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When I see a veteran proudly displaying their branch of service, I always go out of my way to give them thanks. When I see a Vietnam veteran, I always

Editor’s note: Following is the conclusion of a three-part story series by contributing writer Brent Engel. It contains language that some may find objectionable. Discretion is advised.

In early January 2016, a friend, Rita Auton, loaned me a copy of the Jan. 9, 1936 Waverly Watchman, one of the two weekly papers in Pike County at that

This is a re-run from May 1980.

J.A. “Jim” Scott, former Pike Countian, completed 50 years of service with the Norfolk and Western Railway in January 1952. Born near Omega, Scott started with the railroad as a fireman in 1902 and became an engineer on the Columbus-to-Portsmouth run in 1907, having already received his 40 year pin in 1947. Scott was presented a diamond pin at the Veteran’s meeting in Roanoke, Va. (the headquarters for the railway) on May 23, 1953. At the time of his retirement, April 8, he was complimented on his record of service. “Your many years of fine cooperation and loyalty are appr...