Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro held their Memorial Day Ceremony on Sunday afternoon. Yesterday's service attracted about 60 onlookers and at least as many people participating in the service. Here we see the retiring of the colors with the Knights of Columbus lining the pathway. Congressman Coble was the guest speaker at the ceremony. He reminded the audience of the importance of patriotism and helped us honor the military men and women who lost their lives for our country. The name of every local service man and woman, who died while serving, is read to the crowd.
Congressman Coble has been a North Carolina public servant since 1979; first a member of the state House of Representatives and since the mid-1980's a U.S. Representative for North Carolina. If you are local, and want to find a way to celebrate Memorial Day consider visiting the Veterans' section of Forest Lawn (Section 1) today. It is easy to feel patriotic surrounded by headstones of veterans and graves marked with flags. If you want to learn about one of North Carolina's greatest living patriots, read about the life of historian, veteran, lawyer, and representative John Howard Coble. Happy Memorial Day.
Thank you for remembering and honoring veterans this Memorial Day...
Posted by: Madge @ The View From Right Here | Monday, May 27, 2013 at 03:53 PM