Op/Ed: On Memorial Day, A Beer For Billy

May 31st, 2021 · 0 Comment
By Walt Herbert, Special to The Times When Memorial Day comes I think about Billy Rountree, the star center fielder on my high school baseball team who was destroyed in Vietnam. Two of my teammates were killed in Vietnam; Billy had worse luck coming home. When the team got together in later years, we would raise a ceremonial glass and say “A Beer for Billy.” The Rountrees were a decent and devout...

E. Brandywine to host The Wall That Heals

Feb 8th, 2016 · 0 Comment
A 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will visit East Brandywine this summer. EAST BRANDYWINE — Hopewell United Methodist Church (UMC) and East Brandywine Township will play host this summer to The Wall That Heals, a 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Part of a national tour, the replica memorial wall and accompanying mobile education center will be on display throughout...

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