A Hall County hero

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  • Three churches formed the foundation of Memphis. The Presbyterian, the Baptist and the Methodist Church were built to show the world that everyone had a place to pray. Graphic Courtesy of VA News
    Three churches formed the foundation of Memphis. The Presbyterian, the Baptist and the Methodist Church were built to show the world that everyone had a place to pray. Graphic Courtesy of VA News
  • JOHN R. BALLEW
    JOHN R. BALLEW
    “Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.” – Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. 1st Lt. John Keith Wells, the Marine commander responsible for raising the first flag atop MT. Suribachi, died on Feb. 11, just days shy of the 71st anniversary of his time on Iwo Jima. “He was a very warm, sensitive, spiritual man, all the way of age 94,” Well’s daughter, ...

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