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Honoring our Veterans at Historic Fort Steuben

November 12, 2009 at 12:25 am | Posted in Events in the Ville | Leave a comment
Tags: American Legion Post 33, historic fort steuben, ohio, Ohio Valley veterans, steubenville

It was a beautiful sunny fall day as people from the Ohio Valley honored our veterans at the Historic Fort Steuben Berkman Amphitheater. 

Bill Demjan, from American Legion Post 33, was Master of Ceremony and Bob Spear, Chaplain of Post 33, gave the invocation.   Tom Graham, Jefferson County Commissioner led the National Anthem and sang “I’m Proud to be an American,” by Lee Greenwood.

Guest speaker Captain Ed Long of the Salvation Army spoke about service to others.  A Viet Nam veteran, Long served with Mike Co. 3^rd Bat. 1^st Marines and was awarded two purple hearts.  For nearly 30 years he served on the Wheeling Police Department and was chief of police for five of those years.  

 

 

Rose Angelica and Linda Lancia played “Amazing Grace,” and various veteran and civic groups participated in the Placement of the Wreaths. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Honor Guard Members  saluted the veterans while Angelica and Lancia played “Taps.”   We were  reminded of the sacrifice of all of our veterans as Old Glory flew at half-staff in honor of the fallen at Fort Hood, Texas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Representing American Legion Post 33, Post 274, Post 275, and AMVETS Post 275 were:  Robert Blackwell, Jim Cook, Bill Hill, Joe Holliday, Larry Kenezovich, Tony Miller, Ben Turnbaugh, and Dan Wilson.