Chaplain Richard Lemons

Education:
Graduated from Anthony Wayne High School (1953); Whitehouse, Ohio;
Graduated from Pima Community College; Degree of Associate of Arts in Social Services (1977); and
Graduated from University of Phoenix; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (1996).

United States Air Force (Nov 1954 - Aug 1976)
Advanced Survival Instructor / Aircrew Protection / Ground Rescue;
Air Force Operational Intelligence Superintendent; and
Air Force Administration Superintendent;
Vietnam Veteran (19 months in Vietnam; part of 1968, all of 1969 and part of 1970)
Two one year tours to Thailand; Utapo Royal Thai Air Base, 1967; Ubon Arachitani Air Base, 1972; and
Retired as Master Sergeant (E-7).

Disabled American Veterans
Twenty-two year member, joining Tucson, Arizona Chapter 4 in 1988; transferring to Chapter 2, after moving to the East Side of Tucson;
Elected to the Office of Chapter Chaplain;
Appointed as Deputy Veterans Administration Voluntary Service (VAVS) Representative, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson (2009);
Assigned to Arizona Department Committee for Homeless Veterans; and
Elected to the Office of Arizona Department Chaplain (2008).

Additional Honors
Received Honorary Thirty-Third Degree, Washington DC, Prince Hall Masons, 1982; and
Designated as Honoree in Cambridge Who's Who, National Networking, 2009

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