Friday, May 24 2013 10:55 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:55:46 GMT
Not going out of town for Memorial Day? Don't worry, the Albany Panthers want to make sure you have a good weekend as they host their first ever beer fest. You can sample more than 20 types of beer SaturdayMore >>
Not going out of town for Memorial Day? Don't worry, the Albany Panthers want to make sure you have a good weekend as they host their first ever beer fest.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:50 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:50:57 GMT
The family of a Miller County woman is mourning tonight after GBI investigators say the 58 year old was murdered by her husband, before he took his own life. Now the family of Barbara Bass is speakingMore >>
The family of a Miller County woman is mourning tonight after GBI investigators say the 58 year old was murdered by her husband, before he took his own life.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:38:36 GMT
Dougherty County Police Officer issues seat belt citation
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe. Police saidMore >>
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:25:44 GMT
The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses. They are there to represent the men and women fromMore >>
The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:21:31 GMT
A huge truck load of peanut butter is headed to Oklahoma tornado victims. Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany. The 22 pallets of peanut butterMore >>
Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany.More >>
April 27, 2004
Thomasville - Talking about what he endured after the USS Indianapolis sunk isn't what upsets Ken Lanter, it's how others suffered during those 5 days in the water that brings him to tears.
Lanter says, "Some didn't have jackets. Some groups was hit pretty hard by sharks. The majority of people had it real rough, real bad. We were lucky."
Of a crew of 1199, only 316 survived. Today, Lanter is one of 106 still living. And thanks to legislation in 2001, WWII Veterans whose education's were interrupted can now get their high school diplomas.
"It's something that I've wanted, and I've waited all this time," says Lanter. And even though he's happy to receive his diploma, he wishes more men were alive to receive this honor. He says, "I wish there was a lot more that would have come home."
Breaking into tears, all Lanter can say about the honor 61 years later is, "I'm kind of proud." As are the Americans he and others fought for in WWII.
Ken Lanter was only four months shy of graduation when he joined the Navy in 1943. He is 80 years old.
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