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In a Friday morning ceremony at Bridges Academy in State Road, Paula Anderson of Wilkes County lays a wreath by a battlefield cross in memory of her brother,Sgt. Gerold Mounce, killed in Vietnam on Aug. 22, 1967.

Area veterans fire a 21-gun salute at a Friday morning ceremony at Bridges Academy in State Road.

Elkin High School hosts a Veterans Day Event at Dixon Auditorium.Battalion Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Aaliyah Ganzzermiller addresses students & Veterans

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EHS JROTC shows photos of WWII . Elkin High & Middle School students view war slides

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LarryAdamsEast BendU.S. ArmyVietnam

TommyAshley

Yadkinville,NCU.S. Navy

1965 – 1969Petty Officer 2nd Class

C. Lloyd Beaver U.S. Army

1957 – 1960

DickeyBillingsElkin, NCU.S. Army

1966 – 1968SPEC E-5

BillBlackley

U.S. ArmyField Artillery1966 – 1972

Capt.

Kevin Thomas Blevins1995 – 1999

MarinesLance Corporal

Nelson Gray Brown

State Road, NCArmy

May 1968 – May 1970E-4

Johnnie M. Bullock (MIA)

U.S. ArmyWorld War II

Garvey R. Burchette

NC National Guard1959 – 1966

Richard A. Burchette

U.S. Army1986 – 1989

Tyre D. (T.D.) CarterU.S. Army

1954 – 1956

Tim G.Carter

U.S. Army Reserve 1975 – 1981

George David Casstevens

Jonesville, NCU.S. Army

1952 – 1954CPL

Tommy Casstevens

Jonesville, NCArmy

1953 – 1955CPH

JamesChappell

9/12/46 – 4/7/47

DavidChilds Marines

RobertChipman

YadkinU.S. Army

14 months Vietnam 1970 – 1971

Spec 5

Jerry Cockerham

Elkin, NC US Army

1978 – 1998E7 SFC

James R. CollinsU.S. Navy

1967 – 1971

JohnD. CoxU.S. Army

1969 – 1972

CecilCrouse

7/15/40 – 9/29/45

MalonCrouse

4/25/46 – 4/24/49

Raymond Crouse

9/9/42 – 5/28/44

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Woodrow Crouse

4/21/42 – 1/19/46

Albert G. DavisEast Bend, NC

U.S. ArmyFeb 14, 1966 – Jan 28,

1968Spec 4 E-4

Gary W.Davis

U.S. Army1974 – 1977

John R.Day


Lamar E. Dezearn

U.S. Navy1955 – 1973

James D. (Danny) Dodds

MS National Guard1971 – 1977

DavidDuVallU.S. Army

Staff Sergeant 1992 – 2002

Ross M.Fox

U.S. Air Force 1960 – 1963

Airmen 1st Class

Roger A Gentry

State Road, NCU.S. Army

May 1946 – May 1949 Germany

Pvt.

DavidGilliamElkin, NC

Army1988 – 1992

Rank E3

Hannah Gilmore

NCARNG 505th HHC Staff Sergeant2008 – Current

Kristie Knight Gonyea

Hamptonville, NCActive DutyPhoenix, AZUS Air Force

1993 – PresentSMSGT

JerrellGough

Yadkinville, NCArmy

1958 – 1964Sgt. 1st Class

Barry T.GroceBoonvilleU.S. Army

82nd Airborne Division1989 – 1993

Spc E-4

OlinGroce

Hamptonville, NCNavy

WW IIMR, Carpenters Mate

Navy Seabees

Bobby Dean GrubbU.S. Navy

E-5 Petty Officer 2nd Class

1974 – 1978Ninety-Six, SC

Keith Warren GrubbU.S. Army

1975 – 1978PFC

Statesville, NC

Buddy Lee HarrisU.S. ArmySergeant

1956 – 1966In Loving Memory

Jesse James Hayes

Ronda, NC U.S. Army

Nov. 1954 – Nov. 1956SP4

Bob Hayes U.S. Air Force

12/2/1947-2/3/62 U.S. Army 2/5/63-

4/30/69Korean war 1952 – 1953

Vietnam War1966 – 1967

wounded in Vietnam Oct 1967, disabled

SGT E-5

GeorgeHege

U.S. Navy1941 – 1943

Seaman First Class

Donald L. Hemric Jr.Yadkinville NC

U.S. Army – RetiredOct. 1983 - Oct. 2008

(25 years)CW4

George Hennings

East Bend U.S. Army

Korean WarSergeant

Stephen “Steve” Hadley

HersheyYadkinville, NCU.S. Air Force

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Larry Dean McCann

Father9/9/1960 – 7/1/1971

U.S. ArmyDrafted in 1960

Larry Dean McCann Jr.

