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Master Sergeant George A. Hill: Age 79 Master Sergeant (MSgt) George A. Hill served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. His Air Force Specialty Code (811X2) Security Policeman. His awards, decorations,...

Master Sergeant Harold E. Neal: Age 86 Master Sergeant (MSG) Harold E. Neal served 21 years in the United States Air Force. His Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) was Manager of Materials. His awards,...

Petty Officer Third Class Peggy Holley: Age 100 Petty Officer Third Class (PO3) Peggy Holley served three years and 16 days in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services (WAVES) in the U.S....

John F. Morrow: Battle of the Bulge Hero John F. Morrow is a 101 year-old WWII veteran who served as a U. S. Army tank driver in the liberation of Belgium, Holland, France and Germany. Lt. General...

Commander Robert Nealy Scruggs Jr. CDR Robert Nealy Scruggs served 22 years in the U. S. military including five years in the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve, 10 years in active duty in the Navy and seven...

Helen Lattal Helen Lattal is a veteran of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) having served with 8th Air Force Headquarters at High Wycombe, England. Her three years of service were 1942-1945. Not only was s...

Master Sergeant (MSgt) Kent Stephen Kline served 22.5 years in the United States Air Force. His 1st Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) was as a Reciprocating Aircraft Maintenance Specialist (43131A),...

Lt. Col Douglas Spencer Catchings served 23 years in the United States Air Force. His Military Occupational Specialty Code (MOSC) included Fighter Pilot of the F4 Phantom Jet and of the A10...

Staff Sergeant (S Sgt) George Wendell Alexander served nine years in the United States Air Force including four tours in Vietnam. His Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) was Airborne Electronics...

Tech Sergeant (TSgt) Willie Mack Wheeler served 23 years in the United States Air Force including one tour to Korea during the Korean War and two tours to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. His...

Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt) Michael Springer served 26 years in the United States Air Force. His Air Force Specialties (AFSC) included: Professional Military Education Instructor for two years...

Corporal (Cpl) Johnny Saxton served in the United States Marines for 1.6 years in the United States Marine Corps with eight months of heroic service in the Vietnam War where he was seriously wounded...

Col Larry Patrick Cornwell: Age 76 Col Larry Patrick Cornwell served 28 years in the United States Air Force. His Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) for 21 years was as a Security Police officer. He...

Staff Sergeant Deborah Marie Chambers: Age 68 Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Deborah Marie Chambers served in the U.S. Air Force. Her Military Occupational Specialty Code (MOSC) was Education and Training Craf...

Col William Randall Ray: Age 66 Col William Randall Ray served 35 years in the Alabama Army National Guard. His Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) included beginning as the Fire Direction Officer...

Montgomery resident, Romay Catherine Davis, received a Congressional Gold Medal July 26, 2022 at Montgomery City Hall. The 102 WWII Wac served in England with the 855 female African-Americans in the...

Almost 50 Years Later ... Roe V. Wade Overturned! (Slip Opinion) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES NO. 19-1392. Argued December 1, 2021—Decided June 24, 2022 Held: The Constitution does not confer...

Sergeant First Class James Owen Dozier: Age 97 Sergeant First Class (SFC) James Owen Dozier served eight years in the United States Army including four years of active duty followed by four years in...

Sarah Ross is the daughter of Mary and Sam Adams of Montgomery, and granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Adams of Troy, Alabama, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charlie M. Martin of Enterprise,...

The Uvalde, Texas massacre is the latest in a string of senseless killings by someone inflicting the EVIL that erupts within a perverted and demented mind and soul. Nineteen school children and two ad...

Master Chief Petty Officer Marion Lee Hornsby: Age 88 Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO) Marion Lee Hornsby served 21 years in the United States Navy. His Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) was Boil...

Master Sergeant David Gordon Stainback: Age 78 Master Sergeant David Gordon Stainback (MSGT) served 20 years in the United States Air Force. His Military Occupational Specialty Code (MOSC) was Fire...

Gunnery Sergeant Jamie Michael LyBrand Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) Jamie Michael LyBrand served 20 years in the United States Marine Corps. His Military Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS)...

PART 1: A Face to the War on Ukraine – A Father Flees with his Family By A. C. Beck On February 27, 2022, a citizen of Ukraine posted that he was safely at home in Odesa with his family, about 15...

Technical Sergeant Christopher Laneaux (89) Technical Sergeant (TSgt) Christopher Laneaux served 21 years in the U. S. Air Force with four separate periods of voluntary service. His Air Force...