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Gone, But Not
Forgotten
A Soldier Died Today
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The Soldier stood and faced
God,
Which must always come to
pass.
He hoped his shoes
were shining,
Just as brightly as
his brass.
'Step forward now,
Soldier,
How shall I deal with
you?
Have you always
turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you
been true?'
The soldier squared his
shoulders and said,
'no, Lord, I guess I ain't.
Because those of us
who carry guns,
Can't always be a
saint.
I've had to work most
Sundays,
And at times my talk
was tough.
And sometimes I've
been violent,
Because the world is
awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot
of overtime,
When the bills just
got too steep.
And I never passed a cry for
help,
Though at
times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God,
forgive me,
I've wept unmanly
tears.
I know I don't deserve a
place,
Among the
people here.
They never wanted me
around,
Except to calm their
fears.
If you've a place for
me here, Lord,
It needn't be so
grand.
I never expected or
had too much,
But if you don't,
I'll understand.
There was a silence
all around the throne,
Where the saints had
often trod.
As the Soldier waited
quietly,
For the judgment of
his God.
'Step forward now,
you Soldier,
You've borne your
burdens well.
Walk peacefully on
Heaven's streets,
You've done your time
in Hell.
Paying Homage to
our Fallen Honor Guard Comrades
WE REMEMBER THOSE
WHO
CANNOT BE FORGOTTEN
WE SALUTE YOU
~
United States Army
Private First
Class Charles Vaughn Cooper
No Pictures
Available
Date of Birth: Wednesday, February 27, 1921
Date of Death: Saturday, January 16, 2005
Date of Interment: Tuesday, January 19, 2005
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View)
Section A, Row 0, Site Number: 416
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 84
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Technical Sergeant Eugene Swartz
No Pictures Available
Date of Birth: Wednesday, August 22, 1923
Date of Death: Saturday, July 17, 2010
Date of Interment: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View)
Section E, Site Number: 1860
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 86
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Colonel Robert Lee
"BOB" Mize
 
Colonel Robert Lee Mize, United States Army and Tennessee
State Guard (Chief Chaplain) - COL Mize trained at Camp Clabourn
LA.,
Ft Jackson,
South Carolina and Fort Shanks, New York. He served in Italy with the
88th Division, 349th Infantry Regiment I&R. He was appointed 2nd
Lieutenant, Infantry Platoon Leader. Appointed 1stLieutenant, Company
Commander, C Company and was promoted to Captain in charge of Public
Affairs. Bob was then promoted to Major (BOP) and was assigned as
Battalion Executive Officer. Reassigned as Chaplain. Bob has been
with the Honor
Guard since 1989 and hade conducted over 5300 Funerals. Bob
retired as a Major
from the 3rd Alvin C York Regiment in the Tennessee State Guard.
COL
Mize conducted the 1st Military Funeral Honors at the East Tennessee
Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View), Knoxville, TN.
Honor Guard Chief Chaplain
Obituary
Published in Knoxville News Sentinel on November 28, 2010
MIZE,
COL. ROBERT LEE - loving father, adoring Papaw, and loyal friend, was
born May 29, 1927 and received his marching orders Tuesday, November
23, 2010.
The family will receive friends Sunday November 28, at Farragut Christian
Church from 3 - 6pm. The celebrations of Bob's Life will follow at 6pm
with
Minister Jason Warden presiding. Graveside services will be held at
Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Monday November 29, at 11:30 am with
Full
Military Honors presented by Volunteer State Veterans Honor Guard. In lieu
of flowers, donations may be made to the Volunteer State Honor Guard,
P.O. Box
22122, Knoxville, Tennessee 37933, for the thousands of volunteer hours put
in by the men and women who honor
our veterans.
www.milhonors.com.
Arrangements by Rose MannMortuary Heritage Chapel.
Date of Birth: Sunday, May 29, 1927
Date of Death: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Date of Interment: Monday, November 29, 2010
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View)
Section J, Site Number: 4365
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 83
Colonel Robert Lee Mize MFH Video
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Corporal Howard S
Simerly
No Pictures
Available
Date of Birth: Thursday, March 9, 1922
Date of Death: Monday, December 13, 2010
Date of Interment: Friday, December 17, 2010
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View)
Section G, Site Number: 2503
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 88
~
Lieutenant Colonel (TR) Schropshier
 
 
Lieutenant
Colonel (TR) Schropshier, United States Army
(Vice President)
–
World War II
Veteran –
LTC
Schropshier was assigned to 59th AAA Brigade. Inducted at Fort Oglethorpe,
Georgia. Basic training at Camp Haan and Irvine, California. Served on
Saipan, Western
Pacific. Honorably discharged at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, 13 February, 1946.
Retired from the Tennessee State Guard.
Honor Guard Board Member
.
Date of Birth,
November 14, 1922
Date of Death,
March 1, 2011
Date of Internment,
March 5, 2011
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age 89
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Major Grandville D. Jett,
SR.
