Honoring Memorial Day: New Market Remembers Its Fallen Heroes

Honoring Memorial Day: New Market remembers its fallen heroes

NEW MARKET, Ala. (WHNT) -- Memorial Day is centered upon remembering the heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice, whether they lost their lives on the front lines or back at home due to service-related illness or injury. For many in New Market, those heroes are their dads. "Growing up, my dad never talked about his service," Elizabeth Perry Mason, daughter of Paul Perry, said. "And when you would ask him questions, he would say, 'You just don't t…

Veterans in SoCo gather to recognize Memorial Day

(PUEBLO, Colo.) -- Every year on the last Monday in May, flags fly at half-staff, and we gather to refresh our perspective and remember those who have served our country. From Colorado Springs to Pueblo and our nation's capital, people across America marked Memorial Day. For some, Memorial Day may mean a yearly barbeque, picnic or another day off. But what does it mean to those who have fought for our country? The ones who stormed the beaches in…

'Important for every citizen to remember': Hundreds honor veterans' sacrifice during Memorial Day ceremony

U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández emphasized the sacrifices made by members of the country's armed forces during her keynote speech.

Lives of service members honored and remembered at Memorial Day events

Across the country, communities are remembering those who sacrificed so much for our freedom. In the Helena area, in celebration of Memorial Day, those lives were remembered through ceremonies and parades."A great thing for them to know there are people who served and made this country free," Vietnam veteran Bob Radcliffe says. "You know, we should always honor our veterans and especially our fallen veterans."(Watch to learn more about the Memor…

Hundreds gathered at Memorial Day ceremonies to honor and remember those who fought for the country

Across Billings and Laurel, hundreds attended Memorial Day ceremonies to honor and remember those who served the country.Ceremonies were held at Riverside Cemetery, Mountview Cemetery, and ended at the Yellowstone National Cemetery.Watch full video here: Memorial Day ceremonies across Billings and LaurelRykar Lewis, who has spent seven years with the U.S. Marine Corps, joined the community on this day.I know how important it is to honor those wh…

Hundreds gather for Newberry Veterans Memorial ribbon-cutting ceremony - Alachua Chronicle

At 9:30 a.m. on Memorial Day, May 26, hundreds of Newberry residents and visitors gathered at Lois Forte Park for the official unveiling and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the long-awaited Newberry Veterans Memorial.  The post Hundreds gather for Newberry Veterans Memorial ribbon-cutting ceremony appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.