Battle-scarred vet ‘rescued’ by college
BLUEFIELD, Va. (BP)–On June 8, 1944, Private William A. Stevens Jr. landed on a beach in Normandy, France, along with another 200 soldiers from the United States Army’s Ninth Infantry Division. Bill Stevens was just 19 years old and he and his young comrades had been charged with capturing a coastal town in support of […]
Bluefield alum, now police officer, recounts Sept. 11 at the Pentagon
BLUEFIELD, Va. (BP)--Former Bluefield College criminal justice major Sarah Austin was back at her alma mater in October to speak as part of the school's Alumni Guest Lecture Series about her experiences as a traffic sergeant for the Pentagon Police -- and an eyewitness to the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon.
