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Honoring Veterans and Lessons From Their Service
Emily Coppola reflects on family military service across generations from World War II to the present. She recalls relatives in the Army Air Corps and Marines, visits to Mercer County museum, and meeting Medal of Honor recipient Hershel Williams. The piece urges veteran mental health awareness and provides crisis resources and contact info.
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Eugene
Severen
United States Marine Corps
Parris Island
Camp Lejeune
Fort Knox
Heaven's Gates
Pearly Gates
August Copleo
United States Army Air Corps
August
Uncle August
Bataan
Ed Davis
Poe
Uncle Ed
Mercer County
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Samantha Perry
Charles Owens
George S. Patton
Patton
Hershel
Woody” Williams
Williams
Marine Corps League
Department of Veterans Affairs
U.S
Veteranscrisisline.net