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 Daily Chief-Union/Brandon Drake
Watching the parade go by
Eden Morris (left) looks on during the Upper Sandusky Memorial Day parade, while Donna Morris (middle) tends to Brooke Swavel. More pictures from the parade can be found on page 12 of today’s paper.
Upper Sandusky Memorial Day program honors sacrifices of troops
By BRANDON DRAKE
Staff writer
Memorial Day may signify a lot of different things for people.
But for the nearly 100 local residents and veterans who turned out for the Upper Sandusky Memorial Day ceremony and parade Monday morning, they were reminded of the true meaning behind the holiday, as the community remembered and honored military men and women who have fallen in action.
"Today, we honor those who fell from the line, who left us never knowing how much they would be missed," said Lt. Col. David J. Larcomb, who served as the featured speaker at the services at Harrison Smith Park. "We pray for them, with an affection that grows deeper with the years. And we remember them, all of them, with the love of a grateful nation.
"We will forever be in the debt (to) the fallen and we thank them. Every Memorial Day, we try to grasp the extent of their loss and the meaning of their sacrifice. And it always seems more than words can convey. All we can do is remember and always appreciate the price that was paid for our own lives and for our own freedom," he said.
Larcomb, a longtime resident of Upper Sandusky, served in Vietnam in the U.S. Army for 28 years and recently was inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame.
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 Daily Chief-Union/Alissa Paolella
Celebratory time
Members of the Mohawk High School class of 2008 throw their arms up in excitement after receiving their diplomas at the school on Friday.
Mohawk School graduating class steps onto paths to the future
By ALISSA PAOLELLA
Staff writer
As members of the Mohawk High School class of 2008 take different paths toward their futures, they remembered two classmates who could not be with them at graduation ceremonies Friday night at Mohawk School.
Less than a day after a fatal accident claimed the life of fellow classmate Carrie Payne, community members, facility, staff and alumnus of the Mohawk Local School District gathered in the school’s gymnasium to celebrate the achievements of the graduating class.
The class honored Payne and Matt Beach, who died in a car accident during the class’s freshman year, in a slide show that featured pictures from a candlelight vigil the students held at the school from about midnight until 1 a.m. Friday.
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