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Sons of Veterans honor fallen Soldiers across Northampton
Looking by Back Ed Pany Kohl-a-daal series Part 1
By KERI LINDENMUTH Every year, the Sons of Veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic, Camp Captain Theodore H. Howell #48 honors America’s fallen heroes at a series of ten cemetery services across Northampton. 2021 marks the
110th year of the tradition. In Union Army regalia and accompanied by the Tri-County Community Marching Band, they saluted the dead with a prayer, a 21-gun salute, a playing of Taps, and, appropriately, a reading of the Gettysburg Address.
“It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they have, thus far, so nobly carried on,” President Lincoln’s famous speech reads. “That we here highly resolve that these dead Continued on page 8
The Kohl farmstead, on 146 acres, was along Indian Trail Road. Photo courtesy of “Allen Township Memories.” This series is dedicated to the in local history traces back to the memory of Leona Sabia, whose life pre-Revolutionary era. I requested is a major part of this series. she share some family history with Recently, we were contacted by our readers. Ms. Lila Sabia, a longtime reader of our columns. Her family lineage Continued on page 2
Annual Nazareth Memorial Day Parade Bath Legion Honors Precedes dedication to fallen Vietnam vets America’s Fallen Heroes By KERI LINDENMUTH
By KERI LINDENMUTH After a brief hiatus, VFW 4366 and American Legion Post 415 held their annual Memorial Day parade to honor the men and women who served and died during America’s wars at home and abroad. Nazareth’s downtown was a sea of red, white, and blue as families came out to celebrate
their hometown heroes. Veterans from Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, and other conflicts marched in the parade alongside local first responders from Vigilance Hose Company, the Hecktown Fire Company, the Bushkill Fire Company, and the Tatamy Fire Company. The Nazareth Area Blue Eagle
Marching Band played patriotic tunes along the route, earning applause from the crowd and the veterans alike. The parade concluded at Council Chambers where members of the Legion and VFW were there to give remarks. Retired Air Force Major General Jerry Still gave the Memorial
Day Address. “For all who gave their yesterdays, we thank you today,” he said. “They were ordinary people who responded in extraordinary ways.” “Nothing can replace the hole left behind by a fellow service member,” he added. “While you Continued on page 7
The American Legion, Eckley E. Patch, Post 470 in Bath honored America’s fallen heroes during a reverent Memorial Day service on Sunday, May 30. Every year, the Legion and its members honor the men and women who have served and died during America’s wars at home and abroad. After an opening prayer, flowers were presented to a memorial Continued on page 2
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