• “I served with some of the finest people I’ll ever know. Proud to serve my country. Proud of my service and proud of the unit I was assigned to, the 716th MP Battalion,” said Mr. Kohl.
    “I served with some of the finest people I’ll ever know. Proud to serve my country. Proud of my service and proud of the unit I was assigned to, the 716th MP Battalion,” said Mr. Kohl.
  • John Kohl at Fort Gordon, Georgia, April 1967.
    John Kohl at Fort Gordon, Georgia, April 1967.

    With Veterans Day upon us, what better way to commemorate the occasion than to hear a veteran’s story?

    One of the ways Perrysburg recognizes its veterans is through the Way Public Library’s participation in the Library of Congress Veterans Project. The purpose is to preserve veterans’ service memories.

    Recently, the library recorded an interview with longtime Perrysburg Township resident, John Kohl.…