Major Grandville D. Jett,
SR. United States Army (Chaplain)
–
Vietnam War Veteran- Grandville entered the United States Army, January 5,
1965 and was
Honorably Discharged in 1968. He was Assigned to the 25th Infantry Division
in Hawaii and was transferred to Vietnam. When his Vietnam tour of duty was
completed, he was assigned to the 154th AVN Company at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Grandville was awarded the Vietnam Campaign Medal w/Dev-60, Rifle
Sharpshooter Medal, US Vietnam Service Medal w/1 Bronze Star, Republic of
Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/Palm and 2 Overseas Bars.
Honor Guard Chaplain
Date of Birth: Tuesday, February 05, 1946
Date of Death: Thursday, April 15, 2010
Date of Interment: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View)
Section C, Site Number: 2852
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age 64
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Command Sergeant Major Arnold Ray Mullins,
SR.
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Command
Sergeant Major Arnold Ray Mullins, SR. United
States
Army,
Retired
(CEO) –
Korean War and Vietnam War Veteran - Arnold
entered the
United States Army in 1952 and took his basic training at the 101st ABN
Division, Fort Breckinridge, Kentucky. He served in Korea with the
3rd Infantry
Division, 15th Regiment. The Divisions motto was: Can Do! Of the
three battalions, the 3rd was "Blue" - so their motto was “Can Do-Blue"!
He was in M
Company, which was the Heavy Weapons stationed at Outpost OP Harry from
1952- 53. Arnold was assigned to Cantho, Vietnam from 1971-72.
Arnold retired
from the United States Army in 1979 after 26 1/2 years as a Command
Sergeant Major, Fort Polk, Louisiana. One of his most rewarding
experiences
during his military career was as First Sergeant with the 457th Supply
Company stationed in Korea. He was volunteering his time working with
the Pyung Hwa
Orphanage and Uijongou Korea Kumo Primary School from 1969-70.
Volunteer State
Veterans Honor
Guard Founder.
Obituary
Date of Birth: Monday, March 18, 1935
Date of Death: Monday, September 20, 2010
Date of Interment: Friday, September 24, 2010
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View)
Section G, Site Number: 2874
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 75
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Staff Sergeant John Bernard Campbell
No Pictures
Available
Date of Birth: Saturday, March 2, 1918
Date of Death: Thursday, June 2, 2011
Date of Interment: Friday, August 26, 2011
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View)
Section I, Site Number: 4189
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 93
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Staff Sergeant Charles
W Kelly
 
 
Staff Sergeant Charles W. (RECONDO) Kelly, United States Navy
and United
States Army, Retired,
–Vietnam
War Veteran -
Charles joined
the United States Naval Reserves in 1954 and in 1963 he entered the United
States Army and was stationed in Germany.
He re-enlisted
and attended Helicopter School and upon graduation at Fort Carson, Colorado,
received his orders to Vietnam where he served with the
1st Air Cavalry Division.
He was discharged in 1969 and enlisted again in 1971. Charles spent 3 tours of
duty in Alaska with the 222nd Aviation Battalion,
172nd Infantry
Brigade. and was Honorably Discharged in 1983.
Honor Guard NCIOC and Board Member
Obituary
KELLY,
CHARLES W., SSGT age 73, of Knoxville, passed away Sunday, June 19,
2011. He was born in Harlan, Kentucky on August 15, 1937. SSGT.
Kelly was a
member of Valley View Baptist Church. He was a retired Vietnam Veteran,
having served with the US Army. SSGT. Kelly received many
medals and
awards during his time in the military including: National Defense Service
Medal, Senior Aircraft Crew Member Badge, Vietnam Service
Medal,
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Overseas Service Bar, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Good
Conduct,
Expert Rifle Badge, and other numerous outstanding Performance reports.
SSGT. Kelly's commanding officer stated, "Loyalty and Integrity to
the United
States Army has been above reproach". SSGT. Kelly continued to serve his
fellow comrades as an outstanding member of the Volunteer State
Veterans
Honor Guard, serving as NCOIC of the Rifle Team. He was preceded in death
by his parents, Wilford and Alpha Kelly; wife, Kathleen Kelly;
son, Charles
Allen Kelly; daughter, Suzanne Kelly. SSGT Kelly is survived by his brother,
Robert Kelly and wife Mary; nephews, Lee Kelly, of West
Virginia; 2
great nephews; several friends, especially the Volunteer State Veterans
Honor Guard. The family wishes to give a special thanks to the
Cardiovascular unit at Fort Sanders Medical Center and Dr. Young. Funeral
service 12:30 pm Tuesday at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel. Interment
9:30 am
Wednesday at the East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery. In lieu of flowers
the Family requests memorials be made to the Volunteer State
Veterans
Honor Guard. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 11:00 - 12:30
pm at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel.
Date of Birth: Sunday,
August 15, 1937
Date of Death: Sunday,
June 19, 2011
Date of Internment:
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
East Tennessee State
Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View)
Section G, Site
Number: 2537
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 74
Staff Sergeant Charles W.
