Les Whittle presents wreath at the Benton County Veteran's Memorial |
Volunteers prepare 2004 Memorial Day Ceremony invitations for mailing |
Marg Bishop, George Horning, Kris Wilder Egan, Dick Nale & Muriel Hilliard plant marigolds in preparation for Memorial Day 2004 ceremony |
Volunteer planters George Horning, Muriel Hilliard, Marg Bishop, Sgt. Larry Sweet, Betty Reeves, Kris Wilder Egan, & Sgt. Micheal Brown - May 2004 |
The volunteers also planted 1,500 petunias - May 2004 |
The memorial standing ready for the ceremony on May 31, 2004 |
Close-up view of the Wall of Honor - 116 Benton County citizens who gave their lives in combat from WWI through Iraq - May 2004 |
Guest speakers and men's choir get ready for Memorial Day 2004 ceremony |
Jean Mater recites the poem "In Flanders Field" during Memorial Day 2004 ceremony |
U.S. Army Colonel James Lyman addresses crowd at Memorial Day 2004 ceremony |
The stacked rifles and helmet are a symbol of a transfer from the old to the new guard - May 2004 |
Oregon State University Naval ROTC cadets conduct a 21-gun salute to fallen heroes - May 2004 |
Salute to the flags at Memorial Day 2004 ceremony |
A large crowd pays its respects to war dead at Memorial Day 2004 ceremony |
Pioneer Telephone's Fred Conn presents check to the Vet Memorial |
Les Whittle explains the memorial to members of Kiwanis Western Hills |
Les Whittle, Philomath Postman Tom Baca, Philomath Postmaster Brenda Bryant and Kiwanis Club of Corvallis President Roger Evans mail out first "Operation Iraq" packages |