Vets remembered with wreaths at driver Cemetery

  • ABOVE: Andrea Richardson of Fairfield places a wreath on the grave of her father, Donald McLeod, while her brother Frank McLeod of Rockwall looks on. McLeod was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Korea. BELOW RIGHT: Five-year-old Mercy Jones of Buffalo was on hand to help with the ceremonial placing of wreaths at Driver Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 17. She is the daughter of Sam and Tiffany Jones of Buffalo. Photos by Mary Cryer Awalt/The Fairfield Recorder
    ABOVE: Andrea Richardson of Fairfield places a wreath on the grave of her father, Donald McLeod, while her brother Frank McLeod of Rockwall looks on. McLeod was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Korea. BELOW RIGHT: Five-year-old Mercy Jones of Buffalo was on hand to help with the ceremonial placing of wreaths at Driver Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 17. She is the daughter of Sam and Tiffany Jones of Buffalo. Photos by Mary Cryer Awalt/The Fairfield Recorder
  • Vets remembered with wreaths at driver Cemetery
    Vets remembered with wreaths at driver Cemetery
  • Military veteran and DAR treasurer Beth Harrison salutes after placing a ceremonial wreath at the opening of the National Wreaths Across America Day ceremony at Driver Cemetery this past Saturday. Photo by Mary Cryer Awalt/The Fairfield Recorder
    Military veteran and DAR treasurer Beth Harrison salutes after placing a ceremonial wreath at the opening of the National Wreaths Across America Day ceremony at Driver Cemetery this past Saturday. Photo by Mary Cryer Awalt/The Fairfield Recorder
C emetery A National Wreaths Across America Day ceremony was held last Saturday at Driver Cemetery between Teague and Fairfield, where 88 veterans were honored and remembered with a wreath placed on their grave. The event was sponsored by the Jonathan Hardin Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). A similar ceremony was held at LaSalle Cemetery in Groesbeck…

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