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your homegrown newspaper November 13, 2024
Vol. 21, No. 9
Yaya dolls pg. 8
hunting pg.12
SUMMER GODDARD / VALLEY JOURNAL
Emilie McGrath holds a photo of her grandfather in his WWII uniform.
Granddaughter fulfills veteran grandfather's promise By Kathi Beeks / Valley Journal
cosmic storms pg. 13
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or her entire life, Emilie McGrath heard stories about her grandfather, Raymond William Latty, even though he
died many years before her birth. Her father John Latty kept his Pops’ memory alive by sharing stories about him all through her growing up years. Raymond grew up living and
working on a family farm in Gainesville, Georgia, and he, like other young men of his generation, served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Prior to being shipped overseas to Guam
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he was stationed in Kissimee, Florida, where he worked on an Army flightline repairing plane engines. In Kissimee, Raymond see page 2