SonJuly 2009 – Present

Pay grade E-5Staff Sergeant

Air Force

Perry C. MoneyHamptonville, NC

USMCLCPU

Mine Booby Trap dog handler

1969 – 1975U.S. Army

1975 – 19921st SGTVietnam

Dock Edward Moran


Dec. 1958 – Feb. 1962SP4

Richard Murphy

East Bend, NC Army

1957 – 1959SP-4 QMC

HankNeely

Jan. 05 – Oct. 16SpecialistU.S. Army

Keith C. Nicholson

U.S. Army1988 – 1991

Fred C. Norman

WWII1st Sergeant

6th Armored Division in General Patton’s

3rd Army2 years 8 months

& 13 days.

Emidio Novembre

U.S. Army Reserve Medical Corps

Major1988 – 1997

Charles W. OsborneU.S. Air Force1969 – 1972

John E.Mathis

U.S. Air Force1966 – 1986

Kenneth McGhee

US Coast Guard 2nd Class Petty Officer

1965 – 1971

Reeves A HolderElkin, NC U.S. Army

May 1946 – Oct 1946 & Jan 1954 – Oct 1957

CWO-2

Bob D. Johnson

Elkin, NC U.S. Navy

Dec. 1950 – Aug. 1954Petty Officer 3rd Class

RobertJones

East BendU.S. Army

Korean WarPrivate

(Deceased)

JimKelleyU.S. Army

1968 – 1971

William M. (Bill) Key

U.S. Army1966 – 1969

Jason D. Knight

Hamptonville, NCActive Duty York

Town, VAU.S. Air Force

Msgt1994 – Present

PeteKnight

Hamptonville, NCU.S. Air Force1973 – 1993

TSGT

JakeLammMarines

William “Bill” Henry Lashmit

Yadkinville (Deceased)

U.S. ArmyDec 42 – Sept 45

Ralph W. Macemore


HarveyMartin, Jr

9/9/48 – 6/25/52Cpl.

Edgar R. MathisU.S. Army

1952 – 1954

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JimmyPardue

Bermuda Run, NCArmy

1959 – 1968SPEC 5t

Thomas Andrew Pardue

Navy Seamen1 Class

BradleyPerry

March 2010 – Dec 2013

medical dischargespecialist

TH High Poindexter

Senior Oct. 10, 1917 to June

25, 1919, Mess Sergeant

TH Tom Poindexter

JuniorMarch 3, 1951 to

May 1953 Korea,

Sergeant

James Claude Shaffner

CpL. • Korean WarUS Army

11/21/1950 – 11/20/1953Late of Elkin

Dewey D. SheltonU.S. Army

1968 – 1970

HazelSlawter

Sgt.MichiganU.S. Army

Feb 1943 – May 1950 France and Germany

Wilbert Slawter

Pvt.State Road, NC

U.S. ArmyKorean War

ThomasHayne

Smith, Sr.Yadkinville, NC

U.S. Navy

Tony J. Spagnoletti


Curtis Ponders Joined U.S. Navy

6/1989 Honorably dis-charged 6/1992

Basic Training, San Diego Ca.

School: Hueneme CA. Joined NMCB 74(Naval Mobile

Construction Battalion) in Okinawa Japan

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TonyPoole

Boonville, NC1969 – 1970U.S. Marines

L/CPL

Gordon M. Ripley

ElkinArmy

1942 – 1968Colonel

RussellScales, Jr.Jonesville, NC

US Navy1943 – 1946

STM

Bobby Ray Shaffner

E4US Army

1977 – 1980Swainsboro, GA

Jacob Ephriam ShaffnerJonesville, NC

US Army9/20/1917 – 4/7/1919

Sgt 1st Class

JimPeles

U.S. Air Force E5-Staff Sgt.1984 – 1992

R.L.Spencer

U.S. Army1954 – 1956

George SteelmanYadkinville,NC

Army1946P.F.C.

Rev. Edward Gayle Stoker


March 1968 – Jan 1970E-5 Specialist

DavidSturgill

Jonesville, NCU.S. Navy

1969 – 1972E6

Thomas E. Wagoner

FatherJonesville, NCU.S. Air Force

2/2/1959 – 3/1/1979Retired TSgt

Charles Wagoner

Son1982 – 2007

SFC-E-7

C. ClydeWall

East Bend, NCU.S. Army

1944 – 1946Corporal

DaleWall

East BendU.S. Air Force1982 – 1986

Sgt

Robert E. Walls U.S. Air Force1946 – 1966

Charlie S. Watts

U.S. Army 1949 – 1950U.S Air Force1951 – 1955

Received his High School Diploma at 80

yrs. old from Operation Recognition in 2013

because he Quit school to join Army.

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Ronny O. White U.S. Navy

1969 – 1973

Larry (Doby) Wilborn

Vietnam1968 – 1970

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Marty R. WilliamsU.S. Air Force1994 – 1997

Ronald D. (Ron) Williams


CalvinWright

1965 – 1970E-4

Corporal Purple Heart 1968 served in Vietnam

Frank D.Young U.S. Navy

1952 – 1956HM3

John Henry Young U.S. Navy

1941 – 1946RM2

LucasZamora

Boonville, NC June 2018 – Current

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Battalion Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Aaliyah Ganzzermiller of Elkin High School JROTC kicked off the event with recognition of the color guard, pledge of allegiance and prayer. Cadet Major James Gentry bows in prayer.

