Medal of Honor recipient, Ranger Hall of Fame Inductee and USARA Regular Life Member COL Ola Lee Mize has died at 82. He died Wednesday after a lengthy illness.  Read more… He was a key figure in the defense of "Outpost Harry" when it was attacked during the Korean War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower.

The Gadsden-Etowah Patriots Association said visitation will be held at Southside Baptist Church in Southside, Alabama from 6-8 p.m. Friday March 14, 2014.

The funeral will be held Saturday at the church at 10 a.m., followed by a funeral procession to Crestwood Cemetery in Gadsden.

Colonel Mize's funeral will be conducted with full military honors by the Army's 5th Special Forces Group, deployed from Fort Campbell KY, complete with 21-gun salute. An Alabama National Guard unit will be responsible for the flag Honor Guard.