Boy Scout Troop 140 and Cub Scout Pack 140 led the Pledge of Allegiance and the parade of services, marching with flags of each armed military service.
American Legion Post 153 leaders remembered Union County residents who gave their lives for their country during a May 26 ceremony at Lake Butler’s Masonic Lodge.
Post Adjutant Brian Reagan welcomed the crowd of around 80 to the event, and Post Chaplain Gene Gordon delivered the invocation. Boy Scout Troop 140 and Cub Scout Pack 140 led the Pledge of Allegiance and the parade of services, marching with flags of each armed military service.
The Union County High School JROTC color guard raised the flag to half-staff and presented the colors later in the ceremony.
Post 153 Commander Mitchell Bishop read the names of each Union County service member killed in the line of duty, and Post Vice Commander Shawn Newsom placed a wreath at the memorial facing Main Street.
Post 153 Commander Mitchell Bishop read the names of each Union County service member killed in the line of duty, and Bishop concluded the service by explaining the history of Memorial Day and reflecting on the holiday.
Reagan then made an impassioned tribute to prisoners of war and those missing in action. Bishop concluded the service by explaining the history of Memorial Day and reflecting on the holiday.
Members of American Legion Post 153 and the Lake Butler Woman’s Club. (L-r) Brian Reagan, Cathryn Reagan, Jean Waters, Jane Russell, Betty Emerick, Jane Griner, Jean Brannen. Monica Bayer, Helen Green, Margaret Reeves, Lynn Bishop, Ann Hendricks. Rebecca Hall. Margo Van Peterson, Judge Mitchell Bishop, Landon Bishop, and Shawn Newsom.Post Adjutant Brian Reagan welcomed the crowd of around 80 to the event, and made an impassioned tribute to prisoners of war and those missing in action.Brian Reagan made an impassioned tribute to prisoners of war and those missing in action.Post Chaplain Gene Gordon delivered the invocation.The Union County High School JROTC color guard raised the flag to half-staff and presented the colors later in the ceremony. (L-r) Command Sergeant Major Hunter Smith, Cadet Lt. Col. Chloie Harris, Capt. Lillie Lane., and Cadet Major Jayden Timm.
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