Crossville Chronicle, Crossville, TN

September 23, 2009

Vietnam veterans pay tribute to Anna Belle O'Brien


On Friday, Sept. 4, Vietnam veterans and members of four veteran organizations came together to pay final tribute to the late Anna Belle O'Brien by forming a flag line presentation. Members of the Cumberland County Vietnam Veterans, VVA Chapter 1015, Christian Motorcycle Association and Veterans Service Office lined the road from Dunbar Rd. to the church where friends and loved ones came to say their final good byes to a great lady who touch everyone she met. Miss Anna Bell, as she is known to Vietnam veterans in Cumberland County, played an integral part in Tennessee becoming the first state in the nation to make March 29 Vietnam Veterans Day.