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4a1b1576cd905 Lonnie Skirvin, John Brummell, Dwayne Winchell (back to camera), Kim Springer.
Ken Davis Jr. and Josh Davis raise the flag and lower it to half-mast.
Ken Davis Jr. and Josh Davis
PHHS junior Greg Shonhart sings the National Anthem.
Josh Davis and Ken Davis Jr. unfold flag.
Mario Batile and Gordan Glendenny are members of the American Legion color guard.
Don Peebles give the invocation.
Ken Davis leads the Pledge of Allegiance.
Community members brave the rain.
Local Girl Scounts and students of Pleasant Hill elementary parade the American flag.
Community choir members singing in the rain....LITERALLY!
Girls Scounts
American Legion Post 1048 and Sons of the American Legion color guard.
Girls Scouts
American Legion Post 1048 Firing Squad
John Brummell, Sr., Dwayne Winchell, Richard "Dick" Graham.
Left to right: John Thomas, Joe McElfresh, Mario Bitale, Gordan Clendenny.
Korean War veterans honored Bob Weir and Bernard Ator.
Ken Davis....Master of Ceremonies.
Girl Scouts brave the rain.
Rifle salute. Jim Anderson, Dean Spann, Lonnie Skirvin, Kim Springer, Dick Graham, Dwayne Winchell.
A rainy, cool Memorial Day 2009.
Jamie Fox, Joe McElfresh, Mario Bitale, Gorden Clendenny.
Lonnie Skirvin (U.S. Marines)presents flag to Commander Joe McElfresh (U.S. Army).
Christian Church minister Aaron McCombs hangs a wreath as part of the "Looking For Lincoln" project.
Lonnie Skirvin, John Brummell, Dwayne Winchell (back to camera), Kim Springer.

Unit #3 Alumni, Students, and Faculty take part in 2009 Memorial Day Services at Crescent Heights Cemetery

by Leah Guthrie

May 25, 2009

John Thomas and members of the American Legion Post 1048 and Sons of the American Legion put on a fantastic Memorial Day service on a cold, gloomy Memorial Day at Crescent Heights Cemetery. PHHS alumni, students and staff all had various roles in the ceremony.

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4a1b1576cd905 Junior Andrew Morton displays the POW/MIA flag.
A gloomy, cold Memorial Day but nothing compared to the days and nights our American veterans endured. God Bless our Troops!
Juniors John Webster and Evan Borrowman sing Hank Williams Sr., songs from the Koren War era.
US Navy veterans honor their flag. Kim Springer, Dwayne Winchell, Jim Anderson.
All branches of the military are represented by flags waving proudly in the cool May rain!
Coordinator of this wonder event, John Thomas.
American Legion and Sons of the American Legion color guard.
Color guard
Flag
Christine Hawthorne of Griggsville sings. She is the coordinator of the local Rally Round the Troops who provide care packages to our military.
The Korean War sillouette on display while Greg Shonhart fights the wind with his umbrella.
Community choir members perform.
Post 1048 Commander Joe McElfresh speaks about The American Legion Legacy Run, a motorcycle run to raise money for children of service men and women who were killed in action.
The firing squad.
Aaron McCombs takes part in the ceremony representing a preacher from the era of Abe Lincoln. He is a member of the Looking For Lincoln project.
The crowd stayed during the rain and the wind.
PHHS seniors Jessie Johnson and Alexis Damon perform "The Final Full Measure of Devotion".
Joe McElfresh (US Army)salutes Lonnie Skirvin (US Marine Corp).
Dwayne Winchell, John Brummell and Kim Sprnger fold the American flag.
The proper way to fold the flag.
The passing of the flag.
Junior Andrew Morton displays the POW/MIA flag.

Juniors Evan Borrowman and John Webster and seniors Jessie Johnson and Alexis Damon sang song tributes during the ceremony. PHHS superintendent Don Peebles gave the invocation and members of the local Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts of America also took part in the ceremony. Retired teachers Sue Coldwell and Faith Skirvin were accompanist and also sang in the community choir along with fellow retired teachers Hugh and Wilda Sutherland.

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4a1b1576cd905 Lonnie Skirvin (US MARINE) salutes his flag as it is presented.
Bob Weir and Bernard Ator, Korean War veterans, stand next to the Korean War cutout.
Bob Weir and Bernard Ator
Bob Weir and Bernard Ator
Color Guard exiting.
Proudly displaying our colors.
Half-mast flag
2009 Memorial Day services
Firing squad.
2009 Memorial Day services had a nice crowd brave the cold rain.
Joe McElfresh plays TAPS.
Joe McElfresh playing TAPS
School board member, Lonnie Robinson (US ARMY), stands as his flag is presented.
Firing squard gives salute
Firing squad
Gray family visits cemetery.
Lonnie Skirvin (US MARINE) salutes his flag as it is presented.

As members of the Pleasant Hill community, we can all be very proud of our students, teachers, and alumni for taking part in such a special ceremony. Thank you to Ken Davis, Sr. and John Thomas for all their hard work with this event. And most of all we say "thank you" to all those who are currently serving in the military to keep our nation safe and free. We honor those who have previously served and those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. On this Memorial Day 2009, we salute you!

Photo courtesy of Ms. Leah Guthrie

 
 

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