Mayor Sam Bishop addresses the auditorium and introduces fellow Veteran, Chaplain Meade Lott from VFW Post 7794.

LtoR: Veteran Chaplain Meade Lott, Mayor Sam Bishop, Cadet Major James Gentry, Cadet Battalion Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Aaliyah Ganzzermiller, CSM Ellie Brewer and Sergeant First Class Charlie Wilson gather after the EHS Veteran 2019 presentation.

Music Teacher Tonya Smith leads the high school choir in the National Anthem

The JROTC color guard presents the flags on stage at the Elkin High School Veteran’s Day Presentation LtoR: Cadet Captain Tate Ayers, Cadet Command Sergeant Major Ellie Brewer, Cadet Second Lieutenant Cadence Conley and Cadet Staff Sergeant Nathan Slate.

Second Lieutenant Cadence Conley presents details of the War of 1812. It was one of twelve wars included in the presentation. Those included the current war on terrorism.

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The Baity Brothers. Thomas Boone Baity, Henry Russell Baity, Robert Gray Baity, John David Baity, Charlie Lee Baity,

Henry Herman Baity all served in WWII at the same time. They also had a brother Fred Smoke Baity who also served in the Korean War.

Chatham Nursing and Rehabilitation’s Activity Assistant Carol Stone can be seen standing and laughing with Veterans Monday morning at their annual breakfast honoring residents and patients there.Jim Dehart, the maintenance manager of the faciliy and fellow Veteran joins in for the food, fun and laughter.William Glenn on the left visits with Veterans from VFW Troop 7794 from left to right are Steve Bowen, Elijah Vangordan, Bobby Shores and Mayor Sam Bishop.Fellow Veterans not photographed: Johnny Puckett, William Thompson, Devon Weatherman, Marcus Mickey and Ira Billings

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Yadkin County honors veteransVeterans honored at annual ceremony at Yadkin County Park

A veteran salutes the flag of his respective branch of service at a Veterans Day ceremony held Monday in Yadkinville.

Kitsey Burns Harrison | The Yadkin RippleDavid Shore reflects on the many values of veterans and their families.

VFW Post Commander Steven Mosteller speaks at a Veterans Day Ceremony in Yadkin County.

Veterans from around the county stand to be recognized at a special ceremony held Monday at the county park.

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The annual Veterans Day ceremony was held at the Yad-kin County Park on Monday.

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POW/MIA honored at Bridges AcademyBy Bill [email protected]

Veterans from Elkin, Pilot Mountain, Mount Airy and Yadkin County VFW Posts presented a Veterans Day ceremony at Bridges Academy in State Road on Friday.

The program, beginning in the school’s

gymnasium and moving out to the front lawn, was a special POW/MIS (prisoner of war/missing in action) program, said Pete Knight, beggining the progam.

A table was set for those missing, with all of the items on the table being explained to the children. Veterans from each branch of service placed a hat from their branch

on an empty stool and turned on a candle to honor prisoners of war and service members missing in action.

At the end of the solemn ceremony, veterans and students moved outside where a battlefield cross had been erected as it is done when someone is killed in battle.

The flag was lowered to half mast, and

Paula Anderson of Wilkes County laid a wreath to recognize her brother, Army Sgt. Gerold Mounce, who was killed in Vietnam on Aug. 22, 1967.

Then seven veterans each fired three shots for a 21-gun salute.

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In a Friday morning ceremony at Bridges Academy in State Road, Paula Anderson of Wilkes County lays a wreath by a battlefield cross in memory of her brother,Sgt. Gerold Mounce, killed in Vietnam on Aug. 22, 1967.

Bill Colvard | The TribuneArea veterans participate in a Friday morning ceremony at Bridges Academy in State Road.

Area veterans place flags at a Friday morning ceremony at Bridges Academy in State Road.

A veteran places a pair of boots on a stool to represent prisoners of war and those missing in action.

VFW Posts from Elkin, Pilot Mountain, Mount Airy and Yadkin presented a Friday morning Veterans Day ceremony at Bridges Academy in State Road.

Area veterans fire a 21-gun salute at a Friday morning ceremony at Bridges Academy in State Road.

Buddy Poppies distributedMembers of Captain

Mark Garner Elkin VFW Post 7794 and the post’s Auxiliary handed out Bud-dy Poppies at the Elkin Walmart store on Thurs-day, Friday and Saturday.

Story of the VFW Buddy Poppy

The Captain Mark Gar-ner Elkin VFW Post 7794 passed out the following information on Memo-rial Day, 2019, to explain the meaning of the Buddy Poppy.

“In Flanders Fields the poppies blow…”

Those are the opening words of Col. John Mc-Crae’s immortal poem ded-icated to the memory of the men and women who served, fought and died in

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The Poppy has become recognized as the memo-rial flower in countries

throughout the world. It is distributed by veterans organizations in Europe, North America, and in most of the countries of the British Common-wealth.

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Bill Colvard | The TribuneArmy veteran Sam Hodges gives a Buddy Poppy to a Walmart shopper on Saturday.

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