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The final ride of Melvin Reed Jr.
By JAMIE PATTERSON
Tue,11/16/21-10:00AM , 1,461 Reads
Melvin Reed Jr. may have been quiet, keeping to himself and not saying much.
The loner, the gym-rat...all these things have been said about Melvin by his friends and family.
But he still left an impression. He was a hero.
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Inside the Pacific theater with Holmes
By THE YAZOO HERALD
Tue,11/16/21-8:00AM , 1,890 Reads
About the same time the Allied forces were landing on Normandy beaches during World War II, a tremendous battle was taking place against the Japanese in the Pacific for the island of Saipan. Miller Holmes Sr., of Yazoo City, was there with the Marine Corps.
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Remembering Sylvester Washington
By JAMIE PATTERSON
Mon,11/15/21-6:00PM , 2,217 Reads
Sylvester Washington was a typical country boy, roaming the hills of rural Yazoo County.
Attending small schools, he did well with his studies. He even wanted to pursue a medical career when he got older.
There was something special about him.
He loved to read, and his siblings admired his intelligence.
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The story of Charles Estes, a WWII bomber pilot
By JAMIE PATTERSON
Mon,11/15/21-4:00PM , 2,499 Reads
At 6'3" tall, Charles Estes could not fit easily into a fighter plane, but he fit fine in the cockpit of a big bomber.
Early in 1945, he was a B-24 pilot leading the 415th Squadron, 47th Wing 98th Bomb Group, 65th Air Force based in Leeche in southern Italy.
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