Community gathers to honor veterans at Crestview Memorial Park

Yahoo

27-05-2025

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — On Memorial Day, Community members braved the wet weather on the morning of May 26 to honor and remember veterans at Crestview Memorial Park.
Thousands of flags were placed on the headstones of local veterans, part of the annual tradition to honor those who served our country and remember their legacy.
American Legion Post 169 member Robert Maxwell said he has been involved with the flag-placing event for over a decade. He said it is his way of honoring friends who are no longer with us.
'It's just my way of showing respect to, you know, some servicemen and women that I've served with that have passed on themselves in some way. It helps me remember them.' Maxwell said.
Maxwell said he is happy to see more people getting involved in remembering veterans and to see that it is not just about backyard barbecues and sales.
Among those were the Herricks: Zach, Hanna, and their children, 5-year-old Demi and 10-year-old Josiah. Zach, a veteran himself, said they want to teach their children that freedom comes at a cost and help them honor veterans who served their country.
Zach Herrick, Veteran and father said, 'It's important that we get this, information out, and, so they can understand that the all in all here, and they can understand that it's important that they can, really grasp that that freedom isn't free.'
Tonight, May 26, at 6:30 p.m., Zach will be the special guest speaker at a ceremony held at the headstone of World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Thomas Fowler. Zach is the founder of the Warrior Art Brigade.
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