Board Members
[lvca_team per_line=”3″][lvca_team_member member_name=”Colonel (Retired) Paul Longgrear” member_position=”Founder/CEO” member_details=”Colonel (Retired) Paul R. Longgrear, an Arkansas native, was drafted into the US Army in 1965. He was commissioned in 1966. After spending 18 months in training, he went to Vietnam with Special Forces and during 2 tours received a Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars for Valor, the Combat Infantry Badge, and was wounded 5 times. Paul left active duty in 1976 to go into full time Christian ministry. He remained in the US Army Reserve and retired with a combined federal service of 26 years. He has been inducted into the US Army Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame and the US Army Ranger Hall of Fame both located at Fort Benning, Georgia and the Arkansas Military Veterans Hall of Fame. Colonel Longgrear is the founder and Director / Chairman of The Board of the Georgia Military Veteran’s Hall of Fame.” member_image=”7363″][lvca_team_member member_name=”Colonel (Retired) Richard White” member_position=”Director/Chairman of the Board” member_details=”Colonel Rick White, a native of Norcross, Georgia, enlisted in the US Army Airborne Infantry as a Private in 1966. He was commission as a Second Lieutenant through Infantry Officer Candidate School (OCS) in 1967 at the age of 19. He soon deployed to Vietnam for a total of 24 months in combat serving as a Rifle Platoon Leader and Reconnaissance Platoon Leader in the 4th Infantry Division and as an Airborne Infantry Company Commander in the 173rd Airborne Brigade. His numerous awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, Combat Infantry Badge, Senior Aviator Wings, Ranger Tab, Special Forces Tab, and Master Parachutist Wings. He has degrees from Harvard University, Webster University, University of Maryland, and the Army War College. During 31 years of service, he commanded two brigades, two battalions, six companies, and three platoons encompassing Infantry, Special Forces, Aviation, and Recruiting. In 1997, he retired from active duty and was later inducted into the US Army OCS Hall of Fame located at Fort Benning, Georgia. Colonel White and his wife, Pamela, make their home in Johns Creek, Georgia. Their family consists of twin daughters, a son, two son-in-laws, a daughter-in-law, and four grandsons.” member_image=”7350″][lvca_team_member member_name=”MARSHALL HUCKABY” member_position=”Chief Operations Officer/Board of Directors” member_details=”First Sergeant (Retired) Marshall C, Huckaby, a native of Warner Robins, GA, began his Military Service with the US Navy in 1961, serving four years. After his discharged from the US Navy, he enlisted in the US Army, serving three combat tours in Vietnam, retiring from the US Army in 1981. His awards include four Purple Hearts, two Bronze Stars for Valor, and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. His Federal Civil Service includes working with the Veterans Administration, the US Customs Service, and is a Charter Member of the US Department of Homeland Security. He is a 1980 Graduate of the US Army Sergeants Major Academy, has a BS Degree from Troy State University and a Master of Public Administration Degree from Georgia Southern University.” member_image=”7352″][lvca_team_member member_name=”Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) John Paul Jones” member_position=”Chief Financial Officer/Board of Directors” member_details=”Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) J. P. (John Paul) Jones, an Alabama native, was drafted into the U.S. Army in August 1969. He received his commission in July 1970 as a Signal Corps officer. In April 1973 he branch transferred to the Army Finance Corps, in which he served until January 1993. His assignments encompass duty with both the 3d Infantry Division and the 1st Infantry Division as well as post in the United States, Germany and Korea. His awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster as well as others. He is a Certified Public Accountant. J.P. recently completed tenure as the Executive Administrative Manager for the just completed Hartsfield-Jackson Development Program at the Atlanta airport. Following those duties, he assumed the role as the Project Accountant for an international engineering and consulting company that is the Program Manager for the next expansion at the Atlanta airport, ATLNEXT.” member_image=”7354″][lvca_team_member member_name=”LTC Graham White” member_position=”Board Member” member_details=”LTC Graham R. White, a Georgia native, enlisted in the Georgia Army National Guard as an Airborne Infantryman on his 17th birthday in 1995. Upon graduation from high school, he entered the US Military Academy where he played football and graduated in 2000. His major units of assignments to date are: 82nd Airborne Division (twice), 75th Ranger Regiment (three), 2nd Infantry Division, and 25th Infantry Division. He has commanded an Airborne Infantry Rifle Platoon, a Ranger Platoon, an Infantry Rifle Company, a Ranger Company, and a Ranger Reconnaissance Company. He currently is the commander of an Airborne Infantry Battalion in the 82nd Airborne Division. So far, he has 10 combat deployments totaling 39 months in combat divided between Iraq and Afghanistan. His numerous awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, the Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantry Badge. LTC White is a charter member of the Georgia Military Veteran’s Hall of Fame.” member_image=”6936″][lvca_team_member member_name=”Lorraine Berry” member_position=”Board Member” member_details=”• Retired from AT&T
• Founder/Manager Dog-Gone Good Bargains, Pine Mountain, GA.
