Korean War Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of V.P. Newton
Major V.P. Newton, U.S. Army, Retired JUNE 14, 1934 - JUNE 22, 2019 LEXINGTON - Major V.P. Newton passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family on June 22, 2019, ending a courageous battle with cancer. Major Newton was born in Manchester, TN on June 14, 1934. He joined the U.S. Army as a teen and completed the Basic Airborne Course at Ft. Benning, GA in October, 1949, at the age of fifteen. Shortly thereafter he was deployed to Korea for a tour of combat duty in the Korean War. He...
