Family Remains Proud As Son Serves Seals In War
Joyce and Skip Hunt speak of their son and his Navy Seals unit deployed in the Red Sea near Egypt with action possible in Afghanistan. Family members describe Barber as trained in underwater demolition and a paratrooper and sniper, facing dangerous duty while staying in contact only briefly. The Dixon community family celebrate a brief leave and Christmas together before deployment.
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Joyce Hunt
Bataan
Skip Hunt
Hunt
Red Sea
Egypt
Afghanistan
Michael Barber
Navy Seals
Barber
Dixon
Kings Mountain
Marvy Barber
Birthday Plans Interrupted by War on USS Theodore Roosevelt
Tom my Heavner Jr. recalls a sad birthday as he serves aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt en route to the Arabian Sea after the Sept 11 attacks. His wife Lisa notes his morale remains high while his father recalls the loneliness of long deployments and hopes for a home visit by March 19 for his father’s birthday.
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Cramerton
Tommy Heavner Jr
Theodore Roosevelt
Arabian Sea
Heavner
Lisa Heavner
Cierra
Tommy Heavner, Sr
Soldiers in war mark of honor and longing at home
Robert E Hunter a Huss High School graduate receives a January promotion to Air Force technical sergeant and serves in Special Operation Command awaiting unknown deployment. His family in England shares pride and worry as he helps with sensitive missions and his sister and mother emphasize his character and patriotism. Nearby Army Sgt Phillip T Warner remains missing in the Middle East as his mother recounts extended deployments and care packages while asking the community to remember all service members.
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Andrew Russell
the Gazette
Robert Hunter
Air Force Special Operation Command
Keith Bost
Michelle Bost
Linda Hunter-Nesbit
Brittiny Bost
Hunter Huss
Air Force
Special Operation Command
Hunter
Michelle Best
Special
Robby
Army
Phillip T. Warner
Middle East
Warner
Tricia Vaughn
Vaughn
Afghanistan
Jason Foster
Memorials and Churches Named in Local Directory
A compilation of numerous church names and memorials appears in the local directory, listing denominations including Calvary Bethany Bethlehem Christ Community and Christ Missionary, along with communities such as Grove Brookleigh Chestnut Ridge Tenterview Chapel and Cedar Grove. The fragmentary text hints at a broader community listing of religious organizations and memorials.
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Alexander Memorial
Alexis Anthony Grove
Berea
Bethany Bethel Bethlehem
Bingham Memorial
Brookleigh
Calvary Carolina Community
Atawba Heights
Cedar Grove
Tenterview Chapel
Chapel Grove
Chestnut Ridge
Christ Community
Christ Missionary Community
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Robert E. Hunter
Katy
Daddy
Katy Warner
Cuba
Saudi Arabia
Korea
Dexter Pepperman
Joyce
Belmont
Lewis
Phillip Warner
Greater Gaston Baptist Association
Kenneth & Libby Grubbs
Roberts Retreat
Gerald
Sylvia
Terrill
Becky Carriker
Larry Bostian
Chester Waters
Leon Collis
The
Jesus
Flint Groves
Forest Pointe
Fraley Memorial
Friendly Friendship Garver Memorial
Gaston Grace, Gastonia
Grace, Mt. Holly Hardin Harmony
Hickory Grove
Hillview
Holland Memorial
Korean Mission
Lakeview
Laotian Mission
Laurel Wood Life & Truth
Hispanic Lighthouse
Living Water
Long Creek Memorial
Loray Love Fellowship
Love Memorial
Lucia Macedonia McAdenville
Midway
Modena St. Mt. Beulah Mt. Zion
New Beginning
New Bethany
New Faith
New Heights
New Hope New Life
New Life
Stanley
New Start Fellowship
North Main
Oak Grove
Oakland Mer Parkwood
Plainview
Bankin Lake
Rank Ridge
Ridgeview Riverside
Salem
Sandy Plains
Cherryvil
Mt. Holls
Serenity
Shady Grove
Solid Rock
S. Marietta
South Point
Rankin Lake Road
Gastonia
Ggba.net
Wessite
Southside
Springfield Stone Memorial
Sunnyside
Sunset Forest
Sunset Lane
Taylor Memorial Temple
Tuckaseege
Union Road
United Unity
Belmont Unity
Victory
Vietnamese Mission
Walnut Grove West
Cramerton West
Franklin Westview
Woodlawn
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