-1945 War is Hell says April’s Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader Tipton County native James Noah Craig was recently recognized as the April honoree for the Veteran of the Month program.
VOM – February 2017
Charles Edward Mason US Army, 1967-1992 Born in Tipton County in 1941, Charles Edward Mason graduated from Frazier High School in 1961. In 1967, after helping his grandfather farm in Tipton County for several years, Charles was drafted into the U.S. Army. He began his service in Ft. Benning, Georgia,
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
VOM – January 2019
Robert Lee Ellis US Army, Korea, 1948-1952 Born on January 20, 1932, Bob Ellis joined the U.S. Army in March of 1948 at the age of 16. After completing basic training at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, he spent two years at Schofield Barrack on Oahu, Hawaii. He arrived in Korea as
VOM – April 2019
Bob George Willis USMC 1960 – 1990 The April 2019 Veteran of the Month, Bob George Willis was born on January 28, 1942, in Oakland, California. He was raised for the most part in the Oakland Bay Area but did for a short time live in Denver, Colorado, and Redding
VOM – August 2015
Larry Wayne Purvis US Marine Corps, Vietnam, 1970-1978 Munford resident honored as veteran of the month By Sherri Onorati Vietnam-era veteran and Munford resident Larry Wayne Purvis was honored on Tuesday evening as the August Veteran of the Month at a reception held in his honor at the Tipton County
VOM – October 2015
Peyton Smith (Sept. 22, 1924 – Oct 25, 2017) US Air Force, WWII Smith honored as October Veteran of the Month By Sherri Onorati, Special to The Leader October’s Veteran of the Month is Covington native Peyton Smith, a United States Air Force veteran. Smith was born on Sept. 22,