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12/29/06-Longview
Freedom Fighters: Huel Clive Tucker
Freedom Fighters: Huel Clive Tucker
Like others of the "Greatest Generation" who fought for our freedom in World War II, it was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that spurred Huel Clive Tucker to join the Marine Corps.More >>
12/22/06-Van
Freedom Fighters: Herman McGahee
Freedom Fighters: Herman McGahee
Christmas is a special time for Herman McGahee of Van. But it's a celebration that almost ended for him in 1943.More >>
12/15/06-Van
Freedom Fighters:Ken Oxford
Freedom Fighters:Ken Oxford
From the sweltering jungles of the South Pacific to fifty below zero temperatures in Korea, Ken Oxford fought for our freedom in two wars. Oxford was only seventeen when he joined the Marine Corps in 1943, just in time for some of the biggest battles of World War II.More >>
12/8/06-Hallsville
Freedom Fighters: Larry Griffin
Freedom Fighters: Larry Griffin
Larry Griffin is passionate about history, whether it's the history of this region or that of Vietnam, where he spent 27 months during the Vietnam War. More >>
12/2/06-Hideaway Lake
Freedom Fighters: Otis Leach
Freedom Fighters: Otis Leach
Otis Leach was a young Marine aboard the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor, December 7,1941. Leach had planned to spend the day at the beach, but the Japanese sneak attack that morning changed everything.More >>
11/24/06-Hideaway Lake
Freedom Fighters: Colonel Ron Miller
Freedom Fighters: Colonel Ron Miller
Americans have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving week, including the freedoms we enjoy. But Colonel Ron Miller says "freedom is never free." More >>
11/17/06-Tyler
Freedom Fighters: Johnny Hawkins
Freedom Fighters: Johnny Hawkins
Over 33,000 Americans lost their lives in the Korean Conflict, with over 100,000 wounded. Although Johnny Hawkins was badly wounded in the battle for Heartbreak Ridge, he lived to tell his story.More >>
11/10/06-Kilgore
Freedom Fighters:St. John Tribute
Freedom Fighters:St. John Tribute
To most, the R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium in Kilgore is simply a place where football games are played. But to a group of war veterns and former Kilgore football players, the stadium is a tribute to a man who inspired them.More >>
11/3/06-Kilgore
Freedom Fighters: Larry Covin
Freedom Fighters: Larry Covin
In 1941, Larry Covin was a senior at Stephen F. Austin University, captain of the Lumberjack football team and "Mr. SFA". On December 26th, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Covin joined the Navy Airforce. More >>
10/27/06-Quitman
Freedom Fighters: J.N. Goodwin
Freedom Fighters: J.N. Goodwin
The critically acclaimed motion picture "Flags of our Fathers" tells the story of the 1945 battle of Iwo Jima. J.N. Goodwin fought in that ferocious battle and lived to tell the story. More >>
09/29/06-Gladewater
Freedom Fighter: Dona Bozeman
Freedom Fighter: Dona Bozeman
Dona Bozeman joined the Army Nurse Corps in 1942, just after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. She spent two and a half years taking care of soldiers, wounded by war, in North Africa, and Italy. AfterMore >>
08/18/06-East Texas
Freedom Fighter: Ebb Smith
Freedom Fighter: Ebb Smith
Ebb Smith served in the 57th Fighter Group during World War Two, the first U.S. fighter group to down a German plane and the first and only fighter group to fly over four thousand missions. The first assaignmentMore >>
07/28/06-Rusk
Freedom Fighter: Tom Townsend
Freedom Fighter: Tom Townsend
Tom Townsend says the only war he fought in was the Cold War. But his collection of military vehicles helped to win every war from World War Two through Desert Storm. Townsend's collection includes twelveMore >>
07/21/06-Ben Wheeler
Freedom Fighter: Jeremy Johnson
Freedom Fighter: Jeremy Johnson
A patriotic family gathered this week to welcome home a warrior and to celebrate his marriage. It's thousands of miles from Iraq to the little chapel at Roseland Plantation and it's a journey that JeremyMore >>
06/09/06-Tyler
Freedom Fighter: Pat Gallagher
Freedom Fighter: Pat Gallagher
Pat Gallagher had flown twenty-two bombing missons before his nineteenth birthday. As a tail gunner on a B-17 bomber during World War Two, Gallagher was constantly in danger. On one flight alone, theMore >>
06/02/06-Tyler
Freedom Fighter: Dutch Schorr
Freedom Fighter: Dutch Schorr
Even twenty-seven years after his retirement fro the U.S. Navy's Nuclear Submarine Force, Dutch Schorr still can't talk about specific submarine capabilities or secret missions.
