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A steady, often heavy rain did not deter more than 25 veterans and loved ones from turning out Monday for Oakfield’s Memorial Day service, held at the Four Corners Veterans Monument.

Posted at 9:52 PM, Feb 17, 2021 and last updated 2021-02-18 12:03:51-05 NORFOLK, Va. – At 76 years old, Dr. Patricia Turner remembers the day she stepped foot in Norview Jr. High School. She was 14. "We were taught how to be a soldier,” said Turner. She was also taught how to react when attacked by white students. Students spitting on her are some of her worst memories. "I was told to wipe it off because it was just water and to always stand tall,” she adds. Today, she’s ab...