Jellico High School
Class of 1968
Pictures from Jim Osborne
Following are pictures that Jim was kind enough to share with
our class. Below the pictures are comments that he included with
the pictures concerning his and his Dad's trip to Washington and their
visit to the Vietnam, and the WWII Memorial. Be sure to read and
remember!
"My dad is a
World War II veteran. On May 15, I was allowed to accompany him
on a trip to Washington D.C. with a bus load of WWII veterans to
visit the WWII memorial. Dad was awarded three purple hearts
while in the Army. This was quite an opportunity to spend time
with my Dad."
"This was my first trip to DC since 1965 when I visited the Capital
with the Upward Bound group from Knoxville College. Fanny Kellogg
and 4 other Jellico High School students were in that group. The
new memorials were the Marines, US Air Force, Korean War, Vietnam, and
now the WWII Memorial."
"My daughter had taken a piece of paper and rubbed over the names of
Lonnie Gibson and Arlie (Pete) Spencer for me from the Vietnam Memorial
wall. This trip, I had the opportunity to look them up
myself. I am attaching pictures of their names on the wall for
anyone that has not had the opportunity to see them. I must say
it is a humbling feeling and experience to be in the presence of the
names and spirits of the men that paid the price of freedom for all of
us. These two men were my friends as with most of you."
Jim Osborne
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