Exeter community members and guests remembered the fallen at
the Exeter Cemetery on a beautiful Monday morning.
Members of Exeter Legion Post 218 formed the color guard,
posted the colors and stood at attention while the Exeter-Milligan band played The
Star Spangled Banner.
After an invocation from Pastor Ginny Adams and a reading of
the “Gettysburg Address” by Claire White, the Exeter-Milligan band played
several patriotic tunes and Brady Bristol read the poem “In Flanders Field.”
The featured speaker Tim Wilbeck opened with the thought,
“Any American would feel honored today to speak about what our nation’s armed
forces members have done for us.”
Wilbeck went on to talk about some of the members of our
armed forces who have lost their lives recently reminding the crowd that,
“sacrifice is meaningless without remembrance.”
He encouraged the crowd “to help a Vet because it’s the
right thing to do. Take care of their families, take care of them, those who
made our way of life possible.”
After Wilbeck spoke the Legion members gave a salute to the
dead, Taps was played by Blake Papik and Taps Echo was played by
Amber Pribyl. The crowd was dismissed to enjoy coffee and rolls waiting
at the Exeter Legion home.
At the coffee, the Exeter-Milligan chorus performed an
arrangement of “In Flander’s Field” by Shane Whitford, who joined chorus
members Kimberlin Ruhl, Ashley and Meghann Miller in performing with guitars
and voices.
Tim Wilbeck speaks at the Exeter American Legion Memorial
Day Program.
Claire White reads The Gettysburg Address at the
Memorial Day Program.
Brady Bristol reads In
Flanders Field at the Memorial Day Program
Exeter American
Legion Members give the salute to the dead at the Memorial Day Program.
Blake Papik plays Taps at the Exeter American Legion
Memorial Day Program.
The Exeter-Milligan
Choir performs with their teacher Shane Whitford. The students from the
left are Meghan Miller, Kimberlin Ruhl and Ashley Miller.
