Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

Much has been written about the battles and soldiers of World War II, the generation that saved the world from Hitler's reign of terror and the infamous bombings at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, that drew the US into the war.

When reading about battles and wars it is imperative that we remember that these men were not just characters in a story but real men with real flesh and blood lives, families, and dreams. In the following narrative I will try to recount how our newest display in the Veterans Hall came about.

Charles Avon and his wife Shannon are avid race car enthusiast. He is a mem...