Stories of Service

Stories of Service: Major Charity Adams

By: Hallie Frenzel On: January 31, 2023 , Comments Disabled
Stories of Service: Major Charity Adams

Stories of Service: Major Charity Adams

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Early Life  Charity Adams was born on December 5, 1918 in Kittrell, North Carolina. She grew up in Columbia, South Carolina until moving to Ohio to continue her education at Wilberforce University where she majored in mathematics, Latin, physics. In 1938 she graduated and moved back to Columbia where she taught math and science in […]
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Stories of Service: The Life of Lucy Higgs Nichols

By: Hallie Frenzel On: February 07, 2022 , Comments Disabled
Stories of Service: The Life of Lucy Higgs Nichols

Stories of Service: The Life of Lucy Higgs Nichols

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Lucy Higgs Nichols was an African American who escaped slavery and became a nurse for a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Read on to learn more about one of the unsung heroes of the Civil War known affectionately as “Aunt Lucy” by the 23rd Indiana Infantry Regiment she served alongside.   […]
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20th Anniversary of 9/11: A Reflection on our Nation’s Resolve and Resiliency

By: Hallie Frenzel On: August 24, 2021 , , , Comments Disabled
20th Anniversary of 9/11: A Reflection on our Nation’s Resolve and Resiliency

20th Anniversary of 9/11: A Reflection on our Nation’s Resolve and Resiliency

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20th Anniversary of 9/11: A Reflection on our Nation’s Resolve and Resiliency Most of us vividly remember the exact moment, nearly 20 years ago, when we learned about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Greg Hess had just walked in from a shift at the fire department. His dad called […]
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General John J. Pershing

By: Hallie Frenzel On: June 29, 2021 , , Comments Disabled
General John J. Pershing

General John J. Pershing

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A brief history of the highest decorated U.S. General and the auditorium that still holds his name. Early Life General John J. Pershing was born in 1860 on a farm near Laclede, Missouri, to John Fletcher Pershing and Ann Elizabeth Thompson. After completing high school in 1878, Pershing pursued a teaching career at State Normal […]
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Gold Star Families Memorial Monument 

By: Hallie Frenzel On: May 03, 2021 , , , Comments Disabled
Gold Star Families Memorial Monument 

Gold Star Families Memorial Monument 

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In April 2021, the Indiana War Memorials Commission broke ground on the first monument constructed within the Indiana War Memorial Plaza Historic District since 1998. Located just south of Indianapolis’ Central Public Library, on the northeast side of the American Legion Mall near the intersection of St. Clair and Pennsylvania Streets, the Gold Star Families […]
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