On October 7, 2010, we gathered many of our WWII Veterans/members at Post 29 Marietta to honor and celebrate their contributions to our freedom. Of the 93 WWII Veterans on our roll, 26 were able to attend. Most of these men are in their 80s and 90s. Most people think of the old black-and-white clips of WWII, but these men lived it. What means a lot to them is coming together with other WWII vets.
Pictured front-row: Ed Lathom, Navy; Edwin Becker, 11th Airborne Division Paratroopers; Glenn Neal, Navy, Woodstock; Claude Edwards, Army Air Corps; Bill Pickens, Air Force; Lloyd Adsit, Army Air Corps; Willie Thackston, Navy; Charles Brown, Army; James Heard, Patton's Third Army; Matthew DiFabio, Navy.
Pictured second row: Un-named, Edward Risse, Air Force; Morris Lacey, 3rd Amored Division; Thomas Townsend, Navy, Kennesaw; Larry Abel, Air Force; Perry Sweppy, Jr., Marine Corps; Don Thompson, Army.
Pictured third row: Cecil Caudill, Army; George Bryant, Navy, Winston; Harold Wilson, Army Air Corps, east Cobb; Joe David Glascock, Navy; A.B. Dunn, Army Air Force; Ernest Smith, Navy, east Cobb; Jim Cropp, Army, east Cobb; Al Friel, Navy, east Cobb; Graham Hill, Army.
This ceremony was featured on CBS Atlanta News - Channel 46.
