VFW Post Commander Joe Hare emcees 2018 Memorial Day Service
2018-05-28 - VFW Post 6097 - 500 Green Hills Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
VFW Post 6097 Commander Joe Hare was the emcee of the first-ever Memorial Day Service in the new building. In a somber, tearful moment, he related an incident which had been discovered earlier at Haven Hill Cemetery, where someone had taken up and broken the staffs of approximately 100 flags which had been place on Veterans graves there by the Columbia Masonic Lodge and placed in a pile at the entrance to the cemetery. "Somebody is very disrespectful," he said, choking back tears, "It's sad." - EW Comments | Permalink
2018-05-28 - VFW Post 6097 - 500 Green Hills Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
VFW Post 6097 Commander Joe Hare was the emcee of the first-ever Memorial Day Service in the new building. In a somber, tearful moment, he related an incident which had been discovered earlier at Haven Hill Cemetery, where someone had taken up and broken the staffs of approximately 100 flags which had been place on Veterans graves there by the Columbia Masonic Lodge and placed in a pile at the entrance to the cemetery. "Somebody is very disrespectful," he said, choking back tears, "It's sad." - EW Comments | Permalink
Memorial Day at VFW 2018 - Major Paul Smith delivers keynote
2018-05-28 - VFW Post 6097 - 500 Green Hills Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Major Paul Smith (ret), of Breeding, KY, delivered the keynote address, "The Cost of Freedom," at the Memorial Day Service at the VFW 6097 Post. He's a 22 year active duty military veteran who entered the service as a private, saw service in 27 foreign countries, and has been a resident of Adair County since 2012. He's an active participant in school programs in Adair, Cumberland, and Metcalfe Counties and elsewhere. Major Smith was given a standing ovation for his brief but eloquent address. Behind him, left, is baritone Barry Rose of the Roley Community of Adair County. - EW Comments | Permalink
2018-05-28 - VFW Post 6097 - 500 Green Hills Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Major Paul Smith (ret), of Breeding, KY, delivered the keynote address, "The Cost of Freedom," at the Memorial Day Service at the VFW 6097 Post. He's a 22 year active duty military veteran who entered the service as a private, saw service in 27 foreign countries, and has been a resident of Adair County since 2012. He's an active participant in school programs in Adair, Cumberland, and Metcalfe Counties and elsewhere. Major Smith was given a standing ovation for his brief but eloquent address. Behind him, left, is baritone Barry Rose of the Roley Community of Adair County. - EW Comments | Permalink
Historic Day: First Memorial Day service at new VFW Post
2018-05-28 - VFW Post 6097 - 500 Green Hills Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
It was perhaps the most moving Memorial Day service in the history of VFW Post 6097, which began inside the comfortable new VFW Post building and then moved to the outdoor ceremony, above. The occasion was well attended, with an estimated crowd of 75-100 coming as guests plus participants in the ceremony. Comments | Permalink
2018-05-28 - VFW Post 6097 - 500 Green Hills Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
It was perhaps the most moving Memorial Day service in the history of VFW Post 6097, which began inside the comfortable new VFW Post building and then moved to the outdoor ceremony, above. The occasion was well attended, with an estimated crowd of 75-100 coming as guests plus participants in the ceremony. Comments | Permalink
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