Arlington Veterans Day event salutes those who served
Arlington's annual Veterans Day program features guest speaker Army World War II Veteran Olin Pickens at Arlington Amphitheater on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Olin Pickens, a 100-year-old World War II veteran and former POW was the main speaker. He called being released in April 1945, “One of the happiest days in my life. I got my freedom back.”
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Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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