Forest Stevenson Long

Army National Guard

Randolph

Long’s

Grandfathers

Birch Lyle Smith

U.S. Navy

Val Walker-Canaday

Aunt of Val’Desha Carey

Lt. Col. James M. Wilkins

Army Corps of Engineers

Father of Ms. Belden, staff

Corporal Christoph Schweitzer

Army, World War 2

Grandfather of Christoph Schweitzer

Blake Weddington

ARMY

Father of Zoe and Amirah Weddington

Staff Seargeant Willie Derr, Jr.

US Army

Uncle of Korsche Derr

1st Staff Seargeant Willie Derr

US Army, Vietnam Veteran

Grandfather of Korsche Derr

Rob Ayers

Major

U.S. Army

Aubie Ayers’

Father

Louis Booysen

Warrant Officer

U.S. Army

Luca Booysen's

Father

Christopher Jones

Sergeant

Disabled Veteran

U.S. Army

Ari Moore’s

Uncle

Hugh RobinsonColonel (Retired)

U.S. Air ForceAlexis Robinson’s

Grandfather

George PrinceRadio Operator, U.S. Merchant MarineGreat-Great-Grandfather

Billy Thompson

Pharmacist's Mate,

U.S. Navy

Great-Uncle

William Allen Thompson

2nd Lt.,

U.S. Merchant Marine

Great-Grandfather

Ashton Meredith Felts

Fireman, 2nd Class,

U.S. Merchant Marine

Great-Grandfather

Eva Hassell’s Family

Wilson C. Blythe Jr. MajorU.S. ArmyLouisa Blythe’s Father

David K. Hackett

Master Chief

U.S. Navy

Graysen Hackett’s

Grandfather

Eric T SmithColonelU.S. Army Neil Smith’s Father

Jimmie ThomasonPetty Officer 2nd ClassU.S. NavyGrandfather

Tela Thomason

Major (Retired)

U.S. Army

Mom

Jimmie McFadden’s Family

Don McFadden

Lt. Col.

U.S. Army

Father

Horace “Mac”

McFadden

Lt. Col.

U.S. Air Force

Grandfather

George BurkhardtU.S. Army Medic, World War II

Christian & Melody Menker’sGreat-Grandfather

Bret RickertPetty Officer 2nd ClassU.S. NavyElliott & Lillian Rickert’sFather

Kiera, Carlee, & Chloe Laguesse’s Family

Joshua I. Laguesse

Petty Officer

U.S. Navy

Father

Tyler J. Laguesse

Petty Officer,

U.S. Navy

Uncle

Tom Neumann

Corpsman E5, US Navy

Emelia and Thomas Neumann’s father

Jason MartinAirman 1st ClassU.S. Air Force Nephew, cousin

Henry Lathrop, Seaman USS Brister

Great-grandfather & Father-in-Law

Henry & Avery Richards

and Debbie Lathrop’s (JBB staff) family

SGM. Timothy White

Army National Guard

Great Uncle

Anthony Strong

US Navy

Ahniyah Strong’s father

Robert Dominick

U.S. Army (Ret.)

Bobby Dominick’s

Father

Vito Gagliano

U.S. Army (WWII)

Bobby Dominick’s

Great-Grandfather

Tony McDade

COAST GUARD

Family friend of Paesly Wallace

James GareauSergeantU.S. Army21 Years of ServiceBilly Saccardi’sGrandfather

Lewis B. Sykes

Captain (Retired)

U.S. Navy

Teddy Sykes’ Grandfather

Jimmy KimbroughLt. Col.U.S. ArmyJennifer Kimbrough’s (JBB Staff)Husband

Patrick OliverChief Warrant Officer 2

U.S. ArmyDaniel & Tyler Oliver’s

Father

Matthew Brennick

Senior Chief

U.S. Navy

Jacob Brennick’s

Father

David Tope

Seaman

U.S. Navy

Zoe & Max Tope’s

Father

Dustin WelchChief Petty Officer

Operations SpecialistU.S. Coast GuardAndrew Welch’s

Father

Timothy StrawnSpecialistU.S. Army

Uncle

Shayna Perlstein, US Army

Petersburg police

1st and only female on the

swat team

Aunt

Jordynn Kin's Family

Jeffrey GeisendafferMajorU.S. ArmyUncle

James WhitakerChief Master Sergeant

U.S. Air ForceGreat-Great Uncle

Landon Benson’s Family

Harless James WrightU.S. ArmyInfantryman 11B, Vietnam WarTaylor Anderson’s PawPaw

