the son of uneducated Alabama sharecroppers

Chronicled in considerable detail are the beginnings of Tinker Air Force Base and the community's considerable support of the war effort

and even set a flying mile speed record in a 1957 Pontiac he designed and built for the early NASCAR circuit

Unlikely Warrior was put to paper at the insistence of the author's grown children

Making Things Better: Wes Watkins’ Legacy of Leadership Tan the son of uneducated AlabamaBy Kim D. Parrish Making Things Better: Wes Watkins Legacy of Leadership tells of one common mans trek through history. Marching with a confidence fueled by poverty, personal insecurities, a serious speech impediment, uneducated parents, and an alcoholic father, he rode his passion, born of heartbreak, to be elected repeatedly to one of the most powerful positions one can achieve. The young boy who was afraid to open his mouth lest his friends