U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Wester addresses the audience at the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home Memorial Day tribute Monday in Alexander City. Wester pointed out 2.8 million Americans have been killed or wounded in all wars and confiicts since the American Revolution. ‘The cost of our freedom came at a high price,’ he said. ‘Today, we honor them and carry on the legacy of service of those great Americans.’
U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Adrian Devore listens as the names of veterans who died in the last year at the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home are read aloud Monday during a Memorial Day tribute in Alexander City. Devore rang the bell for each veteran.
Chuck Fuller of the Alexander City Veterans Honor Guard salutes the flag during a Memorial Day tribute at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home Monday in Alexander City.
U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Adrian Devore gives a carnation to Frank Harris, the nephew of William Wilkinson, a deceased veteran who was recognized at a Memorial Day tribute at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home Monday in Alexander City.
Jimmy Funderburk of the Alexander City Veterans Honor Guard sounds “Taps” during a Memorial Day tribute at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home Monday in Alexander City.
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Wester addresses the audience at the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home Memorial Day tribute Monday in Alexander City. Wester pointed out 2.8 million Americans have been killed or wounded in all wars and confiicts since the American Revolution. ‘The cost of our freedom came at a high price,’ he said. ‘Today, we honor them and carry on the legacy of service of those great Americans.’
U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Adrian Devore listens as the names of veterans who died in the last year at the Bill Nichols State Veterans Home are read aloud Monday during a Memorial Day tribute in Alexander City. Devore rang the bell for each veteran.
Chuck Fuller of the Alexander City Veterans Honor Guard salutes the flag during a Memorial Day tribute at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home Monday in Alexander City.
U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Adrian Devore gives a carnation to Frank Harris, the nephew of William Wilkinson, a deceased veteran who was recognized at a Memorial Day tribute at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home Monday in Alexander City.
Jimmy Funderburk of the Alexander City Veterans Honor Guard sounds “Taps” during a Memorial Day tribute at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home Monday in Alexander City.
Anybody celebrating Memorial Day on Monday did so because of 2.8 million Americans killed or wounded trying to secure and preserve freedom at home and around the world, the guest speaker at a Bill Nichols State Veterans Home tribute said.
“The cost of our freedom came at a high price,” U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Wester said. “Today, we honor them and carry on the legacy of service of those great Americans.”