John Taos Veasy was born on March 18th, 1881 in Talbotton, Talbot Country Georgia. His father was Emmet Veasy and his mother was Maria Wasire Ray.  Before service, he worked as a railroader in Alabama.  

Mr. Veasy served in the Army for many years, enlisting multiple times. He first enlisted out of Alabama on November 9th, 1903. He served at Fort Mcintosh, Texas as a Private in Company I of the 25th Infantry of the Army. He was honorably discharged three years later on November 7th, 1906. He sustained an injury to his left side during his first service period. Mr. Veasy re-enlisted two months later on January 11th, 1907 out of Phoenix, Arizona. He served another three-year term in Spokane, Washington, and was honorably discharged on January 10th, 1910. Testimonies about his service say that during this service period, Mr. Veasy and his companions in the 25th Infantry were deployed to Northern Idaho and Western Montana to aid local firefighters in putting out forest fires in 1910. Mr. Veasy and three other soldiers were thought to have passed in the fires, but a few days later the men emerged safely out of the forest. Military records show that during this service term, Mr. Vealy developed rheumatica.  

Seven days after his discharge, on January 17th, Mr. Veasy enlisted again. He continued his service in Washington and was honorably discharged on January 16th, 1913. During this service term, Mr. Veasy married Valtina Murray. The next day, on January 17, 1913, Mr. Veasy enlisted and was honorably discharged a year later on January 30th.  Mr. Veasy took a three-year break from service before his next enlistment on May 27, 1917, where he served Nogales, Santa Cruz, Arizona. He was honorably discharged on June 29th, 1920. His final recorded enlistment was on October 1st, 1921 serving till June 29th, 1923 when he was honorably discharged for a final time. Mr. Veasy's highest rank during his service was a Private First Class.  

Mr. Veasy lived in a Disable Veterans Home in Los Angeles California in 1931. In this home, Mr. Veasy was a Protestant. On November 26th, 1943, Mr. Veasy passed and was laid to rest in the Los Angeles National Cemetary. 

This biography was researched and written by students as part of the Digital Veterans Legacy Project at Loyola Marymount University, funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Cemetery Administration.   

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