Honoring those who served: DAR chapter’s attention turns to war museum … community asked to help
“Look, there’s an MRE in here,” says Pam Bullock, pointing to a shelf in a glass display case at the Columbus War Museum. The military’s “Meal, Ready-to-Eat” is next to a cardboard box of black and white photographs, a worn helmet and other memorabilia donated to the collection housed at the Columbus Municipal Complex at 1501 Main St.
‘Lest we forget’: Preserving the memories — Lowndes County serves the nation
Never straighten a picture hanging lopsided on the wall, or put right a crooked lampshade. It might cost your life. A.J. Price, 94, still remembers that caution about booby-traps to soldiers tasked with search or evacuation of houses near the front lines. It was World War II, and he was serving in the 63rd Infantry Division. He was “one of the lucky ones” who made it back home, he says. Too many did not.