Kelly's Son
Specialist Fourth Class Charles
Allen Kelly
Date of Birth: Sunday,
March 5, 1950
Date of Death: Sunday,
June 17, 2006
East Tennessee State
Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View)
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Plot: D, 0, 1531
Age 56
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Staff Sergeant Charles Clifton Sweat
No Pictures Available
Date of Birth: Friday,
June 12, 1936
Date of Death: Sunday,
October 28, 2012
Date of Internment:
Friday, November 2, 2012
East Tennessee State
Veterans Cemetery (John Sevier)
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Section: O Site Number:
2672
Age 76
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Sergeant First Class Claxton E Hallman
No Pictures Available
Date of Birth: Tuesday,
September 25, 1928
Date of Death: Friday,
September 25, 2015
Date of Internment:
Friday, February 12, 2016
East Tennessee State
Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View)
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Section: I Site
Number: 4179
Age 87
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Staff Sergeant
Leon Claude Lough,
Staff Sergeant Leon Claude Lough,
United States Army
-
World War II, Army of Occupation (Germany),
Korean War Service and United Nations Service
Medal
.
Obituary
Date of Birth: Sunday,
February 14, 1929
Date of Death: Monday,
January 7, 2013
Date of Internment:
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Anderson Memorial
Gardens,
Oak Ridge, Tennessee,
USA
Age 83
Staff Sergeant Leon Lough,
1st Row, 2nd From Left
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Staff Sergeant
Robert G. Courtney
Staff Sergeant
Robert G. Courtney,
United States Army - World
War II Veteran, received a Silver Star and
Purple Heart for his actions
in Anzio, Salerno, and Omaha Beach the European
Theater.
Obituary
Date of Birth: Sunday,
February 24, 1913
Date of Death: Sunday,
February 24, 2013
Date of Internment:
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
East Tennessee
Veterans' Cemetery (John Sevier)
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age 90
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Staff Sergeant Harry F
Colley
Staff Sergeant Harry
F Colley,
United States Army Retired
- Vietnam War Era Veteran. Harry had Basic Training at Ft. Gordon,
Georgia. He had his
Advanced Infantry Training at Ft Polk,
Louisiana and
Recondo Training at Ft.
Carson, Colorado. Active Reserves in Knoxville, Tennessee
Staff Sergeant Harry
Colley's Military Funeral Honors Video (3 parts)
Harry Colley MFH #1
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Harry Colley MFH #2
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Harry Colley MFH #3
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Staff Sergeant Harry Franklin
Colley
Obituary
Date of Birth: August
23, 1949
Date of Death: Sunday,
March 30, 2014
Date of Internment:
Thursday, April 3, 2014
East View Memorial
Gardens
Strawberry Plains,
Tennessee, USA
Age 65
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Staff Sergeant Hall
Medlin
Staff
Sergeant Hall Medlin, United States
Army
-
Korean War Veteran.
Hall joined the United States Army and spent his
basic training at Camp Rucker, Alabama and was assigned to the
41st AAA Battalion, Eastern Anti Aircraft Command
site on Long Island, New York. Hall was Honorably Discharged.
Honor Guard Vice President.
Obituary
Date of Birth: Sunday, March 08, 1931
Date of Death: May 27, 2014
Date of Interment: June 1, 2014
Highland Memorial Cemetery (Chapman Highway)
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 81
Staff
Sergeant Hall Medlin, 1st On Left Side
Staff
Sergeant Hall Medlin, 2nd Row, 3rd From Right Side
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Sergeant First Class Riley G Wheeler
Sergeant First Class Riley Gaston (SARGE) Wheeler, United States Army,
Retired -
Korean War and Vietnam
War Veteran
Honor Guard Van Driver and NCOIC
Obituary
Date of Birth: Sunday, March 08, 1931
Date of Death: Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Date of Interment: Monday, August 25, 2014
East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery (John Sevier)
Grave location: Section O, Site Number 2629
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 83
Sergeant
First Class Riley Wheeler, 2nd From Left Side
Sergeant
First Class Riley Wheeler, Front Row, 1st Left Side
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Staff Sergeant David M
"POPPY" Davis
Staff Sergeant David
(POPPY) Davis, United States Army Air Corps - He is the 4th
soldier from left, back row
Obituary
Date of Birth: July 27, 1919
Date of death: September 20, 2014
Date of Interment: September 25, 2014
Grave Location: Garden of Devotion, Plot 78 A1
Highland Memorial Cemetery (Southerland Ave)
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 92
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Sergeant William Gene
Beeler
No pictures available
Date of Birth: Friday, August 19, 1927
Date of death: Saturday, August 29, 2015
Date of Interment: Wednesday, September 02, 2015
Grave Location: Section: M, Row Number: 310
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 88
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Staff Sergeant Harvey Weldon
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Obituary
Date of Birth: Friday,
June 12, 1944
Date of Death: Tuesday,
February 2, 2016
Date of Internment:
Monday, February 8, 2016
East Tennessee State
Veterans Cemetery (John Sevier)
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Section: L Site
Number: 1738
Age 72
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Specialist Fifth
Class James Francis Allington
No Military Pictures Available
Obituary
Date of Birth: January
29,
1937
Date of Death: Friday,
October 8, 2017
Date of Internment:
Friday, October 13, 2017
East Tennessee State
Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View)
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Section:
Site Number:
Age 80
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Sergeant
Major Bob R. "Wild Thing"
LeTellier, United States Air Force and United States Army
Retired, (Ceremonies NCOIC)
-
Bob is a US Army retired Master Sergeant,
Vietnam War Era and Desert Storm War Era Veteran.
