John Givhan Quotations

I have been to the God Bless Fort Benning Day before, but this was an honor because I was invited by the committee to come and share my book called Rice and Cotton: South Vietnam and South Alabama .

It is just a way for the city, public officials to show their thanks to the American soldiers. By showing their support it also shows God's involvement in the soldiers' daily activities.

We were seated at a big table that displayed our books. Each author had to introduce ourselves and tell the audience what our books were about.

The tents were filled with uniformed war mannequins. The children and the soldiers took helicopter rides over Columbus. Various war organizations gathered an shared their stories about the war.

A vast number of soldiers came by our table to see our books. Even the soldiers that were in training came over to our tent. Several Vietnam vets came by the tent to see the books.

It was common to see young mothers with small children, who have husbands at war, walking around at the Civic Center grounds. That's why I offered for Jessica to come to Covington County. I want her to share her story with the wives who have husbands in the Bravo Battery 1/117 Field Artillery Unit that left out of Covington County. She is very enthused about the possible chance to talk to the wives in Covington County.