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Decoration Day Service Remembers Departed Veterans
At Riv ers Cemetery on Sunday June 8 at 2 p m a Decoration Day service honored 18 legion and auxiliary members with colour party and surviving veterans. Garry Nielsen led the brief ceremony with Rev Glenna Beauchamp and Barb Roberts assisting as about a dozen civilians, Girl Guides, and HMCS Swiftsure liaison Alex Melnychuk attended. Jamie McFadden piped the lament as the program urged remembrance, though turnout suggested few keep the memory alive.
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Rivers Cemetery
Legion
Garry Nielsen
Glenna Beauchamp
Barb Roberts
Girl Guides
RCSC
Alex) Melnychuk
HMCS
Swiftsure
Brandon
Jamie McFadden