Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, July 6, 1990 TAG: 9007040283
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV7 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Donna Alvis
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
American military casualties in World War II totaled 1,215,954 - 405,399 dead, 670,846 wounded and 139,709 missing or taken prisoner.
In the Korean War, 54,246 Americans died, 103,284 were wounded and 5,178 were listed as missing.
When the cease fire came in Vietnam, 45,960 soldiers had died in combat, more than 303,600 Americans were wounded and about 1,900 were captured or missing in action.
Some of those freedom-fighters were from Pulaski County.
To honor those veterans and their forefathers, folks in Pulaski County are raising money to build a Veterans' War Memorial. Plans are to dedicate the memorial, which will bear the names of all Pulaski County veterans who died in battles dating back to the Revolutionary War, on July 4, 1994.
On behalf of the Hiwassee-Highlanders of Pulaski County, Valley Auto Care Center and Tim's Nationwide Tickets are putting on the first annual New River Valley Country Music Expo to benefit the Veterans' Memorial Fund.
A play-off, featuring 12 lively bands, will get underway at 2 p.m. today at the New River Valley Fairgrounds in Dublin. The final competition between nine of the bands will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday.
"We're expecting the Country Music Expo to be a really big program - certainly something everyone will enjoy," said Shelly Kellam, a promoter for the event.
The bands will be competing for cash prizes, so you can expect some enthusiastic entertainment!
There should be some enthusiastic audience members there, too. Several vets from the U.S. Government Veteran's Administration Hospital will be guests at the concerts.
"We're trying to give a tribute to the men who fought," Kellam said. "A lot of them feel like they've been forgotten about. They deserve the support. We want to show them how much they mean to us."
Advance gate passes are available at Pulaski County businesses. Advance tickets are $12.50 per person and earn purchasers a chance at winning a $1,000 cash drawing.
Admission at the gate for today's event is $6.50 and $7.50 on Saturday. For more information, call 674-8473 or 674-8467.
\ THE GOOD OLE DAYS: Remember the nickelodeon theaters where you could catch a good movie for five copper pieces?
No?
The good ole days are alive and well (and maybe even better) at Radford University. Nickelodeon films are offered regularly in the basement viewing room at McConnell Library. Showings are open to the public and, best of all, there's no admission charge for these classic movies.
Beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, you can capture the adventure of the wild west with these featured films: "The Fargo Kid," "Lawless Land" and "Tall in the Saddle."
In case you've forgotten the man who said, "Well, circle the wagons, pilgrims," you just might recapture some swell memories, too.
\ YUM-YUM: Friends at the Montgomery Museum on South Pepper Street in Christiansburg are cooking up a chicken barbecue dinner and you're invited.
Spicy barbecued chicken, baked beans, country-style coleslaw and homemade bread are the bill of fare. Of course, there will be something to satisfy your sweet tooth, as well.
And while you're enjoying the meal, Idlewilde will feed your spirit with some toe-tapping Appalachian music.
The dinner will be served Saturday at two sittings - 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Take-out trays also will be available.
To reserve a space, call Ann Bailey at 382-2298 or Carole Anderson at 382-2799.
by CNB