Before his plane was shot down, before spending more than six years as a prisoner of war and before he was honored during his hometown’s Fourth of July parade, Col. Robert Waggoner called Steamboat Springs home. “He was the youngest boy of eight children, and he grew up and went
Trying to finish unpacking from a recent move, I first came upon a box that held the last saved treasures of my past; my L.P.N. name tag from my first career as a nurse, the mouthpiece from the french horn I played from 3rd through 12th grade, (not my idea),
The Viet Nam Veterans of America Chapter 203 recognized POW John Sparks at its March meeting on Monday night. In April, 1968, Mr. Sparks was flying a reconnaissance mission over North Viet Nam when his OV-1 Mohawk twin engine fixed wing aircraft was shot down. He was captured and spent
Spring Hill Memorial Funeral Home and the City of Spring Hill will host the 14th Annual Veterans Day Memorial Service at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8. Spring Hill Memorial Funeral Home is located at 5239 Main Street in Spring Hill. The event celebrates patriotism and community, and includes music
Claude Donald McClure, Sr., 78, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away on March 6, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. Claude was born in Chattanooga, on Nov. 25, 1940, to the late James Donald McClure and Agnes Hartsfield McClure. Claude was baptized at Second Missionary Baptist Church at an early