Enlisted in the US Air Force in July, 1956. Assignments during his
military career were United
States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) with the 2nd
Bomb Wing and 380th Bomb Wing as a Aircraft Weapons Specialist
on B-47 Bombers,
TNANG F-104 Fighter Weapons Specialist, US Army and TNARNG
Tank Crew Commander on M-48, M-60, and M1 Abrams Tank, HQ’s Platoon
Sergeant, Graduate of Tennessee Military Academy,
Military Police Squad Leader, Senior Instructor NCO Academy, Armor
Instructor Ft Knox Ky.,
Range Control NCOIC with the US Army 10th Mountain
Division Fort Drum NY. Retired from the US Army in 1996.
HG
2nd Vice President and Board Member
Obituary
Date of Birth: December
7, 1937
Date of Death:
Wednesday, May 2 , 2018
Date of Internment:
Tuesday, May 7, 2018
Oak Ridge Memorial Park
Oak Ridge, Blount Co., Tennessee, USA
Section: Garden of
Valor
Site Number:
Age 81
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Ralph Theodore Day
No Pictures
Available
Date of Birth: July 18,
1919
Date of Death: Tuesday,
September 25, 2012
Date of Internment:
Friday, September 28, 2012
Greenwood Cemetery
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age 93
Obit
Ralph Theodore Day - age 93 of Knoxville, went home to be
with his Lord on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at Tennova Hospice.
He was of the Baptist Faith. He was a member of the DAV,
Veterans Honor Guard, Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite Bodies and a Shriner.
Preceded in death by wife, Vergie Jones Day; father, Rev.
James T. Day and mother Maude Vandergriff Day; brothers, Buford, Bobby, Bill,
and James
(Doc) Day, sisters, Margaret, Gertrude, Reba, Lucille, and
Helen. Survivors include her daughters, Patsy Shephard and husband Willis, and
Linda
Tortorich; son-in-law, Paul Davis; grandchildren, Melissa
(Davis) Robinson and husband Darren, Stephanie (Davis) Collins and husband Jude,
Glynna Tortorich, and Sammy Tortorich; great grandchildren
Devon Robinson, CPL Jude Michael Collins, and LCPL Jordan Collins; great-great
granddaughters Zoey and Faith Collins; special caregiver,
Monika Santos-Sivla. The would like to express a special thanks to the staff at
Tennova Hospice.
A funeral service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday,
September 27, 2012 at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel with Reverend Guy Milam
officiating.
Family and friends will meet at the main entrance to
Greenwood Cemetery at 9:45 a.m. Friday for Graveside services at 10:00 a.m. with
full military honors
conducted by the East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard. The
family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the mortuary.
Online condolences may be made at www.rosemortuary.com.
Arrangements by Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
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William Abner, SR
No Pictures
Available
Date of Birth: July 10,
1931
Date of Death: December
19, 2016
Date of Internment:
December 22, 2016
East Tennessee State
Veterans Cemetery (John Sevier)
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Section L, Site Number
1340
Age 85
 
Sergeant First Class, James Humbard, United States Army -
National Defense Service Medal, United
States Army Commendation
Medal, Vietnam Service Medal w/1 Battle Star, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry
Cross w/Palm and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
Vietnam War
Veteran. James entered the United States Army, 25 May 1966 and was
assigned to Company A, 8th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, USATC, Fort Benning, Georgia
and completed Basic Training 29 July, 1966. From Fort Benning, James was
assigned to A Battery, 5th Battalion (Hercules), 56th Artillery, Wilmington,
Ohio.
He was assigned to Battery
A, 3rd (Missile), 1st Battalion, 71st Artillery, Kornwestheim, Germany and the
32nd Army Air Defense Command (USAEUR).
James was assigned to the
75th (Hem) Company, Fort Knox , Kentucky. He was assigned to the 604th CS
Maintenance Company, Fort Eustis, Virginia
(Unit PCS). James was
assigned to the 604th CS Maintenance Company Viet-Nam (USAPAC). After returning
from Viet-Nam, James was assigned to the
HHC INST Brigade USA IMA,
Ft Bragg, North Carolina.
