World War II Veterans Head to Washington DC from Fayette County, Georgia

Published 18 months ago

The day finally arrived when local WWII veterans headed to see the new WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. Part of a national program, the local effort was spear-headed by retired Fayette County school teacher, Gail Sparrow and local land surveyor,... more

The day finally arrived when local WWII veterans headed to see the new WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. Part of a national program, the local effort was spear-headed by retired Fayette County school teacher, Gail Sparrow and local land surveyor, Mark Buckner. The Fayette Front Page was on hand Wednesday morning before 6 a.m. to talk with the veterans, family members, supporters and volunteers. To read more about this on-going effort to send veterans to see the WWII Memorial in Washington, visit http://www.fayettefrontpage.com/orgs/honor-flight.htm. less

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