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GREAT OAKS CHURCH OF CHRIST

proudly honors the men and women

who have served our country

SERVING IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE

Robert Stout joined the U.S. Air Force on June 7,

1965 following his graduation from Chester County

High School in Henderson, TN. He attended Basic in

San Antonio, TX and then to Technical School in Ama-

rillo, TX for Administrative Specialist. Then he was

sent to Blytheville, AR and then to Viet Nam in De-

cember 1967 and stayed for about a year. He was in the

Nha Trang, Viet Nam. He served 3-1/2 years and was

discharged immediately after he came home from Viet

Nam.

Betty Troup (formerly Betty Ellis) entered the U. S.

Air Force in 1952. She served in active duty until 1955,

but remained in the Reserves. She was called to active

duty from 1958-1960 in Okinawa. She made Captain

while she was in Okinawa and attained the rank of Ma-

jor as Chief Nurse of Reserve Base at Carswell Air

Force Base. She resigned her commission in 1963.

Floyd Weaver joined the U.S. Air Force on Oct. 12,

1959 following his graduation from Memphis State. He

attended Undergraduate Pilot Training and received his

Silver Wings as an Air Force pilot in Nov. 1960. From

Jan. 1961 until his retirement on May 1, 1986, he

served as a pilot flying various heavy transport type

aircraft, including the WB-50D, C-124, T-39, C-141,

C-118A, and the C-5A, as well as filling various staff

positions. His first assignment was with the Weather

Recon Unit at McClellan AFB in Sacramento, CA. He

flew missions to determine the strength and movement

of hurricanes, the atmospheric effect of atomic tests

being done by the Americans, Russians, and the

French, as well as weather surveillance for the first

American Mercury space orbital flights. He also flew

weather missions around the island of Cuba during the

Cuban Missile crisis in 1962. Then he was transferred

to aircraft transport where he flew support missions

into Vietnam. He was assigned to a Rescue Center near

DaNang from 1968-1969. Assignment locations includ-

ed Travis AFB, CA, Charleston AFB, SC, and Torrejon

Published on May 23, 2018

Robert Stout

U.S. Air Force

Betty Troup

U.S. Air Force

Floyd Weaver

U. S. Air Force




AB, Spain for 3 years. Floyd retired as a Lt. Colonel

with 26+ years of active service and 13,000+ hours of

flying time. Since his retirement, he worked as a con-

tractor providing C-5 crew training for the Air Force

and is now training the Memphis Air National Guard at

the Memphis International Airport.

SERVING IN THE U.S. ARMY

Vladimir Carey joined the U. S. Army right out of

high school and completed boot camp at Ft. Jackson,

SC in August of 2016. His first assignment was on Au-

gust 4th at Fort Bliss, TX as a Field Artillery Automat-

ed Tactical Data System Specialist. He was deployed to

Kuwait on October 26th where he is currently serving.

He can be emailed at [email protected].

Mail can be sent to Pvt. Carey, Valadimir, 2-1 ABCT

4-27 FABN (hhb btry), Camp Buehring, APO AE

09330.

Lonnie Gaither was drafted by the U. S. Army in

1955. He served 16 months with the 7th Infantry Divi-

sion, 73rd Tank Battalion in South Korea. He was dis-

charged in 1957 after serving for two years as a SP3-C.

Lonnie Gaither

U.S. Army

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Vladimir Carey

U. S. Army

Noel Martin served in the U.S. Army for six years

beginning in 1958 through 1964. He was called to ac-

tive duty for one year in 1961-1962 at the beginning of

the Cuban Crisis. During that time he was stationed at

Fort Rucker, Alabama with the 844th Engineering Bat-

talion. His was a construction engineer.

Joseph M. (Mike) McBride served in the U. S. Army

Security Agency from July, 1953 through July, 1975.

He served in United States, Germany, Italy, Korea, and

Vietnam. He was decorated with the bronze star, air

medal, Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Commenda-

tion Medal with Oakleaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal

(3 awards), Army of Occupation Medal, and the Na-

tional Defense & Vietnam Service Medals. Upon dis-

charge, he was a Chief Warrant Officer, 3 (CW3).

John L. Morris was drafted into the Army during

World War II on December 7, 1944. He did his infantry

basic training (boot camp) at Camp Wolters, TX. After

basic training, he was assigned to Camp Wolters. From

there he was deployed to Presidio of Monterey, CA for

a short time and then sent to Fort Sill, OK where he

was stationed until his discharge on August 23, 1946.

At the time of his discharge, he was a Corporal.

Anthony P. Rogers enlisted in the U. S. Army on De-

cember 27, 1995 at the age of 34. His father refused to

let him join so he had to wait until his passing to enlist.

Boot camp was at Fort Knox but on the day before

graduation, he was called home for the birth of his first

child so he never received a diploma. He went in as an

E3 and was promoted to E4 1-1/2 years later. He was

36 hours before going to Bosnia Kosovo but didn’t go.

He was assigned to a tank company as leader on a

M1A1 Abrams and trained up to the MIA2 Abrams. He

received the good conduct medal. He was relieved sev-

eral times because he was too slow to load the 72 tons

of raw steel. He served in Troop C (Crazy Horse) and

he went through two different platoons. He was in

HHT for a while and then Delta Company where he

stayed until they sent him to the psychic ward for 30

days. He was honorably discharged on March 28, 2000.

His first duty station was Ft. Carson, CO and he re-

members the very cold winters.




