Meet the Veterans

John “Bad News” Barnes
U.S Army, 9th Infantry Div.,
25th Inf. Div.,1st Inf.Div. Snowhill and Goldsboro, NC Medals: National Defense Medal Viet Nam Service Medal Combat Infantry Badge Viet Nam Cross Of Gallantry Army Commendation Medal(3) Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal

Tex Howard, U S ARMY/AIRBORNE, 82nd Airborne Division, 101st Airborne Division
Clinton, NC
Medals: Army Service Ribbon, Oversea Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal , Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with 4 Bronze Service Stars, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Purple with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster ,2 Oversea Service Bars, NCO Professional Development Ribbon(NUM3), Republic of Vietnam Cross Unit Citation Badge with Palm, Army Good Conduct Medal(6th Award), Combat Infantryman Badge, Army Achievement Medal, Master Parachutist Badge, Expert Qualification Badge(M16) and Meritorious Service Medal

John W. Nesbitt SP/4, ARMY 1st Cavalry Division 2/8 Company C Selma and Goldsboro, NC Medals: Parachutist Badge,Vietnam Service Medal,Vietnam Campaign Medal, Air Medal, Overseas Service Bar, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Marksman Badge (Rifle M-14)

Ronnie Stokes, U.S. Army, Big Red One
Goldsboro, NC
Medals: National Defense Ribbon, Vietnam Defense Ribbon, Vietnam Service Ribbon, Air Medal, Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge

Robert Lee Jones Jr., E-4, USMC, 1st Marine Division, 5th Regiment
Durham and Wake Forest, NC

Ralph Shaw Jr., USMC 1st Marine Air Wing, Chu Lai
Cameron and Garner, NC
Medals: Navy Commendation Medal,vietnamese Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnamese Campaign Medal, Navy Unit Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal

Louis “Smiley/ShadeTree” Raynor, 5 (SP-5), Army, 9th Infantry, 3rd Squad/5th Cav., Headquarter Troop Clinton, NC Medals: Vietnam Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Marksmanship Badge (Rifle)

Charles “Henry” Helbig–Specialist 5th class, U.S. Army
Passaic, NJ and Zebulon, NC
Medals: National Defense Service Metal, Viet Nam Service Metal, Vietnam Campaign Metal, Sharpshooter