Fallen veterans honored in Streetsboro ceremonies

Ravenna Record-Courier
Streetsboro American Legion Post 685 member Vern Richardson plays TAPS during a Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at Evergreen Cemetery in Streetsboro.
Streetsboro American Legion Post 685 member Vern Richardson plays TAPS during a Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at Evergreen Cemetery in Streetsboro.

Veterans groups honored fallen soldiers Sunday in Streetsboro as they traveled in their annual "Round Robin" visit to various sites for observances. Among the stops was a service Sunday morning at Evergreen Cemetery, where American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts. From there, the group traveled to Woodside Lake Park, where wreaths were laid in the water in honor of those who died at sea. Many other Portage County-area communities hosted events to honor fallen soldiers on Sunday and Monday.

American flags mark the graves of United States military veterans Sunday, May 26, 2024, in Streetsboro’s Evergreen Cemetery.
American flags mark the graves of United States military veterans Sunday, May 26, 2024, in Streetsboro’s Evergreen Cemetery.
Veterans from Streetsboro American Legion Post 685 conduct a rifle salute Sunday, May 26, 2024, during a Memorial Day ceremony in Evergreen Cemetery in Streetsboro.
Veterans from Streetsboro American Legion Post 685 conduct a rifle salute Sunday, May 26, 2024, during a Memorial Day ceremony in Evergreen Cemetery in Streetsboro.
A Remembrance Tree at Streetsboro's Evergreen Cemetery holds the dogtags of those who served in the United States military during a Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday, May 26, 2024.
A Remembrance Tree at Streetsboro's Evergreen Cemetery holds the dogtags of those who served in the United States military during a Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday, May 26, 2024.

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