J. Blaine Blayton Elementary School

Honors the MilitaryNovember 11, 2015

MSgt. Heston Highland

U.S. AIR FORCE

Father of Evan Highland

2nd Lt. Robert. R. Taylor

U.S. Air Force

Great-grandfather of Max Bierbrauer

Sgt Wendell G. Scott, Sr.ARMY

Father of Wendell G. Scott, Jr.

Mrs. Sandy Layman, staff

Coast GuardDoug Layman

Coast Guard

Husband of staff member, Sandy Layman

Doug Layman

COAST GUARD

Husband of Sandy Layman, staff

Sandy Layman, staff

COAST GUARD

SGT First Class Regina Clay

US ARMY

Grandmother of Exzana Williams

James F. Gleason, US Navy, WW II

Great-grandfather of Ryan Chicirda

Walter D. Howe, US US Army Air Corps,

later US Air Force, WWII

Great-grandfather of Ryan Chicirda

Paul BoyerPrivate 1st class, U.S. Army, World War II

Great-grandfather of Ryan Chicirda

Tim Natoli

Air Force

Father of Luke Natoli

Staff Sergeant Yasmin Goodman

Air Force, Mother of Mia A. Goodman

Master Sergeant Luis A. Torres

Marine Corp, Uncle of Mia A. Goodman

Val Walker-Canaday

Aunt of Valdesha Carey

MAJ Frank Fair, US Army

Father of Nikolas Fair

Lt. Col. James M. Wilkins

Army Corps of Engineers

Father of Ms. Belden, staff

Corporal Christoph Schweitzer

Army, World War 2

Grandfather of Leah and Christoph Schweitzer and

Father-in-law of Kristin Schweitzer, staff

Parents of Sophie and Bentley Abreu

SSgt Sandy Abreu, USMC

LSI Laurin Abreu, USN

Blake Weddington

ARMY

Father of Zoe and Amirah Weddington

Deborah Ann Baughman

U.S. Navy

Mother of Alyssa Baughman

Staff Seargeant Willie Derr, Jr.

US Army

Uncle of Korsche Derr

1st Staff Seargeant Willie Derr

US Army, Vietnam Veteran

Grandfather of Korsche Derr

Great -uncles of Connor Salyer

Everette J. Wilson, Jr.

Airman 2nd Class

T/Sgt. James D. Wilson

USAF Retired

Nicholas A. Romano II

Warrant Officer

Captain Shawn Gundrum

U.S. Army

Father of Ella & Holden Gundrum

Bill Parolini

Air Force

Father of Jenni Lisle, staff

Henry Godfroy

U.S. NAVY

Grandfather of Dennis Tate III

Tony Tate (dcsd)

U.S. Army

Father of Dennis Tate III

Michael Nielsen Navy

Father of Kara Nielsen

Leonard W. Lewis

U.S. Marine Corps

Great-grandfather

of

Braydon & Trevor West

Lt. Col. Barry Phillips

Army

Grandfather of Trey Phillips

Father-in-law of

Erika Phillips, staff

Homer Phillips ARMY

Great-Grandfather

of Trey Phillips

Sergeant Martin Travis

Medical Technician, US Army

Grandfather of Trey Phillips &

Father of Mrs. Phillips (staff)

Trey Phillips’ ancestors: 12 Revolutionary soldiers. This is the largest number of soldiers

from one family in the entire Revolution.

Alan Visocky, MM1, US Navy

Father of Maia Visocky

1st SGT Dewayne Marcel Johnson

U.S. ARMY

Uncle of Jaylen Pretlow & Jeremiah Cyrus

SFC (RET) James C. Pretlow JR

U.S. ARMY

Grandfather of

Jaylen Pretlow & Jeremiah Cyrus

Rocky Kimpel

Lt. Col., US Air Force

Riley and Hailey Belote’s papa

Chief Petty Officer Timothy O’Grady

Navy

Great Uncle of Ella James

Grandfathers of Shaughn O’Neal

SCMB Clarence Raymond O’Neal (ret.)

U.S. Coast Guard

RADM Douglass W. Fredericks (ret.)

