Hometown Heroes:

Jerry Williams: He can still see the face

  • Fannin County native Jerry Williams served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper during the Vietnam War.
    Fannin County native Jerry Williams served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper during the Vietnam War.
  • U.S. Army veteran Jerry Williams is shown saluting the American Flag during a Pearl Harbor Day ceremony in 2018.
    U.S. Army veteran Jerry Williams is shown saluting the American Flag during a Pearl Harbor Day ceremony in 2018.
This year marks 53 years since the first time Fannin County native and U.S. Army veteran Jerry Williams took his first shot at a human being. “I do believe I could put six or seven Vietnamese out…

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