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Memorial Day at the Rock Island Arsenal (Part 2)
During the ceremony, Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-IL) presented the Silver Star citation to the family of the late Pvt. Camiel Van Ooteghem - his original citation had been lost. They also honored some local guys who have also been awarded the Silver Star.
They did a gun salute and a bunch of little kids started howling. Then they shot off some Howitzers and all the kids were instantly silenced. So, if you’re ever at a loss as to how to shut up a screaming kid, try firing off a cannon.
We wandered around the cemetery before and after the ceremony and found some relatives and our old next door neighbor. It was very nice. They put out all the at the graves on Thursday and apparently they had so many volunteers that it only took about an hour to get all 26,000+ graves done. The bell tower was playing patriotic songs the whole time.
We wandered by the ceremony at the Confederate Cemetery as we were leaving. There were guys dressed in Confederate uniforms and some lady dressed as a Confederate widow and all the graves had Stars and Bars. The guest speaker was throwing around phrases like “Allegedly” and “We’ve been told” and and “Pickett’s so-called ‘charge.’” So… that happened.
(There’s a Confederate cemetery at the Rock Island Arsenal because during the Civil War there was a POW camp on the island.)
All in all, a lovely day, even if I did get a little sunburned. :-)
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Memorial Day at the Rock Island Arsenal (Part 1)
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