**Colonel Phillip Alvin Snodgrass, M.D., U.S. Army Reserve, Retired. Colonel Snodgrass was born on 31 December 1938 in Warren, Arkansas. His family later relocated to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1956. He attended Ouachita College, earning a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 1960, followed by a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Arkansas College of Medicine in 1964.

Dr. Snodgrass joined the Army National Guard in 1960 and was appointed Captain in the Medical Corps on 15 November 1965. On 3 January 1966, he began active duty as a Medical Aid Officer with the 188th Assault Helicopter Company in the Republic of Vietnam. On 9 November 1967, during an enemy mortar and automatic weapons attack in Dau Tieng, Dr. Snodgrass sustained wounds but assumed command of medical operations, organizing his personnel to treat casualties efficiently. He continued to supervise treatment until all company members were accounted for, declining care for his injuries until all facilities were secured. For his exemplary actions, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with "V” device and the Purple Heart. He was released from active duty on 15 October 1968 and returned to reserve status.

Dr. Snodgrass completed his residency at the University of South Alabama in 1972 and went on to serve various communities across Arkansas, Alabama, and Mississippi in General Surgery and Emergency Medicine. As a member of Humanity First, he deployed twice to Haiti following the 2010 earthquakes. Throughout his 57-year medical career, Dr. Snodgrass found particular fulfillment serving veterans as a physician with the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System in North Little Rock during his last 15+ years of practice. He was also called to active duty for service in Panama and again during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, retiring from the US Army Reserve with over 30 years of distinguished service.

In addition to the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart, Colonel Snodgrass received the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal, and numerous other honors and decorations. Colonel Phillip Snodgrass passed away on 14 September 2022. His outstanding dedication to medicine and military service exemplifies the highest standards of a Citizen Soldier.