11/11/2026
Our Club is blessed to be able to honor the Veterans in our Club who have fought for our country. Jim Klynman, John McLaughlin, Derek Good, Wayne Woodard, Dakota Botts, and Dennis Lordemann have varied military service in different branches and eras. Please join us in recognizing and thanking them and all of the veterans who have served our country.
Jim Klynman – Jim completed boot camp as a seaman apprentice in the U.S. Navy in 1962. He served on the USS Boston CAG 1 and the USS Beale DD471. He completed specialized training before going to Vietnam.
Derek Good - Derek served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper from August 1986 to September 1990. He was a radio communications specialist. His rank at the time he left the Army was Specialist E4.
John McLaughlin - John received his draft notice a week after completing his juris doctorate in 1967. He became a Naval Aviator and later was assigned to the McDonnell Douglas F4. He was assigned to a squadron in the middle of a nine-month West PAC deployment. He flew 88 combat missions.
Dakota Botts - Dakota joined the Georgia Army National Guard eight years ago as an Infantryman specializing in indirect fires (mortars). He has held several leadership positions and has served in combat zones and overseas missions in Pakistan, Kuwait, Jordan, and Qatar. He continues his service to this day.
Dennis Lordemann – Dennis joined the Air Force in 1972, serving at Sheppard Air Force Base, Elmendorf Air Force Base, and Warner Robins Air Force Base. He was honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant (E4) in 1975.
Wayne Woodard - Wayne served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army. He spent a year in Korea in a hostile fire zone as the director of instruction at the Advanced Combat Training Academy, which was north of the Imjin River and just south of the Demilitarized Zone. He also visited Panmunjom and actually went into North Korea.
