86th Division soldiers from Kentucky gave the “V for victory” sign on a train en route from Camp Kilmer, N.J., to Camp Atterbury, Ind. Pictured clockwise from front are Staff Sgt. Eugene A. Hughes, Richmond; pfc. Ova Helton, Hazard; pfc. Frankie Vice, Williamstown; pfc. Clifton Ray, Lancaster; pfc. John S. McKenzie, Paintsville; and pvt. Jarnet Simmons, Hindman. The photo was published June 21, 1945, in the Lexington Herald. Lexington’s 2014 Fourth of July festival’s theme is “Celebrate Heroes,” to honor all those who help keep the nation and cities safe.