By Emily Williams The names of more than 11,000 Alabama veterans who have lost their lives in service to the United States of America since 1900 are immortalized at the Alabama Veterans Memorial Park. The park is always adding to its memorials. One of them, the StepStone memorial, allows people to honor any veteran, living or dead, with a paver in the park’s courtyard. Park … [Read more...]
By, With and Through Others: Retired Maj. Gen. Burford Uses Retirement to Work Toward Better Support for Veterans
By Emily Williams As a retired major general of the Alabama Army National Guard, it has been ingrained in David Burford to work “by, with and through others.” Burford’s father, 2nd Lt. Macon C. Pippen, was a veteran of World War II who died, partially due to his battle wounds, when Burford was 10 years old. “Somewhere in that 10 years I gained a respect for what he … [Read more...]
Active Duty: MOAA Veteran of the Year Continues Supporting Troops in Retirement
By Emily Williams Before Charlie Marvin’s two tours in Vietnam, before he married his wife, Pat, and had a daughter and a son, before he was shot in battle, before his three Distinguished Flying Crosses and before he devoted his retirement to supporting the troops through the Military Officers Association of America, Marvin was simply a Texan. H Though he is quick to shrug at … [Read more...]