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President Joe Biden speaks at a Memorial Day event at Veterans Memorial Park at the Delaware Memorial Bridge in New Castle, Del., Sunday, May 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
For his first Memorial Day as commander-in-chief, President Joe Biden carried on with a decades-long tradition and attended a service at War Memorial Plaza in New Castle to honor troops who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
No stranger to loss, Biden tried to comfort families during the memorial service, acknowledging “the moment that we celebrate it is the toughest day of the year.”
The president’s son, Beau Biden, Delaware’s former attorney general, was a major in the Army National Guard and served in Iraq. He died of brain cancer on May 30, 2015, six years ago Sunday.
May 24, 2021
On its fifth anniversary in May 2016, the Delaware Veterans Coalition was honored at the historic Old State House on The Green in Dover. Shown are in back (l-r) Rep. Trey Paradee; Joe Startt Jr., VVA Chapter 850 president; and Rep. Harvey Kenton. In front are Rep. Earl Jaques; Sen. Dave Lawson; Paul Davis, coalition vice president; Rep. Bill Carson; Dave Skocik, coalition president; Sen. Brian Bushweller; and Rep. Steve Smyk. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Memorial Day honors military personnel who have died in the performance of their duties while serving in the United States armed forces. Remembrance also encourages actions that benefit the living.
April 19, 2021
Harry J. “Webby” Webb Sr. made his final journeyFriday, March 26, 2021, to be with his family and to paint the skies. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones at the Delaware Veterans Home in Milford. Harry was the patriarch of the family. Harry was 83 and born June 27, 1937, to the late Louis and Alice Webb in Wilmington.
Harry was a very dedicated soldier in the U.S. Army, serving 28 years. He served two tours in Vietnam. He was a true military man. He received many commendations, awards and metals while serving. After retiring he picked up the skill of painting, and painted many homes from Florida to Bethany Beach, whistling the entire time he worked with Randy Long for 15 plus years.
March 7, 2021
Friends of Delaware Veterans Vice President Paul Davis, left, points out a photo of himself as a young Dover police officer to Anna M. Lopez, right, Commission of Veterans Affairs vice chair. In back is Friends of Delaware Veterans President Dave Skocik. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Several weeks before Christmas, photojournalist Gary Emeigh offered copies of “The Ink in My Blood,” to anyone who donated at least $35 to the Delaware Veterans Trust Fund.
The 432-page coffee table book with a suggested retail price of $80 documents 50 years of pictures and stories covered by Delaware s two daily newspapers and is a primer on state history.