March/April 2005
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Warriors: A Tradition of Service
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Photographs courtesy of the
Meeks' family. |
The Meeks Family
Capt. Bill Meeks, Sr., was a P-51
fighter pilot with the Army Air Corps in the South Pacific,
1941-45. L/Cpl. Bill Meeks, Jr. served with the Marines in Vietnam
in 1968. He now serves on the VVA National Board of Directors and
chairs the Membership Committee. His son, SSgt. Chris Meeks, also
serves with the Marines. He is a Desert Storm veteran who is
currently on his second tour in Iraq.

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