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Veterans honored at American Legion Awards Ceremony
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The American Legion is the nations largest wartime veterans service organization. Six Warren County residents have accumulated 400 years of continuous service in the group and were honored Friday. Pictured sitting, from left, are honorees Bruce Baldwin, Hubert P. Boyd, Magness Jordan, Howard E. Locke, and Charles L. Smith. Absent is Jack Puckett. Standing are John A. Davis, Larry Kersey, County Executive Herschel Wells, state Rep. Judd Matheny, state Sen. Janice Bowling, state Rep. Kevin Dunlap, Bobby Ferrell, and James T. Patterson.
American Legion Post 173 held its Awards Ceremony on Friday honoring six individuals who served their country with pride and have contributed a combined 400 years to the organization.“When I started calculating the years, I decided these gentlemen deserved more than just for me to hand them their plaques during a meeting, take it to their house or mail it to them,” said American Legion Post Commander John A. Davis. “They deserve far more than that. These men have provided 400 cumulative years in the American Legion.