The EveryStep Hospice team in Knoxville honored Navy veteran Arlan Risbeck with a veteran “pinning” ceremony. The ceremony was held December 29, 2021, at Arlan’s home in Chariton.

Arlan began his service career in Vietnam, enlisting for four years in 1957 at the age of 18, and re-enlisting for two more years in 1961. He was part of a 13-man reconnaissance team sent in to gather coastal data. Later moving to Colorado, Arlan earned his pilot’s license and served in the Air National Guard, later transferring to the Air Force Reserve Civil Air Patrol as a Liaison Sergeant. Arlan spent 14 years in that role, serving as the pilot for search and rescue teams looking for lost hunters and hikers in Colorado. 

EveryStep is a nonprofit healthcare organization and a partner in the nationally recognized We Honor Veterans initiative.