WSIG and WSVA are proud to present
THE WALL OF HONOR
Throughout the month of November, we’re honoring our local veterans and active-duty military personnel. Tell us about the veteran or veterans in your life now —and let us help celebrate the Shenandoah Valley men and women who have helped to keep this nation free!
If you’d like to submit info about the veterans and active-duty members you’d like to honor, click here!
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Clayton Allison
Branch of Service: Army
Years of Service: 7
Hometown: Maurertown
Served 3 combat tours in Iraq
Matthew Meadows
Branch of Service: Army National Guard
Years of Service: 13
Hometown: Verona
Serving in the Army National Guard since attending Virginia Military Institute. Meadows is also a Virginia State Police Officer.
Captain Joseph Patrick Curry
Branch of Service: U.S. Army Special Forces
Years of Service: 1980-1988
Hometown: Harrisonburg
Curry died in the Line of Duty aboard Pan Am 103.
Clinton O. Lucas, Jr.
Branch of Service: Staff Sergeant E6 U.S. Army
Years of Service: 2
Hometown: Shenandoah
Served during Vietnam as a peacekeeper in Berlin, Germany. Lucas has presided as mayor of Shenandoah for the past 26 years.
Dale Harter
Branch of Service: Air Force/Army National Guard
Years of Service: 1981-2001
Hometown: Rockingham
Dewey Whisnant
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Years of Service: 4 years
Hometown: Verona
Served in Vietnam with 82nd Airborne.
Dwayne Holler
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Years of Service: 13
Hometown: Mt. Jackson
Toured in Afghanistan and Iraq for deployments.
Melvin Shook Sr.
Branch of Service: Army
Years of Service: WW2
Hometown: Broadway
Donald Combs
Branch of Service: Navy
Years of Service: Vietnam
Hometown: Broadway
Patrick O’Rourke
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Years of Service: 8
Hometown: Strasburg
Served two tours to Iraq and one to Afghanistan
John Schrader
Branch of Service: Army
Years of Service: 7
Hometown: Ruckersville
Schrader was a Vietnam veteran and 20 year UVA Pegasus Pilot.
Haley Dofflemyer
Branch of Service: Army
Years of Service: 3
Hometown: Elkton
K-9 Handler
Clint Runion
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Years of Service: 13
Hometown: Dayton
Served 18 months in Iraq, one year in Korea with the 101st Airborne.
Jason Sheffer
Branch of Service: Army
Years of Service: 4
Hometown: Staunton
Drove a CDL truck in the service.
JC Nutter
Branch of Service: Army National Guard
Years of Service: 19
Hometown: Broadway
He is currently serving his third tour.
Clayton Lambert
Branch of Service: Navy
Years of Service: 1.5
Hometown: Staunton
He is currently serving aboard the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman
Harley Mace
Branch of Service: Army
Years of Service: 5
Hometown: Grottoes
Served 5 years in 101st Airborne Division, deploying twice for humanitarian aid, and 2nd deployment on the NATO Front.
Eric Proskey
Branch of Service: Marines
Years of Service: 8
Hometown: Tinley Park, IL
Currently serving with Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (17 years)
Stacey Bolton
Branch of Service: U.S. Navy
Years of Service: 1990-1994
Hometown: Brandywine
Bolton is a Persian Gulf veteran.
Richard Seal
Branch of Service: Army
Years of Service: 1969-1971
Hometown: Elkton
69th Signal Corp MACV Saigon Vietnam
Clarence “Rob” Robinson Jr.
Branch of Service: Air Force
Years of Service: 23.5
Hometown: Kentucky
Served in Korea and Vietnam.
Fred Evans
Branch of Service: Marines
Years of Service: 1
Hometown: Vanceburg
He was attached to the Navy seebees.
J. Dale Croushorn
Branch of Service: Army 6th Infantry Honor Guard Sergeant
Years of Service: 1953-1955
Hometown: Dayton
Served in Berlin, Germany.
Tuesday Roderick
Branch of Service: Navy
Years of Service: 4
Hometown: Stanley
Austin Jacobs
Branch of Service: Air Force
Years of Service: 4
Hometown: Indianapolis
Recently completed his first deployment to the middle East.
