VFW Post 2667

The Coweta Veterans Club, through VFW Post 2667 and American Legion Post 57 held a memorial ceremony on December 7 at McKoon Funeral Home at 11:00 AM. It was moved from Veterans’ Memorial Plaza due to inclimate weather. “It was described by FDR as a Day of Infamy,” said Ron Freese, Club Chairman. “It was also the day that brought America into the war and certainly put the nation in a fighting mood. We must not forget the two thousand plus who died in sinking ships, on airfields and in the skies. Their spirits still, and will forever, need to be remembered. We cannot let this day pass without pausing to remember what was a defeat, a defeat that drove us to eventual victory.” The short program included a reading of President Roosevelt’s speech to Congress, declaring war on Japan. Freese made a special invitation to WWII veterans and senior citizens who have memories of Pearl Harbor Day they might wish to share. “Those who were young adults at that time can tell us more about the terror...

Past VFW Post 2667 Commander and World War II veteran Jim Goodrum was recognized as Veteran of the Year in Veterans' Day ceremonies at Newnan's Veterans Memorial Plaza. Goodrum, who lives in the Sharpsburg area, attended the ceremonies with his wife Elsie and daughter Linda. "I am really overwhelmed by being chosen as Veteran of the Year. By honoring me, I feel like you're also honoring every man who served on the USS Bogue with me" and "every person who has put on a military uniform in the service of the United States of America," he said. Full story and pictures at times-herald.com

The National World War II Museum, based in New Orleans, has embarked on a fundraising campaign to raise $300 million to expand the facility over five acres on two city blocks. This will create 300,000 square feet of new space. The original site began as the National D-Day Museum in 2000. For more information see www. NationalWW2Museum.org .

The day after the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Newnan High School students were given what is rapidly becoming a rare opportunity. Instead of hunching over history books at their desks and viewing run-of-the-mill textbook photos commemorating the event, the students were able to study Pearl Harbor survivor Dixie Harris' personal photographs, as well as newspaper clippings from 1941. Harris, Georgia State Chairman of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Inc., was one of many veterans spanning historic eras from World War II and Korea to Vietnam and Operation Iraqi Freedom who visited the school. See the full article at www.Times-Herald.com .