Chickasaw Honor Guard services received decades after veteran’s funeral

  • Retired 1st Sgt. John Matthews spent nearly 25 years as a soldier. His service included combat duties in three of the costliest wars of the 20th century. The Chickasaw Honor Guard provided the family gravesite honors more than 30 years after his funeral.
    Retired 1st Sgt. John Matthews spent nearly 25 years as a soldier. His service included combat duties in three of the costliest wars of the 20th century. The Chickasaw Honor Guard provided the family gravesite honors more than 30 years after his funeral.
  • Members of the Chickasaw Honor Guard present Tina Walker, the daughter of retired Sgt. 1st Class John Matthews, with a flag during a gravesite memorial. Pictured, from left: Chickasaw Honor Guard member Ray Orphan, Ronald Walker, Tina Walker and Chickasaw Honor Guard member Eddie Postoak.
    Members of the Chickasaw Honor Guard present Tina Walker, the daughter of retired Sgt. 1st Class John Matthews, with a flag during a gravesite memorial. Pictured, from left: Chickasaw Honor Guard member Ray Orphan, Ronald Walker, Tina Walker and Chickasaw Honor Guard member Eddie Postoak.
    Recognizing the service of retired Sgt. 1st Class John Matthews, the Chickasaw Honor Guard conducted a memorial service for him more than 35 years after his interment. Tina Walker, Matthews’ daughter, represented the family at his grave located on Fort Sill Army Post Cemetery, Oklahoma. “When my dad passed away, we didn’t have the option to celebrate him as a First American sold...

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