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The ‘57 bunch of 62 years past
I haven’t used a picture in a while, so here is the photo of the first 11 of the 1957 Linden Red Devil football team. ...
Tom Boggs, Author at The Demopolis Times - Page 3 of 6
Days Gone Bye column
Where we might ought not to have been
We didn’t often venture too far from home way back yonder, ‘cept maybe walking over to Indian Mounds, Back Bone Ridge and the like as ...
by Tom Boggs, Tuesday, November 5, 2019 3:09 pm
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“Days Gone Bye”: Yes, we were young
I have a ceramic mold of an old Englishman’s head I bought in London many years ago. The artist did not leave out even one ...
by Tom Boggs, Thursday, October 31, 2019 12:59 pm
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The old man came knocking
In all these many years, I didn’t expect to miss even one newspaper deadline with my weekly column, but I’ve missed several, and may miss ...
by Tom Boggs, Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3:14 pm
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After victory, back to living
The year was 1946, and it was a good time to still be living. So many millions had perished at the hands of the Axis ...
by Tom Boggs, Tuesday, October 15, 2019 1:25 pm
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A funny thing fell out of the sky
I reckon about as serious set of circumstances as you can face is going through all the procedures to jump out of a low flying ...
by Tom Boggs, Wednesday, September 18, 2019 12:26 pm
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The strongest boy in or out of school
I’ve written about Lee Kirkham a number of times over the last 25 years. I was raised with Jerry, the only child of Lee and ...
by Tom Boggs, Wednesday, September 11, 2019 2:09 pm
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Summer heat turns to fall coolness
I’m glad to live where there are seasons, although as much as I love the sun on my bare back, I admit I would not ...
by Tom Boggs, Wednesday, August 28, 2019 9:28 am
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Buildings and folks in my memory bank
I did a fair amount of military duty in Italy, and I loved those folks. I never will forget when I first gandered at what ...
by Tom Boggs, Thursday, August 22, 2019 1:01 pm
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He was fair in all things
My daddy was the fairest man I ever knew. Not once did he ever discipline my brother or me out of anger. He always made ...
by Tom Boggs, Tuesday, July 30, 2019 10:23 am
Opinion
Marengo County & D-Day: Giving It All
Folks my age can remember individuals and events from the great World War II, and today I’m thinking about two men connected to my cousin, ...
by Tom Boggs, Thursday, June 6, 2019 3:43 pm
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Pretty doggone good story
I have, indeed, written on occasions about dogs, and how I have loved the dogs in my life since that first one came my way ...
by Tom Boggs, Wednesday, May 22, 2019 1:29 pm
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My hat is off
May is designated as Military Appreciation Month, and to my way of thinking there are 11 other months just the same as we pause all ...
by Tom Boggs, Wednesday, May 15, 2019 11:02 am
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Keeping life’s legacy
I’ve used a fair amount of ink writing notes in a book my step-daughter, Amelia, gave me years ago, that book entitled “A Father’s Legacy.” ...
by Tom Boggs, Wednesday, April 24, 2019 3:21 pm
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Remembering military milestones
Fort McClellan, Alabama has many memories for those of us who joined the Guard at age seventeen or so as we’d line up jeeps, ¾ ...