05/05/2026
Please attend to honor a Tipton County veteran and wear your Post 67 uniform cover to represent the Post.
The community is invited to gather at the Tipton County Museum on Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30pm as we honor our May 2026 Veteran of the Month, Marcell Frost and thank him for his dedicated service to our great nation!
Marcell Frost joined the Army with big dreams and a drive to make those dreams a reality. He rose through the enlisted ranks to Sergeant First Class (E-7) before accepting a commission as a Warrant Officer. Over his twenty-two plus-year career, he supervised both military and civilian personnel. His technical and analytical abilities helped him stand out among his peers. His guidance and technical oversight in operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining strategic Army systems and network infrastructure was second to none. He possessed an innate ability to facilitate team interaction for rapid problem solving of complex technical challenges. He developed and implemented a new business model to streamline operations and make better use of limited resources not only in equipment, but in personnel as well. He documented both technical and strategic aspects of operations, encouraging both peers and subordinates to prepare for increasing responsibilities. His mentorship was vital to the successful careers of an untold number of soldiers and civilians. He was THE expert in designing and managing telecommunications links, data transfers, and information systems architecture over large-scale computer-assisted war-game simulations. His abilities allowed him to integrate commercial off-the-shelf equipment to support secure and non-secure voice, data, and video teleconferencing for contingency, joint, and combined signal operations.
Wherever Marcell went, information technology upgrades soon followed and efficiency increased exponentially. He managed information systems support functions for command, control, communications, and computers at all echelons of the Army. His leadership and supervisory abilities, coupled with his vast technical knowledge and unique ability to identify challenges and execute positive solutions, undoubtedly saved time and money and an untold number of lives. Marcell’s reputation for discipline, self-reliance, and technical and tactical proficiency was unsurpassed.
Warrant Officer 3 Frost retired from the Army in October 2005. For his service to our great nation, he was awarded three Meritorious Service Medals, four Army Commendation Medals, five Army Achievement Medals, an Army Superior Unit Award, three Army Good Conduct Medals, two National Defense Service Medals, three Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons, an Army Service Ribbon, three Overseas Service Ribbons, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, M-16 Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge, and Driver and Mechanic Badge with Driver W Bar.
Following retirement, he accepted a Network Technician position with Northrup Grumman in Leavenworth, Kansas. Four years later, he moved up to Telecommunications Specialist with the Mission Command Training Program. In 2015 he left there to work as a Residential Installation and Service Technician for Xfinity/Comcast. He then spent nine months as the Audio Visual/Information Technology Specialist at a Research College of Nursing before moving on to work for Ericsson, a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company. As a member of Ericsson’s Market Area North America Managed Services Intelligent Operations Center Front Office organization, he provided 7/24/365 support to both customers and employees throughout North America.
Marcell was nominated for Veteran of the Month by his good friends Jean Johnson and Helen Johnson-Tyus.
