Tag: Veteran’s Day
People, Places and Things
GWEN DERU
HAPPY VETERANS DAY TO ALL OF THE VETERANS! THANK YOU!!!
TODAY…
**UNKNOWN BY OPERA BIRMINGHAM, 6 p.m. at the Southern Museum of Flight
**ENSLEY’S FOOD TRUCK...
Veterans Day in 2020: quiet parades, somber virtual events
By SEAN MURPHY and REBECCA BOONE
Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Celebrations marking Veterans Day gave way to somber virtual gatherings Wednesday, with many of...
Greater Shiloh to honor Veterans for serving country and community
Times Staff Report
In honor of Veteran’s Day, Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church will recognize its members who served in the military this Sunday.
The service...
The VA in Birmingham serves more than 65,000 veterans from 24...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
Ervin Swain sat on a blue bench outside the fourth-floor elevator in the parking deck of the Birmingham...
Women veterans: one of the fastest growing client groups in the...
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
Frances Phelps remembers returning home to Alabama from Virginia in 1977 and having to drive to Murfreesboro, Tenn., for...
Geneva Robinson fights for veterans, just like they’ve fought for her
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
As Geneva Robinson sees it, veterans have gone to war for her, and she’s willing to go to...
At 95, WWII vet still finds ways to serve country, fellow...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
Frances Phelps, a 95-year-old World War II veteran, is in good health, needing only her acid reflux medication.
“The...
Birmingham Public Library To Host Two Veterans Day Programs
Special to the Times
The Birmingham Public Library (BPL) Archives Department is hosting two 2017 Veterans Day programs focused on different aspects of World War...
Lyft Birmingham to Honor Local Vets with Discounted Rides
Special to the Times
Lyft – the nation’s fastest-growing rideshare company – will do its part in honoring Birmingham-area veterans by offering discounted rides to...
PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS
BY GWEN DERU
TODAY
**LIVING COLOUR, 7 p.m. at Iron City.
**BORIS “Dear/25th Anniversary Tour” and THOU at Saturn.
**SEX SNOBS, (THE) DEAD SEA FLOWERS and PHILOS MOORE...