top of page
Veteran Stories
~ COVINGTON VETERANS FOUNDATION BLOG ~
Search
covvets
Mar 20, 20234 min read
The story of Clinton Larry Smith, Sgt. U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam
Author: John Vick Larry Smith and Betty Henderson were sweethearts in high school at Pleasant Home. Larry graduated in 1965 and says...
7 views0 comments
covvets
Mar 13, 202312 min read
Mark A. King, WO1, U.S. Army, Helicopter Pilot, Vietnam War
Author: John Vick LEFT: Warrant Officer candidate Mark King, U.S. Army. [Photo: Mark King] RIGHT: Brig. Gen. Oden pins the Air Medal on...
33 views0 comments
covvets
Mar 13, 202314 min read
William Gary Cumbie, M.D., U.S. Army Medical Corps, WWII, Merrill's Marauders - Part Two
Author: John Vick Captain William G. Cumbie, MD, U.S Army Medical Corps, WW II. [Photo: Dr. William G. Cumbie, Jr.] It was not long after...
32 views0 comments
covvets
Jan 11, 20236 min read
George Sidney Waits, Jr., Sergeant, U.S. Army, WWII
Author: John Vick LEFT: Sidney Waits holding the flag given to him by his grandson, 1st Lt. Luke Waits, USAF. Luke carried the flag...
24 views0 comments
covvets
Jan 11, 20238 min read
James Donald Mock, TSGT, U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII, 159th Liaison Squadron Commando
Author: John Vick SGT Donald Mock was home for a brief visit with his parents in Andalusia, Alabama, prior to deploying overseas in the...
22 views0 comments
covvets
Dec 28, 20224 min read
Allan M. Cory, Col., U.S. Army, WWII Japanese Prisoner
Author: John Vick This is the beginning of the remarkable story of an American hero, Colonel Allan Murray Cory, Sr., a U.S. Army officer...
17 views0 comments
bottom of page