Motley Co. resident Barkley inspires crowd with patriotic remarks

  • Motley Co. resident Barkley inspires crowd with patriotic remarks
    Motley Co. resident Barkley inspires crowd with patriotic remarks
  • INDEPENDENCEDAYEVENTS Friends and neighbors gathered last Saturday in Roaring Springs to enjoy the town’s annual Fourth of July program and parade. | COURTESY PHOTOS
    INDEPENDENCEDAYEVENTS Friends and neighbors gathered last Saturday in Roaring Springs to enjoy the town’s annual Fourth of July program and parade. | COURTESY PHOTOS
  • Motley Co. resident Barkley inspires crowd with patriotic remarks
    Motley Co. resident Barkley inspires crowd with patriotic remarks

    Editor's Note: At the Roaring Springs Independence Day Celebration in Roaring Springs Saturday, July 6, Motley County resident Eva Barkley made the following remarks. Those in the audience found them so moving that they asked The Caprock Courier to share them in this week's newspaper.

    Ladies and Gentlemen,

    Thank you for allowing me the honor to speak today. As we gather here to celebrate the Fourth …