ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Friday, August 9, 1996                 TAG: 9608090011
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 

MEMENTOS OF WAR

LENGTH: Short :   21 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  1. "For Love of Country - A History of Soldiers and 
          Sailors from Floyd County" is the current exhibit at the Old Church 
          Gallery in Floyd. 2. Pictured here is a 1918 photo of World War I 
          soldier Harmon Shelor, as well as a postcard from the same period. 
          The message on the back of the postcard reads "I am so sorry you 
          have to go to camp." It was written to Oscar Sweeney who later 
          returned to the Little River section of Floyd County where he worked
          as a storekeeper. For more information on the exhibit, read today's 
          Out & About column on this page. color.