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May 31, 2010
Take time to honor those who made ultimate sacrifice
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emorial Day provides us with an opportunity to take time out from our busy lives to remember and honor those men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect the United States and the liberties we hold dear. Mississippians have a strong affinity for our national defense, with thousands of young people volunteering to serve in the Armed Forces. We also understand that we will lose loved ones as part of that dedication. The very first Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, was observed
in 1868 by decorating the graves of Civil War soldiers, and since then, Americans have set aside a time each year to honor their fallen heroes. Columbus, Miss., proudly claims to be the birthplace of this tradition, but Memorial Day wasn’t officially established as a federal holiday until 1971. In the 234 years since we became an independent nation, Americans have fought in numerous wars, and many have given their lives in defense of the ideals that the United States represents. As we gather this year to commemorate Memorial Day, we can reflect on all of
the Mississippians who have perished protecting our nation, whether in battles long ago or in the ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Since the start of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom almost 10 years ago, more than 70 members of the Armed Forces with close ties to Mississippi have died fighting in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Since Memorial Day last year, nine Mississippi soldiers have died while serving the American people. Those valiant men include: ■ Lance Cpl. Phillip P. Clark, 19, of Brandon, died May 18, 2010 ■ Sgt. Anthony O. Magee, 29, of Hattiesburg, died April 27, 2010 ■ Army Pfc. Anthony Blount, 21, of Petal, died April 7, 2010 ■ Staff Sgt. William S. Ricketts, 27, of Corinth, died Feb 27, 2010 ■ Sgt. 1st Class Christopher D. Shaw, 26, of Natchez, died Sept. 29, 2009 ■ Sgt. Matthew L. Ingram, 25, of Newton, died Aug. 21, 2009 ■ Sgt. 1st Class Alejandro Granado, 42, of
Sen. Thad COCHRAN
Fairfax, Va., died Aug. 2, 2009 (Mississippi Guard) ■ Guard Sgt. 1st Class Severin W. Summers III, 43, of Bentonia, died Aug. 2, 2009 ■ Army Staff Sgt. Johnny Roosevelt Polk, 39, of Gulfport, died July 31, 2009 I honor them, and my heart goes out to the families of the brave Mississippi men and women in uniform who have died for our country. Their additional sacrifice must not be forgotten this Memorial Day. Congress is working diligently to provide our troops in Afghanistan with the funds necessary to finish the job and come home safely. I understand the necessity of matching our soldiers’ readiness with the means to complete their mission, and I am confident that the entire Mississippi delegation and Congress continues to take that duty very seriously. As a veteran of the United States Navy, I am particularly thankful for the bravery and dedication of those who have fought and died for our country in our defense. We are blessed to live in a country that protects its citizens with such a fine, fighting force. This Memorial Day, I encourage everyone to take a moment to remember the courageous American soldiers who have given their lives for our nation. They are true heroes, and we owe them our solemn gratitude for their service and sacrifice.
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Wicker honors next great generation of American patriots
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n observance of Memorial Day, communities and organizations across Mississippi are holding ceremonies to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. On May 15, I was privileged to attend a Bay Springs ceremony that brought together members of the National Guard, servicemen who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, and some 100 of our nation’s oldest veterans.
The best way we can honor the fallen is to make sure their fellow men and women in uniform are equipped to finish this critical mission. Arnold Flowers of Laurel was among two World War II veterans who gave moving accounts of their experiences in the Bataan Death March. The veterans – many of them in their 80s and 90s – helped honor a recently fallen American hero, 20-year-old Marine Corporal Dustin Jerome Lee of Quitman, Miss. Corporal Lee died in a mortar attack in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2007. I hope it was a comfort to his family,
who also attended the event along with Dustin’s beloved bomb-sniffing dog, Lex, to see patriots of that great generation pay tribute to their young son’s sacrifice.
The next great generation
Dustin Jerome Lee is part of a new generation of American heroes who are fighting for our freedom in Afghanistan and Iraq. Currently, 2,486 Mississippians are deployed on active duty. Like many who served before them, some of our brave troops have paid with their lives. Sixty-five Mississippians have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The most recent funeral service I attended was in February for Army Staff Sergeant William Ricketts of Corinth. SSG Ricketts was a decorated hero who served two tours of duty in Iraq and lost his life during a third tour in Afghanistan. I was humbled to join his family and friends in mourning, and I extend to them my deepest gratitude for the sacrifice they have made – along with thousands of other military families. The names of fallen Mississippi sons and daughters like Corporal Lee and SSG Ricketts are written into history,
joining thousands of others and establishing a new legacy of patriotism and service. While some previous U.S. conflicts have relied on the draft to fill the ranks, every man and woman in the military today has voluntarily joined one of our service branches. Today, military recruiting goals are being met and exceeded. As an Air Force veteran, this fact fills me with pride and gives evidence that this is another great generation of Americans.
