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Quilting Kentucky's Stories: Honor Flight by Jerry Meriwether (2024)

Jerry Meriwether joins us this Veteran’s Day with a remembrance of his Honor Flight. 

 

A proud husband, father and grandfather. Jerry loves God. He is a Deacon at Shiloh Baptist Church. Jerry served in the US army. He is also currently the Co-Commander of the National Association for Black Veterans (NABVETS) Chapter 23. This organization advocates for veterans and their families assisting in filing claims and educating them on benefits they

should be receiving.


Theme song "Appalachian Lofi" composed and performed by Bryan Klausing and Christine Cole.

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Tales from the Kentucky Room is hosted by David Bryant and produced by Erin West.

David is the Manager of Central Library, and has worked many years in the Kentucky Room. After several guest host spots, David moved to full time host of Tales from the Kentucky Room in 2025. Local History and Genealogy are passions of his, and he's excited to share them with our audience.

Erin is the Virtual Services Librarian. She's worked for Lexington Public Library since 2003 and began her work with audio editing in 2012 while working at the Northside Branch. Erin enjoys listening to history, true crime and tv show recap podcasts.

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