Amanda Walker is a columnist and contributor with AL.com, The Birmingham News, Selma Times Journal, Thomasville Times, West Alabama Watchman, and Alabama Gazette.

Hornfischer’s “The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors” (2004) is dedicated to about two hours of action in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, mostly on “tin cans,” the Navy term of endearment for ...

The Tin Can Tourists came about with the creation of the Dixie Highway, the first road that ran from Detroit all the way to Miami. People can step in some vintage RVs at the Tin Can Exhibit ...