John Carnduff, a retired Air Force colonel, will have the honor of participating in the ceremony promoting his son, Chris Carnduff, to full Air Force colonel.
John is a resident at The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence in Knoxville. The family has chosen to hold the ceremony there on Saturday, April 29, at 1 p.m.
The family has three career Air Force members. John served 27 years from 1973-2000 as a fighter jet pilot with over 3,500 flying hours. Chris was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC program from the University of Illinois in December 2001 with an engineering degree. Chris’s wife, Mary, is an orthopedic surgeon in the Air Force and will be promoted to colonel herself this summer.
During the ceremony, the family members in military service will wear their uniforms. Mary, as narrator, will share a brief history of both men’s service and issue the Call to Order. John will administer the oath of office to his son. Chris’s mother, Donna, and his 14-year-old son, Jackson, will pin the eagle’s wings on him.
The Lantern will hold a small reception following the ceremony.
“Donna and I are extremely proud of Chris’s service to our military, and we look forward to seeing continued successes from him in the future,” said John.
“We are so honored to host this milestone event for the Carnduff family,” said Anita Estes, executive director at The Lantern at Morning Pointe of Knoxville. “We love John and are proud of his service to his country, and we appreciate the legacy he has passed on to his son, Chris. Any time we have a chance to honor our veterans, we are pleased to do so.”
For more information, please contact Lisa Ellis, community relations director at The Lantern, at 865-343-0757.
The Lantern at Morning Pointe of Knoxville is a memory care campus located at 9647 Westland Drive in Knoxville.
Morning Pointe Senior Living is the region’s choice for assisted living and memory care, serving seniors across Tennessee for more than 25 years. In addition to the Knoxville assisted living and Alzheimer’s memory care campus, Morning Pointe operates assisted living and memory care communities in the region in Hardin Valley, Clinton, Powell, and Lenoir City.
Founded in 1997 by Tennessee healthcare entrepreneurs Greg A. Vital and Franklin Farrow, Morning Pointe Senior Living owns and operates 37 assisted living, personal care and Alzheimer’s memory care communities in five southeastern states.
