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23rd Veteran of the Quarter, Jordon Phillips, US Navy

At the age of 18, shortly after graduating High School, Jordon L. Phillips enlisted into the United States Navy on October 19, 1943 in Roanoake, Virginia. He spent seven weeks of training at the Naval Training Station in Sampson, NY before being assigned to the aircraft carrier the USS Franklin which was under construction in […]

22nd Veteran of the Quarter, Roy Wyatt, US Army

Cpl. Roy Wyatt was born on February 8th, 1932 in Rueter, Missouri. He was drafted into the Army and served two years in Germany and Austria. He was in charge of the Motor Pool and was a welder. When Roy returned, he came back on a ship with dependents. A woman gave birth to twins […]

21st Veteran of the Quarter, Charles White, US Navy

Charles White graduated from high school on May 19, 1950 and one month later on June 19, joined the US Navy in Dallas, Texas. After a 3 day train ride, he arrived at the NTR in San Diego, California. He was assigned to Company 143 under the command of CPO Akins. On June 25, the […]

20th Veteran of the Quarter, Louis Unfried, US Air Force

A US Veteran of the Pacific Campaign in World War II, Louis “Loucy” F. Unfried entered the US Air Force in February 1943. He trained to be a fighter pilot, but transitioned into Bombers as a Flight Engineer where he figured fuel consumption, inspected aircraft, and supervised overhauling and maintenance of aircraft. He flew the […]

19th Veteran of the Quarter, Don McMahon, US Navy/US Army

COL Donald P. McMahon has had a distinguished military career. He served as the Commander of the 1107th AVCRAD in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. He also served as a Combat SAR Pilot in Vietnam with the United States Navy. Why I have chosen Col. Donald P. McMahon to be Veteran of […]

18th Veteran of the Quarter, Arlen Lipper, US Air Force/US Army

I met Master Sergeant (US Army, Retired) Arlen Lipper several years ago when I moved to this beautiful area of America. He is active in so many positive ways helping local veterans and their families. He would make an excellent Veteran of the Quarter. Arlen Lipper started his distinguished military career when he joined the […]