Patriot’s Association Memorial Day Program

The Gadsden-Etowah Patriots Association's annual Memorial Day program will feature something different and special this year, in addition to the traditional tributes to those who made the ultimate sacrifice while defending the United States.

Instead of a guest speaker, there will be a presentation by Craig Scott, director of the Gadsden Public Library, portraying George Frank Towers, who is considered to be Alabama's first fatal casualty of World War II, even though he died more than a month before the U.S. officially entered the conflict.