The oldest veteran
As per your story on Veteran’s Day about the oldest veteran in Lowndes County, I believe Dr. Robert Gilbert at age 99 years and 5 months is a WWII army vet living in Lowndes County. He taught at The W and still visits Czechoslovakia yearly to celebrate the time he helped liberate it. Recently, Mona Vance-Ali interviewed him for the Columbus-Lowndes Library archives.
Melody Vydas
Columbus
Editor’s note: A correction recognizing Dr. Gilbert ran in Wednesday’s paper.
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