Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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Editor's Note: Navy Commander Stefan Xaudaro gave the keynote address during Memorial Day at the Waitsburg Cemetery. It is reprinted here in its entirety with only minor editing. This is the second and fi- nal installment of his speech. H ere I witnessed the durability and dedication of the mostly 19 to 20-year-old Sailors, the vast majority enlisted. With only four and a half acres to operate on, those Sailors would routinely sweat and toil for 16 hours or more per day to prepare, taxi, launch and then safely recover fast moving aircraft. The...
Editor's Note: Navy Commander Stefan Xaudaro gave the keynote address during Memorial Day at the Waitsburg Cemetery. It is reprinted here in its entirety with only minor editing. G ood morning, I hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day weekend. I would like to thank the good people of Waitsburg for inviting me to address this year's ceremony honoring our fallen veterans and especially those who have passed on since last Memorial Day. Last year, I attended this same ceremony as my father's name was added to the wall here behind me. While...
