Friday, November 02, 2018, 12:30pm - 01:00pm

About The Event

Dickenson County Virginia World War I Centennial Commemoration Event 3

Wreath Laying Ceremony in honor of PRIVATE FRED HICKS PRIODE

Daniel Reynolds, a sophomore from Ridgeview High School who created a portrait drawing of PRIVATE FRED HICKS PRIODE, will present a tribute to PVT PRIODE.

Katie Robinson, a senior from Ridgeview High School, will read a famous World War I poem: "In Flanders Fields" written by Lt. Col. John McCrae, MD.

Daniel Reynolds and a soldier from the Virginia Army National Guard's Military Funeral Honors Detail will place a wreath in Front of PVT PRIODE'S headstone. Taps will be played to conclude the ceremony.

All military veterans and the general public are invited and encouraged to attend.

Contact : bob.linkous@att.net
Category: Commemoration & Memorial Events