LIFESTYLES -- FEATURE SPOT

MADISON - When Carl Gamble was growing up in Madison, jet fighter planes that flew over town were his inspiration to serve as a pilot when he grew up.

MADISON - Andrew Caudle extended his family legacy of military service, as his father and two of his uncles had done.

MADISON - Stan Walker entered the U.S. Army in 1976.

MADISON - Jimmy Harris, who grew up in Owens Cross Roads, joined the U.S. Army National Guard in 1989.

MADISON - A random, helpful gesture in a checkout line helped Cherish Croft to enter the military.

MADISON – Private 1st Class Major Wooten received a "Quilt of Valor" from the Quilts of Valor organization. Wooten, who is 101 years old, served durin...

MADISON - Robert 'Bob' Hannah joined the U.S. Army in 1988. After 24 years of service, he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.

SASEBO, JAPAN - A sailor from Madison is serving his country on the seas of the Orient.

MADISON - Retired ICO Alan P. Cerny, SCPO, USN grew up in North Miami, Fla.

MADISON - Madison is smaller than other towns where Kathy Miller has lived but is reminiscent of her childhood home on Whitmarsh Island, a barrier isl...