MARYSVILLE Fighting 20 mph winds that made staying steady a monumental chore, the 93-year-old World War II soldier and the 74-year-old sailor who served in Vietnam walked together to the lowered flags that honored comrades who had paid the price of war with their freedom.
Then Army veteran Joe Melish and Navy veteran Joel Denman together helped to raise the American flag and the POW/MIA flag to the top of the pole in front of Walnut Crossing Assisted Living Community.
The pair then turned and saluted as an American Legion honor guard fired a three-volley salute and a lone bugler played taps, all part of a solemn ceremony Friday in honor of National Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day.
By HOLLY ZACHARIAH | The Columbus Dispatch | Published: April 9, 2021 MARYSVILLE, Ohio (Tribune News Service) Fighting 20 mph winds that made staying steady a monumental chore, the 93-year-old World War II soldier and the 74-year-old sailor who served in Vietnam walked together to the lowered flags that honored comrades who had paid the price of war with their freedom. Then Army veteran Joe Melish and Navy veteran Joel Denman together helped to raise the American flag and the POW/MIA flag to the top of the pole in front of Walnut Crossing Assisted Living Community. The pair then turned and saluted as an American Legion honor guard fired a three-volley salute and a lone bugler played taps, all part of a solemn ceremony Friday in honor of National Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day.
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When the COVID-19 pandemic first struck Ohio, Miriam Looker s top concern was keeping her children safe.
It s a feeling that doesn t go away just because your children are grown, the mother of nine said.
So when her youngest stepson, a family physician, said he couldn t find face masks for his patients to wear during their appointments, the 95-year-old quiltmaker from Marysville knew she had to help. And, luckily, she knew how.
She had the cotton fabric. She had a sewing machine. A Millersport manufacturer sold the elastic she needed for ear loops and there were plenty of instructions available online.