Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Retired Col. Tony Baker Was Deployed To Europe, Africa, Middle East Hotspots
Bricks for the long awaited Veterans Wall in Gotte Park have been laid as a beautiful memorial to veterans whose families purchased bricks. Sales for additional bricks will begin soon, according to the Kimball VFW. A dedication ceremony scheduled for last Sunday was canceled and a new date has not yet been announced.
Retired Col. Tony Baker is this year's keynote speaker for the 21st annual Kimball Jr/Sr. High School Civics Class Veterans Day program.
In 2000, Baker completed a deployment to the Bosnia and Kosovo NATO mission. In 2001, he deployed to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia Theater of operations helping train the Ethiopian Army.
He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 2001. In 2004 he deployed to Iraq, where he helped develop the targeting systems needed to catch bomb makers. In late 2004, Baker was promoted to the rank of colonel and graduated from the U.S. Army War College.
In 2005, Bak...