Jeremy Redmon

@JeremyLRedmon

I write for @ajc. Bylines in @SmithsonianMag @oxfordamerican @taskandpurpose @thewarhorsenews @BitterSouth @USALacrosseMag. Teaching journalism at @mujschool.

Contact me at: [email protected]

Joined April 2012

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Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · Oct 25, 2023

Many American POWs were freed from North Vietnam following the Paris peace agreement in 1973. This year, some visited Hanoi to commemorate the 50th anniversary of their freedom. This is about their journey toward healing and more. (1 of 4) @SmithsonianMag shorturl.at/DTW13

JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. A group of American veterans return to the infamous compound where they and hundreds of other service members were held captive and tortured during the war

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mike esterl@mikeesterl · May 24

How a Civil War soldier’s famous painting of a Confederate prison in Georgia came to life, helping shape Memorial Day, as researched and told by the AJC’s @JeremyLRedmon ajc.com/news/2025/05/h…

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Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · Jul 20

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JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. Who is First Liberty founder Brant Frost IV? His family promised investors a “patriot economy” grounded in Christian faith. Authorities say Frost engineered a Ponzi scheme.

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Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · Jun 25

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JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. Trump’s proposed budget for next fiscal year calls for eliminating the $1.76 billion Job Corps program, a move that could affect many students in Georgia.

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JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. Military units based in Georgia would likely play a significant role if the United States joins Israel in attacking Iran’s nuclear program, according to experts.

Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · Jun 11

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JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. The Trump administration is restoring the names of seven military installations that previously honored Confederate figures, including one in Augusta.

Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · Jun 10

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JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. Hundreds of soldiers based in Georgia will participate this Saturday in the military parade promoted by President Donald Trump, a massive commemoration of the U.S. Army.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · May 25

CARE, other Georgia humanitarian organizations lay off staff, lower wages bit.ly/4kD6TnK

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Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · May 23

For one Georgia soldier, transgender ban prompts painful decision ajc.com/news/2025/05/f… @ajc

JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. The Pentagon's transgender ban, upheld by the Supreme Court this month, prompted a painful decision for a military service member stationed in Georgia.

Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · May 20

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Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · Apr 15

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JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. Georgia's Fort Benning, formerly Fort Moore, is holding a ceremony to rename the military base. Here are bios of the people behind the names - including the two Bennings.

Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · Apr 10

Georgia WWII veteran, 100 years old, to receive French Legion of Honor ajc.com/news/georgia-w… @ajc @FranceAtlanta #WWII #Veterans

JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. The French government is preparing to present Alan Kinder, a 100-year-old World War II veteran, with the Legion of Honor, the European country’s highest decoration.

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Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · Apr 7

Inspector general draft: VA Augusta leaders fostered ‘culture of fear’ ajc.com/news/inspector… @ajc #Veterans

JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. VA Augusta Health Care System leaders fostered a “culture of fear," according to an Office of Inspector General draft report viewed by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · Mar 27

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JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. Georgia Power engineer Pete Risse is retiring after a remarkable 70 years on the job.

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Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · Mar 20

Veterans Affairs shakes up leadership in Augusta amid concerns ajc.com/news/veterans-… @ajc #Veterans

JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. The VA announced a leadership shakeup at its Augusta Health Care System, citing “potential issues and questions regarding organizational health and workplace culture.”

Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · Mar 11

Big Georgia military base renamed for veteran who avoided attention ajc.com/news/georgia-n… @ajc

JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. Georgia's Fort Moore is being renamed after Fred Benning, a modest World War I hero from Nebraska who avoided discussing his service. Now he's in the limelight, posthumously.

Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · Mar 7

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JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. New Civil War research armed with more data gives the fullest picture yet of not just the overall death toll but its disproportionate impact on the South, including Georgia.

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mike esterl@mikeesterl · Feb 24

The story of Winfred Rembert, who was nearly lynched in South Georgia and went on to become a celebrated artist and Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirist, as told by the AJC’s @JeremyLRedmon ajc.com/things-to-do/w…

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Ernie Suggs@erniesuggs · Feb 23

AJC Black History Month Day 23b: Winfred Rembert The Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirist grew up in South Georgia, where he survived a lynch mob attack and endured forced labor. @ajc @itsuatl @PulitzerPrizes ajc.com/things-to-do/w…

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CovidMemorialMonument@CovidMonument · Feb 23

More publicity this weekend! Reporter Jeremy Redmon featured our COVID-19 Monument in the Living Arts Section of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Read his engaging story on Savannah sculptor Casey Schachner & her design concept for our COVID-19 Monument of Honor, Remembrance, &…

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Jeremy Redmon@JeremyLRedmon · Feb 21

Winfred Rembert documented the Jim Crow era with deeply personal paintings ajc.com/things-to-do/w… @ajc @HighMuseumofArt @ngadc @ArtSince1952 #WinfredRembert #BlackHistoryMonth

JeremyLRedmon's tweet card. Today, Rembert’s painting of a lively scene inside a juke joint in his hometown of Cuthbert, “The Dirty Spoon Café,” is on display in the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.