Melvin Freeman
Melvin was a Vietnam veteran of the U.S. Navy and a longtime member of Lions Club
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Dr. Jerry Mann
Dr. Mann established a medical clinic in Arkadelphia, delivering many, many babies in the seven years of local practice
Gene Hickman
Gene volunteered many months of his time helping to rebuild an Arkadelphia church that was damaged by the March 1997 tornado
Jerry O’Neal
Jerry proudly served his country as a submariner aboard the USS Sargo during the Vietnam War
Darrell Shaw
A 1965 graduate of Arkadelphia High School, Darrell was the manager of bridge maintenance with Missouri Pacific/Union Pacific Railroad
No Second Thoughts: Full Moon Fever
The year was 1972. The 3-man Apollo 16 crew of astronauts were minutes away from re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere following an 11-day journey to the moon and back. Meanwhile, in the Pacific Ocean about midway between the U.S. and Australia, a 21-year-old James Phelps was wrapping up a semi-mandatory 2-year stint in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Ticonderoga aircraft carrier.
