What were their names? Memorial Day event intones names of local war dead - Statesboro Herald

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What were their names? Memorial Day event intones names of local war dead

Brief outdoor observance draws about 40 participants

With the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard standing at attention, Bob Marsh, left, salutes after performing the roll call of Bulloch County residents who died in the line of duty during WWI at Monday's community Memorial Day service at the Bulloch County Judicial Annex. The names of all the Bulloch County fallen were intoned during the short open-air ceremony.

memorial day 2021 — With the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard standing at attention, Bob Marsh, left, salutes after performing the roll call of Bulloch County residents who died in the line of duty during WWI at Monday's community Memorial Day service at the Bulloch County Judicial Annex. The names of all the Bulloch County fallen were intoned during the short open-air ceremony.

A light breeze kept the flags fluttering as about 40 people gathered for the Memorial Day 2021 service intoning of the names of Bulloch County’s military service people who died in conflicts from World War I to the present.

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