American Legion Post 1528 American Legion Post 1528
Flag lowered to half staff
Commander Schu addresses the audience and introduces guests
Congressman Chris Jacobs presents Post 1528 with a Congressional Commendation for the work and effort put in to this day
Karen Howard, on behalf of Sen. Patrick Gallivan, presents Post 1528 with a proclamation. Mayor Kevin Peterson and Town Supervisor Ronald Ruffino speak
Commander Schu reads the names of the fallen on the memorial and Chaplain James Sterlace tolls the bell for each name. Firing detail at attention.
Firing detail Commander James Wolfe orders the detail to fire three volleys. Lance Becker, Jack Betz and Walter Buechi fire. Bugler Donald Schram sounds Taps.
The memorial wreath is then placed at the memorial. The flag is raised to full staff.
Gold Star mothers and families look on. Commander Schu presents a "Run for the Fallen" flag to Gold Star Mom Kathleen Zdzinski for LCPL Eric J. Orlowski,
first to fall in Iraq from this area.
Gold Star families attended from the families of LCPL Eric J. "O-Dogg" Orlowski, PFC Travis C. Krege and SFC Raymond J. Munden. Flowers were found at the memorial in the morning for SGT Cari Ann Gasiewicz and are shown in a photo above.
Benediction by Chaplain Sterlace
Gold Star families gather at the Memorial
SFC Raymond J. Munden's daughter points to her dad's name on the memorial
