Archive for wars

Bicentennial

Iraq, Afghanistan vets share stories in letters

Bowling Green soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan took the opportunity to write home – whether electronically or ... Read more

Bicentennial

Former Vietnam rivals reconcile, share story

Dan Cherry of Bowling Green tells the story of the classmates of his oldest daughter, Jill, writing notes ... Read more

Bicentennial

‘Remarkable courage’

In August 1943, “half the town of Bowling Green called a halt to usual Sunday afternoon pleasures” to ... Read more

Bicentennial

Civil War opened wounds, caused rifts within local families

“The Philistines are upon us,” wrote Johanna Louisa “Josie” Underwood in her Bowling Green diary in 1861. “It ... Read more