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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Alan. M. Riley, QM1, U.S., Navy, WWII

Alan Riley didn’t think he would live to see the end of the war. There had been typhoons ...

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Vietnam Veteran Kenneth G. Johnson helped build Veterans Park

With the recent visit of the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, Andalusia was host to more than 5,000 visitors ...

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Jack D. Sansom, SH3, U.S. Navy, Vietnam

It seemed like half the ship’s crew of the USS Hornet were gathered on the flight deck, trying ...

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