Memorial Day Observance at the Waitsburg Cemetary

Home Grown Go Wild 4-H Club Members Sarah Daves, William Daves, Timothy Daves, and Brody Tilman Carrigan performed the opening flag ceremonies at the 2021 Memorial Day service, at the Waitsburg Cemetery, on May 31.

White crosses and American flags marked the graves of all veterans at the Waitsburg Cemetery. Volunteers spent Saturday preparing the cemetery for a day of remembrance.

WHS Alum Wyatt Bohlman performed Taps at the close of the 2021 Memorial Day program.

Waitsburg's Phil Monfort shared memories of his time in the US Army Air Corps. Monfort joined the Corps in 1942, when he was just 18 years old, despite having an agricultural deferment. He said he had an "inborn desire to fly."

Members of the Dayton American Legion Post #42 broke the silence, with a 21-gun salute, in memory of all fallen American soldiers.