Sen. Roger
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Providing for our troops
I am also reminded of the enormous responsibility Congress has to protect and provide for our troops who are fighting in harm’s way. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I have the opportunity to play an active role in the decisions that affect our military and our continued efforts to defeat global terrorism.
Since late 2009, when President Obama announced a surge in troop force in Afghanistan, more Americans have poured into that country to intensify our counterinsurgency efforts. Over the past several months, I have met in Afghanistan and in Washington with our top generals and administration officials, as well as with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, to make sure our strategy for victory in Afghanistan is on point. The best way we can honor the fallen is to make sure their fellow men and women in uniform are equipped to finish this critical mission. Unlike after previous wars, no treaty will ever signed to end terrorism – the only option is to defeat the enemy. Though some believe this an insurmountable task, I am heartened by the words Mayor Rudy Guiliani recently spoke at the University of Southern Mississippi commencement ceremony: “We believe in God, and we believe in America … you can’t have any stronger beliefs than those.” Our faith and our patriotism will guide us through any challenge and will help ease the pain of the losses we sustain as our service men and women fight to preserve freedom in the 21st century.
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Memorial Day program to be held at Veterans Park BY DANZA JOHNSON Daily Journal
J.D. Johnson of Tupelo got himself a front row seat at a past Memorial Day service at Veterans Park.
TUPELO MEMORIAL DAY EVENT PROGRAM
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■ Special music by Sherry Gregory
■ Emcee Don Lewis will introduce the Posting of the Colors by the Marine Corps League Color Guard
■ Reading of the Poem “The Young Dead Soliders Do Not Speak” by Bob Verell
■ Invocation by Bob Chesnut ■ Pledge of Allegiance by Bernard Evans
■ Laying of the Wreath by the Vietnam Veterans of America – Buddy Warren, Army; Andy Chapman, Marine Corps; Claxton Smith, Army; Jamie Ellis, Air Force
■ Star Spangled Banner by Sherry Gregory
■ Taps by Bob Verell
■ Welcome and Introduction of speaker by Dick Hill
■ Retiring of the Colors by the Marine Corps League Color Guard
■ Speaker Fred Pitts
■ Dismissal By Bob Chesnut
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TUPELO – Even though he has never served in combat, Tupelo Councilman Fred Pitts said he knows the importance of honoring our veterans whether they are dead or still with us. Pitts, president of the Tupelo City Council and former member of the Mississippi Army National Guard, will serve as keynote speaker for the Memorial Day Ceremony at 9 a.m. today at Veterans Park. Last year retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bob Chestnut was the keynote speaker at the annual event. Pitts, who was asked to fill in as the speaker after Congressman Roger Wicker couldn’t make it, said he was honored. “It is so important for us to honor all of our veterans,” said Pitts. “I lost two uncles in World War II. We need to show the veterans and the families of the soldiers who died serving this country that we appreciate their sacrifices and that we’ll never forget them.”
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Hosted by the Veterans Council, which is made up of local veterans organizations, the Memorial Ceremony means a lot to the men and women who have served the country. Vice President of the Council and retired Marine Rex Moody, said for those who have served in battle, the ceremony will serve as an emotional reminder as to what was sacrificed for freedom. “This is a time for us who have served to remember those who served with us and to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to serve this country,” said Moody. “They live on through us and ceremonies like this helps to keep their memories alive. Memorial Day is very meaningful to all veterans and very emotional.” More than 500 people showed up for the ceremony in 2008 and nearly the same amount attended last year. The ceremony will consist of the laying of the wreath by the Vietnam Veterans of America and retiring of the colors by the Marine Corps League Color Guard.
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May 31, 2010
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U.S. Army soldiers, including Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Lautenbach, left, of Tupelo, salute as the colors are presented during the opening of Tupelo’ Veterans Memorial in 2008.
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W. E. Pegues Salutes the Men & Women of the U. S. Armed Forces Who Have Served and Are Currently Serving
GREG & SANDY PEGUES
They have three nephews currently serving. 2 are in the Army. 1 is in the Air Force. One nephew served during Desert Storm. Sandy's father served in Army during the Vietnam War. Greg’s uncle served in WWII.
STEVE BRAMLETT Dad served in the Army during Korean Conflict.