Bill Parolini

Air Force

Father of Jenni Lisle (JBB staff)

Henry Godfroy

U.S. NAVY

Grandfather of Dennis

and Thomas Tate

Tony Tate (dcsd)

U.S. Army

Father of Dennis and

Thomas Tate

Lt. Col. Barry Phillips

Army

Father-in-law of Erika Phillips, staff

Grandfather of Alyssa Phillips

Homer Phillips ARMY

Grandfather, Erika Phillips

Great-grandfather, Alyssa Phillips

Sergeant Martin Travis

Medical Technician, US Army

Father of Mrs. Phillips, staff

Grandfather, Alyssa Phillips

Erika and Alyssa 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 and Malcolm Visocky

Rocky Kimpel

Lt. Col., US Air Force

Hayley and Ella 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

LTC Richard D. Hill

U.S. Army, retired

Grandfather of Aidan and Ryan Hill

Sgt. Jason D’Attilio

ARMY

Operation Iraqui Freedom

Westley D’Attilio’s dad

Legalman 1st Class

Diedra Cherry

U.S. Navy Retired

Caden Cherry’ s mother

Sergeant Craig E. Jones

Marine 1980-1992

Uncle of Angelique Richardson

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

Father of Rachel Tuttle (JBB staff)

Lieutenant Wendell Carrigan

Air Force

Great, Great Uncle of Tucker Nielson

SM1SW Michael A. Patterson

US NAVY

Father of Anthony Patterson

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 and Aubrey 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, Retired

Husband of Heather Hughes (staff)

)

William Walton Ikerd

US Marines

Great-grandfather

Raymond Kenneth Butler, JR

US Army

Grandfather

Amelia, Aiden, and Anson Butler’s family

Jim Lynch

ARMY (Ret)

Relative of Tammy Lynch (staff)

Carlton Craig Hooker

U.S. Army

Grandfather of Sophia Schumacher

Joseph A. Beebe ARMY

Rob Johnson

Relatives of

Ashanti Johnson

LT Latrice N. Fowler

U.S. Navy

Sibling of 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 Kira and Kensington Moore

Lawrence E. Walk, Sr.

MARINES

Grandfather

Howard S. Hoskins

ARMY

Great-grandfather

Coady & Morgan Walk’s

family

Laurence Joseph Cullivan

U.S. Navy Great-grandfather

Wilfred Marshall Paris

U.S. Army- WWII, Europe

Great-grandfather of Joie and Jackson Cooke

Grandfather of Kelli Cooke (JBB staff)

LT JG Kevin Barnes

U.S. Navy

Father of

Khylin and Kambryn Barnes

Drew Vild

U.S. Navy

Uncle of Landon Graham

Master Sergeant Richard Sheetz

Great-grandfather of Zoey & Lily Wiggins

Aubrey Meekins Sr.

U S Army

Father of Aubrey Jr.,

Autaliyah & Autilanyah Meekins

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

Specialist Willie

Simpson

U. S Army

Specialist Al Jones

U. S Army

Great-grandpa & Grandpa

of

Jayden Shackleford and Jeremiah Jackson

SSG Rian Thompson

US ARMY

Uncle of D'Shela Walker

Alan Teck, ARMY

served during the Korean War

Grandfather of Hattie Moore

Bill Sims

Air Force

Olivia & Parker Sims’

“Pop Pop”

Shiloh Ward

Navy

Husband of Heidi Ward (JBB staff)

Bern Ruiz Thomas Boyd

US Army

Jackson Boyd's grandfathers

Captain Walton L. Jones

NAVY

Father of K.C. Lin (JBB staff)

LTC John M. Grantz

U.S. Army Infantry

Father of Sarah & Cavin Grantz

LTC Robert Dye

Retired Army

Grandfather

K. William Dye

U.S. Army – WWII Germany, 1944

Great-grandfather

Taylor & Emma Pell’s family