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We have some sad news to report...Wayne Ward, who was the first in WJBF News Channel 6's "Voices Of Freedom" series...has died.
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World War II Veteran Featured In First WJBF "Voices Of Freedom" Series Segment Passes Away
We have some sad news to report...Wayne Ward, who was the first in WJBF News Channel 6's "Voices Of Freedom" series...has died.
Voices Of Freedom: Quentin Shivers
Quentin Shivers was a Marine working with the Navy. He worked at the headquarters for Admiral Kimmel of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. He said it was "good duty" because it was so "laid back." It didn't stay "laid back" for long. Hear his World War II experiences in his own words in the latest installment of WJBF News Channel 6's "Voices Of Freedom" series.
Voices Of Freedom: Grady Clarke
Grady Clarke entered the service for two reasons: He wanted to serve his country. He also wanted to follow in his brother's footsteps. His service led him through seven major battles in the Pacific and led to a lifetime of service to his country. His his war experiences in his own words in the latest inastallment of WJBF News Channel 6's "Voices Of Freedom" series.
Voices Of Freedom: Walter Brooker
He joined the Army just before Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was later injured in battle and ordered to go home, but he refused and rejoined his troops at the front in Italy. A mother's daily prayer is what Walter Brooker says kept him safe. He shares his story in the latest installment of WJBF News Channel 6's "Voices Of Freedom" series.
Voices Of Freedom: Harvey Kling
A 17-year old runs away from home to chase a career in baseball, World War II would get in the way of those dreams. But, the teenager didn't let that get him down or keep him from learning the deeper truths about life. Harvey Kling shares his story from the battlefield in the latest installment in WJBF News Channel 6's "Voices Of Freedom" series.
Voices Of Freedom: Rayford Kimbrell
He had dreamed of being a sailor since he was a little boy, but little did he know when he signed up for six years in the Navy, that he would spend 58 months on one ship. He fought in World War II from beginning to end. Rayford Kimbrell shares his story in the latest installment in WJBF News Channel 6's "Voices of Freedom" series.
Voices Of Freedom: Lester Helmich
After he entered the service during World War II, he qualified for West Point. He then found out he couldn't go because he was married. But, marriage didn't keep the Army from sending him to Belgium, just in time for the Battle of the Bulge. Lester Helmich shares his story in the latest edition of WJBF News Channel 6's Voices Of Freedom" series.
Voices Of Freedom: Glenn Smith
He says that he could hear the sky calling to him when he was a little kid. It was a call that would take him to World War II and then bring him to Augusta, Georgia. Glenn Smith shares his story in the latest installment of WJBF News Channel 6's "Voices Of Freedom" series.
Voices Of Freedom: Walter Morris
We honor another of America's heroes. Walter Morris, 90, served during World War II, but he was recently given what he calls the "greatest surprise" he's ever had...the key to the city of his homeotown of Waynesboro. Now, we look at his war service, and hear his stories in his own words, in the latest segment in WJBF News Channel 6's "Voices Of Freedom" series.
Voices Of Freedom: William "Bill" Ellis
He picked the Navy over the Army because he liked the uniform better. He would wear that uniform to many countries in defense of America during World War II, but it was the one in a million odds he would beat that defined his war memories. Hear William "Bill" Ellis' World War II stories in his own words in WJBF News Channel 6's "Voices Of Freedom" series.
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