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broidered with her name on one side. That wind caused terrible damage. We worked two, three days just getting our fences back.”
France In WWI
Howard Jones traveled away from Rappahannock only once in his 87 years. It was a journey worth remembering, a journey that took him far past the county line, beyond the borders of the Commonwealth.
In his 20s when the conflict that was to be the war to end all wars broke out, Howard was drafted into the U. S. Army. He trained at Camp Lee, Virginia, and was then shipped overseas with an infantry unit.
The army in those days was a segregated army and while black men wre called upon to serve, they rarely saw combat duty. Howard Jones was an exception.
With ‘‘a right smart number” of other black soldiers, he was assigned to a French divisiop and fought his way across France.
“I can’t remember too many battles. It’s been such a long time. There have been two or three wars since then,” he joked. “But I sure wish I felt like I did then," Howard added, bemoaning the creaks and aches of 87year-old bones.
Jones was in France when the war ground to a halt. “Now that was a big party," he recalled, smiling. “Those French folks drink a whole
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