Mike McBride

U. S. Army

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John L. Morris

U. S. Army

Noel Martin

U. S. Army

Anthony Paul Rogers

U. S. Army

SERVING IN THE U.S. MARINES

Rick Arnett joined the U. S. Marine Corps in June of

1967 and completed boot camp at Parris Island, SC. He

served in Vietnam from February, 1969 until March,

1970. During his time there, he flew over 200 missions

as a crew chief on a CH46 helicopter (Seaknight) earn-

ing him his Air Crew Wings. His duty stations included

New River, NC, Millington, TN, Santa Anna, CA, Ka-

neohe, HI and Quantico, VA. He also did one tour on

the USS Guadalcanal. Rick’s last duty station was in

Quantico, VA with HMX-1 Presidential Helicopter

Squadron where he flew Henry Kissinger and other

members of President Richard Nixon’s cabinet. He was

honorably discharged in February, 1976 as an E-5 Sgt.

Chuck Barnett enlisted in the U. S. Marines on July 7,

1981 and was immediately shipped to Parris Island, SC

for boot camp. He completed boot camp on Nov. 12th

and was sent to AIT at Camp Pendleton, CA followed

by Sea School at MCRD in San Diego, CA. He was

assigned to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. He met the

ship in Haifa, Israel. Some of his ports of call were

Naples, Italy, Athens, Greece, Monaco, France, Alex-

andria, Egypt, and Rota, Spain. He returned to Ft. Sto-

ry, VA for extensive combat training. In Feb. 1983, he

was sent on a Mediterranean cruise that would forever

change his life. They were in Naples when they re-

ceived word that the Marine barracks in Beirut was

blown up by terrorists. The next morning they awoke to

the sound of catapults launching attack aircraft flying

sorties over Beirut. At the same time, Mohmar Khadafi

decided to rattle his saber in Tripoli. They were at sea

for 124 days straight. Then he was sent for more com-

bat training and rifle qualifying. He reported to Camp

Lejune, NC and was placed in India Company 3rd Bat-

talion, 6th Marines Rifle Co. Next was Guantanomo

Bay, Cuba to provide perimeter security. He was dis-

charged from Camp Lejune, NC on June 28, 1984.




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Rick Arnett

U.S. Marine Corps

Chuck Barnett

U. S. Marine Corps




SERVING IN THE NATIONAL GUARD

Cole Champion enlisted in the Tennessee National

Guard in March of 2006. He completed his basic train-

ing in August of the same year. He plans to complete

his Advanced Infantry Training and Airborne Infantry

Training this summer. His infantry unit is the Queen of

Battle. He enlisted and completed his boot camp prior

to graduating from his senior year of high school. He is

currently a PFC, and his goal is to be commissioned as

an Army Ranger.

Larry Dallas joined the National Guard in 1975. He

went to boot camp and ALT in Fort Knox, Kentucky.

He was then duty stationed in Memphis one weekend a

month for 6 years. Every year he went to a two week

training session in the summer months at Ft. Sill, Okla-

homa and Camp Shelby, Mississippi. During his stint

in the National Guard, his unit was called up to protect

the Memphis area during a policeman and fireman

strike. Larry was a Sgt. when he was discharged.

SERVING IN THE U.S. NAVY

Norris Bruff joined the U. S. Navy in 1967. He com-

pleted boot camp in Memphis, TN. He was assigned to

the U.S.S. Bon Hommer Richard which was an aircraft

carrier. He served in the aviation wing and was sent on

two tours of Vietnam. He was discharged as an E-3 in

1970.

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Cole Champion

National Guard

Norris Bruff

U. S. Navy

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Larry Dallas

National Guard

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Rhinard Troup

U.S. Navy

Cliff McKinney

U. S. Navy




Will Champion enlisted in the U. S. Navy in June,

1972 and retired as a Captain in July, 1996. His most

memorable tour was as a Lieutenant landing signal

offices and teaching Navy flight students to land on

aircraft carriers.

Clifford M. McKinney joined the U.S. Navy on Aug.

19, 1971 and completed his boot camp at San Diego,

CA on Nov. 11, 1971. Some of his duty stations were:

Naval Station Midway Island, Naval Mobile Construc-

tion, Battalion 5 & 40, Port Hueneme, CA, Naval Sta-

tion Adak, Alaska, Naval Facility Centerville Beach,

CA, Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI, Naval Communi-

cation Station Harold E. Holt, Australia, and the Naval

Training Center, Great Lakes, IL. He advanced to an E-

7 Builder Chief in 1988 and retired on February 28,

1993 as a BUC-SCW after serving 20 years, 9 months.

Regina McKinney (formerly Regina Skinner) served

in the U. S. Navy from January, 1980 until June, 1990.

She was awarded the Joint Service Commendation

Medal, (2) Navy Achievement Medals and (2) Good

Conduct Medals. Her duty stations were Orlando, FL,

Norfolk, VA, Camp Smith, HI, and Long Beach, CA.

Her rank at discharge was YN2.

Rhinard Troup entered the U.S. Navy on July 16,

1952. He served 3-1/2 years and was discharged on

Sept. 2, 1955. He completed boot camp at Great Lakes

Naval Training Base and was assigned to Norman, OK

for Airman training. Then he was sent to Photography

School in Pensacola, FL and was assigned to Photo Lab

at Naval Air Station in Pensacola. He was later trans-

ferred to Whiting Field, Milton, FL where he was sta-

tioned with his brother, Dick Troup, until his discharge.

Will Champion

U. S. Navy

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Regina McKinney

U. S. Navy




They take the risks, so we don’t have to.

They have seen things that we will never see.

They endure pain to keep us safe.

The trials they go through are filled with danger.

They see pain, suffering, death, and anger . . .

And yet,

They Never give up.

They endure.

They are our Protectors.

~ Cassie Amon May, 2007

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