Military fallen remembered in Roaring Springs park

  • CLB453 MOTORTRANSPORT COMPANY served as color guard at the Memorial Day Ceremony in Roaring Springs, a special order from Washington, D.C. | DEIDRA CLIFTON PHOTO
    CLB453 MOTORTRANSPORT COMPANY served as color guard at the Memorial Day Ceremony in Roaring Springs, a special order from Washington, D.C. | DEIDRA CLIFTON PHOTO
  • TRUMPETERALFREDSEGOVIA played“Taps”and“ToThe Colors” at the Memorial Day ceremony in Roaring Springs May 26. | DEIDRA CLIFTON PHOTO
    TRUMPETERALFREDSEGOVIA played“Taps”and“ToThe Colors” at the Memorial Day ceremony in Roaring Springs May 26. | DEIDRA CLIFTON PHOTO
  • Military fallen remembered
    Military fallen remembered
  • Military fallen remembered
    Military fallen remembered
  • Military fallen remembered
    Military fallen remembered
  • THEEMPTYCHAIR symbolized the life unfinished, the conversations never had, the dinners never shared, the futures cut short and reflecting the personal cost of war on families and communities. | DEIDRA CLIFTON PHOTO
    THEEMPTYCHAIR symbolized the life unfinished, the conversations never had, the dinners never shared, the futures cut short and reflecting the personal cost of war on families and communities. | DEIDRA CLIFTON PHOTO

    Roaring Springs Citizens and surrounding communities were invited to the Frank Mitchell Memorial Park in Roaring Springs for a Memorial Day ceremony Monday, May 26, to honor the community’s fallen heroes.

    This year, planning for the color guard began in February when Larry Clifton wrote a letter to the Commandant of the Marine Corps in Washington, D.C. “After the failed attempts of finding a color …