Service honors fallen soldiers
Published 8:25 am Tuesday, May 30, 2017
- VFW Post 2728 chaplain Justin Hollon helps his daughter Alyson place flowers at Clark County’s Vietnam War memorial during a Memorial Day service Monday afternoon. (Photo by Fred Petke)
Early Monday afternoon, taps sounded from the back of the Clark County Courthouse, offering a somber reminder of the American soldiers killed throughout history.
“We still remember. We’ll always remember,” said Wanda Martin, who led the ceremony.
“Our great nation has had generation after generation of those willing to fight,” Winchester Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2728 commander Anita Shimfessel said. “Millions of men and women have answered the call.
“Today we pay tribute to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. We honor their sacrifice, their service, mourn their loss and the families left behind.”
The holiday started following the Civil War as a way to honor those killed in the fighting. In 1971, it became a national holiday to recognize all members of the U.S. armed forces who lost their life.
About Fred Petke
Fred Petke is a reporter for The Winchester Sun, the Jessamine Journal and the State Journal. His beats include cops, courts, fire, public records, city and county government and other news. To contact Fred, email fred.petke@bluegrassnewsmedia.com or call 859-759-0051.
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