Honor Air Atlanta 2011
On Tuesday, May 10th, the Roswell Rotary Club escorted sixty-four WWII veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit their memorials. It was a glorious day....
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May
14
May
Warm Springs
Favorite (2005) After Franklin D. Roosevelt contracted polio he visited a rustic resort in Warm Springs, GA, to bathe in their mineral-rich warm spring waters and prayed for a cure....
03
Apr
Could This Be Him?
For most of his life, Herman Allen has written poetry. The earliest poems I have are from the late 1930's and then the war years, the 1940's. ...
22
Oct
Air Force Historical Research Agency
This week I spent two days at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama., at the Air Force Historical Research Agency....
29
Jul
Lee Bean
For as along as our family can remember, Hedy would talk about the time she lived in Washington DC, in an apartment at the “Slaughter Guest House.” She was friends with “Lee Bean,” and we remember her referring to him as “LL Bean, Jr.”...
31
May
Memorial Day 2010
This is the thirteenth year that Roswell Rotary and the City of Roswell have jointly sponsored Roswell Remembers, a tribute to all our veterans and the men and women who are serving in our military today. ...
30
Apr
Honor Air Atlanta 2010
On Wednesday, April 14th the Roswell Rotary Club from Roswell, GA spearheaded a trip to escort 96 World War II veterans to see their World War II Memorial. ...
04
Apr
Weekend with the Colonel
I drove to Columbia for a quick overnight visit with the Colonel. When I walked into his apartment at The Atria, his assisted living home, and after a hug, he said, "Sit down, Patti, there are four things I need to tell you!...