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Local residents, vets reflect on Greatest Generation

Bill Vance: It felt like everybody was your brother

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Frank Reddy

Updated: Sep 2, 2015, 1:18 AM

Published: Sep 2, 2015, 1:28 AM

Today, we think of the generation that fought World War II as the Greatest Generation. In retrospect, some would say it’s easy to see why. But what did it feel like to live in the generation that fought in the war and survived the Great Depression?

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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier

Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers

04032025 FALCON 2.jpg — Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers

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The Times

Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 6:39 PM

Published: Apr 2, 2025, 6:40 PM

A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.

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