U.S. Coast Guard

Master Sergeant Daniel Wyrick

US Air Force

Father of Abigail Wyrick

LTC Richard D. Hill

U.S. Army, retired

Grandfather of Aidan and Ryan Hill

Vincent Marroletti

USAF, 1966-1970

Kai Credle's grandfather

Senior Chief Petty Officer

Kevin Kling,

USN Retired 1992-2014

Credle/Marroletti family

Commander R. Scott Kramarik

NAVY

Father of McKenna Kramarik

Mother of Caden Cherry

Legalman 1st Class Diedra CherryU.S. Navy Retired

Sergeant Craig E. Jones

Marine 1980-1992

Uncle of Angelique Richardson

LT Alice Dittmar Safir

ARMYGreat-grandmother of

Jacob & Sophia Rouette

1 LT Edwin Safir

ARMYGreat-grandfather of Jacob &

Sophia Rouette

Captain Jackson C. Tuttle, II, USNR (RET.)

Father of Rachel Tuttle, staff

Stephen Escue , US Army, 1967

Grandfather of Harper Wagner

Robert DominickU.S. Army (Ret.)

Bobby Dominick’s

Father

Lieutenant Wendell Carrigan

Air Force

Great, Great Uncle of Myles and Tucker Nielson

Charlene Jacobs

Navy

Great Aunt of

Jayde Ballard and

Janiyah Billups

Clifford Wood

NAVY (Ret.)

Great Uncle of

Jayde Ballard and

Janiyah Billups

SPC Latia Piggott

ARMY

Cousin of Jasmin Piggott

Carlin J. McHenry

U.S. ARMY

Great-grandfather of Lylauni Wiese

Arthur Rawlings Willis 1924-2012

Served in the US Army during WWII

Father of Carolyn Cristian, staff

SM1SW Michael A. Patterson

US NAVY

Father of Anthony Patterson

WO Patrick Oliver

US ARMY

Father of

Daniel H. and Tyler Oliver

Christopher Nichols, USAF & Kylea Nichols, ASAF Reserves

Parents of Nevaeh Nichols

First Sergeant Gregory B. Johnson, retired

U.S. Army

Father of Shane Johnson

Hayden Pearson's

Great-Grandfather Joe Pearson, ARMY, and his

Great Uncle Wilton Pearson, NAVY, who were in World War II

CW4 Jeff Hughes

U.S. Army

Husband of Heather Hughes (staff)

Forest Stevenson Long

Army National Guard

Randolph Long’s

Grandfathers

Birch Lyle Smith

U.S. Navy

SSGT Stephanie Braun-Simon

US Air Force

Mother of Julianna Simon

PFC Elmer Eugene Magers

ARMY

Great-grandfather of Alyssa Nordeman

Colonel Christopher R. Hedrick, Army

Father of Casey Hedrick

William Walton Ikerd

US Marines

Great-grandfather of

Amelia, Aiden, and

Anson Butler

Raymond Kenneth Butler, JR

US Army

Grandfather of Amelia, Aiden,

and Anson Butler

Jim Lynch

ARMY (Ret)

Relative of Tammy Lynch (staff)

Carlton Craig Hooker

U.S. Army

Grandfather of Jake & Sophia Schumacher

Joseph A. Beebe ARMY

Relative of Samara & Ashanti Johnson

Rob Johnson Relative of Samara &

Ashanti Johnson

David Barringer, US NAVY

Grandfather of Kylie, Landon & Noah Jones

Charlie H. Goad Jr., U.S. ARMY

Campbell Bond’s "papa" , father of Tracy Bond, staff

LT Latrice N. Fowler

U.S. Navy

Sibling of Jasmine Meekins

&

R’Moni Cooper-Lassiter

First Lieutenant Norman Green

US ARMY

Grandfather of Brent Green, staff

Leroy Franklin Moore III

Air Force, Master Sargeant , 7 level Medic

Grandfather of Kai and Kira Moore

Lawrence E. Walk, Sr.

MARINES

Grandfather of Lindsay Hanks,

Madison, Coady & Morgan Walk

Howard S. Hoskins, ARMY

Great-grandfather of Lindsay Hanks,

Madison, Coady & Morgan Walk

Wilfred Marshall Paris

U.S. Army- WWII, Europe

Family Member of Jillian Cooke

Jose Gonzalez

Air Force

Father of Ana & Alissa

Gonzalez

Ralph Possemato

MARINES

Great-grandfather of

Joshua Sims

Jack Sims Abber Sims

NAVY NAVY

Great-grandfather Great Uncle

of

Joshua Sims

Kenneth Bland, Jr.

