Area Memorial Day Events

McKenzie to Recognize Memorial Day with Monday Service

The City of McKenzie hosts a Memorial Day Ceremony Monday, May 25 at 10 a.m. at Veterans Park.

This year’s Memorial Day speaker is Tammy Host. Host is a retired Dental Technician Petty Officer – Third Class for the United States Navy.

U.S. Army Sgt. Medic David Kellett Hochreiter will provide a prayer and read a Memorial Day poem.

Placing the Memorial Day wreath are retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dana Deem (American Legion Post 37) and retired U.S. Army E7 Sgt. First Class Tim Smothers (VFW Post 4939 Commander).

Chelsea Brown will provide patriotic music, and Riley Crafton will perform Taps.

The VFW Post 4939 Ladies Auxiliary will serve refreshments at the ceremony’s conclusion.

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Huntingdon to Honor Fallen Heroes with Memorial Services

HUNTINGDON — As West Tennessee prepares for the upcoming holiday weekend, members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #47, Huntingdon, and the Town of Huntingdon are issuing a heartfelt reminder that Memorial Day is about more than just the unofficial start of summer.

The community is invited to gather on Memorial Day for a series of commemorative events hosted by the Town of Huntingdon and American Legion Auxiliary Unit #47:

1. Flag Presentation: The Town of Huntingdon’s formal Memorial Day ceremony is at Thomas Park in Huntingdon, starting at 10 a.m.
2. Community Fish Fry: Following the ceremony, American Legion Auxiliary Unit #47 will host a fish fry in the Cash Saver parking lot for residents and veterans alike. The fish fry is expected to begin at 11 a.m.

American Legion Auxiliary Unit #47 remains active in the Carroll County community, meeting the first Monday of every month at 6 p.m. in the lower level of the Carroll County Courthouse.

For those seeking more information or looking to get involved, the Auxiliary can be reached via their Facebook page, “American Legion Auxiliary, Huntingdon, TN Unit 47,” or by contacting Pamela Davis Moss at 731-415-5171 or Mary Lou Ozee at 731-415-8066 (text only).

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Liberty All Memorial Day Program

The people of Liberty All Church, 2415 Old Stage Road, Huntingdon, will honor the seventy-eight veterans buried in its cemetery on Sunday, May 24, at 10:45 a.m.

The guest speaker is Lieutenant Colonel Emily Wolfe (Retired U.S. Air Force). She graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a degree in nursing, then immediately joined the Air Force. During her distinguished 21-year military career, she served on active duty at Air Force bases in Mississippi and Ohio as a medical/surgical/pediatrics nurse, and in Japan as a flight nurse and executive officer. As a reservist, she served at bases in Texas and California.

Emily deployed four times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Inherent Resolve, and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, including two deployments to Germany and two to Afghanistan.

Emily’s husband, Brett Wolfe, is a retired combat medic who served 23 years in the Air Force. They, along with their daughter Remy, live in Huntingdon.

Emily now serves as a civilian with the Joint Trauma System, Military Orthopedic Trauma Registry, continuing her commitment to caring for America’s service members and veterans.