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When Tanks Rolled Through: Smith, Wilson and Rutherford Counties WWII Story

Jul 03, 2024 at 12:27 pm by WGNS News

  In this episode, host Chip Walters is joined by special guest Tressa Bush to take a fascinating journey back in time to an era when it wasn't uncommon to wake up and s.... Read More

Local Church Organist for over 50-years Passes Away at 100

Nov 30, 2022 at 08:29 pm by WGNS News

(MURFREESBORO, TN) Imagine how things have changed over the years… from the way we receive news, to the value of the U.S, dollar, history books are filled with facts, f.... Read More

Tennessee Unclaimed Property returns WWII Military Medals to family

Nov 03, 2022 at 09:05 pm by WGNS News

Tennessee State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. returned four missing WWII military medals to the family of Joseph R. Foster.The Tennessee Department of Treasury, Division of.... Read More

Rutherford County has Opened a New Veterans Service Office in Murfreesboro to Assist Veterans with Benefits

Aug 03, 2022 at 12:27 pm by WGNS

(RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN.) Military Veterans living in Rutherford County now have additional help navigating the sometimes overwhelming and complex services they earned, thank.... Read More

A conversation with a WWII Veteran who served our country as a U.S. Marine

Jan 21, 2022 at 10:20 am by WGNS

Today’s show with host Scott Walker featured WWII Veteran Glenn H. King. If you’ve never met Mr. King, he has a rugged exterior and stands about 6 feet tall with g.... Read More

MTSU’s Center for Historic Preservation lands $43K grant for WWII on Tennessee Homefront research

Oct 14, 2021 at 01:55 pm by WGNS

ABOVE PHOTO: Kira Duke, education specialist at Middle Tennessee State University’s Center for Historic Preservation, holds a Library of Congress digital collection phot.... Read More

UPDATED: WWII Sgt. Norman L. Elzeer flew in a B-24 during 21-Missions

Mar 29, 2021 at 11:23 am by WGNS

This Salute to Veterans is a series, which features WWII Sgt. Norman L. Elzeer. Below, you will find all of the different salutes with Sgt. Elzeer.  More about Sgt. Elze.... Read More

He was one of less than 30 who were able to get off of a sinking ship during the D-Day Invasion

Mar 14, 2021 at 11:02 am by WGNS

Bill Allen was a medic on a US Navy Ship during the D-Day Invasion. He sat down with WGNS' Truman Jones to talk more about that day, recalling memories of how his ship sunk, b.... Read More

WWII Veteran Dr. Charles Edwin Howard

Feb 04, 2021 at 03:30 am by WGNS

In this salute, WGNS highlights WWII Veteran Dr. Charles Edwin Howard. These are a series of salutes which feature Dr. Howard talking about his time in the Air Force pre-WWII.... Read More

MTSU helps World War II hero celebrate 100th birthday

Oct 14, 2020 at 06:15 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Duty called and MTSU’s retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Keith M. Huber and the university’s veterans center responded whe.... Read More