The students of Cairo High School in Cairo, Georgia, honor the
veterans of World War II, who have been identified as "America's Greatest
Generation" by Tom Brokaw. This page honors those who gave their lives for their
country and those who returned to tell their stories. Of a population of men in
Grady County during the 1940's, much of the male population left their homes and
families to fight in foreign countries to preserve the American way of life.
They left without fanfare and returned without fanfare, and to this day remain
productive citizens in their community. Grady County is the home of the most
decorated veteran in the state of Georgia, Mr. Joe Ferrell, who, like many other
men from Grady County, served in more than one war and felt his purpose in life
after the war was to continue to serve his community. We honor these men and
their contributions that have helped keep America a free nation. We ask the
question posed by Steven Speilberg in
