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Rehoboth remembers fallen soldiers

VFW and Auxiliary host Memorial Day event at Bandstand
The crowd bows their heads at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand Memorial Day service May 28, as VFW Post 7447 Commander Dawn Drzewicki reads off the VFW members who have died in the past year. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Chris Flood
June 4, 2018
After being asked by surprise, Sen. Ernie Lopez, R-Lewes, joins Carol Davis to end the ceremony with “God Bless America.” CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
The Civil Air Patrol’s cadets were on hand. Pictured in front are (l-r) Sarah Klosiewicz and Sean Justice. In back are (l-r) Joseph Klosiewicz, Lt. Col. Robert Turner and Ethan Souder. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Greg Gause said the invocation and benediction at the ceremony. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Cape Henlopen High School JROTC stands proud during the ceremony. Pictured are (l-r) Abbey Christopher, Shayne Brittingham, Alan Marin-Quivoz, Davi Martins, Anthony Koot and Maurice Sheppard. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Friends dressed for the occasion are Larry Karpinski and Carol Lynch. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Tom Weise, left, of California, capped off a week of visiting old friends Bob and Cindy Savage of Milford, with a trip to the beach for the service. All three are Army veterans. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO
Air Force veteran Jack Ward, lower left corner, stands tall when the Air Force’s song is played during the ceremony’s military medley. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTO

Story Location:
The Bandstand
Rehoboth, DE 19971
United States

Nearly all the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand’s white benches were full May 28 during the Memorial Day celebration. The event was hosted jointly by VFW Post 7447 and its auxiliary.

Flip through the pages using the arrows below to view the special Memorial Day section that printed in the June 1, 2018 issue. Subscribe to the full print edition at capegazette.com/subscriptions.


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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. Additionally, Flood moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes that are jammed with coins during daylight hours, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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