Remembering Lorain County Vietnam dead at 98 chairs memorial
Each Memorial Day weekend Lorain County marks 98 fallen Vietnam veterans with a ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of Lorain County on North Lake Street. Volunteers read names as bells toll. Avon Lake High School students etched red poppies with each name. about 100 attendees reflect on lost futures and families. Bill Brokop notes the ongoing tribute ensures “they’re not” forgotten, while inviting thanks for service outside Memorial Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Lorain County
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
North Lake Street
Avon Lake High School
Bill “Snoopy” Brokop
Brokop
Amherst grads Echo Perseverance at 2024 Steel High School Commencement
Amherst Marion L. Steele High School Class of 2024 graduates were praised for perseverance and tenacity as they received diplomas at the Wolstein Center Cleveland State University. Principal Joseph Tellier cited the Comets football team’s 0-10 seasons and 2023 resurgence, while the Scholastic Challenge team won Lorain County Academic Championship for the first time since 2015.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave O’brien
Chronicle
Amherst
Marion L. Steele
Wolstein Center
Cleveland
Dane Janis
Marion L. Steele High School
Lorain County
WEOL
Birthplace debate fuels Memorial Day origins report
A 1866 Salem gathering and Logan’s 1868 Decoration Day plan sparked a nationwide memory. Historians debate who started Memorial Day with discusss of Southerean observances in Georgia, Virginia, and Mississippi, and a Charleston reburial claim. The story traces rival claims and evolving meanings rather than a single origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Salem
Illinois
John A. Logan
The
Grand Army of the Republic
South
Logan
Waterloo
Lyndon B. Johnson
New York Times
Ladies of the
Department of Veterans Affairs
Macon
Georgia
Richmond
Virginia
Columbus
Mississippi
Atlantic
Yale
David W. Blight
Charleston
South Carolina
America
Daniel A. Bellware
Richard Gardiner
Mary Anne Williams
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Chronicle
Digit
Chronicle-Telegram
Steele
Dane Janis Maets
Amherst Grads
WWW
Chroniclet.com
Confederacy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!