Tag: WWII
WWII veterans stars of this year’s CHS Jazz Band Big Band...
CULLMAN, Ala. - A magical night was had Friday, courtesy of the Cullman High School Jazz Band, at the 24th annual Big Band Dance...
WWII veteran surprised with 4 medals in West Point
Warrant Officer Skip Griffin, left, with World War II veteran Henry Hardie Cornett, right, show the four medals Cornett was given Saturday night in...
WWII veteran John Parker celebrates 100th birthday in Hanceville
World War II veteran John Parker with daughter Nancy Bates. Parker is celebrating his 100th birthday on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. (W.C. Mann for...
WWII soldier’s knife returned to family
Prentice Ball’s daughters Jo Ann Dempsey, left, and Sheri Mize, right with a drawing of their father. Ball’s pocket knife, lost in a World...
One last conversation with a living legend: Margot Tanner
Margot Tanner displays one of the numerous original works of art she has created. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - This week, the Cullman community will...
WWII vet special guest at Wallace State
George Mills, a local WWII veteran, was hosted for a two-hour seminar Tuesday by Wallace State history instructor Leigh Ann Courington. She and her...
Veterans Day Celebration wows crowds at Sportsman Lake Park and Cullman...
B-17 bomber Aluminum Overcast taxis in after a flight.
CULLMAN - Cullman’s Veterans Day Celebration kicked off bright and early this morning at Sportsman Lake...
Nov. 5 Veterans Day program to be historically-rich, high-flying affair
CULLMAN - Cullman’s Veterans Day celebration is shaping up to be something spectacular this year, and it’s all going down this Saturday, Nov. 5...
Special B-17 Bomber flights ahead of this weekend’s Veterans Day celebration
CULLMAN - Members of the local press and special guests on Thursday were treated to rides on the B-17 Flying Fortress, Aluminum Overcast at...
Fallen veterans honored at Memorial Day program
And so Talmadge, we are gathered here today; still enjoying the sweet freedom that you bought us, with thankful hearts for your selfless devotion...