Prior to the parade and Service of Remembrance on Memorial Day, May 25, VFW Post 1371 and Ladies Auxiliary honored former Tioga County Veterans Service Officer, VFW Quartermaster and Korean War veteran, Jack Howey, at a special ceremony. (Photos by JoAnn R. Walter)
Members of VFW Post 1371 Ladies Auxiliary and Junior Auxiliary gather near the Tioga County Veterans Memorial Park for a special ceremony in honor of Jack Howey on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.
Young people of the VFW Post 1371 Junior Girls Unit of the Ladies Auxiliary pose at the Tioga County Veterans Memorial Park on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.
From left, Stosh and Teresa Vicki, visited the Modern Warfare Memorial on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, in honor and memory of their son, U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Rogers of Barton, N.Y., who died June 28, 2013 while serving in Afghanistan. Also visiting were family members Farrah, Allie and Adam Rogers.
The Tioga County Marine Corp League march in the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25, in Owego, N.Y.
The Owego Free Academy parade band march in the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25, in Owego, N.Y.
The Owego Free Academy parade band march in the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25, in Owego, N.Y.
The Owego Free Academy parade band march in the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25, in Owego, N.Y.
Young people from Owego Elementary School march in the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25, in Owego, N.Y.
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War march in the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25, in Owego, N.Y.
The 137th New York and 141st Pennsylvania volunteer infantry Civil War re-enactment units march in the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25 in Owego, N.Y.
Several times during the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25 in Owego, N.Y., the 137th New York and 141st Pennsylvania volunteer infantry Civil War re-enactment units paused to fire shots.
Members of the Marine Corp League march in the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25 in Owego, N.Y
Members of VFW Post 1371 Men’s Auxiliary march in the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25 in Owego, N.Y.
Veterans march in the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25 in Owego, N.Y.
Boy Scout Troop 60 and Cub Scout Pack 37 march in the Memorial Day parade in Owego, N.Y. on Monday, May 25.
Members of various veteran organizations line the sidewalks at the Tioga County Veterans Memorial Park during the Service of Remembrance on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25.
The Owego Free Academy parade band played a medley of five Armed Services songs at the Remembrance Ceremony on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, in Owego, N.Y.
Students from Owego Elementary School participated in placing Flags at the Tioga County Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, in Owego, N.Y.
Veterans prepare to place remembrance wreaths at the monuments during the Remembrance Ceremony on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, in Owego, N.Y.
Owego resident and World War II veteran Dick Tiffany (front seat), who served primarily in the South Pacific, had a special ride during the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25. Riding with Dick were (seated from left), veterans Ken Patterson and Ed Bidwell.
World War II veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor, Bill Kennedy, of Owego, N.Y., had a special ride in a jeep sponsored by VFW Post 1371 during the Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 25. Driving the jeep is Korean War veteran, Ed Robinson.
