439 Rice Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37127
Meetings: 1st Thursday @ 1830-hrs.
Commander Joey B. King
Joey King was a Distinguished Military Graduate from Tennessee Tech University’s ROTC program in Cookeville. He graduated from the following Army schools: Airborne, Ranger, Pathfinder, Air Assault, Infantry Officer’s Basic Course, Jungle Expert (Panama Canal Zone), and the Infantry Officer’s Mortar Platoon Officer’s Course. He served as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division and in Vicenza Italy. He was a rifle platoon leader, a mortar platoon leader, and a company executive officer.
Since leaving the US Army he has been active in Veterans Day Parade (Nashville), Stop the Bombs Oak Ridge TN, AMVETS-Life Member, US Army Ranger Association-Life Member (Middle TN Ranger Base Commander), Selective Service Board (Rutherford County), American Legion Post 1 China (Operating in Exile).
Additionally, Joey has taught citizenship and English-as-a-Second-Language for 22-years, serving the refugee and immigrant community in Nashville.
In December 2017 Joey was awarded the Tennessee Human Rights Commission’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Executive Committee
Commander | Joey King | jbkranger@aol.com |
1st Vice | Steve Lampley | tigerpaws410@yahoo.com |
2nd Vice | Dan Kamunem | dkamunen50@gmail.com |
Adjutant | Elizabeth Sharp | beth.sharp66@gmail.com |
Finance Officer | Jesus Fuentes | jesus.n.funetes@gmail.com |
Judge Advocate | Vacant | |
Provost Marshal | Tharrel Kast | tbkast2@gmail.com |
SEC Representative | Joey King | jbkranger@aol.com |
Women Veterans Rep | Kathleen Hoffman | kathleenhoffman@hotmail.com |