SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Former WTOC anchor Doug Weathers joined WTOC’s Dawn Baker on the Welcome to Our Community show.

Weathers, known largely for his career in television, joined us to talk about his military service. He shared a story about talking his mother into signing his papers for him to join the service.

“I talked her into signing the papers for me because I was only 16. You know, I was a pretty big boy. And, uh, to get me in, she signed the paper. So I got in and, uh, took my basic training in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. And then, uh, I went from there to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, and I was shipped out to Germany. Uh, this is right after World War II and before the Russians blockaded the autobahn going into East Berlin. And I was there for all of that. And I was there for th

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