By Sean Ridgway, TME

Memorial Day was established on May 30, 1868, to honor the Union soldiers who died during the Civil War. The holiday was originally called “Decoration Day.” In 1971, Memorial Day became a federal holiday in the United States, a day to honor and remember those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces and made the ultimate sacrifice. This Memorial Day weekend, community members throughout the mountain communities came together through a series of heartfelt events to commemorate the courage and lives of all service members.

Festivities began the morning of Saturday, May 24, with…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

Photo captions:

Above: Joe Jessen sings the National Anthem

Above: Colonel Sanchez salutes

Above: Julian Wilson with 106 year-old Alice Darrow, holding the bullet that was pulled from her husband’s heart in WWII

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