A Tribute to Wilson Heros

Memorial Day is a special day to honor men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the military to defend and protect our country.

Many events are planned in Wilson to honor servicemen and our fallen heros.  There will be a poppy sale with ceremonies and special guests Saturday  downtown Wilson. Today, the Boy Scouts placed flags on veteran's graves at both Maplewood and Evergreen Cemeteries.  At Rest Haven Cemetery, members of American Legion Post 17 posted flags on veterans' graves starting this morning at 8:30 a.m.

On Sunday, there will be a Memorial Day service near the office at Maplewood Cemetery at 5:30 p.m.  American Legion Post 13 is sponsoring this event, which is free and open to the public.  On Monday, there will be a Memorial Day program at the Wilson County Courthouse starting at 10:00 a.m.

Portions of the program will honor soldiers who are Prisoners of War or Missing in Action.  The event is sponsored by the Wilson Committee on Patriotism.

Try to remember what this holiday is all about as you go about your cookouts, and church service Sunday, that these people were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice and deserve so much appreciation.  If you know a military person tell him or her how much honor you have for them and thankfulness that they served to protect you.

The following is a list of military servants from my church Westmoreland PHC and people in my personal life that have served, some not with us any longer, but their memory lives on in our hearts.

Pastor Jerry Nelson, Woody Bradley, Joey Tedder, Bill Curley and others in Wilson who served: Doug Ellis, Lawerance Ellis, Ralph Knight (Sandoz Pharmacueticals), David Stewart (Sandoz Pharmacueticals) John Willard Collins, John (Jay) Luther Collins Jr., Larry Rowe, Allie Johnson, Ralph Johnson, Hank Braman, Dale Braman, James Lee Braman Sr.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.  God Bless the United States of America and all our servicemen.  Let us once again be united as one nation under God, and make the Holy Bible the foundation again that blessed this nation from its birth.