MORGANTOWN – Jenny Secreto retired last year as an English teacher at Morgantown High School, but she’s still recommending books for people to read. One of them is “American Heroes,” […]
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‘I’m just the caretaker’: A Veterans Day remembrance of West Virginia’s Woody Williams, who was the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II
FAIRMONT – Stay with me, Woody. That’s what Doral Lee, a big kid from Minnesota, said to Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, a little guy from Marion County, as they slogged […]
Vietnam memorial at MHS undergoes re-visioning
It’s a roll call for the ages at Morgantown High School. One including Thomas “Tommy” Bennett, Roger Bise, Major Dalton, Robert Hoskins, Howard Jackson and Dave Kovac. Carroll Lilly, James […]
Biography of Morgantown Medal of Honor recipient Tom Bennett republished
There was many a furtive, teenaged night when Medal of Honor recipient Tom Bennett would find himself sneaking back into his house. No, the Morgantown High School student wasn’t out […]
Medal of Honor recipient Woody Williams dies
Somebody’s gotta take out those pillboxes. That’s what the officer said, as he spied the smoke from the machine-gunners dug into the rock and sand. See ‘em? They’re right there. […]
What they earned: Three Medal of Honor recipients represent best of the United States
America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are over, but the actions of many of the troops who served can continue to uplift a fractious nation. President Biden last Thursday paid […]
