On
Wednesday September 21, Veterans of WWII, Korea and Viet Nam were honored by
Selma Chapter # 53 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy for their
military service. Each veteran was presented a Certificate of Appreciation and
given due recognition for their devotion to duty. SCV Camp 1524 Prattville Dragoon James Spears, a WWII
era veteran was one of the recipients. Mrs. Pat Godwin, President of the
Chapter, stated that she had wanted Mr. Spears to participate for quite some
time and was happy that he attended this year. James served with the U.S. Army
15th Combat Engineers in southern Germany shortly after the war ended until he
was relieved and discharged. The country was still chaotic during this time as
the German surrender had occurred some number of weeks earlier. He attained the
rank of Sergeant before his discharge. He is pictured holding his certificate
in the last photo. Congratulations, James!
Also
receiving a certificate was Dragoon Tyrone Crowley who was a veteran of the
U.S. Navy from 1960 - 1964. He served primarily in the Pacific during this
time. Tyrone related a story from his Navy days which was very entertaining to
the assembly. He served on at least 2 ships during his tenure. Congratulations,
Tyrone!
The
first photo shows James, Larry Spears, Steve Tindoll and Teresa Tindoll (family
members of James), Tyrone and his wife. James and Larry are in the second
photo and Tyrone are in the third.
Mrs.
Godwin and the hostesses from the Selma Chapter had delicious refreshments for
the group and they were very hospitable to the veterans. It was obvious that
the veterans assembled were thankful for the recognition given and were most
appreciative. Amoung the several veterans gathered were at least 3 more WWII
vets.
Our
last item of business for the day was to stand and sing God Bless America,
which on this day had a very special meaning.
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