Flags honor veterans at Crestlawn

  • Members of several veterans organizations including the North Georgia Honor Guard joined with Boy Scouts from Troop 32 in Epworth for a ceremony and to place flags on the graves of veterans at Crestlawn Cemetery on Mobile Road. Shown at the conclusion of the event are, from left, front, Glenda Green, David Lewis, Nick Wimberley (also a veteran) Mathew Monroe, Clay Dillard, Stephen Young, Roy Green, Maddix Trantham, Raymond Green, and Tony Young, and, back Steve Strickland, Chris McKee, Richard Crosley, Bill
    Members of several veterans organizations including the North Georgia Honor Guard joined with Boy Scouts from Troop 32 in Epworth for a ceremony and to place flags on the graves of veterans at Crestlawn Cemetery on Mobile Road. Shown at the conclusion of the event are, from left, front, Glenda Green, David Lewis, Nick Wimberley (also a veteran) Mathew Monroe, Clay Dillard, Stephen Young, Roy Green, Maddix Trantham, Raymond Green, and Tony Young, and, back Steve Strickland, Chris McKee, Richard Crosley, Bill
  • Scoutmaster David Lewis passes out United States flags to be placed on the graves of veterans at Crestlawn Cemetery to, from left, Troop 32 boy Scouts Stephen Young, Dakota Davis, Clay Dillard, Roy Green, Maddix Trantham, and Matthew Monroe. Placing the flags at the cemetery has long been an annual project of Troop 32.
    Scoutmaster David Lewis passes out United States flags to be placed on the graves of veterans at Crestlawn Cemetery to, from left, Troop 32 boy Scouts Stephen Young, Dakota Davis, Clay Dillard, Roy Green, Maddix Trantham, and Matthew Monroe. Placing the flags at the cemetery has long been an annual project of Troop 32.
  • Gerald “Chief Mac” McMillian salutes as Ron Wallace and other members of the North Georgia Honor Guard prepare for a rifle salute at Crestlawn Cemetery.
    Gerald “Chief Mac” McMillian salutes as Ron Wallace and other members of the North Georgia Honor Guard prepare for a rifle salute at Crestlawn Cemetery.
  • Flags fly in honor of departed veterans.
    Flags fly in honor of departed veterans.
    “We honor their service, we remember their loss,” Bill Stodghill told veterans and Boy Scouts gathered Friday, May 26, at Crestlawn Cemetery on Mobile Road. The groups came together t...

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