The Southeast Tennessee area has had many war heroes in both World Wars and Korea. The acts of courage of Charles Coolidge of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, Desmond Doss of Flintstone, Georgia, and Paul Huff of Cleveland, Tennessee, have been well documented in the news media over the years and the accolades are well deserved.
However, there is a young man from Athens, Tennessee, who along with thousands of other young soldiers participated ... (click for more)