James was assigned to Germany again to Company C, 85th Maintenance Battalion,
Fiori Barracks,
Aschaffenburg, Germany (USAEUR).
James last assignment was to the 531st Maintenance Company
(USAEUR) Germany. James
is a Life Member of the
Vietnam Veterans Post
1073, Morristown, Tennessee. He is also a Life Member of the AMVETS, Post 104,
and is the Rider President.
 
Captain,
Ed Layman,
United States Army, Retired -
National Defense Service Medal, Purple
Heart, Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal,
with one Oak Leaf Cluster,
Vietnam Service Medal w/3 Battle Star, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/Palm and
Republic of Vietnam Campaign
Medal.
Captain Ed
Layman began his career with the 5th
Army and 24th Infantry Division in Germany before joining the America
Division in Vietnam. He
completed 3 years of Active
Duty while finishing at Ft Sill, OK
with the 75th Field Artillery Brigade before joining and
serving 19 years with the 278th ACR
both in Newport and Morristown units with the Tennessee
National Guard. He now serves as a Chaplain with Volunteer State Honor Guard.
Honor Guard
Chaplain
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United States Marine
Corps
Sergeant Ludwig Edmund Oster
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Sergeant Ludwig Edmund Oster
,
United States Navy and United States Marine Corps-
Korean War Era - He was assigned to
Headquarters Battalion 3rd Marine Division, assigned as a Drill Instructor
(DI) at Paris Island and assigned as a Communications Wireman. Sgt. Oster
served
6 months in the Mediterranean, 18 months in Okinawa, 1 year at
Paris Island, 9 months at Camp Jejune and 3 months in Boot Camp.
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Sergeant Carl Benjamin Galyon
Sergeant
Carl Benjamin Galyon,
SR., United States Marine Corps –
World War II Veteran - Carl joined the United States Marines and spent
his boot camp at Paris Island, South
Carolina. He was selected and attended Sea School in Portsmouth
Virginia. He was assigned to the Aircraft Carrier, USS Yorktown, (CV-10),
1943 - 1945.
He was a 20 MM Gunner. The Ship's guns shot down 28 aircraft that were
attacking the USS Yorktown. Carl received the Presidential Unit Citation and
11
Battle Stars. He was with the United States Marine, 5th Regiment in the
first initial landing on Japan 10 days before the Peace Treaty was signed on
the
USS Missouri. Carl also saw duty at the Marcas Island,
Wake Island, Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Trwk, Marianna, Guam,
Saipan, Leyte, Luzon,
Formosa, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.. Carl was Honorably Discharged and a
hero to us all..
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Staff Sergeant David Spangler
No
Pictures available
Staff
Sergeant David Spangler, United
States Air Force and United
States Marine Corps -
Korean War Veteran. No
further information available
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Sergeant Robert W
(Bob) Thompson
 Sergeant
Robert W (Bob) Thompson, United States Marine Corps - Purple Heart
w/2
Stars,
Vietnam
Service Medal w/3 Battle Star, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross w/Palm and
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
-
Vietnam War Veteran.
Bob completed Boot Camp at Parris Island and was transferred to Camp
Lejune, North Carolina. Bob spent 19 1/2 months in Vietnam and was in the
siege
(Khe-Sanh) and received 3 Purple
Hearts for his action. Bob is the One Year Trustee of the Manhattan
Project, VFW Post 12051 in
Oak Ridge, Tennessee and
was a member of the Disabled Veterans.
HG Board Member
Obituary
Date of Birth: Saturday, March 02, 1946
Date of Death: Sunday, January 26, 2014
Date of Interment: Thursday, January 30, 2014
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (John Sevier Highway)
Grave Location: Section O, Site Number: 2888
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 67
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Gunnery Sergeant
John (STRYKER) Bell
 Gunnery Sergeant John
(STRYKER) Bell, United
States Marine Corps, (Manual of Arms Instructor) - Lebanon and
Vietnam War Veteran. Gunny also served as a Fleet Marine (Sea Duty), and with
the 6th
Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division. John entered the Marine corps and
completed his basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina. He attended
Amphibian Recon
School, Camp Pendleton, California. John then reported to
Okinawa and Japan. He was assigned to Camp Lejune North Carolina and was
assigned to Beirut, Lebanon and
Little Creek, Virginia. In addition, John has
had assignments to Viegas, Puerto Rico, Colombia, South America, Kaneohe,
Hawaii, Marshall Islands, South Pacific, United
States Navy Shipyard, Washington, DC.
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Gunnery Sergeant,
Elrod Gibson
Gunnery
Sergeant,
Elrod
Gibson,
United States
Marine Corps, Retired. Vietnam and Korean War Veteran. No further
information and pictures available.
