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Master Chief Petty Officer Marion Lee Hornsby: Age 88 Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO) Marion Lee Hornsby served 21 years in the United States Navy. His Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) was Boiler Technician Chief Master. He received the following decorations, medals, badges, citations and campaign ribbons: Vietnam Service Medal, China Service Medal, National Defense Medal and five Good Conduct Medals. MCPO Hornsby was born August 11, 1933 to his parents, Luther and Irene Hornsby, in Talla...
Master Sergeant David Gordon Stainback: Age 78 Master Sergeant David Gordon Stainback (MSGT) served 20 years in the United States Air Force. His Military Occupational Specialty Code (MOSC) was Fire Protection Superintendent. He received the following awards, decorations and medals: Air Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, NCO Academy Graduate Ribbon, Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon with four Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze...
Gunnery Sergeant Jamie Michael LyBrand Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) Jamie Michael LyBrand served 20 years in the United States Marine Corps. His Military Primary Military Occupational Specialty (PMOS) was Military Police, and he held other Additional MOS’s (AMOS): Prevention/Physical Security, Small Arms Weapons Instructor, Marksmanship Instructor, Martial Arts Instructor, Marksmanship Coach, Formal School Instructor and Recruiter. His decorations, medals, badges, citations and campaign ribbons a...
PART 1: A Face to the War on Ukraine – A Father Flees with his Family By A. C. Beck On February 27, 2022, a citizen of Ukraine posted that he was safely at home in Odesa with his family, about 15 kilometers outside of the city, which is a seaport and the third most populated city in Ukraine. This was three days after Russia invaded Ukraine. That beautiful Sunday morning, he was fairly relaxed in his Facebook video, stating he felt that Odesa was still reasonably safe. Although a curfew was in p...
Technical Sergeant Christopher Laneaux (89) Technical Sergeant (TSgt) Christopher Laneaux served 21 years in the U. S. Air Force with four separate periods of voluntary service. His Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) was Supply/Logistics. TSgt Laneaux’s service included deployments to Germany, Italy, Thailand, Turkey and an assignment in Alaska. SSGT Laneaux distinguished himself by meritorious service as a Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of Material Control Branch while assigned to the 7307th S...
Jessie Lynn Nichols of Prattville, Alabama, was crowned Miss Rodeo USA 2022 at the 52nd Annual International Finals Rodeo (IFR52) in Guthrie, Oklahoma, on January 16th. This annual event is sanctioned by the International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA) and The Miss Rodeo USA Association. Miss Nichols represented the Limestone County Sheriff’s Rodeo (Athens, Alabama) and was one of fifteen rodeo queen contestants vying for the title of Miss Rodeo USA. At the end of the week-long pageant M...
Lieutenant Colonel Melvin Gerald Cooper (94) Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Melvin Gerald Cooper completed twenty-five years seven months and twenty-six days in the U.S. Navy (Active and Reserve) and the U. S. Air Force. Upon discharge his Military Occupational Specialty was Seaman First Class, Airman First Class and Lieutenant Colonel. Lt Col Cooper received the following medals, awards and decorations: WWII Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal, National Defense Serv...
Captain Nimrod Thompson Frazer (92) Captain (Cpt) Lt. Nimrod Thompson Frazer served three years in the U. S. Army including the Army National Guard and the regular Army with service in Korea during the Korean War. His Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) was Tank Platoon Leader. His military decorations, medals, badges and commendations included the Silver Star given for his gallantry in action, a Presidential Unit Citation and the Parachute Badge. He received a letter of appreciation from Kim...
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$1,000 CASH! The Alabama Gazette will again present $100 cash to 10 deserving people in its readership area. Send in your nomination letter stating why you think your friend or family deserves $100 cash for Christmas. Please include address and phone numbers of your nominee. Email the Gazette at alabamagazette@gmail.com or send your letter to: The Alabama Gazette 12 E. Jefferson Street Montgomery, AL 36104 All nominations must be received by December 14th....
Senior Master Sergeant Douglas M. Terry: Age: 79 Senior Master Sergeant (SMSgt) Douglas M. Terry served 24 years in the United States Air Force. His last assigned Air Force Occupational Specialty Code was 8119 Superintendent of Security Police. His awards, medals and decorations include: Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Air Force Good Conduct Medal with seven oak leaf clusters, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon...
$1,000 CASH! The Alabama Gazette will again present $100 cash to 10 deserving people in its readership area. Send in your nomination letter stating why you think your friend or family deserves $100 cash for Christmas. Please include address and phone numbers of your nominee. Email the Gazette at alabamagazette@gmail.com or send your letter to: The Alabama Gazette 12 E. Jefferson Street Montgomery, AL 36104 All nominations must be received by December 14th....
