The Gun Salute During Memorial Day Ceremony
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Honor Guard honors their fallen comrades under the direction of George Fritts. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Honor Guard During Memorial Day Ceremony
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They stood proud! Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Honor Guard Arrives at Lyons Cemetery
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Honor Guard arrives at the Lyons Cemetery for Memorial Day Ceremony. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Col. Robert M. Pelletier Speaks at Memorial Day Program
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Col. Pelletier is a 1984 graduate of The Citdael, Military College of South Carolina, Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant, Army Aviation in May 1984. He has served a total of 30 years, ten active duty and twenty years as an Army Reservist. He held all leadership positions from Platoon Leader to Brigade Commander as well on Joint Staff. He has had multiple assignments and tours overseas to include border duty in Germany, border duty in Korea and Central America. He was deployed three times: Desert Storm 1990-91, Iraq 2003-04, Afghanistan 2012-13. He is currently assigned as Chief, Deployment and Distribution Operation Center, US Transportation Command at Scott Air Base, IL.
Col. Robert M. Pelletier, United States Army Reserve. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Alford Reads Poem From her Father at Memorial Day Ceremony
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Linda Alford read a poem her father, Percy A. Hingst, wrote while serving in World War II. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Lyons-Decatur Northeast Band Performs at Memorial Day Ceremony
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LDNE band, under the direction of John Mayo, performed patriotic selections during the Memorial Day Ceremony, including the National Anthem. All Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Flags at Half Mast at Lyons Cemetery
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Flags at half mast during the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Lyons Cemetery honoring those that have fallen protecting this country and its freedoms. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Harold O. Tell, 84 of Wayne, NE
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Harold O. Tell, 84, of Wayne, Nebraska died on Monday, May 26, 2014 at Providence Medical Center in Wayne, Nebraska. Funeral services for Harold will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Wakefield; Pastor Kelly Johnston will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Wednesday from 3:00 until 8:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the Bressler – Munderloh – Smith Funeral Home in Wakefield. Burial with military rites will be in the Wakefield Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Wakefield Heritage Organization and the C&NW Historical Train Depot in Wakefield.
Preston Jay Turner, 26 of Fremont, NE
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PRESTON JAY TURNER, 26 years, of Fremont, Nebraska, passed away, Sunday, May 25, 2014, as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Omaha, Nebraska.
FUNERAL SERVICE: Services are pending with Pelan Funeral Services
Honoring Those That Gave and Give Their All
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Lauree Lenz, daughter of the late Lyons native Marvin Sundquist, attended the Memorial Day Program in Lyons, giving the invocation and benediction speeches. She also joined George Fritts from the Honor Guard in the Placing of the Wreaths.
Lauree Lenz, her granddaughter Layla, Jerry Ludwig and George Fritts. All Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
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