Service members remembered in Windthorst on Memorial Day
Memorial Day was a special day in Windthorst as the Scotland-Windthorst Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2676 honored fallen heroes.
Maj. James Hedgepeth, commander of the 361st Training Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, spoke to the crowd about the importance of honoring those who gave their lives and remembering their families.
Organizers laid wreaths at gravestones, and members of Hirschi High School Junior ROTC presented the colors.
An empty chair was placed in remembrance of the POW and MIA service members during the observance.
During the day, the first ceremony was held at the Veterans Memorial at St. Boniface Catholic Church Cemetery in Scotland and then at St. Mary’s Catholic Church grotto in Windthorst.
This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Service members remembered in Windthorst on Memorial Day