Major David Timothy Boyle Major David Timothy Boyle served 20 years in the United States Air Force. His Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) was communications operations officer and communications staff officer. He received the following decorations, medals and awards: Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Combat Readiness Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Air Force Overseas Short Tour...
Thank you, Veterans! https://www.alabamagazette.com/story/2021/11/01/news/honoring-our-heroes/2258.html...
Last year's support of The Rotary Clubs throughout Montgomery and across central and south Alabama was outstanding. We look forward to doing our part to eradicate Polio throughout the world, again this year. Please support us by contacting your local rotary and being part of Purple Pinkie Day 2021! The 48 Rotary Clubs in District 6880 marked historic progress toward a polio-free world urging the community to help end the paralyzing disease by participating in the "Purple Pinkie Day" fundraising...
Lt. Woodward Durham Lamar: Age 98 Lt. Woodward Durham Lamar served as a pilot in the U.S. Navy for four years of active duty during WWII and served seven years in the Navy Reserve. Lt. Lamar was born October 31, 1922 in Montgomery, AL, to his parents, Robert Jones Lamar and Mary Yougene Lamar. Lt. Lamar’s four brothers also served during WWII, and one brother was killed in combat when he was flying a B-25. Lt. Lamar was reared in Montgomery and graduated from Lanier High School in 1940. He w...
The Montgomery Department of Fire and Rescue held a special commemoration honoring Americans who lost their lives 20 years ago September 11, 2001. Madison Avenue was blocked off in front of the headquarters of the Montgomery Fire and Rescue Department at 19 Madison Avenue. Three large fire trucks were parked at angles, and a huge American flag hung from a tall rescue ladder. As the program began, Dr. Martha Poole Simmons, a volunteer representing the Central-East AL Chapter of the American Red...
Should yoga be taught as part of the curriculum in the public schools of Alabama? A former teacher of yoga at four Florida universities, Mike Shreve, says, “Absolutely not!” Evidently, some Alabama legislators disagree, because in May of this year (2021), the Alabama Senate and House of Representatives passed a bill, introduced by Democrat Representative Jeremy Gray, lifting the ban on yoga in the public school system that has been in place since 1993. Apparently, Representative Gray has a vested interest in the passing of this bill bec...
Col Kenneth D. Carlson: Age 90 Col Kenneth D. Carlson served 29 years in the United States Air Force. His Military Occupational Specialty Code (MOSC) was Air Operations Staff Officer. He received the following medals, awards and decorations: Legion of Merit, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Expeditionary Service Award for Overseas: Lebanon, Congo and Formosa, Outstanding...
Terrell Lamar Best: Age 95 Terrell Lamar Best served almost 32 months in the United States Coast Guard during WWII. His military occupational specialty (MOS) was Signalman Third Class. He received the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with two bronze stars. Best was born in Montgomery, AL, September 21, 1925, to his parents, Terrell and Louise Best. He was reared in Montgomery and graduated from Lanier High School in May 1943. After working at Panama City for about a month, he volunteered at age 17...
On July 13th, voters in Shelby elected Republican Kenneth Paschal in a special general election to fill the seat vacated by former representative Matt Fridy. Paschal will be the first African-American Republican elected to the Alabama State Legislature since Reconstruction – almost 145 years ago. “I want to thank the voters of Shelby County for the trust they placed in me today. I had never run for office before, but I feel like our campaign was really embraced by the people. I think they wer...
Sergeant Major James Earl Jackson Sergeant Major (SGM) James Earl Jackson served 30 years in the United States Army, and this service included three deployment tours in Vietnam for 36 months, one in Korea, two in Germany and one in Guam. His family has four generations of members serving their country in the U.S. Army as his father, his two sons, a grandson and he have served. His decorations, medals, badges, citations and ribbons were: Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, 1st OLC, Army...
Just east of I-65 South at the Hope Hull exit lies not only a beautiful parcel of land, but also an incredible non-profit of which too few in the River Region are even aware. It’s a non-profit that is daily changing lives by utilizing the innate abilities of one of God’s most loyal creatures – dogs. But these dogs aren’t your typical family pets, and while you may believe your four-legged best friend is the absolute smartest in the world, a visit to the facility to witness the life-ch...
Colonel Hugh David McCracken, Jr.: Age: 85 Col Hugh David McCracken, Jr. served 26 years in the United States Air Force. He was born October 27, 1935, at West Hartford, CT, to his parents, Hugh David McCracken, Sr. and Grace, and he graduated from Wethersfield High School at Wethersfield, CT, in 1953. He received a B.S. Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies of Mathematics and Physics in 1957 from Trinity College at Hartford, CT. Having participated in the Air Force ROTC while in college, he...
Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings and participating in parades. In 1968 Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which established Memorial Day as the last Monday in May. The same law also declared Memorial Day a federal holiday. Each year on Memorial Day a national moment of...
