Memorializing Our Veterans

Memorializing Our Veterans. . Christopher Glenn Stark was a veteran of Monett. Christopher graduated Monett High School in 2007, joined the Army in 2008, and was part of the 705th Explosive Ordnance Disposal company. Christopher was killed in action on February 28, 2011 during an improvised explosive attack in Tangi, Afghanistan. Christopher was a great EOD technician and was an outstanding teammate, always willing to help out others and made everything fun for himself and others around him. During his time in the military he earned the medals of Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghan Campaign Medal with star device, Global War on Terror Service Medal, NATO Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat Action Badge, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Basic Badge. , Thomas Wolfe was a 1956 Monett High School graduate and an outstanding athlete on Monett's teams. While serving in Vietnam as an Air Force pilot, Wolfe was shot down on June 28, 1966. He was declared missing on June 28th 1966. He was flying an A-26 aircraft when he and 2 other pilots were shot down and lost in the mountains of Laos along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. With the backing of many community leaders and the Wolfe family, the Heroes Way Highway east of the city was dedicated in Captain Wolfe's honor. The two other crewmen that died with him were Captain Charles Dudley and navigator First Lt. Anthony Cavalli. The Thomas Wolfe Veterans of Foreign Wars Post is named in his honor. , Written by: Brandon Borgman and Nick Walton , This sign was created by students under the direction of Monett High School Missouri Literature and Composition teacher Amy M. Sampson and was paid for via a grant she wrote and was awarded from Rural Schools Collaborative and their 2023 Celia B. Godsil Grants in Place Fellows Program.