A threat of rain (that never materialized) couldn't keep hundreds of people from descending on Main Street this morning for the annual Memorial Day parade.
The parade featured the Batavia High School marching band and flag team, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, the city and town fire departments, Sheriff's Office and Police Department, along with local veterans groups and elected officials, among other groups.
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I don't think many people
I don't think many people know about this, but every Memorial Day morning, a group of about a dozen or so members of the Alabama American Legion and Oakfield VFW get up early in the morning, get their rifles, and a couple of bugle players, and they go to EVERY cemetery in Oakfield and Alabama, say a prayer, give a 21 gun salute, and play "Taps" in honor of the fallen. It's a wonderful thing to see and hear. Prior to that, they go to ALL these cemeteries and make SURE that there is a US flag placed at EVERY military serviceperson's grave. MANY THANKS to these Veterans for their dedication.
That is awesome! Thanks for
That is awesome! Thanks for letting people know about this special way of giving tribute in Oakfield and Alabama to veterans.