What we know about some of our veterans on the wall of honor and some not yet on the wall.

Gil Moreland (5/16/1941 - 12/22/2006) moved into the Red Hill community in the mid 1970s after retirement from the Army. He had also served in the U. S. Navy for several years. He and his wife, Annie Bea completed the raising of their four children, Mark, Julie, Paula and Joe while living in Red ...

A pic of Gil Moreland in his Navy days. Circa 1960.

This photo shows Donald Langley on the occasion of his receiving the Meritorious Service Medal. He was a career Army NCO who retired from the Army and started a small business on Castaway Island Road in Red Hill with his wife June. Don passed away in 2011. Don was buried in the National Cemetery ...

Here Don Langley views the engravings of the names of some of his friends he lost in the Viet Nam War on the Viet Nam Memorial Wall in Washington, D. C.

Stephen Ray Hall moved to Red Hill with his parents in 1971. He grew up in Red Hill and graduated from Elmore County High School in Eclectic. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corp in 1983 and served until 1987. After almost losing his hands in a training mishap in South Carolina, he went o...

First Sergeant Ray Steele in a conversation with his commanding officers, Captain Waters and General Abrams during a coffee break during a tour in Vietnam. Ray moved to our area from Virginia and began the SWAT pest exterminating service in Kent. He is married to Betty Atkins Steele.

Joe Atkisson, son of Pete and Mary Atkisson, in his Navy whites, obviously somewhere in Hawaii, in 1955.

James O. Davis served in the US Army in World War II.

Alden Griffith, pictured on the right, with an unidentified friend, displaying their preferred brand of beer during their service in the US Army.

This is a pic of Richard Berry Darden or "RB", as he was known in the Red Hill Community. Currently he is our only known veteran of World War I.

Billy Ray Kennedy was the son of Dalton and Martha Kennedy. He grew up on Griffith Road in Red Hill and joined the USAF right after graduation from Elmore County High School. He served his country in the United States Air Force for 20 years. He enlisted in the early 1950's. He now lives in Brans...

Memories of Othan Griffith Written May 27, 2019-Memorial Day By Irene Chambers To me Othan was a very nice, quite, young man. He was always so nice to everyone he met. The most I was around him was when he drove the school bus. He was always so good to all the children and some were loud and didn't...

Veterans in our area, some whose names are engraved on our Red Hill Community Club Veteran's Wall of Honor, and some who are not yet on our wall, but all who honorably served in the military of this country. A black star indicates that the person has died since their service.

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04.05 | 17:46

I love quotes! Outstanding and encouraging!

04.05 | 17:43

I don't see your wonderful books mentioned! Where are they?

04.05 | 17:40

I hadn't visited your page in a while. This is truly a labor of love....such detail. I think it will mean a lot to the community!

28.01 | 04:07

Deborah, welcome to the neighborhood. I hope to visit you soon.