JOAN McCRAW
SAMMY LANSDELL
Two uncles served in the Army during WWII, Two brothers-in-law served during Vietnam War.
Husband served in the Army during the Korean Conflict; 2 brothers served in the Army; one uncle served in the Navy.
LANDON ROBERSON
One grandfather served in the Navy during WWII; one grandfather served in the Army; great-grandfather served in the Army during WWI; great-great grandfather served in the Army during peace.
SHIRLEY MILLS
Two sons currently serving, one in the Marines and one in the Air Force; father served in Army during WWII; brother served in the Air Force and father-in-law served in the Air Force.
MARLA LEDBETTER Father served in Army during WWII.
HARVEY RAPER
Two uncles served in the Navy and Army during WWII; two brothers-in-law served in Vietnam War.
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Three uncles served in the Army during WWII.
Dad served in the Navy; uncle currently serving in the National Guard; uncle served in the Army and was a POW during WWII; uncles served in the Army, Navy and Air Force.
Father served in the Army during WWII; brother served in the Army during Vietnam, and brother-in-law served in the Army during Korean Conflict, son-in-law served in the Army.
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Two nephews currently serving in the Army and the National Guard; cousin KIA (killed in action) during the Vietnam War.
JOEY TUTOR
LISA RISH
Served 15 years in the National Guard; brother served in the Army.
BARBARA RUTIA
Cousin currently serving in the Army; uncle KIA (killed in action) serving in the Army during the Korean Conflict; uncle served in the Army during the Vietnam War.
Great uncles served in the Marines and Army; uncle served in the Marines.
BOBBY GILMORE
Two step-sons served in the Army; two step-grandsons currently serving in the Army & One step-grandson served in the National Guard.
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Raymond F. Akin
Robert Allen Akin
May 31, 2010
Richard Harvey Anglin, Sr.
William C. Anglin
Wilson T. Anglin
1942-1945 U.S. Army
1951-1955 U.S. Navy
1981- 2006 U.S.M.C Retired
1943-1960 U.S. Army
1941-1972 U.S. Air Force
J. P. Atkins III
Lt. Col. Douglas L. Bell
Colonel Van D. Bell, Jr. (Deceased)
Butch Blanton
Charles Lee (Blackie) Boatner, Sr.
1944-1946 U.S. Army
1990-Present U.S.M.C.
1936-1975 U.S.M.C Retired
1968-1971 U.S.M.C.
5 Years U.S.M.C.
Doug Bogardus
George Bogardus, Jr.
George Bogardus, Sr.
Walter C. Muhs
Billy Bowles
1966-1969 U.S. Navy
1966-1969 U.S. Army 1978-1996 U.S. Army
1942-1946 U.S. Navy
1942-1945 U.S. Army
1956-1958 U.S. Army
Harry Bowles
Jackie D. Bowles
Stanley H. Bowles
Luther (L.W.) Brackeen
James Ronald “Ronnie” Brown
1957-1960 U.S. Navy
1955-1959 U.S.M.C.
1943-1945 U.S. Army
1960-1964 U.S. Navy 1964-1966 U.S. Army
3 Years U.S. Army Combat Engineers
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1st Lt. Sara K. Shumpert Busenlehner (Deceased)
Capt. Frederick M. Bush, Jr.
Delmer L. Byrd
Capt. Rob Caldwell
1942-1945 U.S. Army Nurses Corps Army Air Corps
1935-1959 U.S. Navy
1942-1945 11th Armored Division 3rd Army
1986 to present U.S. Navy JAX NAS
Billy Chambers
Jerry Thomas Clark
Alvis Coker
Danny J. Coker
James W. Coleman
2005-2008 U.S. Navy
1957-1968 U.S. AIr Force
1943-1946 U.S. Navy
1970-1976 U.S. Army
1955-1969 U.S. Air Force
Walter E. (Shorty) Collins
CM/Sgt. Loyd Harold Conwill
Raymond Dallas
David L. Davis
1953-1955 U.S.M.C.
1947-1974 U.S. Air Force
1943-1946 U.S. Army
1968-1970 U.S. Army
Norman Doucet, Sr.
