Veteran Of The Week 27
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Veteran of the Week: Bob Ledford
Bob Ledford was born in Johnson City, Tn. At the young age of 4 years old his father passed away leaving his mother to raise him alone. When Bob graduated high school in 2004 at the age of 17 his mother gave her consent for him to join the United States Army and he left […]
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Veterans of the Week: Dog Tag Brigade
What comes to your mind when you pass a group of motorcycles on the road especially if they are burly, tattooed, bearded, leather wearing Harley riders? I am willing to bet most people picture them sitting in a bar drinking and smoking or if you watched Sons of Anarchy maybe you think they are criminals. […]
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Veteran of the Week: Ted Roosevelt Blankenship
Ted Roosevelt Blankenship was born on October 25, 1932 in Chuckey, Tennessee. He left home and high school in 1949 to join the US Air Force and they sent him home when they realized he was only 17 years old. He really wanted to serve his country and was able to enlist in the US […]
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Veteran of the Week
Melvin “Moe” Baines was born in 1947 in Johnson City Tennessee. He was a 1965 graduate of science Hill high school. In August 1966, he enlisted in the US Army and took his basic training at Fort Campbell Kentucky. “Moe” then went to the US Army south eastern signal school at Fort Gordon, Georgia; followed by […]
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Veteran of the Week
The Loafer’s Veteran of the Week is Alex R. Shupe. Mr. Shupe served in the United States Army from December 12, 1952 until August 1, 1974. He volunteered for the draft at age 25, because the service drafted all young men at that time. He went to basic training at Fort Pickett in Virginia and […]
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Veteran of the Week
The Loafer’s Veteran of the Week is Alex R. Shupe. Mr. Shupe served in the United States Army from December 12, 1952 until August 1, 1974. He volunteered for the draft at age 25, because the service drafted all young men at that time. He went to basic training at Fort Pickett in Virginia and […]
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Veteran of the Week – Otis E. Wright
The Loafer’s Veteran of the Week is Otis E Wright. Wright is a lifelong resident of Saltville, Virginia. He was born on July 29, 1932 to Lee and Ada Wright. His first job was at the age of 19 in New York; he worked for the US Gypsum Plant. He worked in the maintenance department […]
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Veteran of the Week – Paul McDowell III
The Loafer’s Veteran of the Week is Paul McDowell III. He served in the United States Marine Corps in the 3rd Battalion. He was born on July 28, 1953 to Paul McDowell Jr. and Peggy McDowell in Bridgeton, New Jersey. McDowell graduated from Bridgeton High School with the senior class of 1970. Shortly after graduating, […]
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Veteran of the Week – William Devault
The Loafer’s Veteran of the Week is William Devault. In 1966, Mr. Devault enlisted into the army at 18 years old. Two years later, in 1967, he was drafted for Vietnam at the height of the Vietnam War. While serving in the army, Mr. Devault visited Vietnam and Bangkok, Thailand. He went to basic at […]
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Veteran of the Week – Lewis E. Booher
The Loafer’s Veteran of the Week is Lewis E. Booher. Mr. Booher was born on January 12, 1919 in Washington County, VA to Mike and Lola Booher. He was working in Radford, VA where he was a foreman for the Hercules Powder Co. when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He returned […]
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Veteran of the Week
This week’s Veteran of the Week is Theodore Roosevelt Franklin Jr., otherwise known as Ted. Theodore was born on March 5, 1939, and is currently 80 years old; he is the oldest of three boys. Theodore served in the Navy for six years from March 27, 1956, until March 26, 1962. When asked why he decided to […]
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Veteran of the Week
The Loafer’s Veteran of the Week is Darrell Bruce Honeycutt (DB Honeycutt), a long-time resident of Erwin, TN. Honeycutt was born in Johnson City, TN and raised in an orphanage in Grundy, VA. He currently lives in Piney Flats, TN. Honeycutt served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. After leaving the orphanage […]
