Memorial Day Celebrated
Memorial Day Celebrated
Memorial Day Celebrated
gone to so much trouble to retrieve In time, ,iane .ollins, of the American /egion, "ould 3oin him "ith program fliers prepared by +ary 0elver, secretary and treasurer for the American /egion 6ventually, as the morning progressed, so did the parade, "hich "eaved its "ay north on )ashington Avenue, consisting of various local orgni-ations including county-"ide %eterans, the Pi$ua .ivic 7and and the Pi$ua High *chool 7and, 7oy *cout !roop 89:, the Pi$ua 0ire ,epartment and many others )hen Ama-ing +race s"ept across the grounds via bagpipes, the cro"d too# to their seats, or found shade beneath the trees 2Ama-ing +race, ho" s"eet the sound, !hat saved a "retch li#e me I once "as lost but no" am found, )as blind, but no", I see 2 +ary 1oss, .ommander of the %0) Post ;<=; "as &aster of .eremonies and introduced the invocation given by 5oseph +oet-, &iami .ounty .hapter of ,A%, "hich "as follo"ed by the Pi$ua 0ire ,epartment and several members of the 7oys *couts troop raising the flag Also present during the ceremony "ere local +irls *couts that 3oined the latter to place a "reath and yello" rose, donated by Allisten &anor's 0lo"er 7ox, at the &emorial A special recognition a"ard "as given by 7ruce Hogston to ,ic# /offer for placing flags at the cemetery for the past ;> years 5ean ?elp and !oni 0rancis "ere also recogni-ed for their contributions to the &ission@ %eterans , . , a non-profit organi-ation that sends veterans to the Aation's capital to see their memorial A poignant reading "as given by 1obyn .ooper from the American /egion Auxiliary Unit B<;, music by the Pi$ua High *chool band, a profound memorial address given by +lenn .ota, and ?vonne (rdean, 5on and *herry 0urro" sang, 2!aps2 A firing of salute "as performed by the %eterans 6lite !ribute *$uad and "as follo"ed by the bugle playing of !aps that closed the day's solemn event !hen the grandfather in his decorated, "hite lapel shirt, along "ith his grandson, "ent hand-in-hand to the &emorial "here they began to read over the names at their feet, their earnest discussion begun ane"