by Janis | Apr 7, 2026 | Articles
Guest Speaker WWII veteran Simon Gurdal will tell his story on June 20 at Etowah Library Simon Gurdal — WWII Belgian Brigade Piron WWII veteran Simon Gurdal shared his story: 鈥淥ne time, I found myself in a foxhole with two Americans, a Canadian and a Polish...
by Janis | Mar 18, 2026 | Articles
Eighty-two years after fighting for freedom Simon Gurdal and George Sarros met on February 28, 2026, two heroes of the WWII European theatre of 1944.聽 Their stories are connected in history and geography. Simon was born November 8, 1926, in Verviers, Belgium. George...
by Janis | Jun 2, 2024 | News
Consul General Anne-Laure Desjonquerres from the Atlanta French Consulate will award the French Legion de l鈥檋onneur Medal to WWII P-47 pilot Ed Cottrell on July 9 in Brevard. Other American recipients include General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas Mac Arthur....
by Janis | May 18, 2024 | News
I was waiting for the bullets 鈥淚 was waiting for the bullets,鈥 is WWII P-47 pilot Ed Cottrell鈥檚 description of being surrounded by German Me 109s during the Battle of the Bulge. That story is told in an oil painting commissioned by Valor Studios of Naples, Florida. A...
by Janis | Apr 22, 2024 | News
US Navy D-Day veteran George Sarros was honored for his 99th birthday US Navy D-Day veteran George Sarros was honored for his 99th birthday with lunch, cards, a song, and birthday cake by his fellow WWII veterans. The group’s ages range from 97 to 102. Sarros...
