Community Salutes World War II Veterans
The Tribute to Van Zandt County World War II veterans held on the 60th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor December 7, 2001, was an evening many will treasure for years to come. Canton Civic Center facilitators estimated more than 1100 in attendance with guests coming in from...
Teens Interview Local Veterans
The next few pages contain a representation of the many men and women who were willing to sacrifice their lives to protect America’s freedom. Their bravery, determination and love for this country and the people who are its heart make them heroes to all who call this...
Women’s Roles in World War II
Patriotism was at its utmost during WWII and women were equally struck with their sense of duty. The difficulty, no branches of the service allowed women to serve. A woman’s place was in the home if she were married. Only a few proper jobs were available for single...
Headlines of the Day
Local papers kept the public informed of neighbors and friends For those of us not old enough to have been a part of the Second World War, it’s relatively easy to sit in the air-conditioned comfort of our armchair and write of the events occurring 60 years ago. We can...
United We Stand
By P.A. Geddie Most Americans on the home front during World War II fully supported the war effort. Nearly all Americans despised Nazism and wished to defeat it and also sought to avenge the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The war placed great demands and a great deal of...
Americans Fight for Freedom: World War II
By P.A. Geddie The United States of America was officially created in 1776 by men and woman from different parts of the world who broke free from cruel, oppressive tyranny to create a land where they were free to make their own life choices. They wrote the Declaration...
Culture Shock
By P.A. Geddie Walking through the fields and trees alongside the Neches River in the southeast corner of Van Zandt County you can almost hear the battle cries, the gunshots, the horses’ hoofs pounding on the grass and dirt, sloshing through the river, and women and...
The Power of a Song
By P.A. Geddie Listening to former Tyler resident Allyn Sorsby play his guitar and sing a newly-written song about love on the East Texas backroads, I was reminded of one of my own long-ago backroads memories—a night when the stars filled the sky, the usual...
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