Richard Martin: The Martins of Athens / Limestone County, Alabama
Athens native Richard Martin comes from a long line of Martins with the Martin surname coincidentally shared by both his mother and father. After hearing stories all his life, he began researching his...
6 Aug 35min
Remembering Vietnam: A Conversation with Thanh Boyer and Frank Grose
Frank ‘Max’ Grose was 21 years old in 1967 when he was sent to Vietnam to serve in the 147th assault support helicopter company known as the Hillclimbers. He piloted his Chinook helicopter in and out ...
25 Jan 202542min
Thanh Boyer: From Vietnam to Athens, AL
July 18, 1980, Thanh Boyer arrived in Athens, Alabama as a Vietnamese Boat refugee. She was 12 years old. This is her story - a journey of courage, pathos, humor, and single-minded determination to br...
10 Mai 202441min
Joel Mize: World War II Military Family
Joel Mize is the son and nephew of five World War II veterans representing the U.S. Army, Army Air Corps, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marines Corps. Growing up they were his personal heroes, along with his gr...
2 Aug 202321min
Frank Grose: Vietnam Chinook Helicopter Pilot
Frank ‘Max’ Grose served in the 147th assault support helicopter company in Vietnam, known as the Hillclimbers. He was 21 years old when he got to Vietnam in 1967 and tasked with flying a Chinook heli...
2 Aug 202328min
Fred Smith: Looking Back
Fred Smith has lived in Limestone County all of his life. He remembers a slower, gentler time and describes his life growing up in 1950's Athens. He looks back at a time when everyone knew their neigh...
19 Apr 202315min
Louis Rossignolo: from Sicily to Athens, AL
At age 5, Louis Rossignolo looked up at the skies from a farm outside Sicily to see American and German planes dropping bombs during World War II. At the time, Limestone County was not on his radar. L...
30 Jan 202310min
