Banners will start being hung in downtown Columbia this week in honor of Veterans in our community. The service for dedication will be on Friday, May 26, 2023 at 9:00amCT at Columbia City Hall. Those Veterans are from the Vietnam War, Korean War, World War I, World War II, and active duty.
Following are the local Veterans who will have banners in their recognition. The U.S. flags and banners will start being placed next week.
Phillip Gaskins U.S. Army
Derek Cundiff U.S. Marines
Randall Jones U.S. Army
Joe Payne U.S. Army
Leland Grant U.S. Marines
Wallace Alexander U.S. Army
Bobby Kimbler U.S. Marines
Bernard Dunn U.S. Army
Sammy Hughes U.S. Army
Charlie Morrison WWI
James Abell U.S. Army
John Burr U.S. Army
Paul Smith U.S. Marines
Michael Callison U.S. Army
Orvis Grider U.S. Army
Travis Giles U.S. Army
Vince Giles U.S. Army
Ronald Burton U.S. Army
Brad Scholl U.S. Marines
Joe Spires U.S. Army
Tommy Corbin U.S. Army
C.W. Grant U.S. Navy
Bernard Janes U.S. Navy
William Coy Turner U.S. Army
Joe Hare U.S. Army
Ronnie Holt U.S. Air Force
Russell Arnold U.S. Army
Walter Gene Hoots U.S. Army
Shane Lee Pollard U.S. Army
Harvey Dean Nash U.S. Navy
William E. (Tootie) Corbin U.S. Navy
William J. Burton U.S. Army
Ray G. Willis U.S. Army
Charles Caldwell U.S. Army
Ronald Edwards U.S. Army
Eldridge Bragg U.S. Army
James King U.S. Army
Pamela King U.S. Army
Leon Huff U.S. Army
Benjamin Hadley U.S. Army
Sammy King U.S. Army
Edwin Downey U.S. Army
Billy Fletcher U.S. Army
Noel Hayes U.S. Army
Hindman Loy U.S. Army
John William Guillion U.S. Army
William O. Pendleton U.S. Army
Billy Sullivan U.S. Army
Edward Grider U.S. Army
Vernon Williams U.S. Army
William F. Keys U.S. Air Force
Caleb Arnold U.S. Army Ranger
Ronald Goetz U.S. Air Force
Arlin Wheet U.S. Army
George Claywell U.S. Army
Jordan Baker U.S. Air Force
James Smallwood U.S. Army
John D. Lowe III U.S. Navy
William Phelps U.S. Army
Liston Moore U.S. Army
Herman Chelf U.S. Army
William Feese U.S. Army
Lucian Edwards U.S. Army
