Veterans Day

 Military memories. 

1979 Karlsruhe, Germany Serviceman's Center where Randall pastored.

Army

Members of Solid Rock Church of God from

Travis Air Force Base on Military Sunday, 

joined by Pastor Bailey and Chaplain Dwayne Strickland.

Solid Rock Church with some of the Travis Air Force Base members.
Randall pastored this amazing Church for 20 years.

Sterling Collins and his unit waiting to board the flight for Afghanistan.

Aunt Juanita Harwell at Fort Oglethorpe.

Remembering our family and friends who serve,
 or have served our nation is noble.  

Reverence for the past is crucial to our future. 
Cheryl Harwell Bailey

World War I

1914 - 1918

WWI Fred Chancellor Harwell 

Grandfather

Grandma Nancy Harwell 
dressed in Grandpa Fred Harwell's Army uniform!
Grandpa took the photo.



World War II

1939 - 1945

WWII Fred Harwell

Uncle

Army

WWII Wallace Harwell

Army

Uncle

Uncle Wally with his sister, Aunt Juanita.

WWII Cecil Harwell

Merchant Marine

Uncle

WWII Juanita Harwell
Army
Aunt 

WWII Verner Carlson

Marine Corp

Uncle

WWII John Paden Jr. 

Great Uncle

WWII Melvin Paden

Great Uncle

WWII Grover Paden

Great Uncle 

WWII Wayne Purcell

Great Uncle

WWII Kenneth Hawks

Navy

Great Uncle

WWII Welsh Bowen

Navy 

Great Uncle

WWII Perry Willis

Air Force

Cousin

 Korean War

1950 - 1953

Otis M. Harwell

Marine Corp

Uncle

 Harold Gene Harwell

Air Force

Uncle

 William Bailey

Navy

Uncle

 Dale Oxford

Army

Uncle

 Louis Downing Paden

Navy

Uncle

 Warren Purcell

Great Uncle

Vietnam War

1955 - 1975

 Cordell Donaldson

Marine Corp

Uncle

 Kerry Donaldson

Army

Uncle

 Tom Harwell

Army

Cousin

 Stephen Bailey

Navy

Cousin

 Micheal Oxford

Air Force

Cousin

Gulf, Afghanistan Wars

1990 - to present 

Dwayne Strickland

Navy

Brother-Law

Afghanistan War
2001 - to present

Kenny Hill

Army

Nephew

Dusty Strickland
Marine Corp
Nephew

Dusty Strickland saluting his father, 
Navy Chaplain Dwayne Strickland.

 Sterling Collins

Air Force

Son-in-Law

On this Veterans Day
 I would be amiss to not mention,
 the only woman in our family to serve.
 Our Aunt Juanita.

She was laid to rest last week in Billings, Montana, beside her husband, Marine Verner Carlson. She declined the Army's request to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

The gratitude, and humility, 
is overwhelming to the depth of my soul.
I have been blessed to know warriors.
Each one a hero.
Each one.   



 Military photos for all family and friends
 are difficult to locate.
It would be great, 
if you have a photo to include.