Our walk today was dedicated in honor of:
Army Veteran Bill Phipps, Age 73 of Crossville, TN.
Died Oct. 29, 2020
He joined the military (Army) following graduation from Cumberland County High School. Following his training he was assigned to Germany where he met and married his wife Margot. Following his tour in Germany, he volunteered for duty with Special Forces (Green Berets).
Phipps served two tours in Germany and two tours in Vietnam along with many deployments around the world including Genada to rescue the American students there, Panama to oust President Noriega and Desert Storm.
His military awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Air Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal w/3 oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation Medal w/2 oak leaf clusters, Vietnam Civil Actions Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Army Achievement Medal, Special Forces Tab, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, Meritorious Unit Citation, Presidential Unit Citation, Combat Infantry Badge and Expert Rifle Badge.
He retired from the Army in 1992 with over 28 years of service, returning to TN. He taught JROTC at Clarkrange High School for over 12 years proudly wearing the Army Uniform for over 40 years.
CSM (Retired) was next selected to take on the job of Fentress County Veterans Service Officer, ensuring the Veterans and their dependents of Fentress County received all their earned benefits from the VA. He was often heard to say that this was the most rewarding job of his lifetime.
We had a great 10.82 Mile walk this morning. We walked by Holiday Hills Lake and then headed to the War Memorial Park down town. We then visited to Crossville City Cemetery where we visited several of our fallen brothers and sisters. We then made a stop at the 9/11 Memorial. We then headed out to Northside drive where we stopped to look at some buffalo. We then walked threw the beautiful Gardens before heading home. I want to thank my friend Robert for walking with us and I want to thank everyone who honked, waved, and or saluted. We had 151 honks today. It was amazing. Thank you
Army Veteran Bill Phipps will not be forgotten !
