Remembering our heroes—Memorial Day 2022 at Oaklawn Cemetery

Photos credit:  Judy Williams

 

 

American Legion Post 510 Commander, Jim Grime, was the 2022 master of ceremonies.

 

Talented sisters Clare and Josie Beutler together sang a heartfelt rendition of “America the Beautiful.”

 

 

 

 

 

Greg Uihlein, a trustee on the Stockbridge Village Council, delivered the welcome address.

William Romero, US Army (retired), shared the Memorial Day Address, “What Memorial Day Means to Me.”

Auxiliary Chaplain Elaine Tisch gives a Memorial Prayer.

Post members place a wreath by the memorial flagpole.

The Post 510 honor team salute to deceased veterans.

The haunting melody of “Taps” was played by Finn Coffman and Brady Cole.

Joan Allen holds a photo of her son, Justin Wayne Allen, a deceased Iraq War veteran.