Alan Justice
Special to the Record
The Hildebran High School class of 1960 pays tribute to a local veteran each year on Memorial Day. This year, the group will recognize WWII veteran Clifford Wilson, who died on May 23.
Before his death, Clifford and his wife, Lorena, attended the 2019 observance. Tribute was paid to Glen Eckard, who had lived in Icard and was killed in action in France during WWII, leaving a wife and four young children.
It was during this observance that Clifford and Lorena, residents of Connelly Springs, shared first-hand accounts of the horrors of war and the life of families who lived in continual fear of losing sons, brothers and husbands.