   Memorial Day, 2020 Tommy Towery LHS '64 Once again we honor the only classmate from the Classes of '64-'65 or '66 who was killed while on active duty in the military serving his country. That classmate was Capt. Dennis Faber of the Class of '65. Dennis, serving as navigator, and seven other crewmen were killed during a C-130 training mission near Little Rock, Arkansas, on Sept. 8, 1978. Dennis was married to Cherri Polly, LHS '66 at the time.  Capt. Dennis Faber of the Class of '65  The Lee High School Class of '67 had five who gave their all in Vietnam. Their names are listed below: 1. Jimmy Kiger (USMC) Casualty was on Sep 17, 1966 in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE 2. Frankie Acton (US Army) His tour of duty began on May 20, 1965 Casualty was on Apr 11, 1966 SOUTH VIETNAM HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE 3. David Mallory (USMC) His tour of duty began on Jan 17, 1969 Casualty was on Feb 25, 1969 in QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE 4. Sam Smith (US Army) His tour of duty began on Feb 06, 1968 Casualty was on Jul 14, 1968 in QUANG NAM, SOUTH VIETNAM HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE 5. James Edmond Huff (USMC) His tour of duty began on 12/23/1966 Casualty was on 10/27/1967 QUANG NAM PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY DROWNED OR SUFFOCATED  Memphis, TN - A freak wind storm passed through Memphis last Thursday and left my house without power or internet. We finally got the power back on the next day, but the internet was only restored on Monday morning of Memorial Day. Since all the work needed to be accomplished to publish Lee's Traveller is internet dependent I was unable to feature a lot of the items we normally do each week. Instead, to preserve the hollowed importance of the meaning of Memorial Day, I have decided to honor the losses of our classmates by only featuring the sacrifices they made while in the service of our great nation. Next week we will return to the normal interactions of our friends and classmates, but for this one day we will honor the sacrifices of our departed classmates. |
