The sun shone and the sky was bright blue.
Out in the countryside, in Hanover ........
Terrytown,
and Stockwell as well as in Sangerfield and Waterville and at St. Bernard's cemetery, brand new flags honored our fallen soldiers.
Flags flew throughout the village
.... on Madison street, above .......
.... on Madison street, above .......
...... and on Park Place.
The Watering Trough in the Park overflowed with petunias and most of the Garden Club planters along Main Sreet were bright with newly-planted flowers.
The Watering Trough in the Park overflowed with petunias and most of the Garden Club planters along Main Sreet were bright with newly-planted flowers.
Crowds gathered long before 9:00 .........
.... welcoming each unit - here, the Legionnaires of Clifford J. Fulmer Post 92 - as they passed by.
The Waterville Fire Department and Ladies' Auxiliary.
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There was an impressive contingent of American Legion Riders followed by the Memorial Park School Band, which put on a fine performance.
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And then came the Waterville Central School Marching Band.
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And then came the Waterville Central School Marching Band.
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Waiting in Monument Park ........
............. the American Legion Color Guard.
Jim VanWormer
Jim VanWormer
Among the many who stood listening to Guest Speaker Jim VanWormer, I saw two of the
Post 92 American Legion Riders and somewhat in front of them stood Steven Smith, a young veteran who lost both legs in Irag but who is a new member of the Clifford J. Fulmer Post AND an American Legion Rider!
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Mr. VanWormer ended his remarks with a tribute to Cpl. John Sigsbee, whose name we know too sadly and too well and whose mother, Sue, sat on the speakers' platform in a place of honor."To Cpl. John Sigsbee and all of our fallen soldiers:
we remember you!"
"To Cpl. John Sigsbee and all of our fallen soldiers:
we thank you!"
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we remember you!"
"To Cpl. John Sigsbee and all of our fallen soldiers:
we thank you!"
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If I had only taken one picture, today,
this would have been the one
that says it all.
this would have been the one
that says it all.
"The Salute"
Memorial Day, 2008
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Next Saturday - the 31st -
Veterans, Friends & Family of
Cpl. John. P. Sigbee
Veterans, Friends & Family of
Cpl. John. P. Sigbee
will sponsor a
Memorial Fund Raising Day
in Waterville:
an old-fashioned Picnic with
FOOD, MUSIC and ENTERTAINMENT
from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
in the Firemen's Pavilion.
All donations will support the completion of Waterville's Memorial Bandstand, a Speakers' Platform in Monument Park and to make a contribution to the "Memorial Wall" at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky.
Memorial Fund Raising Day
in Waterville:
an old-fashioned Picnic with
FOOD, MUSIC and ENTERTAINMENT
from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
in the Firemen's Pavilion.
All donations will support the completion of Waterville's Memorial Bandstand, a Speakers' Platform in Monument Park and to make a contribution to the "Memorial Wall" at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky.
