In the summer of 2015, Opp native Jim Lawrence sent an email to Andalusia’s John Vick informing him of a special celebration commemorating the end of World War I.
The event, called the “Keep the Spirit of ’45 Alive” was to be held in August at the Air Force Armament Museum.
In John Vick fashion, he quickly organized a committee of locals including John Thompson, Sammy Glover, Kenneth Johnson, Kendra Majors, Greg White, Emilee Gage, Ben Bowden, Chrissy Duffy, Maggie Jones and Brian Foshee, to seek out local World War II veterans who would like to attend the event and businesses to sponsor a bus and banners honoring those who served. The committee took more than a dozen World War II veterans to the celebration, which included Reveille, lectures on different aspects of the war, a re-enactment of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima and more.
But possibly the greatest thing to come out the event other than the fellowship was a three-hour long video of interviews with World War II veterans who were honored that day. Read More>
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