J. Adrian Edge
Derick Floyd
Gladys Roberts Floyd
CH(MAJ) Mark A. Frederick
1944-1946 U.S. Army
1956-1958 U.S. Army
9 Years U.S. Army
6 Years U.S. Army
1988 to present U.S. Army
CW4 Stan Caldwell
1989 to present U.S. Army National Guard
Shirley Fox
WAC 1950-1953 MSARNG 1973 - 1991
Donald Fox
Regular Army 1951-1963 MSARNG 1963 - 1987
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May 31, 2010
Joseph E. (Smokey) Galloway
Jacob R. Garland
James E. Gentry
J. C. Guntharp
James Gusmus
1967-1970 U.S. Army
2008 - Present U.S. Air Force
1942-1945 U.S. Army
1944-1946 U.S. Army
Two Years 31st Dixie Division 932nd F.A.B.N. BATT-B
E2 Paul Gusmus
June Hale
Clifton O. Hall
Stacy R. Hall
Troy Harris
Two Years Army Airborn Co. “D” - 101st
1949-1970 U.S. Army
1942-1946 U.S. Army
1991-Present U.S. Navy
2 Years - U.S. Army
Jerry C. Harwood
Robert E. Herndon
Bobby O. Hester
SPC Robert Wayne Holman, Jr.
CSM Ronnie W. Howell
1965-2005 Army National Guard
2 1/2 Years U.S. Navy
1967-1971 U.S. Marines
2008-Present U.S. Army
1978-2010 U.S. Army Ret.
1 SGT Terry Hunsicker
Fred & Virginia Ingellis
James F. “Jim” Krumcke
JT Lambert
Ray Llewellyn
20 Years Army Special Forces
1942-1945 U.S. Army Air Corps 1943-1944 U.S. Army Air Corps
1941-1945 Army Air Corps
2 Years U.S. Army
1940-1950 U.S. Air Force
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Philip Long
Ferrell Lawhon
Arnold Leston Marcy, Sr.
Barry Mathis, Jr.
Jack P. Mathis
1946-1948 U.S. Navy
2 Years 4th Marine Division
1943-1945 U.S. Army
2010 - Present U.S. Army
1953-1955 U.S. Army
Fred G. McNeece
Herbert H. “Archie” Miller
Gary Mounce, Sr.
Andrea Nichols
B.M. O’Callaghan, Jr.
1941-1966 U.S. Air Force
1950-1954 U.S. Navy
1956-1958 U.S. Army
2009 - Present U.S. Navy
1941-1945 U.S. Navy
Donald E. Page Sr.
James H. Page, Jr.
SFC Bill Parnell
Clarence Partlow
Ronnie Partlow
1981-1991 U.S.M.C.
1972-1992 U.S. Army Infantry
1949-1952 U.S. Army
3 Years U.S. Army
10 Years U.S. Army Reserve
Charles E. Payne
Sgt. Robert Plunkett
Elvis A. Presley
Loyd D. Raines
Thomas Darrell Rankin
1952-1954 U.S. Army
1969-1970 U.S. Army
1958-1960 U.S. Army
1950-1974 U.S. Army
1970-1997 U.S. Marine Corps
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Kenneth Reichhart
Robert L. Riley
Dwayne Roberts
Houston Roberts
Preston Roberts
1960-1987 U.S. Navy
1948-1951 U.S. Army
11 + U.S. Army
2008-Present U.S. Air Force
4 years U.S. Army
Clayton Andrew Rusoe
Laney E. Rutledge
Cullie W. Scribner
Troy Freeman Smith
Eugene Spearman
2007-Present U.S. M.C.
1929-1959 U.S. Army • U.S. Air Force
1942-1946 U.S. Navy
1943-1945 U.S. Navy
1943-1945 U.S. Army Air Corp
Hershel Stanford
Sgt. Fred Taylor
Lindsey Brinton Tenney
Keenan Jack Thompson
E. Ray Timbes
1942-1945 U.S. Army
T. Benton Waldrip III
1941-1947 AAF
2 1⁄2 years U.S. Air Force
Cpt. Marty L. Watson
1985-Present MSARNG HHT 1-98th CAV
2007-Present U.S. Air Force
2008-Present U.S. National Guard
1959-1963 U.S.M.C.
Karrie W. Weathers
Ernest “Duck” Webb
John H. Webb
24 Years Master Sargent U.S. Air Force
1942-1945 U.S. Army
1984-1988 U.S.M.C.
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J. B. Whitehead
1943-1946 U.S. Army
Dempsey Quay McGreger
1942-1945 U.S. Army
Donald T. Wilber
1949-1951 U.S. Army 1952-1955 U.S. Air Force
Gary Wayne Denning
1972-1978 U.S. Navy 1990-2007 U.S. National Guard
Marvin Willard
1942-1945 U.S. Army
Sgt. Aubrey Harris
1950-1952 U.S. Army
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Dr. Marion Winkler, Capt.
Joseph D. Washington, Sr.
1958-1960 U.S. Army Medical Corps
1941-1945 U.S. Army
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