More Southern Souls
We’re all here with Anna
“We're all here with Anna. These are our neighbors and friends; our kids grew up together. They have always loved and...
It all started as a homeschool project to learn about business.
“We always find four-leaf clovers and give them to customers to spread love. Everything at our coffee shop is about...
I just started telling some of the stories a few years ago
“I walked out the door for Vietnam, praying Lord, take care of me. They give you a list of things to pack, but when...
I started opening the Vietnam door again
“I got out of high school without much fanfare. I was good at math–that’s the only way I made it through school. I...
I turned something we loved into something that would teach my kids how to work and give them spending money
“I'm first generation from Vietnam. My parents lived in a refugee camp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for several years....
I was in the ROTC at Mississippi State and graduated with a commission from the U.S. Air Force. I never looked back.
“I grew up in Drew, Mississippi. My dad died when I was four years old, and my mother raised me. She was a school...
I’m going to the Cleveland Clinic for surgery at the end of April to save my life
“I remember wanting to be an artist in fifth grade. I later worked for a Mardi Gras float builder making float...
You can’t live in a community and only see things one way, especially not in Alabama
“The joke is that everyone in Birmingham is one degree from my phone number. Maybe I come home too much. But I want to...
Our love affair got off to a strange start
“Camilla and I grew up on the same street in Daphne and went to the same church and school. When we met, I was...
We were 19-and 20-year olds doing jobs that grown people can’t do
“I was 19 and on my way to the Vietnam War when I got a letter from my mother at the mail call: she said my draft...
If any of those bullets had hit differently, I would not be here today
General Guy Hecker was raised by his mother, aunt, and grandmother on Springhill Avenue in Mobile. He was about 15 the...
I was arrested two times when I was 15. I proudly wear the honor of being a jailbird.
“I was arrested two times when I was 15. I proudly wear the honor of being a jailbird. It started when I...