Friday, March 22 2013 5:43 PM EDT2013-03-22 21:43:06 GMT
Just as colleges invite high school football recruits to visit their campuses, the military has a similar program.More >>
Just as colleges invite high school football recruits to visit their campuses, the military has a similar program. It's called The Army Strong Experience, a chance for young people to find out what the military is all about. More >>
Thursday, March 14 2013 3:31 PM EDT2013-03-14 19:31:31 GMT
It's well documented that the Army trains new recruits when they enter the service, but it may surprise you that soldiers are also given training as they plan to leave the military.More >>
It's well documented that the Army trains new recruits when they enter the service, but it may surprise you that soldiers are also given training as they plan to leave the military.More >>
Thursday, January 31 2013 11:09 AM EST2013-01-31 16:09:20 GMT
If you see a smile on the faces of Fort Benning family members, there's a reason why: their loved ones are getting ready to come home from the Middle East.More >>
If you see a smile on the faces of Fort Benning family members, there's a reason why: their loved ones are getting ready to come home from the Middle East.More >>
Wednesday, January 16 2013 6:43 PM EST2013-01-16 23:43:55 GMT
A number of soldiers at Ft. Benning, GA planned a ski trip this weekend in east Tennessee. Too bad it's not going to happen. "Unfortunately the weather hasn't really cooperated with us", says BrittanyMore >>
The troops have gone whitewater rafting, ridden a zip line, even taken in a baseball game in Atlanta.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 6:03 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:03:18 GMT
A Columbus woman reported to police on Sunday that she'd been sexually assaulted inside her apartment. According to the report, the incident happened Friday at 11:00 p.m. on Enoch Drive. The complaintMore >>
A Columbus woman reported to police on Sunday that she'd been sexually assaulted inside her apartment. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 5:41 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:41:03 GMT
The proposed property tax that will fund the creation of a new state-of-the-art high school in Auburn will now be left to the citizen's vote. "We're probably looking at an election not before September.More >>
The proposed property tax that will fund the creation of a new state-of-the-art high school in Auburn will now be left to the citizen's vote.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 5:28 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:28:10 GMT
It's a battle that Talbot County residents along Highway 208 say they've been complaining about for years. They say John Weaver can't afford to feed his horses, so he lets them starve to death. An openMore >>
It's a battle that Talbot County residents along Highway 208 say they've been complaining about for years. They say John Weaver can't afford to feed his horses, so he lets them starve to death. An openMore >>
Monday, May 20 2013 5:23 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:23:02 GMT
A little over a dozen Columbus police officers were expected to be on hand for last weekend's Cutbait music festival.More >>
A little over a dozen Columbus police officers were expected to be on hand for last weekend's Cutbait music festival.More >>
FORT BENNING, GA (WTVM) -
Veteran's Day means different things to different people.
For retired Col. Ralph Puckett, it's an opportunity to tell the military story. Not his story, although Puckett's heroic actions as a U.S. Army Ranger in Korea and Vietnam are legend.
He instead holds the words of General Dwight Eisenhower close to his heart.
"He said humility must always be the portion of any individual whose acclaim was earned by the blood of his soldiers. They're the ones who carried me on their shoulders. I would be nothing without them."
For Toni Gross and her daughter Natalie, this is their second Veteran's Day without their loved one.
Gross' only son Frank was killed in Afghanistan in July of last year. Mother and daughter were here for Monday's paver dedication along the Heritage Walk at thight e National Infantry Museum.
‘It's hard to come here", said Gross. "There are a lot of wonderful memories that are evoked here at the National Infantry Museum. My son's still alive when I come here, in my heart and in my spirit."
Gross now volunteers with the USO at the Tampa International Airport. She's found it's a way to honor her son's memory.
Active duty soldiers were also giving back, as Ft. Benning troops paid their respects to World War Two veterans. The men and their families had come to the museum by bus from Dothan, Ala.
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Monday, May 20 2013 6:03 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:03:18 GMT
A Columbus woman reported to police on Sunday that she'd been sexually assaulted inside her apartment. According to the report, the incident happened Friday at 11:00 p.m. on Enoch Drive. The complaintMore >>
A Columbus woman reported to police on Sunday that she'd been sexually assaulted inside her apartment. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 5:28 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:28:10 GMT
It's a battle that Talbot County residents along Highway 208 say they've been complaining about for years. They say John Weaver can't afford to feed his horses, so he lets them starve to death. An openMore >>
It's a battle that Talbot County residents along Highway 208 say they've been complaining about for years. They say John Weaver can't afford to feed his horses, so he lets them starve to death. An openMore >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:20 AM EDT2013-05-20 15:20:54 GMT
Have you seen "Molly?"She's popular, illegal, and very dangerous; although her name sounds innocent, she's far from it. You find her in clubs, music, and right here in the Chattahoochee Valley.More >>
Have you seen "Molly?"She's popular, illegal, and very dangerous; although her name sounds innocent, she's far from it. You find her in clubs, music, and right here in the Chattahoochee Valley. We set out to find "Molly" and expose her for what she really is.More >>
Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.More >>
As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether officers should have confronted the...More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 4:27 PM EDT2013-05-20 20:27:09 GMT
A Columbus-area pastor is trying a huge physical challenge to help raise money for a mission in Africa. Pastor Jay Bailey, from Solid Rock Church in Midland, and church member Bud Allen have joined More >>
A Columbus-area pastor is trying a huge physical challenge to help raise money for a mission in Africa. Pastor Jay Bailey, from Solid Rock Church in Midland, and church member Bud Allen have joined four other people on a 750 mile bike ride across Africa.More >>
A national atheist group says it will place its literature in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles in them.More >>
A national atheist group said Monday that it will donate its literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles there.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 5:10 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:10:07 GMT
Lake Bottom Park in Columbus was the scene of an expansive art fair with activities for all ages over the weekend. Painters and sculptors set up tents filled with their best work, hoping to catch the eyesMore >>
Lake Bottom Park in Columbus was the scene of an expansive art fair with activities for all ages over the weekend. Painters and sculptors set up tents filled with their best work, hoping to catch the eyes of patrons. More >>
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.More >>
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.More >>
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