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Jon Moore: Veteran of the Month | November 2023

By Jamie Gianopulos | Nov 13, 2023 | Comments Off on Jon Moore: Veteran of the Month | November 2023

Jon Moore was raised in a typical Red Oak, Iowa household. His father, an electrician, was also a radio instructor during WWII. Moore and his younger brother grew up in town, and when they weren’t in the community pool a few blocks from their house, you could find them playing sandlot baseball or football. After…

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William Peterson: Veteran of the Month | October 2023

By Jamie Gianopulos | Oct 13, 2023 | Comments Off on William Peterson: Veteran of the Month | October 2023

William Peterson was born on October 11, 1933, on a ranch in Corning, California. He was the youngest of four children, with two older brothers and one sister. Growing up on the ranch, his parents had three almond orchards and an olive grove. Young Peterson was raised in an environment of hard work and responsibility,…

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Dwight Henry: Veteran of the Month | September 2023

By Jamie Gianopulos | Sep 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Dwight Henry: Veteran of the Month | September 2023

Dwight Henry, born in May 1950, was the middle child among seven siblings. His upbringing in Jackson, Mississippi, unfolded against a tumultuous era for African Americans. Yet, he was unwavering in his commitment to pursuing a peaceful path. Henry grew up loving music and had an early sense of responsibility. He started assisting with babysitting,…

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Larry G. Smith: Veteran of the Month | August 2023

By Jamie Gianopulos | Aug 11, 2023 | Comments Off on Larry G. Smith: Veteran of the Month | August 2023

Larry Gene Smith was born in April of 1947 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and raised as the oldest child in his family. The Smith family was no stranger to tragedy. Even before Smith’s birth, they had experienced the devastating loss of his older brother, who tragically died at five years old after being hit by…

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Clarence Joseph Davis: Veteran of the Month | July 2023

By Jamie Gianopulos | Jul 15, 2023 | Comments Off on Clarence Joseph Davis: Veteran of the Month | July 2023

    Clarence Davis, a Vietnam veteran, was born in 1954 as the second youngest of seven children in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Growing up, his father worked as a truck driver, frequently relocating the family throughout the northeastern region of the United States. As a young boy, Davis developed a love for fishing and…

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Jim Smith: Veteran of the Month | June 2023

By Jamie Gianopulos | Jun 12, 2023 | Comments Off on Jim Smith: Veteran of the Month | June 2023

  Jim Smith was born in November of 1948 in the small town of Rayville, Louisiana. He grew up with one sister, surrounded by nature’s beauty, and developed a love for hunting at an early age. Smith grew up in town, where his father worked at a local paper mill. When Smith was a teen,…

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Greg Hendricks: Veteran of the Month | May 2023

By Jamie Gianopulos | May 12, 2023 | Comments Off on Greg Hendricks: Veteran of the Month | May 2023

Greg Hendricks was born in St. Louis County in 1950 and raised in St. Charles, MO, just west of the Missouri River. He was the second oldest of four boys. Hendricks stated, “I consider myself a homegrown tomato. I don’t know anything but St. Charles.” Growing up, Hendricks loved all sports but had a passion…

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Shirley Worth: Surviving Spouse of the Month | January 2023

By Jamie Gianopulos | Jan 13, 2023 | Comments Off on Shirley Worth: Surviving Spouse of the Month | January 2023

Shirley Worth was born in St. Louis on March 21, 1937. She was the oldest of eight children, although she was 12 years older than her next sibling. Her mother had seven more children after getting remarried. As a self-admitted wallflower, Shirley enjoyed staying home and didn’t really start to go out until she was…

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Charles E. Hill: Veteran of the Month | December 2022

By Jamie Gianopulos | Dec 14, 2022 | Comments Off on Charles E. Hill: Veteran of the Month | December 2022

  Charles Hill is the oldest of thirteen children born in the boot-heel of Missouri in 1925. He grew up in the small town of Gideon, which sits just west of the Mississippi river. His mother had him at 17 years of age after getting married to his father at sixteen. He grew up farming…

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DaVina Richardson: Veteran of the Month

By Jamie Gianopulos | Oct 14, 2022 | Comments Off on DaVina Richardson: Veteran of the Month

DaVina grew up on the northern east coast with a strong military influence rooted in servicing others. Out of fourteen children, she was number eleven and grew up with three siblings. They routinely ate Sunday dinner at her grandmother’s house as a youth. After which, DaVina would accompany her grandfather to deliver food to neighbors…

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