Freedom Festival for the Ten Commandments - 6/29/2013

The Rev. Ewing Marietta, Liberty Baptist Church, speaks to the citizens of Connellsville about the importance of the Ten Commandments in society and dedicates the new monument to the memory of his deceased son Ewing Marcus Marietta II at the Freedom Festival for the Ten Commandments in Connellsville, Saturday evening. The movement comes during a controversy involving the potential removal of a historic Ten Commandments monument from the front of the public Connellsville Area Junior High School.

Former Eagles president Guy Tressler (left to right) shakes hands with the Rev. Ewing Marietta, Liberty Baptist Church, and Fayette Patriots founder David Show as the first of 14 new Ten Commandment monuments is unveiled at the Freedom Festival for the Ten Commandments in Connellsville, Saturday evening. Tressler was president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in 1956 when the original monument was donated to Connellsville Area Junior High School.

Members of American Legion and V.F.W. 21 Kahl Conroy (right) and Thomas McFadden fold an American Flag to honor the sacrifices of deceased World War II veteran Harry Springer of Uniontown at the Freedom Festival for the Ten Commandments in Connellsville, Saturday evening.

Judy and Ken Suprano (right) of Uniontown purchase a Ten Commandments sign from Tami Marietta, wife the Rev. Ewing Marietta at the Freedom Festival for the Ten Commandments in Connellsville, Saturday evening. Proceeds from the sign sales go to the creation of new Ten Commandment monuments from the Fraternal Order of Eagles.