Date of Birth: Saturday, December 27, 1927
Date of Death: Monday, October 26, 2015
Date of Interment: Friday, November 20, 2015
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (John Sevier Highway)
Grave Location: Section L, Site Number: 1606
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 88
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United States Navy
EM2 Anthony Thornton
No Pictures Available
Date of Birth:
Wednesday, August 27, 1924
Date of Death:
Saturday, August 3, 1013
Date of Internment:
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
East Tennessee State
Veterans Cemetery (John Sevier)
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Columbarium: 14,
Row: D, Site Number: 25
Age 88
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Non-Veteran
Dorothy C Jones
No Pictures Available
Date of Birth: Tuesday,
Feb 08, 1921
Date of Death:
Thursday, August 30, 2001
Date of Internment:
Thursday, September 06, 2001
East Tennessee State
Veterans Cemetery (Lions View)
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Grave Location:
Section: L, Site Number: 5434
Age 80
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Non Veteran
Teresa Ann Armstrong
No Pictures
Available
Obit
Armstrong, Teresa – age 38 of Mascot passed away Friday,
February 19, 2016, at her home after a long battle with cancer.
Member of Roseberry Baptist Church. Preceded in death by
mother, Jean Armstrong. Survived by father,
Boyd Armstrong; sister, Sherry (Darryl) Marlow; and
brother, Boyd “Buddy” (Angela) Armstrong, Jr. Funeral
services will be 3:00 PM Sunday, February 21, 2016, at
Bridges Funeral Home with Rev. Brian Trapp officiating followed by interment at
Roseberry Cemetery. Deacons at Roseberry Baptist Church
will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to
Roseberry Baptist Church, 2920 Roseberry Road, Mascot, TN
37806 or Voice of Evangelism, PO Box 3595, Cleveland, TN 37320
(423-478-3456). The family will receive friends 1:00-3:00
PM Sunday at Bridges Funeral Home, 5430 Rutledge Pike, 865-523-4999.
Date of Birth: 1978
Date of Death: Friday,
19, 2016
Date of Internment:
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Roseberry Cemetery
Mascot, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age 38
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United States Air
Force
Chief Master Sergeant Sheldon Livermore Barker, JR
Chief Master Sergeant Sheldon Livermore Barker, JR, United States Air Force
-
Korean War and Vietnam War
Era. No further information available.
Date of Birth: Saturday, May 8, 1930
Date of Death: Sunday, March 10, 2009
Date of Interment: Thursday, March 13, 2009
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View)
Grave Location: Plot C, Section O, Site Number: 1363
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 79
Chief Master Sergeant Sheldon Livermore Barker, JR 1st From Right Side
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Lieutenant Colonel Robert John Randal
Colonel
John P. Randle,
United States Marine Corps and United States Air Force, Retired –
Vietnam War Era Veteran - Colonel
Randle initially served with the US Marine Corps
(reserve) and then entered
active duty with the US Air Force in 1967 and, after graduating from Officer
Training School, was assigned to the 6th Weather Wing at
Vandenberg Air Force
Base California where he served as a Ground Electronics and Meteorological
Systems Maintenance Officer. Following that assignment, Lieutenant
Randle was
selected for the Graduate Logistics Management program at Wright Patterson Air
Force Base, Ohio. After receiving his Master of Science degree, then Captain
Randle was assigned as Electronics Systems Officer at Murphy Dome Air Force
Station, Alaska. Returning to the "lower-48" in 1972, Captain Randle was
assigned to the
Air Force Communications Computer Programming Center at Tinker
Air Force Base Oklahoma where he served as an Systems Analyst for AFLC's
Real-time AUTODIN
Interface and Distribution System and later as the Branch
Chief for the Intermediate Capacity Automated Telecommunications System software
development effort.
Following his completion of the Communications Staff
Officer course at Keesler Air Force Base Mississippi, then Captain Randle was
assigned to Minot Air Force Station,
North Dakota in 1974 as the Chief of
Maintenance. His next assignment was to Headquarters Air Force Communications
Command (Hq AFCC) in 1976 as a
Management
Information Systems Analyst, and then later as the Chief of the
Maintenance Analysis Branch within the Deputy Chief of Staff Logistics office.
His final assignment within
Hq AFCC for then Major Randle was as the Program
Manager for the US Air Force Automated Message Processing Exchange Program
within the office of the Deputy
Commander for Automation. Following his
assignment at Hq AFCC, Major Randle was then selected for duty as a Joint
Services Officer and was assigned to the Defense
Communications Agency where he
was initially a Systems Security Analyst for the AUTODIN II program, and
subsequently the Chief of the Data Networks Access Division.
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, he was
then selected for his initial assignment to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) in 1984 as Chief of the Information
Branch for the NATO Integrated
Communications System Central Operating Authority at the Supreme
Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) where he was
responsible for the initial activation
and operation of NATO's emerging common-user voice and data communications
networks. In 1987 he was returned to the U.S. and was
assigned to the 7th Communications
Group in the Pentagon as the Deputy Director for Operations. Upon his
promotion to Colonel in 1989, he was reassigned as the Director
of Program Management and was the
Program Manager for the Headquarters Systems Replacement Program,
responsible for the replacement of more than 20 USAF
mainframe computer systems and their
application software valued at over $250,000,000.00. Following the
successful conclusion of his Headquarters Systems Replacement
Program in 1991, Colonel Randle was
again selected to return to NATO and lead the newly formed Integrated
Systems Support Center, an internationally staffed ADP
systems engineering center with
responsibility for all command, control and communications ADP systems used
at SHAPE Belgium, throughout Allied Command Europe, or
in the NATO Integrated Communications
System.
