On Sunday, November 11, 2018, The American Legion post 328 conducted the annual Veterans Day tribute, at the Veterans Memorial in Grove Hill Cemetery, E. High Street, Morrison, IL. Ten members gathered a few minutes before 11:00 a.m.
Before the ceremony, Sergeant-at-Arms Jerry Brearton instructed Legion members to space themselves an arm’s length apart. Participating nine-year-old Cub Scouts Jerry Mulderink, left, and Corwen Hagerman did the same. Adults left-to-right are Larry Zuidema, Ron Wiersema, Garry Seaman, Ken Petersen, Jim Prombo, Terry Jones, Bob Brands, Dennis VanZuiden, and Brearton.
Prombo offered the invocation. Brearton stated today was the centennial anniversary of the signing of the Armistice (cease fire agreement, not a peace treaty) to conclude WWI. The American Legion was formed after WWI, in 1919.
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