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American Legion Post 17 honors fallen heroes
BY RON MACARTHUR
June 1, 2014
Retired Chief Richard Arnold is the featured speaker at the American Legion Post 17 Memorial Day service. BY RON MACARTHUR
Elizabeth Horner, president of American Legion Post 17 Auxiliary in Lewes, displays pocket flags made by Milton Elementary School fifth graders to be distributed to military members headed overseas. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of Lewes American Legion Post 17 leave an empty chair and place setting in memory of those still missing in action. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of the Cape Henlopen High School JROTC Color Guard begin the Memorial Day service at American Legion Post 17 in Lewes. BY RON MACARTHUR
American Legion First Vice Commander George Proud salutes the flag as it's raised in front of Post 17 in Lewes. BY RON MACARTHUR
Terry Baum is director of American Legion Riders at Post 17 in Lewes. BY RON MACARTHUR
Dave Borek, commander of the Sons of the American Legion at Post 17 in Lewes, talks about carrying the torch of freedom for those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. BY RON MACARTHUR
American Legion Post 17 Chaplain Russell Sterling, left, says the invocation with Post First Vice Commander George Proud at his side. BY RON MACARTHUR
Cadet Olivia Barrato, left, and Cadet Alexandra Atsidis, members of the Cape Henlopen High School JROTC Color Guard, present the colors during the American Legion Post 17 Memorial Day ceremony in Lewes. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of the Marine Corps League Diamond State Detachment 704 salute during the presentation of colors at the American Legion Post 17 ceremony in Lewes. They are (l-r) Philip Folan, Ernest "Rudy" Swanson and Everett Beach.
