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Tennessee Supreme Court justice shares father’s POW story, the importance of remembrance

Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, Justice Sharon Lee, from the Tennessee Supreme Court, and Rufus Ward Jr., retired attorney and Columbus native, speak before the Base Community Council luncheon Aug. 11, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Lee and Ward’s fathers worked together on the B-17 Flying Fortress, “Smokey Stover Jr.,” that was shot down May 12, 1944, over Frankfurt, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

PHOTO BY: Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb
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