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May 25, 2021
Charles Waters, now 94, poses with the medals he received during his 22 years in service in this undated family photo. Submitted photo
HARTSFIELD, Ga. â Just three years before the start of the Great Depression, Charles Franklin Waters was beginning his life on a farm in Hartsfield. Life was fairly difficult in 1926 for the Waters family. Both parents worked the farm and Waters was expected to do the same, according to his son Chuck Waters. Charles went through only five years of primary school before he dropped out to help on the family farm.Â
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Army veteran Dr. Cecily David stands next to her Christmas tree at her home in San Antonio on May 20, 2021. David s home is decorated with mementos from her work and travels around the world, including her childhood in Tanzania.Lisa Krantz, Staff / Staff photographer
A small, gold bell holds a place of honor in retired Army Col. Cecily M. David’s North Side home.
Friends call the house “The David Museum,” and the decor represents years of cultural encounters from David’s military service around the world.