Capt. Herbert Thomas, Charles Bright's great-grandfather, was twice-wounded while leading a charge of Union forces at Mary's Heights, Va. during the American Civil War. Photo provided

When Charles Bright, a 90-year-old Port Charlotte, Fla. World War II veteran was a child, his great-aunt gave him a “Valor Certificate” written, signed and presented to Capt. Herbert Thomas, his great-grandfather, by his battalion commander, Col. Jacob G. Frick after the Civil War. Read the rest of this entry »