FAIRFIELD COUNTY – In Fairfield County, just nine people who served in the U.S. military during World War II are still living. The younger ones are in their mid-90s; the oldest, over 100. This Veterans’ Day, the community is holding an event to honor them while they still can. Just as is occurring across the […]
Flags to mark veterans’ graves
October 31, 2019 By
FAIRFIELD COUNTY – This year ahead of Veterans’ Day, volunteers are placing nearly 1,500 flags on veterans’ graves around Fairfield County, said Suzanne Johnson, a regular volunteer for the county’s museum, genealogy society, and historical society. Johnson, who is coordinating the effort, says it mirrors what is done at national cemeteries in the U.S. (including […]
Adopt a cemetery for Veteran’s Day
August 22, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – In honor of the upcoming Veterans’ Day on November 11, the Fairfield County Genealogy Society and the Fairfield County Museum plan to place flags on the graves of veterans at Fairfield County cemeteries. “To do this, we will need many volunteers,” Pelham Lyles, Director of the Museum, said. “We’re looking for merchants, organizations, […]
Blythewood war hero recounts combat
November 15, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood resident James Lecher, a former Army Ranger and an American hero, was guest speaker at the Blythewood Historical society’s Veteran’s Day program Sunday afternoon. Now retired from the Army, Lecher recounted to guests at the program his experience in Mogadishu, Somalia with Task Force Ranger that was made famous by the book […]
Gethsemane Veterans
November 22, 2017 By
BLAIR – Gethsemane Baptist Church celebrated Veteran’s Day with a special recognition of all the veterans during morning worship on Sunday, Nov. 12. From left: Clifton Hendrix, John Peoples, Lawrence Coleman, Sandra Pearson (in memory of her husband Lester Pearson), Rev. Eric Bell (Gethsemane Baptist Church Pastor) Arthur Willingham, James Jackson, Franklin Goodwin, Associate Pastor […]
1942 WWII Ford Jeep –
November 16, 2017 By
Air Force veteran H. B. (Hud) McLean, Jr., who served in the Berlin Crisis, lines his jeep up with two of Bob Redfern’s vintage WWII army vehicles in preparation for the Veterans Day program held on Saturday at the Blythewood Historical Society’s Langford-Nord House on McNulty Road. See more Veterans Day photos on page 4.
County Honors Veterans During Annual Salute
November 16, 2012 By
Lt. Col. John C. Chapman, USAF (Ret.) delivers the keynote address during the Nov. 9 ceremony.
County Honors Veterans During Annual Salute
November 16, 2012 By
The Fairfield Central High School Advanced Dance Ensemble shows their stuff to “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.”
