• “In the beginning I wasn't sure what would happen,” Mr. Tinney said. Pictured at Parris Island, South Carolina, 1962.
    “In the beginning I wasn't sure what would happen,” Mr. Tinney said. Pictured at Parris Island, South Carolina, 1962.
  • “My time in the Marines was a good experience,” said Mr. Tinney. “I met many friends and saw a lot of places.”
    “My time in the Marines was a good experience,” said Mr. Tinney. “I met many friends and saw a lot of places.”

    One of the ways Perrysburg recognizes its veterans is through Way Public Library’s participation in the Veterans History Project.

    Its purpose is the preservation of veterans’ service memories.

    Recently, the library recorded an interview with Lime City veteran Harry Tinney who served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1962 to 1966 as an aviation electronics technician, repairing and maintaining aircraft r…