Brigadier General Russell H. Sutton USMC (Ret.)

Having Russell as a friend was an honor! Working side by side with him on the Back Country Horsemen of East TN´s Walnut and White Rocks Mountain Trails Systems Project was an awesome experience! In honor of Russell, I will continue to work with the USFS to drive this project to completion. Larry Jeffers

Linda, Carmen and I send our most heartfelt condolences and prayers to you and your family. We will always remember our great times in Bangkok and Camp Lejeune. Russ was a fine man and exemplary Marine. He is with so many of his fellow warriors now. Perfect company.

My condolences to Russel's wife,Linda and family. He has left an amazing story of his life and accomplishments. A great legacy for his family. He and I were classmates at JB Pennington High School, in Blountsville, AL. graduating in 1958. He was a very respectable young man. God bless all.

I served with General Sutton during a Combined Arms Exercise in 29 Palms in the late 1980s when I was a junior officer. He was demanding, exacting, and kind. A good man that you knew would do all he could for you and your Marines when things were tough. You learn a lot of lessons during a career in the Marine Corps and he was a fine teacher - even for one like me far down his chain of command. He was a great Marine and there a legions of us that are saddened by his passing. We wish you...

I was Russells football coach at J.B Pennington High School in Blountsville , AL. He was a dedicated player and played and practice with a dedication. My wife was honored to be his Sunday School teacher. We loved him and I know he will be missed.

General Sutton had had a major influence on my decision to 'go' USMC as a USNA midshipman during the period he was there as a heavily decorated Infantry Officer bearing the obvious wounds of his VN service to Country & Corps. He was extremely impressive in uniform but also caring and patient with goofy midshipmen, and possessing an unusual sense of humor to those of us already disposed to want to be Marine Officers - in his mold. He was unforgettable, and irreplaceable to a Nation that longs...