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  215 Eighth Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee 37203
Phone 615-254-0568
FAX 615-255-1551
Name Position and Duties E-mail Address
Earl C. Watson Department Commander

watson7071@bellsouth.net

A. Mike Hammer Department Adjutant and Finance Officer tnamerle@bellsouth.net
Darlene Burgess Executive Assistant
JROTC, Eagle Scouts, Oratorical
tnleg3@bellsouth.net
Robbie Watson Membership Secretary
Baseball, SAL, Service Officers
tnleg1@bellsouth.net
Debi Cole Bookkeeper
Boys State, PUFL, Post Transmittals
tnleg2@bellsouth.net


Department Executive Committee - 19 Voting Members

Name Position Local Post

Earl C. Watson

615-902-0959-h

615-972-6183-c

watson7071@bellsouth.net

Department Commander 88 Donelson

Jennings B."J.B." Loring

National Executive Committeeman

88 Donelson

Hoyte M. Robinson

615-331-3800-h

hoytem1@aol.com

Alternate NEC

5 Nashville

James T. Taylor

865-637-8774-h

865-300-7342-c

smokey6516@comcast.net

East Tennessee Vice Commander

 

2 Knoxville

James T. Patterson

931-490-9729-h

931-381-7094-c

jpatterson@maurycounty-tn.gov

Middle Tennessee Vice Commander

 

19 Columbia

George Harper

901-785-4503-h

901-493-2580-c

gnharper1@bellsouth.net

 

West Tennessee Vice Commander 27 Memphis

Dean Tuttle

423-754-4817-c

triple_ttt@charter.net

First District Commander 21 Rogersville

Marty Everett

865-256-0486

martyeverett@comcast.net

Second District Commander 2 Knoxville

Bill L. Norton

706-937-4539-h

423-593-6281-c

bill@metroservicesinc.com

Third District Commander

95

East Ridge

Wayne Leisenring

931-526-5339-h

931-261-7166-c

crazyhorse1@charter.net

Fourth District Commander 46 Cookeville

YT Vaughan

615-895-5532-h

615-585-2422-c

vaughanpost177@aol.com

Fifth District Commander 177 Murfreesboro

David G. Alexander

615-451-2780-h

615-681-4619-c

coachdga@aol.com

Sixth District Commander 17 Gallatin

Rendol W. Harris

931-424-5256-h

931-638-2667-c

warpainthorses@hotmail.com

Seventh District Commander 60 Pulaski

Bruce Lamb

731-593-1256-h

731-336-0131-c

lambsimonds15@netzero.net

Eighth District Commander

228

Big Sandy

Michael Wright

731-431-7744-h

731-431-7736-c

mikewright1174@msn.com

Ninth District Commander 55 Martin

Nancy Harper

901-785-4503-h

901-371-6046-c

gnharper1@bellsouth.net

Tenth District Commander

27 Memphis

Alvin R. Brown

615-370-9015-h

615-419-0358

Past Department Commander 5 Nashville

Gary R. Drennon

615-883-8185-h

615-513-6094-c

rdrennon@comcast.net

Immediate Past Department Commander 82 Inglewood

Randall L. Mitchell

931-796-2027-h

931-628-6136-c

randallmitchell2@charter.net

Past Department Commander 127 Hohenwald

 

   

Department Chairmen And Officers

Name Position Local Post

Jerry D. Hunt

615-443-2863-o

615-444-4402-h

615-498-2993-c

Department Judge Advocate 15 Lebanon

William T. Smith

615-596-2227

Department Chaplain 5 Nashville

Don E. Mathis

423-775-7849

dmathis@volstate.net

Department Service Officer 100 Dayton

James Michael "Mike" Edwards

615-456-9320-c

jme1956@comcast.net

Department Historian 82 Inglewood

Don Mathis

423-775-3039-h

423-605-8211-c

dmathis@volstate.net

Department Membership Chairman 100 Dayton

Lucian Dozier

615-889-1772

Department Sergeant-at-Arms 5 Nashville
Jim Steele Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms 5 Nashville

Jimmy Taylor

931-596-3370-h

931-247-6461-c

Baseball Chairman 78 Manchester

Jerry Bell

Assistant Baseball Chairman 88 Donelson

James E. Stevens, Jr.

615-383-7607-h

615-269-4981-FAX

Blondy.JEStevens@Comcast.net

Boys Scout Chairman 5 Nashville

John J. Maddux, Jr.

931-526-6692

Boys State Chairman

46 Cookeville

Carl E. Levi

423-209-7270

carll@mail.hamiltontn.gov

Citizens Flag Alliance 14 Chattanooga
  Civil Defense  

Jerry D. Hunt

615-443-2863-o

615-444-4402-h

615-498-2993-c

Constitution & By-Laws Chairman 15 Lebanon

Carl W. Porter, Sr.

901-543-7842 Ext. 115-w

901-754-9654-h

901-543-7155-FAX

cporter14@comcast.net

Employment Chairman 250 Germantown

Carl E. Levi

423-209-7270-W

423-209-7297-fax

carll@mail.hamiltontn.gov

Finance Chairman 14 Chattanooga
  Junior Shooting Sports  

David Alexander

615-451-2780-h

615-310-0643

coachdga@aol.com

Legislative Chairman 17 Gallatin

Lee Buchschacher

901-937-8018-h

901-874-9419-w

leeb@iwon.com

Public Relations Chairman 252 Millington

Marty Everett

865-256-0486-c

martyeverett@comcast.net

Oratorical Chairman 2 Knoxville

Hoyte M. Robinson

615-331-3800-h

615-331-3801 FAX

hoytem1@aol.com

Rehabilitation & Homeless Veterans

5 Nashville

Robert M. Summit

(phone# or e-mail not available)

Resolutions Chairman 14 Chattanooga

Hugh Enicks

423-874-1900 ext 6

423-874-1926 FAX

jrotc231272@hcde.org

J.R.O.T.C. Chairman 159 Hixson

Don E. Mathis

423-775-7849-o

dmathis@volstate.net

Veterans Preference 100 Dayton