Tag Archives: Veteran

Crossville the first of several town halls in a statewide tour by the Vietnam Veterans of America to disseminate information about Agent Orange and other potential toxic exposures. Tennessee State Council President Barry Rice said the town hall will feature a presentation of the list of contaminants veterans may have been exposed to during their service. Rice said the goal ... Read More »

Employees of a Cookeville mortgage company have raised some $5,000 to give a local veteran a service dog next month. Each year, Seagrave Mortgage holds a different giveback event for the community. Branch Manager Patty Seagrave said the company of 10 employees saw the need firsthand. “In the process throughout the year of us doing VA loans with veterans, we ... Read More »

Medical doctor, WWII Veteran and long-time White County Rotary Club member Charles Mitchell will be laid to rest Friday. Mitchell served as a military captain in WWII and received a Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman’s Badge and 4 Battle Stars for heroism at the the Battle of the Bulge. Mitchell passed away Tuesday at 101-years-old. Rotary Club Member Donna ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Chapter of Military Officers Association of America made the decision to donate to a special cause. Retired Navy Commander Mark Pfaffenroth said during their Christmas party, a member’s wife suggested donating to the Tennessee Fisher House in Murfreesboro. Pfaffenroth said they raised over $1,000 towards the the Fisher House, that many Upper Cumberland MOAA members utilize. “A ... Read More »

Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter is asking the community to send birthday cards to one of the community’s oldest veterans. World War II veteran Lehman Riggs will turn 101 on Sunday but the pandemic doesn’t allow for a celebration in-person. Putnam County Veteran Services Representative Michael Glass said it is meaningful for the community to reach out while they still ... Read More »

“We were so jubilant and happy about it, we were jumping up and down.” 100-year old Lehman Riggs of Cookeville remembering Victory in Europe, 75 years ago Friday. “I was in the second infantry division, and we were the furthest inland of any American division in Europe whenever the war ended,” Riggs said. “And we were selected to be one ... Read More »

A Warren County Pearl Harbor veteran’s remains will not be returned to his hometown as planned this weekend. COVID-19 is the reason. Warren C. Crim was killed while stationed aboard the USS Oklahoma on December 7, 1941. His body was to be returned to McMinnville Saturday, to be buried at the Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Family member Bruce Atnip said ... Read More »