27-05-2025
Service honors Kentucky's fallen as more names added to National Guard Memorial
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — In Frankfort, leaders and Gold Star families gathered to pay tribute this Memorial Day as new names were added to the state's monument honoring fallen heroes.
317 names are carved into the memorial, each one a life dedicated to service.
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'She was a major in the Air Force, and I know she put God first, and family second, and then country. So, she served 29 years in the Air Force, Major Latonia Rene Trowell,' Charles Trowell, her father, told FOX 56 News
Major Trowell died from a service-connected illness in 2015. 22 more names were added to the monument this Memorial Day, ranging as far back as World War One, including Trowell's.
'That means a lot to me. And, you know, I can come up here and see her name, and it means a lot because she did a lot for her country,' Charles said.
'This is a calm and beautiful place to honor those who have faced danger and conflict. Each of them took a sacred vow to protect us. A debt we can never repay,' Gov. Andy Beshear said in his remarks.
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Leaders from both state and local government joined in the service honoring Kentucky's Gold Star families, remembering the lost with a wreath-laying and hearing sobering remarks reminding them of the harsh realities of sacrifice.
'It's been 55 years, and I still hear that poor mother's screams,' guest speaker LTC (Ret.) Dick Stoops said in his speech.
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