John Vick, Author at The Andalusia Star-News - Page 10 of 17
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The author’s first contact with Clyde Combs came in January 2021, after a friend, Norman Hobson, received a letter addressed, “To Max Maloy Foreman, or ...
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by John Vick, Friday, March 11, 2022 4:30 pm
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“Living legend” is a description, often overused, to describe someone who has made an impact upon our country. In the case of WW II veteran, ...
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by John Vick, Friday, March 4, 2022 4:30 pm
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The author’s phone rang recently on a quiet Saturday afternoon. I recognized the name and number from Houston, Texas. When I answered, the 97-year-old voice ...
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by John Vick, Friday, February 25, 2022 4:30 pm
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Author’s note: The original article published on January 29, 2022 has been updated with important information unavailable to the author at the time it was ...
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by John Vick, Friday, February 11, 2022 4:30 pm
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The William Moses Ward family had three sons that served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WW II: Marvin I. Ward, Preston J. “P ...
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by John Vick, Friday, February 4, 2022 4:30 pm
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The William Moses Ward family had three sons that served in the U.S. Army Air Force during WW II: Marvin I. Ward, Preston J. “P ...
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by John Vick, Friday, January 28, 2022 4:30 pm
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S2C George J. Chestnutt, Jr., a native of Andalusia, Covington County, Alabama, was a member of the Deck Division onboard the USS Utah during the ...
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by John Vick, Friday, January 21, 2022 4:30 pm
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It is an extraordinary honor to be able to tell the story of another member of The Greatest Generation, Seaman William E. Ward, Jr. from ...
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by John Vick, Friday, January 14, 2022 5:30 pm
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The author thanks Tom and Mike Cowen for their help in writing about their great-uncle Noah Nelson Cowen from Opp, Alabama. Like so many of ...
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by John Vick, Friday, January 7, 2022 4:30 pm
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2022 will mark the author’s fourth year of writing about Covington County, Alabama, veterans. If you’ve read their stories, you know that it takes a ...
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by John Vick, Friday, December 31, 2021 4:30 pm
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