A special tribute to special people nurses at Memorial Day event
Mary Taylor Adams
From left at the wreath ceremony are: Cindy Butler, Past President, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 49; Tracy Hopkins, VFW Post 6710 President; and Katie Anderson, LPN.
WILMINGTON For many years, as part of the Memorial Day program at Sugar Grove Cemetery, Wilmington Veterans Post 49, American Legion has had a wreath placed on the grave of a particular nurse by the Auxiliary Unit Presidents of the Legion and VFW Post 6710, or their representative.
This tradition was altered a bit last year and continued with the 2021 program, with plans to make it a permanent part of the event.
Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War honors Civil War veterans
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Members of Henry Casey Camp No. 92 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War place a Memorial Day wreath at the grave site of General James W. Denver in Sugar Grove Cemetery. From left are: Michael Sutton; Joe Daugherty, Camp Commander; Shawn Cox, Patriotic Instructor; James L Grim; John Harker; Kelly Hopkins, Junior Vice Commander; Charles Rose; and Shane Milburn, Secretary.
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Joe Daugherty, Commander of Henry Casey Camp 92 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), conducted a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at the grave site of Civil War Brigadier General James W. Denver, who is buried in the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
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