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Charlie F. Walker, Sgt. U.S. Army, 1st Infantry Division, Vietnam
Author: John Vick Charlie F. Walker, Sgt. U.S. Army, Vietnam Veteran [Photo: John Vick] Charlie Walker remembered when the AK-47 round...
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Oct 9, 20224 min read


Alan. M. Riley, QM1, U.S. Navy, WW II
Author: John Vick Ensign Alan M. Riley being congratulated by Capt. Austin Doyle, USS Hornet's commanding officer. [Photo: Peter Riley]...
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Sep 7, 20226 min read


Vietnam Veteran Kenneth G. Johnson helped build Veterans Park
Author: John Vick Corporal Kenneth G. Johnson, U.S. Marine Corps in his dress blues. [Photo: Helen Johnson] With the recent visit of the...
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Aug 29, 20224 min read


Hubert T. Sullivan, Tech Sergeant, U.S.Army Combat Engineers, WW II
Author: John Vick Wartime photo of Hubert T. Sullivan, 251st Combat Engineers. [Photo: Sullivan family] Hubert Sullivan’s battalion had...
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Jul 17, 20225 min read


Wilson Merrill Sauls, Private, U.S. Army Paratrooper, WW II
Author: John Vick Merrill Sauls with the author at the 70th Anniversary of the End of WW II, at the Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin Air...
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Jul 17, 20225 min read


Operation Ivory Soap: Alabama’s Best Kept Secret of WW II
Author: John Vick In researching a future article about the late Charles R. Loman, a WW II veteran and leader in our community, I came...
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May 23, 20226 min read
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