World War II veteran Clifford Sheffield, standing left, and his son, Vietnam veteran Kenneth Sheffield, speak with Charles and Susan Varner, husband and wife re-enactors who portray Gen. George S. Patton and wife Beatrice, during the Armed Forces Weekend at the Texas State Railroad in this file photo taken May 17, 2008. Clifford Sheffield served under the real-life Patton in Europe during World War II.
BETH FOLEY / The Palestine Herald