CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — When a hero takes his final ride, a community shows up.
Cherokee County will come together Tuesday to honor Claude Levinge, a 103-year-old World War II, Korean War and Vietnam fighter pilot who passed away in early November.
Known simply as “The Captain,” Levinge was born in Houston, Texas in 1922, joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 and was one of the original Top Gun graduates…