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B – Battery Honored Fellow Fallen Soldier
Sgt. Ryan Jay Montgomery, 22, of Greensburg, Ky (Green County) was killed on Sunday, July 3, 2005, in Iraq when his up-armored HMMWV encountered an improvised explosive device while returning from a convoy escort mission near Baghdad. At the time of his death, Montgomery was assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, based in Campbellsville, Ky. His unit mobilized for Operation Iraqi Freedom in November and deployed to Southwest Asia in January 2005. Montgomery graduated from Green County High School and joined the military in September 2000 during his senior year of high school.
Mammoth Cave is the most haze-polluted park in the country. Kentuckians deserve clean air.
On many days in Kentucky when the air is still, whiffs of dirty air, drifting from distant pollution sources, can be seen high in the sky. As I drive to my cabin in Green County, I can see haze from Bonnieville to Bowling Green and beyond. The air pollution behind this stems from distant power plants, which can drift hundreds of miles, affecting the Bluegrass State’s most treasured places.
Lanterns & Tombstones Cemetery Tour: Honoring Our Veterans Set For Friday, July 5th
The Fourth Tour of Season Three through the Historic Columbia Cemetery Walking Tour, will take place Friday night in conjunction with Columbia’s “To-the-Nines” downtown event. Dave Thomas and Mike Watson will lead participants through various parts of the 210+ year old graveyard, pointing out bits of interesting...
Preserving the past: The Heart of Metcalfe County Museum
This story can be viewed at: https://www.wcluradio.com/2024/06/18/preserving-the-past-the-heart-of-metcalfe-county-museum/. In the heart of Edmonton, Kentucky, lies a treasure trove of history waiting to be explored—the Metcalfe County Museum. Stepping through its doors is akin to entering a time capsule, where the echoes of the past resonate through carefully curated exhibits and meticulously preserved artifacts. At the helm of this gateway to history is Kay Harbison, the museum’s dedicated curator whose passion for the past shines through every display.
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