Victory Day

 

My friend Timour was at the Victory Day Celebration in Moscow on May 9, 2018, commemorating victory over Germany in the Second World War.  Immortal Regiment 

Thanks, Timour. Great pictures, and a wonderful way to remember history! What were your maternal and paternal grandfathers doing during WW2?? What were their ages then?

My grandfather Major was a state senator at the time and served on a couple of war committees under the governor of Alabama. My other grandfather, Victor Allen Grace, did not serve. He was in his mid-thirties then. he had at least one brother who did - Paul Grace. And his brother-in-law (my maternal great-uncle), Charles Hayes, was a paratrooper during the war and received a lot of awards and medals. I have written about him on my blog, and he's written about newspaper article and history books. And of course, two of Uncle Jim's brothers were in action overseas during the war: Uncle Sam in North Africa, and Uncle Bumps on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific theater against the Japanese. 

Shoney's

1977 ad

I loved the one in Dothan, Alabama.  I enjoyed the burger and Hot Fudge Cake.

 I remember our neighbor taking the four of us to Shoney's on a day when my mother was tied up with something very important.  Our neighbor knew how to make us happy!

Bear on a Walk

Man o' Action

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RIP

Right Well Done

My cousin, Southern Star Editor, Joseph Holman Adams and the late Judge Val Magee got to together and most of all of Ozark filmed and the sat down and narrated it. It is right well done.

Judge Magee wrote a history of Ozark called Claybank Memories that may interest you. I no long have my copy or I'd send it to you. I believe thy are for sale at the Dale County Public Library. He also wrote a book aptly named "The Origins of Ft. Rucker."

'Claybank Memories' is to my knowledge the only history of Dale County ever written. Claybank Church - still standing - is the earliest landmark in Dale County. The book includes thumbnail sketches of all prominent people as well as much more.

- Hank Holman

Click here for Carrolls featured in Claybank Memories.

An Adventure

1959

NYC - Edinburgh - Amsterdam - Copenhagen - Moscow - Kiev - Brussels - Paris - London - Oxford - Berlin - Heidelberg - NYC

Notice name of hotel in London, the stop in Oxford, the train journey from Moscow to Kiev.  It was quite an adventure for Granddad Major, who would have been 52 at the time.

Major W. Espy, on that trip in Europe

I still don't know those ruins, although would have to be from WW2.

Little Action

Manor Inn and Cottages

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Good luck for me!

See the bear?

5.25 miles

1,216 ft. elevation gain

RAD Brewing Co.

The River Arts District Brewing Company

When I was done, I drove around a bit before picking Kade up at Asheville Brewing, where she was hanging out with some friends.  I'm always looking for new murals.