Memorial Day Observed in Tazewell County Cemeteries
AZEWELL Va Memorial Day marks a legal May holiday honoring U S armed services personnel killed in war. The two Jeffersonville and Maplewood cemeteries in Tazewell host veterans from Revolutionary War to Korea and Vietnam with about 306 Confederate soldiers buried there. Jeffersonville Cemetery on Fincastle Turnpike is the county’s oldest, dating to 1857 linked to Tazewell County’s first courthouse site. Memorial Day, A-3.
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Jeffersonville
Maplewood
Tazewell
United States
John Alexander Logan
Korea
Tazewell County
Fincastle Turnpike
William Williams
Bettie Byrd St. Clair
Main Street Motors
Ernie Pyle
U.S
Mountain Festival Offers Rides and Fish Demonstrations
Mountain festival crowds pack the Comcast Mountain Festival midway as the James H. Drew Carnival operates rides and vendors showcase fishing gear. Gary and Jane Hain demonstrate underwater bait in a 4,000 gallon aquarium, drawing families despite rain and variable spring weather. Mayor-elect comments on the event's success.
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Bluefield
James H. Drew
Gary Hane
Hain
Jane Hain
Horrible Waste of War by Ernie Pyle
In Normandy Beac h Ernie Pyle recalls the brutal cost of invasion lies in the dead on the sand and the sea. He contrasts the vast wreckage and expendable equipment with fallen sailors and vehicles sunk or swamped. A photo note shows USS Cabot’s aging battle status and Pyle’s Iron Woman nickname.
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Normandy
SHNS
USS Cabot
Cabot
Ernie Pyle
Memorial Day Service in Bluefield Honors Flag Amendment Efforts
Bluefield’s Riley West Post 9 American Legion plans a 10 30 a m Memorial Day gathering in Chicory Square with Post Commander Max Kammer presiding The program includes A A Lon Hopkins Jr as master of ceremonies Mercer County Junior ROTC posting of colors Captain Burgess Carter in command of the color guard and the Beaver Band directed by Mel Saunders performing the National Anthem Chaplain Dr Allen Hammond will deliver the invocation and keynote speaker Lt Col Edward Kornish a West Pointer and son of state Del Emily Yeager will close the ceremonies with remarks Kammer notes the post has held the Chicory Square service 18 years and supports a flag protection amendment effort in Congress.
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Bluefield
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American Legion
Chicory Square
Max L. Kammer
A.A
Lon” Hopkins Jr
Mercer County
Burgess Carter
Kammer
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Nick] Rahall
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House
Senate
Edward Kornish
Emily Yeager
Kornish
Beaver Band
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