Loretta Lynn receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

[onehandle]

Source: WYMT



She is known as the coal miner's daughter, and Wednesday Eastern Kentucky's own Loretta Lynn received a national honor of recognition from the president.

Lynn joined several others including a former United States president to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

You would be hard pressed to find a person in Eastern Kentucky who doesn't know who that coal miner's daughter is.

"I've lived here pretty much all my life. I've always loved Loretta. She's a good, good lady, real nice lady," said Mack Lowe, a family friend and clerk at Webb's Grocery, owned by Lynn's brother Herman.

Read more: http://www.wkyt.com/wymt/home/headlines/Loretta-Lynn-receives-Presidential-Medal-of-Freedom-232729751.html

[William769]

1. Butcher Holler

I was raised in King Holler (Harlan county).

You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.

[msanthrope]

10. Harlan County, USA, changed my life. nt

[Tanuki]

2. This LA Times piece has several videos of her singing some of her hits,

including Coal Miner's Daughter
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-loretta-lynn-presidential-medal-freedom-20131120,0,1604152.story#axzz2lF5ADIrW

[Boomerproud]

3. I watched the program on CSPAN and it was very moving.

Congratulations to all of the honorees.

After the ceremony they showed the wreath-laying at JFK's grave by the Obamas and the Clintons. Jack Schlossberg, his grandson, looked like he was close to tears.

[Beacool]

4. I remember getting to know her and her music through the Cissy Spacek movie.

Loretta Lynn had a real tough childhood.

Congratulations to her!!!!

[ReRe]

5. K&R

I kick your OP for this spunky little talented lady. They just don't make country music like they used to, do they?
.......................................The state of Kentucky is smiling tonight.

[Lugnut]

6. + 1,000 n/t

[KinMd]

7. Loretta looks pretty hot, especially being she's 81

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

8. They posted this on our local station's Facebook here on the WV-Ky/ border

I think half the redneck heads exploded - they love hometown girl Loretta, but despise Obama. They didn't know what to think.

[Tanuki]

9. I grew up in that area, too (Wayne County, WV)

although I now live in Tennessee, where I now get some of my veggies at Loretta Lynn's daughter Peggy's organic farm:
http://www.madisoncreekfarms.com/

[madrchsod]

11. one of the women who changed country music....

she has never been afraid to be herself.