Date of Birth: March 17, 1921
Date of Death: November 22, 2006
Date of Interment: November 25, 2006
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (Lyons View)
Grave Location: Plot K, Section O, Site Number: 4952
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 85
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Corporal
Calvin Lewis Stanley
Date of Birth: May 25, 1929
Date of Death: October 21, 1997
Date of Interment: October 26, 1997
Scott Memorial Gardens
Oneida, Scott Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 68
Obit
Calvin Louis Stanley
Lewis Stanley, 68, of Chicago, Ill., formerly of Scott
County, Tenn., died October 21, 1997, at the Illinois Masonic Hospital in
Chicago, Ill.
Born in Scott County, Tenn., May 25, 1929, he was preceded
in death by his parents, Clyde Stanley, Sr. and Ola Holloway Stanley;
two sisters, Mary Rittle and Genine Stanley; and two
brothers, Billy and Eugene Stanley.
He is survived by his wife, Lucille Mary Stanley of
Chicago, Ill,; four daughters: Tiana, Karen, Tracey and Susan, all of Chicago;
two sons,
Ricky and James Stanley, also of Chicago; two brothers,
Clyde Stanley, Jr., and wife, Dorothy of Oneida; and Roy Stanley and wife,
Sherry of
Helenwood; two sisters, Martha Newport of Elgin, Tenn.,
and Brenda Baker and husband, William of Whitley City., Ky., several nieces,
nephews,
and many other relatives. Funeral services were conducted
October 26, 1997, in the chapel of Four Oaks Funeral Home with Rev. Lawrence
Hill officiating.
Interment followed in Scott County Memorial
Cemetery. Four Oaks Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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UNITED STATES MERCHANT
MARINE
Marine Engineer Floyd Cleaveland
Floyd
Cleaveland, United States Merchant Marine Service 1945-1954 -
World War II Veteran
with rating from Wiper
to Marine Engineer Floyd served on
Liberty Ships, Victory's and T-2 Tankers with voyages to Europe, South America,
England,
Africa and many other
countries. Many of the unarmed Merchant Marine ships lived through the horror of
German Submarine attacks taking a great toll
on shipping supplies to the US
troops in Europe. 1 out of every 26 merchant Marines did not returned home to
their families during World War II. Many
voyages were made returning German
POW's from the United States to Europe after World War II and ferrying U.S.
troops home from Europe. Floyd left
the Merchant marines as a 3rd
Assistant Engineer in October, 1954
Obituary
Floyd Leslie Cleaveland,
age 86 of Seymour, TN., went to be with The Lord on Friday, July 12, 2013, while
a resident of the Sevier County Health Care
Center in Sevierville,
TN. He was born the 6th of 10 children in Norway, Maine on July 7th, 1927. Mr.
Cleaveland joined the U.S. Merchant Marines
after high school in June,
1945, serving during the last months of World War II and for nine more years
after. He was discharged in December, 1954. He
was considered a World
War II veteran by legislation signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1988
and was proud of his service. He had
participated in many local
Veterans and Memorial Day events, proudly carrying the U.S. Merchant Marine
Flag. In 1953, Mr. Cleaveland settled in
Jacksonville, Fl. where
he met and married the former Anita A. Graham and reared 5 children. After the
Merchant Marines, he worked for Atlantic
National Bank for over 22
years, drove a truck in the uranium mines of Wyoming, worked for the K-Mart and
Wal-Mart companies, and as a security
officer for NARF (Naval
Aviation Rework Facility) in Jacksonville, Fl. until he retired in 1998. He and
his wife moved to Seymour, TN. in December
of that year, following
his son, Ryan, who had moved to Sevierville in 1995. Mr. Cleaveland was a
dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and a great-
grandfather, and loved
being with all of his family. He also loved living in the area of the Great
Smoky Mountains, and loved woodworking. Mr.
Cleaveland is preceded in
death by his parents, Horace and Hazel Cleaveland, his brothers Edwin, George,
and Ken, and his sisters, Hazel Wertz and
Agnes Parker. He is
survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Anita, sons Kenneth, Lynwood and wife,
Kathy, Ryan and wife Edie, Lowell and wife Robin,
daughter, Leaette Vollmar
and husband, Pete, grandchildren Daniel, Rachel, Mason, Christopher, Olin,
Celia, Lyndell, David and Marcia, great-
grandson Ryan, brothers
Sherwood, Burton, and Roland and sister Bessie Hartford. The family will receive
friends on Sunday, July 14th, from 3-5 PM at
Atchley Funeral Home in
Sevierville. Funeral service will be held at the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral
Home on Monday, July 15th, at 11 AM, with
Rev. Donny Jester and Rev.
