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Charles E. Turner, Lieutenant, U.S. Naval Aviator, Vietnam TWA Captain
The young Navy pilot was over the city of Vinh, North Vietnam, preparing to drop his bombs on the railroad marshalling yards below. He recalled, ...
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Claude W. Pike, SC3C, U.S. Navy, D-Day Veteran, WWII
The author and the citizens of Covington County lost a dear friend with the passing of Claude Pike on October 31, 2022. Claude was a ...
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Veterans Day began in Alabama 75 years ago
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Timothy L Worley Master Sergeant, Alabama National Guard, Operation Iraqi Freedom
Master Sergeant Timothy L. Worley was a member of the Alabama National Guard, 158th Maintenance Company out of Tallassee, Alabama, that landed at Camp Buehring, ...
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Dentist or Doctor? On Iwo Jima, He Was Both: William G. King, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Dental Corps, WWII Part 2
Continuing with the story of Lt. William G. King, another member of The Greatest Generation: “My best friend was a foxhole,” recalled Lt. William G. ...
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Dentist or Doctor? On Iwo Jima, He Was Both: William G. King, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Dental Corps, WWII Part 1
Somehow, the young man from Luverne, Alabama, had not envisioned himself on the black, volcanic rock of an island called Iwo Jima when he graduated ...
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A Mother’s Day Surprise – Mallory G. “Gregg” Berry, Sergeant, U.S. Army, Vietnam
For most men like Gregg Berry, Mother’s Day was always special, but the one in Vietnam on May 10, 1970, would be remembered a long ...
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Don L. Michael, Specialist Four, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Medal of Honor Recipient
SP4 Don Michael’s squad had moved out ahead of his platoon, searching for signs of enemy activity. They had moved forward for about 125 meters ...
by John Vick, Friday, September 23, 2022 2:30 pm
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Charlie F. Walker, Sgt. U.S. Army, 1st Infantry Division, Vietnam
Charlie Walker remembered when the AK-47 round struck him in the left lower back and buttocks, “It felt like Superman hit me!” He didn’t know ...
by John Vick, Friday, September 16, 2022 2:30 pm
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One of the last B-17s lost in WWII “Miss Florala”
On April 8, 1945, B-17 44-6173, “Miss Florala,” was lost to flak over Germany. The nose art on the bomber showed the outline of the ...
by John Vick, Friday, September 9, 2022 1:30 pm
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