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05/26/06-Tyler
Freedom Fighter: Richard Lockhart
Freedom Fighter: Richard Lockhart
The Lockhart family of Tyler are big on tradition, whether it's growing plants or preserving freedom. Richard Lockhart's father, Jim, established "J.R. Lockhart and Son Nursery" in 1959. Jim now runs theMore >>
05/05/06-Tyler
Freedom Fighters: Tyler HS Class Of 1941
Freedom Fighters: Tyler HS Class Of 1941
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The Tyler High School Class of 1941 was the first of Tyler's "Greatest Generation". When the group met this week for their 65th reunion, all agreed that 1941 was a year that changed their lives forever.More >>
04/21/06-East Texas
Freedom Fighters: Bob Johnson
Freedom Fighters: Bob Johnson
Bob Johnson's book "Gidi Gidi Boom Boom" is about his experiences in World War Two as a B-24 gunner and prisoner of war. Johnson didn't talk about his experiences for years. Even his family never questionedMore >>
04/07/06-Gun Barrel City
Freedom Fighter: Casey Long
Freedom Fighter: Casey Long
Homecoming with a new baby is one of those special highlights in anyone's life. But being there for the actual birth of his daughter Delaney is something that almost didn't happen for Casey Long, More >>
03/13/06-East Texas
Freedom Fighter: Bill Menzies
Freedom Fighter: Bill Menzies
Bill Menzies had only completed a half dozen missions as a tail gunner on a B17 when he was shot down over Germany during World War Two. Menzies was taken prisoner and survived the next two years inMore >>
03/10/06-Tyler
Freedom Fighter: Alisha Bass
Freedom Fighter: Alisha Bass
When Naval Petty Officer Alisha Bass was sent to Afghanastan for a six month tour, she left her eleven month old daughter Kaitlyn with her parents, Phil and Debra Weiss, in Longview. Aliisha missed More >>
03/03/06-Palestine
Freedom Fighter: Victor Lively
Freedom Fighter: Victor Lively By Joan Hallmark
Victor Lively was a Gunner's mate aboard the USS Nevada at Pearl Harbor when the first wave of Japanese planes hit the morning of December 7,1941. From his perch high on the foremast, Lively could seeMore >>
02/24/06-Tyler
Freedom Fighter: Jack Welborn
Freedom Fighter: Jack Welborn
Gliders are described in the dictionary as "aircraft similiar to an airplane but without an engine". However, to Jack Welborn of Tyler, gliders are the silent heroes of the sky. During World War Two,More >>
02/17/06-Hideaway Lake
Freedom Fighter: Bob Evans
Freedom Fighter: Bob Evans
Bob Evans joined the Navy at the age of seventeen, after his brother had been mortally wounded in the Pearl harbor attack. As a member of the Navy Amphibious forces, Evans helped land men, tanks andMore >>
02/10/06-East Texas
Freedom Fighter : Bill Burnett
Freedom Fighter : Bill Burnett
In 1950 the Chinese Communists joined North Korea in the battle for the Chosin Reservoir. The few Americans who survvived the onslaught and the extreme weather were know thereafter as the "Frozen Chosin."More >>
02/03/05-Martin's Mill
Freedom Fighter: Quanah Barber
Freedom Fighter: Quanah Barber
Quanah Barber had never been out of her hometown of Martin's Mill until she joined the Waves in 1943. Little did Barber realize at the time that she was making history as the first Wave in Van ZandtMore >>
01/27/06-Tyler
Freedom Fighter: Billy Cole
Freedom Fighter: Billy Cole
As Facility Manager for Hibbs Hallmark And Company, Billy Cole is responsible for the security of everyone in the building. He says the viligence, loyalty, and dedication he learned in the U.S. ArmyMore >>
01/20/06-Athens
Freedom Fighter: Will Conley
Freedom Fighter: Will Conley
Will Conley, chief technician of the nuclear medicine department at East Texas Medical Center, Athens, has been called to active duty twice. In '03, Conley ws sent to Afghanistan for a year. More >>
Freedom Fighters: Odell Poovey
Freedom Fighters: Odell Poovey
Odell Poovey not only lived history in the South Pacific during World War Two, he recorded it in an amazing series of photographs. Poovey, a professional photographer, left Henderson for the Navy inMore >>
1/06/06-Henderson
Freedom Fighter: Billy Sitton
Freedom Fighter: Billy Sitton
Arriving in Korea at the height of the Korean War, Billy Sitton's first battle was almost his last. Out of 130 men in his company, only 19 were left. Not only were Sitton and his company fighting overwhelmingMore >>

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