(a thrift store benefiting the Humane Society of Harris County)
• Board Member – David H. Aldrich Community Center, Pine Mountain, GA.
• Member Patchwork Community Theater, Pine Mountain, GA.
• President – Maple Ridge Ladies Golf Association, Columbus, GA.
• Spouse of deceased Navy veteran “Roger W. Berry”.” member_image=”7357″][lvca_team_member member_name=”LTC (Retired) Samuel E. Nelson” member_position=”Board Member” member_details=”LTC Nelson is a graduate of Marion Military Institute, and the University of Alabama. He has Masters degree in Criminal Justice, Personnel Management, and National Security Management. He is a graduate of both the Army Command and General Staff Course, and the Air War College. He spent most of his career as a soldier, or peace officer. He served from Vietnam time to Granada. He has served in Panama, Bosnia, and the Middle East. Sam retired in 2001, and has become a Veterans rights advocate in our area. He is a member of both the American Legion, and the VFW, and served as a Team Captain of a House of Hero’s project. He currently serves as Chairman of the Chattahoochee Valley Veterans Council.” member_image=”7360″][lvca_team_member member_name=”Ryan Berry” member_position=”Board Member” member_details=”BSBA University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Phi Delta Theta -Tennessee Epsilon Chapter Alumni.
Commercial airline pilot.
8th Air Force Historical Society member and volunteer.
Son of deceased Navy veteran Roger W. Berry.” member_image=”7359″][/lvca_team]
• Founder/Manager Dog-Gone Good Bargains, Pine Mountain, GA.
(a thrift store benefiting the Humane Society of Harris County)
• Board Member – David H. Aldrich Community Center, Pine Mountain, GA.
• Member Patchwork Community Theater, Pine Mountain, GA.
• President – Maple Ridge Ladies Golf Association, Columbus, GA.
• Spouse of deceased Navy veteran “Roger W. Berry”.” member_image=”7357″][lvca_team_member member_name=”LTC (Retired) Samuel E. Nelson” member_position=”Board Member” member_details=”LTC Nelson is a graduate of Marion Military Institute, and the University of Alabama. He has Masters degree in Criminal Justice, Personnel Management, and National Security Management. He is a graduate of both the Army Command and General Staff Course, and the Air War College. He spent most of his career as a soldier, or peace officer. He served from Vietnam time to Granada. He has served in Panama, Bosnia, and the Middle East. Sam retired in 2001, and has become a Veterans rights advocate in our area. He is a member of both the American Legion, and the VFW, and served as a Team Captain of a House of Hero’s project. He currently serves as Chairman of the Chattahoochee Valley Veterans Council.” member_image=”7360″][lvca_team_member member_name=”Ryan Berry” member_position=”Board Member” member_details=”BSBA University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Phi Delta Theta -Tennessee Epsilon Chapter Alumni.
Commercial airline pilot.
8th Air Force Historical Society member and volunteer.
Son of deceased Navy veteran Roger W. Berry.” member_image=”7359″][/lvca_team]