US ARMY

Scarlet Bland, US ARMY

Kenitro Williams

US ARMY

Father of Dinasia Lee

Uncle and aunt of Dinasia Lee

SSGT Larry D. Sparks

U.S. AIR FORCE

Uncle of Simon Lampert

COL Larry A. Sparks

U.S. ARMY

Grandfather of Simon Lampert

PVT Sadron C. Lampert II

ARMY

CPO James E.

Auguston

U.S. NAVY

Great-grandfathers of Simon Lampert

SGT Daniel Lynn

ARMY

Great Grandfather of

Daniel Lowery

LT Col. Daniel Lynn, Jr.

ARMYCDR. Bill Lowery

Navy

Grandfathers of

Daniel Lowery

Ryan Doody

COAST GUARD

Father of Taylor Doody

Kevin Barnes

U.S. Navy

Father of Khylin Barnes

Drew Vild

U.S. Navy

Uncle of Kylee and Landon Graham

Master Sergeant Richard Sheetz

Great-grandfather of Zoey & Lily Wiggins

Sgt. David Lewis

U.S. Army

Ava Lewis’

Father

Aubrey Meekins Sr.

U S Army

Father of

Autayshia Jones-Meekins,

Aubrey Meekins Jr. &

Autaliyah Meekins

SSGT David S. Piggott, Jr.

AIR FORCE

Brother of Jasmin Piggott

MSG David Piggott, Sr.

ARMY

Father of Jasmin Piggott

Thomas A. Conty

U.S. Army - WWII

Great-grandfather of Rylee Short

Gerard Malvoisin

United States Navy

Sade Malvoisin’s father

Destiny Malvoisin

United States Army

Sade Malvoisin’s sister

Hugh B. Caruth

Great-grandfather of

Taylor & Hailey

Stedman

Timothy Jarvis

One of

Taylor Stedman’s Heroes

Stephen B. Stedman

US ARMY (RET)

Grandfather of:

Taylor & Hailey Stedman

Gilberto Rodriguez

U.S. Army

Grandfather of

Xavier & Natalia Rodriguez

Specialist Willie

Simpson

U. S Army

Specialist Al Jones

U. S Army

Great-grandpa & Grandpa

of

Jayden Shackleford and Jeremiah Jackson

John F. Lawler, NAVY

Great-grandfather of

Johnny Contrucci

SPC Paul Komsa, ARMY

SSGT Bruno Komsa

Army

Grandfathers of Johnny Contrucci

SSG Rian Thompson

Uncle of Daniel and D'Shela Walker

Paul Scott, MARINES

Sonte Tayler’s brother

Laurence Joseph Cullivan

U.S. Navy

Great-grandfather

of

Madison, Coady & Morgan Walk

Paul E. Jordan, Staff Sergeant, United States Army

Ammunition Specialist, Ammunition Inspector,

Desert Storm Veteran

Grandfather of Elysiah Lee-Jordan

Alan Teck, ARMY

served during the Korean War

Grandfather of Hattie Moore

Walter Reel

Marine

Uncle of Aneesa Reel

Leigh Storey

US NAVY

Mother of Bethany Storey

SGM. Timothy White

Army National Guard

Great Uncle of Jackson & Henry Richards

Bill Sims

Air Force

Olivia Sims’ “Pop pop”

Shiloh Ward

Navy

Husband of Heidi Ward, staff

Thomas Boyd

US Army

Madalyn Boyd’s grandfather

Bern Ruiz

US Army

Madalyn Boyd's grandfather

Faith Robinson's uncle,

Warrant Officer CJ Marshall

Captain Walton L. Jones

NAVY

Father of K.C. Lin, staff

LTC John M. Grantz

U.S. Army Infantry

Father of Sarah, Calvin, Colin & Kent Grantz

LTC Robert Dye

Retired Army

Father of A.P. Elizabeth Pell

K. William Dye

U.S. Army – WWII Germany, 1944

Grandfather & Great-grandfather

of

Taylor & Emma Pell

To our military members and their families ~

thank you for your service and your sacrifice.