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Top left: Robert Jones of the Rush County Veterans Honor Guard playsTaps on the Bugle during the Carthage and Ripley Township VeteransMemorial dedication ceremony Sunday. Top right: Carthage native Bill Alexander addresses the gathering duringthe Veterans Memorial Dedication. Alexander served Carthage as post-master and is also a veteran. Standing behind Alexander is Carl Carlson.Middle left: Carthage fourth grader Nathan Drumm reads his essay hon-oring veterans.Bottom left: Rush County Veterans Honor Guard members Jack Lakin(left) and Sgt. Major Robert A. Brown roll up a flag at the close of cere-monies in Carthage.Middle right: Rev. David Bonne gives the welcome and opening prayerduring the dedication ceremony for the Carthage & Ripley TownshipVeterans Memorial.Bottom right: Morton Memorial JROTC members observe the ceremoniesafter they presented colors. They are (l-r) Sgt. Randy Hafler, Cadet 1st Lt.Josh Danford, Master Sgt. Robert Lynn, 1st Lt. Hanna Hankins and Col.John Riley.

Carthage and Knightstown held Veteran’s Day observances Sunday. Carthageheld a dedication ceremony for the new Carthage and Ripley TownshipVeterans Memorial. The program incuded student essays, singing by localschool children and a perfomance of the song “Freedom’s Never Free” by BillDavis. Knightstown’s program was organized by Knightstown Legion Post 152. JerrySchafer, executive director of Henry County Community Foundation, gave theaddress. Christina Coe recited a poem, “Thirteen Folds”, and sang “Americathe Beautiful.” Danielle Carmichael sang “Angels Among Us” accompaniedby Rob Winters. The Knightstown High School choir sang “God BlessAmerica.” Knightstown Community High School senior Jon-Bob McKinneyclosed the program with a resounding verions of “Taps.” Top: As part of the annual Knightstown Veterans Day service a large Americanflag is unfurled and carried down Main Street. Above left: Knightstown Elementary fifth grader Mahaley Hagy helps unfurlthe giant flag.Above right: School children are handed flags to wave during the ceremony. Left: Robert Wyatt (right) gives an invocation as American Legion Post 152Service Officer Elmer Huse stands by.

Photos by Eric Cox and Richard Sitler

Weekend Ceremonies Honor Local Veterans