Residents, military husbands and wives, family members of fallen heroes and elected officials gathered in Indian Head on Wednesday to remember the fallen during their annual Memorial Day remembrance ceremony.
Henry E. Lackey High School sophomore Brandon Paulin spoke about pride for serving in the military while Lackey’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) presented the colors. United States Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Homer Allison delivered the invocation. Retired US Navy Aviation Electrician and American Legion Post 223 Commander Charles “Al” Turner spoke about the true debt owed by Americans, debt to the fallen soldiers of the United States Armed Forces.
Maryland State Delegate Peter Murphy (D: 28th District), Town of Indian Head Mayor Dennis Scheessele and Vice Mayor Ed Rice also delivered remarks before introducing the main speakers. Captain Brian Bakke and Louise Tomberlin Pyles spoke about their fallen relatives, U.S. Army Private Joseph Bolger and United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Carl Tomberlin, who died in World War II. They spoke about their sacrifice and the pride they had fighting for their country.
Retired U.S. Air Force Senior Staff Sergeant Louis Knight closed the ceremonies with the benediction before the colors were retired by Lackey’s ROTC.
