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On Thursday, July 4 at noon, members of the 137th New York State Voluntary Infantry Regiment were on hand to celebrate America\u2019s birthday, and the 128th Anniversary of Tioga County\u2019s Civil War Memorial, dedicated to \u201cHer Heroes Who Fought And Her Martyrs Who Fell That The Union Might Live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pictured, is Tioga County\u2019s Civil War Memorial, located on the Courthouse Square in Owego, N.Y. (Photo by Wendy Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
According to Jim Raftis, Sr., one of the coordinators of the July Fourth ceremony and Memorial Day Chairman for VFW Post 1371, the monument serves as a symbol for deceased members of Tioga County. The monument was accepted by General Benjamin Tracy on June 4, 1891.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gracing the Courthouse Square in Owego, along with the other Memorials spanning from WWI through Modern Wars, the monument represents the 125 Tioga County men that lost their lives during the Civil War; 93 died as Prisoners of War. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Civil War Monument, located in the Courthouse Square in downtown Owego, N.Y. Photo credit: Jim Raftis, Sr.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
During Thursday\u2019s ceremony, Raftis welcomed members of the regiment to say a few words, and introduced Barbara Bilbrey, a Gold Star Mother who attended the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked of the ceremony\u2019s importance, Bilbrey, whose son Charles died from an Improvised Explosive Device while serving in Iraq in 2007, stated, \u201cThose who lost their lives had a mother, a grandmother; they had family. We must never let them be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nA Member of the 137th New York State Voluntary Infantry Regiment arrives for Thursday\u2019s ceremony at Tioga County\u2019s Civil War Memorial, located on the Courthouse Square in Owego, N.Y. (Photo by Wendy Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Re-enactors present included Kevin Rung, Bonnie Duff, Laura Gardiner, Daryl Holloway, Frank Borush, John Goodnough, Roger Hurlbut, and Ben Gardiner – all from the 137th New York State Voluntary Infantry Regiment. The Regiment Riflemen fired a musket salute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jim Raftis, Sr., who helped coordinate Thursday\u2019s ceremony at Tioga County\u2019s Civil War Memorial, located on the Courthouse Square in Owego, N.Y., introduces Gold Star Mother Barbara Bilbrey. (Photo by Wendy Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
The 143-year-old Kirby Band of Nichols was on hand to play selections for guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
137th New York State Voluntary Infantry Regiment Riflemen fire a musket salute during a ceremony held Thursday at Tioga County\u2019s Civil War Memorial, located on the Courthouse Square in Owego, N.Y. (Photo by Wendy Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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