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Yahoo
27-05-2025
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Mobile veterans host ceremony to honor fallen heroes on Memorial Day
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Fallen heroes who died in combat were honored Monday in Mobile at a ceremony hosted by local veterans. Severe T-Storm Watch in Place, More Severe Storms Possible Tuesday Local veterans felt it was necessary to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States. Veterans killed in the line of duty were all honored. 'It's always important to be here to recognize those men and women who paid that price for this country,' Alabama District 2 Rep. Shomari Figures said. 'You have to come out and recognize those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for this nation to be what it is to create the opportunities that we have and create the lifestyle that we have.' The South Alabama Veterans Council put on the event at the Mobile National Cemetery. Dozens were on hand to celebrate including elected officials and civic leaders from around the state. 'Those men and women who raise their right hand and pay honor and tribute and give a creed and take an oath, they understand what that means,' retired Marine James T. Averhart Jr. said. 'And at any given moment, a service member, despite what branch of service, they are ready to give their life when the time is called.' Family members of U.S. military veterans in attendance said it's a day for all of Americans to be proud. McGregor Avenue at Dauphin Street to close soon — what to know 'My mom is a veteran, and she was in Iraq,' a family member of veteran Finley Gartman said. 'And I think it's important to honor the people who've laid down their lives to serve our country so that we can live the life we live today in the U.S.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
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- Yahoo
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park sets Armed Forces Day to honor veterans
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The South Alabama Veterans Council will honor those who serve and have served, and remember those who have fallen in military service during an Armed Forces Day event at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. 'Grease' is the word along Mobile Bay as Fairhope brings a classic to The Bluff According to a South Alabama Veterans Council news release, the event will be Saturday, May 17, beginning with an Expo at 8:30 a.m. in the Aircraft Pavilion, 2703 Battleship Memorial Parkway. LOCATION: The Expo will feature Veterans' Service Organizations displays and vendors, so visitors can learn about the various services and products available to veterans, the release said. At 9:30 a.m., the event will continue with a ceremony featuring keynote speaker U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (AL-01), followed by a Gold Star Ceremony where families of fallen service members will be recognized, the release said. The event will conclude with a parachute performance by the Silver Wings parachute team from Fort Benning, Ga., and a Meals Ready to Eat Cook-off where teams from local VSOs, the military, first responders, and others will compete, according to the release. Food trucks will also be available, the release said. UPDATE on urn that washed ashore in Gulf Shores — police find family, learn how it got there For more information, visit the South Alabama Veterans Council website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
