Arkansas
Military Veterans'
Hall of Fame
Aldridge served as a Marine Corps machine gunner in the Korean War where he was severely wounded earning the Purple Heart, Korean Service medal, and the United Nations medal. He has a 100% disability rating from the VA but has been active in the Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, VFW, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart. He served on the committee that planned and constructed the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Little Rock.