2023 Greenhill Cemetery
Day of our Wreaths arrival<br>
Wreath Trucking Company Becker from Wooster OH
Welcoming Beckers Trucking to Columbia City IN, couple of gifts and treated to lunch at or Famous Coney Island.<br>
Unloading our Wreaths Crew
Local VFW Post 5582, Commander Nick Zimmerman lined the entrance with American Flags as part of the ceremony. Behind our ceremonial wreaths they also posted each Branch Flags and POW/MIA.<br>
Welcome to Greenhill Cemetery Columbia City IN
Letting Wreaths get air out<br>
Wreath Staging
Chairs set for VIP Veterans who will place ceremony wreaths<br>
Pre Ceremony staging
Marine Corp presented the colors opening ceremony<br>
Marine Corp League Detachment #1435 Pride and Purpose
Opening Ceremonies welcome statement and Pledge of Allegiance <br>
Mayor Ryan Daniel
Bill Helm Army Veteran and member of the Whitley County Korean War Honor Guard, offers the opening ceremony George Washington Prayer<br>
Opening with the Washington Prayer
Army Veteran Chris Judy calls the names for laying the branch wreaths<br>
Opening Ceremony State Representative Chris Judy
Jim Schrader Vietnam Army Veteran, Purple Heart salutes the Army wreath<br>
Saluting the Ceremonial Army Wreath
Barry Yeakle, Marine Corp Veteran and Purple Heart, Salutes Gary Bird Army Veteran and local Coordinator <br>
Ceremonial Marine Corp Wreath Placed
Chuck Notter, Army Vietnam Veteran<br>
Presentation of ceremonial wreath
Jo Bird Air Force Veteran Vietnam, salutes the Space Force Wreath.<br>
Jo Bird Salutes Space Force Wreath
Closing ceremonies before Laying of the Wreaths<br>
Marine Corp League Detachment #1435 Retired Colors
Stuart B. Hatfield, walks the roads around Greenhill Cemetery playing his Big Pipes. Pretty chilly day, he never stopped for over two hours!<br>
Bagpiper Plays during the laying of Wreaths
Marine Corp PFC Gene R. Ruby is not buried at this location he is MIA Korean War. He was KIA in the first days of the war near the Chosin Reservoir. <br>
Laying of Wreath to MIA Korean War
State Representative Army Veteran Chris Judy, lays wreath at Past Governor Ralph Gates, Army Veteran and WW1 paymaster.<br>
Laying of Wreath Past Governor Indiana
Family gathers to honor their veteran with Grave Specific Wreath.<br>
Laying of Wreaths
Placement of the wreath on a bench monument to honor this Air Force Veteran<br>
Laying of Wreaths
Local family lays veterans wreath as teachable monment<br>
Family Participation Teach
Individual looking to place wreath at a veteran gravesite<br>
Placement of Wreaths
Remembering fallen soldier<br>
Teach our youth
Ground level marker, with wreath placement<br>
Laying of Wreaths
Dick Buchanan searches for veterans<br>
Placement of Wreaths
Ground monument receives wreath<br>
Laying of Wreaths
Laying of wreath on Bronze marker mounted on civilian monument<br>
Laying of Wreaths
Laying of veterans wreath with the care of honor<br>
Laying of Wreaths
Taken your time to dress the Wreath so it has all the respect as a veteran<br>
Laying of Wreaths
Reflection and the saying of the veterans name<br>
Laying of Wreaths
This restored monument, at the Ream Bethel Cemetery Whitley County is special to me. His family took a wagon to the battle field to retrieve his remains and bring home. <br>
Civil War KIA Battle of Chickamauga
