Alpha Omega’s $8 million project is a nod to Cordell Walker
Cordell Walker, executive director of Alpha Omega Veterans Services, on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at its new $8 million facility in the former Marine training center on Jackson Avenue. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The Jackson Avenue facility is the latest effort of a man who never served in the military but has dedicated 35 years to serving veterans with housing, food, clothing and offering sometimes simply a place to be understood.
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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