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Memorial Day fly-by enhances Shafter ceremony
Shafter held its Memorial Day ceremony with a twice flown helicopter from the Colonel Knight U S Army Reserves in San Francisco. George Gardener led the national anthem as residents stood and saluted. Legion members laid wreaths and poppies at the Veterans Wall while Cathy Morgan praised fallen soldiers. The ceremony ended with a 21-gun salute and Taps played by Katie Denny and Andrew Pimentel.
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Shafter
Pierce
Knight
U.S. Army
San Francisco
George Gardener
American Legion Post 26
Legion
Robert Salinas
Gardener
Army
Shafter American Legion Auxiliary Post
213
Shafter Veteran’s Wall
America
Cathy Morgan
Auxiliary
American Legion
Katie Denny
Andrew Pimentel
Army Reserves
Shafter American Legion Post 865