Sons of Union Veterans hold Memorial Day ceremony

Members and guests of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Pittenger Camp 21, gather for a Memorial Day Ceremony on May 27 at the Oddfellows Cemetery, from left, John Finch, camp commander; Colonel John Keenan USMC (Ret); Jerry Sayre, past department commander; Dave Allyn, chaplain; Captain John Gilman USN (Ret); Kenneth Etherton, commander, VFW Post 1924; Dimas Lovato, USN/Coast Guard (Ret); John May secretary/treasurer; past camp commander Deane Poole; Junior Vice Commander Peter Huelsenbeck.

Brenda Boucher is dressed in Civil War period attire at the Memorial Day ceremony at Oddfellows Cemetery, May 27.

Junior Vice Commander Peter Huelsenbeck reads the biography of Memorial Day honoree, Civil War Union veteran Private William Miller.

For the second year in a row, the Wine Valley Harmonizers sing patriotic songs during the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Memorial Day Ceremony.