Ken Cook officiating and eulogy by Pete Vollmar. Interment will follow at the
Boyd's Creek Cemetery on Jim Fain Road.
Funeral arrangements by
Atchley Funeral Home in Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) -
See more at:
http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/obituary/Floyd-Leslie-Cleaveland/_/1224701#sthash.gOudrtfK.dpuf
Date of Birth: 1927
Date of Death: Friday,
July 12, 2013
Date of Internment:
Monday, July 15, 2013
Boyd's Creek Cemetery,
Clinton, Tennessee, USA
Age 86
"By Gone Days"
The Old Volunteer
State Veterans Honor Guard (March, 2004)
All but the 3rd and 4th from right side has answered their final roll call
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The
Old Volunteer State Veterans Honor Guard (May 2005)
All of the above with the exception of 4th From Right Back Row
and 2nd From Right Front Row have answered the final roll call.
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All of the above Honor Guard Members have either answered the final roll
call or have retired
from the Volunteer State Veterans Honor Guard except the 1st, 2nd and 4th from
right
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Volunteer State
Veterans Honor Guard Honorary Members
Master Sergeant
Robert Francis "Bob" McIntyre
Honorary Member of
the Volunteer States Veterans Honor Guard
Date of Birth: Saturday, January 10, 1937
Date of Death: Wednesday, June 22, 2017
Date of Interment: Friday, June 30, 2017
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery (John Sevier)
Grave Location: L2085
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 80
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Captain
Ron Williams
Honorary Member of
the Volunteer States Veterans Honor Guard
Ron Williams
-
Singer,
Songwriter, and
Entertainer
Ron Williams died
16 October, 2013
Interned in
Georgia, USA
Captain Ron Williams United States Air Force 1966 - 1970
C-130 Hercules Pilot - Vietnam Veteran
Ron is wearing his
fathers Garrison Hat.
His father is a
World War II Veteran and was a P-51 Pilot.
Music Entertainer
Featured vocalist at Roy Rogers Apple Valley Inn, Apple Valley Calf.
Guest of the
famous “Sons of the Pioneers” for 3 years.
Nominated “Most Promising Male Vocalist” in 1968.
Sang on the Clayton Star-time TV show with “The Kountry Kings” band along
with Miss Kathy Hill for 4 years.
Lead singer at “Country City USA” in Charlotte NC along with Randy Travis.
Sang with Conway Twitty band 2 years.
Currently appearing on East Tennessee Public TV with Marshall Andy Riders of the
Silver Screen Band in Knoxville TN
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Brenda Rhea Gauntt
(Woolf)
Wife of CMS Gary
Woolf
Honorary Member of
the Volunteer States Veterans Honor Guard
Brenda was the Volunteer State
Veterans Honor Guard Treasure
for many years.
Date of Birth: Saturday, December 16, 1939
Date of Death: Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Date of Interment: Cremated
Ashes with Family
Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee, USA
Age: 78
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Stan Brock
Honorary Member of
the Volunteer States Veterans Honor Guard
Remote Area Medical
(RAM)
2200 Stock Creek
Blvd,
Rockford, Tennessee
37853
(865) 579-1530
http://www.ramusa.org/
Stan Brock is RAM’s Founder and
Director of Operations of
the Remote Area Medical (RAM) -
Stan Brock, chief pilot of N982Z, founder of Remote Area Medical® and former
co-host of the Wild
Kingdom television show, cut his pilot’s teeth in the Amazon rain forest
while living in the South American country of Guyana. His
airborne journey has taken
him from bush pilot to the airline transport business and full circle to a RAM
free air ambulance service to the indigenous
dwellers in the jungle where
he learned to fly. Stan is RAM’s volunteer Director of Operations and flies
other aircraft donated to the organization.
The DC-3 is a very historic airplane. She rolled off the
assembly line a C-47 and was delivered to the European Theater of Operations
with the
U.S.
9th Air Force on June 3, 1944, and she dropped paratroopers into Normandy! She
is one of about 1200 DC-3's still flying and has spent many years
as a
commercial cargo carrier. Her use is generously donated to RAM.
To View Video's,
Click On Link Below
http://www.ramusa.org/
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Staff Sergeant
Reckless
5th Marines
Korean War
Reckless was a pack horse during the Korean War, and she carried recoilless
rifles, ammunition and supplies to Marines. Nothing
too unusual about that, lots or animals gat pressed into doing pack chores
in many wars. But this horse did something more....
during the battle for a location called Outpost Vegas, this mare made 50
trips up and down the hill. On the way up she carried
ammunition, and on the way down she carried wounded soldiers. What was so
amazing? Well she made every one of those trips
through enemy fire and without anyone leading her. Here's her story and
photos to prove where she was and what she did:
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