LE MARS — The 58th annual Avenue of Flags Memorial Day program was conducted under sunny skies Monday at the Plymouth County Courthouse.
The program, presented by the American Legion, Wasmer Post #241 of Le Mars, featured the reading of 1,489 names of the flags posted on the lawn, as well as the posting of 21 new flags.
Those veterans remembered with their flag are Henry Bader, Earl Brandon, Eldon Bray, Stan Culley, Matthew J. Dreckman, Vernon Twin, Robert Fulton, Darwin Hansen, Clayton Holzman, Bill Jaycee, Vernon L. Loutsch, Larry Luft, Melvin MacKay, Brian Majeres, Merle Merritt, Cliff Monroe, William Reuter, Rodney Scholten, Jerry Timmins, Herman (Bud) Vander Well, and Carryl R. Ziettlow.
Family members and Legion members carried the flags to the row of half staffs as they were recognized.
Three members of Wasmer Post, Robert A. Bohnenkamp, Dr. Arthur D. Krull, and Donald Overman, were presented with certificates for 50 years of continuous membership in the American Legion.
Patriotic music was provided by members of the Le Mars Municipal Band.
Memorial Day is a day to remember those in the military service who gave their lives in defense of the United States of America. By honoring the country’s war dead, we continue their memory for their service and loss of life.
Memorial Day services and flag displays were also held in Akron, Hinton, Kingsley, Merrill, Remsen and Oyens.