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Veterans honored at Memorial Day ceremony in Roswell
Roswell veterans were honored at a Memorial Day ceremony at the General Douglas L. McBride Veterans Cemetery. The event featured a master of ceremonies Jimmy Montoya, colors posting by the Veterans Honor Guard, and performances by Tom Blake singing God Bless America and Some Gave All. Mayor Dennis Kintigh issued a May 29 2017 Veterans Memorial Day proclamation. Five wreaths were laid by groups including the Military Order of Purple Heart Auxiliary and Grace Community Church, the American Legion Auxiliary and Anderson Bethany Funeral Home, the Disabled American Veteran Auxiliary and the Roswell Daily Record, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Roswell
General
Douglas L. McBride
American Legion Post 28
Jimmy Montoya
Montoya
Veterans Honor Guard
Tom Blake
Dennis Kintigh
Kintigh
Military Order of Purple Heart Auxiliary
Grace Community Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home
Roswell Daily Record
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Catalina Sosa
Rick Rapp
Gateway Church International
General Douglas L. McBride Veterans Cemetery