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VFW Post 7447 hosts annual Memorial Day program
June 2, 2016
Alexandra Atsidis, Cape Henlopen High School JROTC battalion commander, was the event's keynote speaker. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Braving the rain are (l-r) Capt. Dave Morrow, 1st Lt. Sean McClanahan and Lt. Col. Robert Turner of the Civil Air Patrol Coastal Base 2 Memorial Squadron, who lay a wreath near Rehoboth's veteran's memorial. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Members of the VFW District 4 Honor Guard stand tall following the gun salute. Pictured are (l-r) John Gunkel, Jack Ward, Robert Tabasko, Bruce Middleton, Harold Mullins, Al Haynes and Charles McGuire. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Cape Henlopen High School JROTC instructors Lt. Col. Ronald Erale and 1st Sgt. Philip Webb stand during the playing of the Army's fight song. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Caesar Rodney Chapter Delaware Society of Sons of the American Revolution lay a wreath during the ceremony. Pictured are (l-r) Wayne Weimer, James Blakeslee, chapter historian Bill Richardson, Vice President Bill Regli, Custis McNeilly and President John Barlow. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Jordan Vonville of Harrington's Cub Scout Pack 79 handed out programs to earn a badge. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Sen. Ernie Lopez, R-Lewes, and Cape Henlopen High School JROTC Battalion Commander Alexandra Atsidis lead the way singing God Bless America. BY CHRIS FLOOD
Rain moved the program from its usual location at Rehoboth Beach Bandstand, but VFW Post 7447 hosted its annual Memorial Day program May 30 at the post home.
At the beginning of the ceremony, Robert McGinnis, post commander, acknowledged the cramped space, but then said the men and women of the United States armed services served regardless of weather.
"We're adapting and adjusting," he said.
