We are writing to thank the News-Banner, and especially Mark Miller, for the articles published on Memorial Day weekend remembering our brother and cousin, First-Lt. James Craig Harris and his death on Feb. 1, 1971, while serving as an Air Force pilot in Vietnam.
Mark did an incredible job interviewing various family members and capturing our memories, thoughts, and feelings in order to tell the story and legacy of Jim’s life, our growing up years in the Liberty Center community, and his untimely death.
As you can tell from Mark’s perceptive writing, the pain of Jim’s death 52 years ago never goes away for our family and Jim’s close friends. He was a special person in many lives and Mark excelled at telling that story.
We’ll be forever grateful to the News-Banner for sharing these remembrances of Jim with the Wells County community during this year’s Memorial Day observances.
On behalf of the entire Harris family,
DON HARRIS
Burke, Va.
