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Honoring Our

Military Veterans &

Active Duty Personnel on

VETERAN’S DAY 2011

November 11, 2011

Sardis Missionary Baptist Church 1615 4th Court West,

Birmingham AL 35208

Kurt S. Clark, Sr., Pastor

Isaiah 40:31, “… they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk

and not faint.”

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

Clifford L. Clark E-4

US Army 1964-1966 Vietnam Veteran

Chest Cochran

US Army 2 Years of Service

Billy R. Dawson E-3

US Coast Guard

1972 - 1975

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

Eddie Dick SGT

US Air Force

1949-1952

Ronald Dick AZ2

US Navy 1971-1974 (Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga, Bermuda, Memphis)

Glenn Drayton, Sr. ADJ 2

US Navy 1973-1977 (Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga, Plane Captain & Certified Jet Mechanic in the SH-3H Helicopter)

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

George Evans SGT

US Army US Army Reserve

4 Years Retired USAR (Assignments included 1st Battalion 83rd Artillery Unit Baumholder, Germany. Attended First US Army NCO Academy)

James

Finch Corporal/ Technician Fifth Grade

US Army 1943 – 1946 (World War II Veteran, served in the Southwest Pacific, received the Good Conduct Medal, received the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal)

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

John Neil Frazier PFC

US Army 1970-1972 (Served in Vietnam)

Beatrice

Guyton

US Air Force Air National Guard

4 Years 9-1/2 years Radio

Operations- (Communi-cations Tech-nology)

Leon Nash, Sr. SFC

US Army 1974-2000 (26 years: 3 yrs Active/23 yrs Army Reserves)

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

Linda Butler Hannah LTC (Retired)

US Army Reserve

29 years, 3 months

Austin Holifield E-3

US Army 1951-1953

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

Michael Johnson, Colonel

US Marine Corp

28 Years Comptroller for 4th Marine Aircraft Wing

Marcus Matthews, SSGT

US Marine Corp

20 Years Persian Gulf, AMTRAK (Amphibious Assault Motor Vehicle Personnel), Instructor, Recruiter, Iraq War, Purple Heart

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

Roger R. Moore

E-4

US Army 1972-1975

James F. Odom MSGT

US Army

21 Years Service (Duties were in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Korea, Germany, Vietnam, the Middle East and Africa. Stateside duties were on Nike Missile sites and with Special Operations at Fort Bragg, NC and Fort Campbell, KY.)

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

B. Roy Powell E-3

US Army Signal Corps

1963-1964

Freddie E. Sawyers E-3

US Air Force

1966-1969

Lizzie Simpkins SP4

Women's Army Corp

1957-1960 (Army Chemical Center, MD)

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

Freddie Walters E-6

US Army 35 Years Service

Charles B. Williams Sr. MSGT

US Air Force

1971-1995 (Aircraft Maintenance Technician)

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

Earl S. Wilson, Corporal

US Paratrooper (US Army)

188 Airborne Division Korean Veteran 1953-1956

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Current Active Duty Personnel Begin Here

NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

John Askew

US Air Force

Active Duty

Israel Askew

US Air Force

Active Duty

Eric Foster, Jr.

US Army Active Duty

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

Tommy Guyton, Private First Class

US Army 1 Year

Al Henson US Army

Timothy Irwin GySGT

US Marine Corps

Active Duty - Camp

LeJeune, NC

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

Ryan L. James, Sr. Gunnery MSGT

US Marine Corps

21 Years

Currently Active Duty -

Iraq

Donald LaQuitus Johnson

US Army Active Duty - Iraq

Benjamin Marshall

US Navy Active Duty - Iraq

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

William David McClung III, Specialist E3

US Army

4 Years of Service

Active Duty -

Iraq

Jemale Merritt

US Army Active Duty

Demond Oden

US Army Active Duty - Iraq

Desmond Ross

US Air Force

Active Duty- Arizona

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

Frederick K. Sawyer Major

US Air Force

Active Duty

Henderson Williams, Jr.

US Navy Active Duty – Iraq

(USS Aircraft Carrier

Dwight D. Eisenhower)

Joe L. Williams, Jr. SP4

US Army

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“Gone, but not forgotten”

NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

Sam Hopkins, III SGT

US Army

1967-1970 (Served in Viet Nam, 1967-1968)

Arlington Cemetery

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NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO

Caesar Huff Corporal

US Army

1953-1955 ( 71

st IMF

Div. Band)

James Simpkins MSGT

US Air Force

20 Years Service (Served in Vietnam War and the Cuban Crisis)

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Dear Lord,

Today we honor our veterans,

worthy men and women

who gave their best

when they were called upon

to serve and protect their country.

We pray that you will bless them, Lord,

for their unselfish service

in the continual struggle

to preserve our freedoms, our safety,

and our country’s heritage, for all of us.

Bless them abundantly

for the hardships they faced,

for the sacrifices they made, and

for their many different contributions

to America’s victories

over tyranny and oppression.

We respect them, we thank them,

we honor them, we are proud of them,

and we pray that you will watch over

these special people

and bless them with peace and happiness.

In Jesus’ name we pray,

Amen.

By Joanna Fuchs

"PEACE I leave with you, my peace I give you, not as the world gives do I

give to you, let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." -JOHN 14:27

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To those waiting to come home…

I walk a road less traveled towards a path I cannot see It has led me to this valley that now lies in front of me As I walk into the valley I've come to a fork in the road I stand silently before it, not knowing which way to go

I know I'm not to worry; yet each morning I'm awake As I wrestle with decisions on which road I must take

There is a way seems right to man, that is not my choice I'm standing at the fork, oh Lord, waiting for Your voice

This journey is not clear to me; I do not understand

This was not of my choosing; this is not what I'd planned Which way do I turn, oh Lord, which way do I go?

I am standing in the valley; Your will I wish to know

I walk a road less traveled towards a path I cannot see It has led me to this valley that now lies in front of me

Light my path and calm my fears, for I do not understand Yet the deeper in the valley, the more I grip Your hand

Written by SLM

You are continually in our prayers.

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Thanks to those who provided information and photos for this

booklet. Copies of this booklet will be available online at

www.sardisalive.org

For more information about honoring American Veterans, please

access the following website: http://www.va.gov/

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UPDATES

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the office. All original photos will be scanned and returned to

the owner.

NAME & RANK

BRANCH OF

SERVICE

YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO (OPTIONAL)