Gadsden County leaders, veterans, and the general public gathered on the Gadsden County Courthouse square on Friday, November 10 to honor the veterans who served our country. While Veteran’s Day is held on November 11, it was publicly observed on the Friday before, as November 11 falls on a Saturday this year. Beginning at 11…
Members of American Legion Post 51, the Chattahoochee Rotary, and Gadsden County Commissioner, District 3 Kimblin NeSmith gathered at Mount Pleasant Cemetery on Monday morning, November 7, to honor the memory of the many United States military veterans buried there. The veterans of Post 51 stood at attention and saluted as the American flag was…
As World War II unfolded, one family in Havana sent all five of their sons across the oceans to fight and participate. Brinkley and Claudia Poppell were the proud parents of Milton, Leonard, Elbert, and Grady as well as a half-son, Otis Todd, the son of Claudia Julia Bell Todd (later Poppell) and Farley Alonzo…
Over 400 flags have been placed on gravesites in Mount Pleasant Cemetery by members of the American Legion Post 51. The gravesites of deceased members of the United States Military were honored by members of the legion on Tuesday, November 9 as the legion members patrolled the cemetery, placing American flags on near the headstones….
