Boy Scout Troup 310 honors America. Add a veterans name.

TOP PHOTO: On Saturday, scouts with BSA Troup 310 held its first US flag retirement and veteran recognition ceremony at Woodson Mall – Food City Center.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Boy Scouts of America Troop 310-Cedar Hill Baptist Church marked its fifth year last month, and on Saturday, the troop held its first US flag retirement and veteran recognition ceremony at Woodson Mall – Food City Center. In the middle of the day under a sunny sky, people dropped off their worn flags, and scouts honorably retired the flags.

The scouts and Scoutmaster Chris Thacker, BSA Troop 310-Cedar Hill Baptist Church, had boxes set up for attendees to drop off names of veterans to be recognized this morning. Thacker adds, “If you were not able to stop by and give us your veteran’s name, please add it in the comments/leave a reply section at the bottom of this story.” Twelve new names were added on Tuesday morning.

The veterans list was typed exactly as written:

SFC Richard S. Johnson- US Army (Airborne)/Deceased
Phillip Ayers- US Army – living
John Luther Huddleston US Army deceased France

Roy H. Baird-US Navy-WWII & Korea -Living
Adrion W. Baird-US Army-Korea-Deceased
Virgil Baird – US Army-WWII-Korea-Deceased
Chester Baird-US Army-Korea-Vietnam-Deceased
Nathan Baird – US Navy-WWII-Deceased
Nolan W. Baird – US Navy-WWII-Korea-Deceased

Buddy Paul – Army – deceased. 

Roy Paul-Army – Deceased.

Herbert Paul – Army-deceased.

 Fred Paul – Army – deceased December 12, 1944. 

Edwin Paul – Army- deceased

JC Paul – Army – living.

Edgar “Bud” Johnson – deceased

Don Banister – US Army

Joseph Daniel Johnson – USAF

Gaylynn Wolff – USAF

Andrew Banister – US Army

Bob Kibler U.S. Army combat engineer – Living

Floyd Braden – Army – Deceased

Lynn Braden – Army – Deceased

Mike Stanfield – Army – Living

Jason Paulaskas – Army – Living

Logan Hickman – Army – Living

John Thacker – Air Force – Living

Casey Comer – Air Force – Living

Bob Andreas – Army – Living

Chet Siler – Air Force – Living

Mark Samms – Marines – Living

Timmy Humphreys – Army – Deceased

Danny Garrett – Air Force – Deceased

Claude Roberts – Army – Living

Edward Cummings – Army – Deceased

Raymond Cummings – Army – Deceased

Wayne Ward – Living

Craig Bolton – Living

Bryan Hackler – Living

James Hackler – Living

Ben Comer – Living

Randy Skeene – Living

Clyde Powers – Army – Deceased

Hugh Powers – Army – Deceased

Jim Powers – Army – Deceased

Arvil Powers – Army – Deceased

Bill Powers – Army Deceased

Andrew Loveday – Army – Living

Hubert Parrott – Army – Deceased

Jim Reynolds – Deceased

David Reynolds – Deceased

Jack Reynolds

Herman Earv Eavans – Army – Deceased

Charles Dykes – Army – Deceased

Ronald Dykes – Army Deceased

Charles Dykes – Navy

Big Josh Etter – US Army

Jonny Seal – Navy

Ralph Seal – Navy

Allen Seal – Army

Jeff Seal – Army

Scott Seal – Army

Tim Jones – Navy

Danny Walker – Air Force

Alber Henry Householder – Army – Deceased

Donald McCoroy – Army

Herbert Archer – Army – Deceased

Chaplain Eric Boyer – Air Force

Donald Walker – Air Force

Henry Forreser – Army – Deceased

William E Pyle – Army

Michael R. McDonough – Air Force

Joe Lay – Navy

Nolan Baird – Army

David Baird – Army

Bo Brown – Deceased

Matthew Brown

Jerry Brown – Deceased

Billy Duncan – Deceased

Hazel Duncan – Deceased

Jerry Nelson – Army – Deceased

Amos Nelson – Army – Deceased

Kenneth E. McElroy – Army – Deceased

Jack Pettit – Army

Bud Pettit – Army – Deceased

Tom Walker – Army

Stoney Love – Air Force – Living

Butch Hatfield – Army

Carl Clear – WWII – Deceased

Bob Lee – Deceased

Andy Wolf – Navy

Sgt Travis Bostic – Army

Walter Dispayne – Army

Joey Seunath – Air Force

Howard Baird – Army

Cay Lindsay – Coast Guard

Jim Boyer – Air Force

Bill Hall – Army

Shannon Comer – Air Force

Floyd Birdsaw – Army

Roce Dial – Army – Deceased

E. L. Morton – Army

General Carl W. Stiner – Army – Living

Tom Stiner – Army – Deceased

Everett – Army

Charles McNeeley

Mark Harris – Army

Glen Wilburn Thacker Sr. – Army – Living

David McFall

Brian Pebley – Army

Michael Lawson – Army

Mike Lester – Army

Christopher Pebley – Army

Thomas Fellows – Army

Bill Widner

Private 1st Class, Junior Roberts – Army

Sgt. 1st Class, James H. Roberts Sr. – Army

Staff Sgt. Jerry Ratcliff, Bronze Star With Valor, 3 Purple Hearts, – Army

Sgt. Junior McCollum – Army

Corp. Claude Roberts – Army

Sgt. Bud Roberts – WWII – Army

Shirley M. Roberts – WWI – Army

Spec. 4 Paul J. Scutt – 160th Signal Group

Long Bien – Vietnam 1970-1972

Boy Scout Troop 310 is also supported by many first responders in Campbell County. First responders were on hand Saturday in support of the scouts as visitors filed through to express their appreciation to them for taking care of everyone in this difficult year.

Thacker and the scouts also wanted to recognize the Campbell County Honor Guard, another supporter of Troop 310. Active members of the Campbell County Honor Guard are:

J.T. Asbury

Bob Bellman

Stanley Barker

Don Chadwick

Steve Goins

Hugh Don Hamaker

Joe Hatmaker

J.B. Haun

Ed Housley

Jerry Hurst, Commander

Larry Johnson

Vivian Loudy

Joe Masterson

Bill McDonald

Chuck Morgan

Leroy Morgan

Kenny Ray Paul

Venice Leon Roberts, Sr.

Dana “Peanut” Smith

Ralph Smith

Kevin Walden

James White

Rick Zareva

“May God bless our Vets and first responders of Campbell County, and may God Bless America,” said Thacker. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 11/16/2020-6AM-PHOTOS COURTESY OF WLAF’S ANN RUTHERFORD)