by Kenneth Corn | Apr 8, 2021 | News
Jim Schenfield, Alex Ritchey and Chuck Gosnell (l-r above) served a combined 60 years in the US Air Force, each retiring as a Master Sergeant. Each was honored with handmade patriotic quilts from the quilters of Blue Ridge Quilts of Valor in 91做厙 on March 26, 2021....
by Kenneth Corn | Mar 29, 2021 | Living Histories
By Michel Robertson The photos in this article are of local Vietnam War veterans, many of whom you may know. See whether youre able to recognize them! Today, March 29th, is National Vietnam War Veterans Day, a day of remembrance established by the Vietnam War...
by Kenneth Corn | Mar 19, 2021 | Living Histories
Rutherford County resident Gil Mays (center) with his crew next to their TBF Avenger onboard the U.S.S. Yorktown in 1944. There were threecrewmembers: pilot, turret gunner and radioman/bombardier/ventral gunner. An interview with WWII pilot Gil Mays and his son...
by Kenneth Corn | Mar 4, 2021 | Living Histories
Thomas Greenway tells his story from his home near Columbus, North Carolina. “They call you ‘Doc’ on the front line.” By Michael McCarthy This is part of my great-grandfathers place right here. I worked about a year in Community Cash store...
by Kenneth Corn | Feb 25, 2021 | Living Histories
By Michel Robertson, from the bookWelcome Home, Brother: Memoirs of Vietnam War Veterans Young Ray Pavlik had not heard of Vietnam when he graduated from high school in 1964 and enlisted in the Navy. I wanted to get as far away from Cleveland as I could. His...
