Veterans

Andalusia High Honors Veterans in 30th Annual Veterans Day Program

Andalusia High School celebrated veterans on Thursday with its 30th annual Veterans Day program. Andalusia High School celebrated veterans on Thursday with its 30th annual Veterans Day program. This year’s program included patriotic poetry readings and songs from the students and featured former First Lieutenant and Andalusia-native John Givhan as the guest speaker. Givhan served in the Vietnam War, and…

City of Prattville Has Reserved Parking for Veterans

Prattville now has reserved parking places for military veterans. The Montgomery Advertiser reports that the Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce kicked off the program this week, in time for Veterans Day. There are reserved parking signs at City Hall, the Autauga County Courthouse and other county administration buildings in the area. Chamber president Patty VanderWal says businesses are welcome to…

France to Honor WWII Vets in Montgomery

The Consul General of France in Atlanta will honor eight World War II veterans from Alabama and Mississippi. The ceremony will take place Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Montgomery City Hall. The honor is to express France’s eternal gratitude to those who helped to liberate the country from oppression from 1944-45. Consul General of France in Atlanta Denis Barbet will bestow…