There are 3 article(s) tagged Sam Whitson:

• February 2020

  • Major Trevor Joseph Act addresses issue of weekend military burials

    State Rep. Kevin Vaughan is seeking passage of the Major Trevor Joseph Act after officials with the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services refused to allow a weekend burial for the soldier last fall.

    By Sam Stockard February 17, 2020

• December 2019

  • Veterans Services commissioner looks at ‘rare exceptions’ for weekend burials

    Department of Veterans Services Commissioner Courtney Rogers is considering “rare exceptions” for burying soldiers on weekends, a situation stemming from the state's refusal to hold services for Maj. Trevor Joseph of Collierville on a weekend when more family and friends could attend.

    By Sam Stockard December 17, 2019

  • Rep. Vaughan to push weekend burials for active military killed in line of duty

    State Rep. Kevin Vaughan is set to sponsor legislation enabling active-duty soldiers such as Army Maj. Trevor Joseph of Collierville, a decorated soldier killed this fall in a Black Hawk crash at Fort Polk in Louisiana, to be buried on weekends at Tennessee Veterans Cemeteries.

    By Sam Stockard December 09, 2019