Veterans and citizens of the Oregon and Jerusalem Township communities are invited to attend a Memorial Day Observance Ceremony Monday, May 26, at 11 a.m. at Clay High’s Memorial Stadium. Seven young men from Clay High School died in the Vietnam War. Several were decorated for their valorous actions in war. An eighth man who also died graduated from Genoa High School, then married an young woman who had attended Clay High School. They made their home in Oregon at the time he entered the Army and went to Vietnam. As classmates of the fallen soldiers will soon be celebrating their 50th class reunions, this years Memorial Day Ceremony will remember the eight Oregon and Jerusalem Township casualties of the Vietnam War. Jerry Eversman, the Ohio State Representative of the Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America, will again serve as the master of ceremonies for the event. Eversman extended a special invitation to all veterans and area citizens to attend the memorial service. “We especially need to reach out to our revered World War II and Korean War veterans to join us as we honor their comrades who made the ultimate sacrifice,” he said, adding WWII and Korean Veterans who would like to help in placing the wreaths at the war memorials, may call him at 419-266-7776. The Rev. John King, a veteran of the Vietnam War and chaplain of the Greater Toledo Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America will officiate at the ceremony, which is expected to last approximately 45 minutes. The chapters color guard is scheduled to participate as well. In case of rain, the ceremony will move indoors in the building directly across from the Memorial Stadium.
Posted on: Sun, 25 May 2014 11:28:03 +0000