Memorial Day 2016
A respectful crowd took part in a special Memorial Day program held in the Crossville Outlet Mall on Saturday afternoon. The featured speaker was Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox. Cox spoke about heroes and heroism, the sacrifice made by soldiers who lost their lives in battle and addressed the young people in the crowd by telling the story of local Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Alvin C. York.
Also participating in the program was Patrick Taylor, a Vietnam War veteran and former Navy Medic. Taylor spoke on the history and significance of Memorial Day and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Crossville Chapter 1050 of the Vietnam Veterans Color Guard presented the colors with an honor guard of local Boy and Girl Scouts.
A time for questions included an explanation of why the flag is folded the way that it is with the triangle representing the three cornered hat of the Revolutionary War soldiers.
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