Photos by Nila Harris, Burton Cole and Joel Nahari.
Callie Daugherty sings “The Star-Spangled Banner” during the Memorial Day ceremony May 25 the Hardin Browning American Legion Post 109 in Falmouth. Colors are presented by Pendleton County High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets Lona Albos, left, Tanner Morris and Georgia Oliver. At right is Post Commander James Sharp.
Guest speaker and Vietnam veteran Rick Lockhart recounts the stories of friends he lost during the war, emphasizing that freedom is not free.
Bugler Herman Schack waits to play taps in honor of Pendleton County residents who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country. At left is the bell that is tolled as the names of post members who have died since the previous Memorial Day are read.
NJROTC Cadet Georgia Oliver takes the lead as cadets present colors during the Memorial Day ceremony.
NJROTC Cadets Lona Albos, a junior, and Georgia Oliver, a senior, salute after placing the memorial wreath to honor those servicemen and women who gave their lives while serving their country.
When 7-year-old Fielder Roth learned that some of his dad’s fellow Marine Corps friends were unable to participate in the Murph’s Challenge this year at Kincaid Lake State Park, he decided to join in so his dad would not be alone. Fielder did all the challenges (minus the weighted vest) and even beat his dad on the two runs. From left are Kasi Adams, Levi Wolfe, Jason Rother, Lynn Orr and Fielder. The challenge is a physical endurance workout designed to honor Navy SEAL Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy and all
Kincaid Lake State Park Manager Dave Billings does pull-ups as part of the Murph Challenge.
Almost all of the primitive camp sites at Kincaid were taken on Memorial Day weekend.
The Hardin Browning American Legion Post 109 Honor Guard awaits their time to fire the three-volley salute in Falmouth.
Scenes from the Memorial Day Parade in Butler.
Scenes from the Memorial Day Parade in Butler.