Zach Wamp: The Charles Coolidge I Knew
Thursday, April 8, 2021
As a Member of Congress, I had the privilege of knowing several recipients of the Medal of Honor. In fact, I was honored to be a speaker at the funeral of the extraordinary Desmond Doss.
My relationship with Charles Coolidge was very different for all the right reasons......
Yes, when he finally left this earth Tuesday with a direct ticket to his Savior the Lord Jesus, Chattanooga lost its most prominent citizen.
And as the oldest Medal of Honor recipient, our still great nation lost one of its true-to-life heroes.
But I got to know Charles Coolidge in a much more personal way. When he was not able to attend his beloved First Presbyterian church, he would often attend Red Bank Baptist church on Dayton Boulevard.