‘We are here today to honor ALL of our fallen heroes’
Veterans Jack Bickel and Andy Aberle took part in the ceremony at the Timber Lake Cemetery, where the late James Hulm was honored.
Speakers at the Memorial Day program at Timber Lake were (L-R) Perry Keller and students Meredith Maciejewski, Hudson Gill and Holden Gill, winners of the local Americanism essay and poetry contests.
ABOVE: Herman Rosenau was one of two World War II veterans honored during the Isabel Memorial Day program. Jeff Stradinger presented him with the honor. The other World War II veteran, Robert Rose, was not able to be present.
LEFT: David Booze, the American Legion District 1 Adjutant, was the Isabel Memorial Day guest speaker. Working from the quote “All gave some and some gave all,” Booze took the audience through the history of battles America has been in and referenced an Isabel soldier in each of them.
Perry Keller, a Timber Lake veteran of the Iraq War, shared the text of his address given at the Memorial Day program at Timber Lake.
Thirty years ago, America engaged in a new war in a volatile region. Iraq had invaded the sovereign nation of Kuwait. It was an act of aggression that could not stand. The United States led a coalition of 35 nations with a bold and clear mission to liberate an occupi…
