Wesson Garden Club, Wesson American Legion and Legion Auxiliary members and other townspeople honored military veterans and their sacrifices in the service of their country, including their lives, at a special wreath-laying ceremony last month on the eve of the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
Sharon Langley from the Legion Auxiliary and the Garden Club's Debbie Smith placed the wreath at the Blue Star Memorial marker that the Garden Club installed at the four-way stop on Highway 51 just south of Wesson's business district to pay tribute to the armed forces which have defended the nation.
The Garden Club's Dixie Thornton also led a ceremony with Legion Auxiliary members that recalled the sacrifices of veterans.
From left at wreath-laying and the ceremony were Alton Ricks, Paula Smith, Hank Smith, Suzanne Smith, who played taps in honor of soldiers who sacrificed their lives; Bobby Thornton, David Fore, Annie Wing, A.C. Currie, Dr. Stephen Liverman, Sonya Cowin, Debbie Hoaglin, Lisa Lusk, Langley, Debbie Smith, Marilyn Britt, Joy Westbrook, Deb Fore, Barbara Locke, Jennifer Peets, Thornton and Camile Johnson.
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