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KIRBYVILLE, Mo. — A Vietnam veteran is sharing his story with OzarksFirst after he received an email for an all-expenses paid trip to the country he once fought in. Tom Center fought in the Vietnam War in the late 1960s and thanks to a Patriots program at the College of the Ozarks (CofO), he was […]
Our last interview in 2019 was an extension of the Grand Tour. It was one of those long and winding trips that started in 2008 when we interviewed Rowe Montillo
Leroy Martin Elliott, 75, Paola, KS, died Dec. 20th, 2020. Graveside Service Saturday December 26th at the Paola Cemetery at 1 p.m. Leroy was born April 16th, 1945, in Smith Nursing Home in Paola, KS, to Paul Albert Elliott and Frances Viola Debrick Elliott. Leroy was the oldest for 4 children. Leroy attended Paola Schools, Spring Hill Schools, and First Lutheran Parochial School. He graduated from Paola High School in 1963. Leroy joined the National Guard in 1965. He was activated to the U.S. Army in 1968 and was sent to Vietnam. He served in the Mobile Riverine Force. He was wounded on East...