Wilkins Township Memorial Day Service - 5/29/2017

The annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day service was held at Churchill Cemetery on Monday, May 29, 2017.

Donna and Bob Forgie pay their respects to Bob's late father during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day service at Churchill Cemetery. The late Robert D. Forgie was a World War II Pacific Navy diver for four years.

Rock Kravetz hosts, for his first time, the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day service at Churchill Cemetery on Monday, May 29, 2017.

Charlie Gledich plays Taps during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day Service at Churchill Cemetery. Gledich has been playing the bagpipes for the Syrian Shriners for over forty years.

Former Marine and Police Chief Bill Wilson speaks at the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day service at Churchill Cemetery on Monday, May 29, 2017.

Lead by Assistant Director, Mary Louise McHattie, The Sounds of Pittsburgh chorus perform a medley of military songs during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day service at Churchill Cemetery.

Guest speaker Ed Werle speaks about the cost of freedom, as well as what our veterans bring home with them, during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day service at Churchill Cemetery.

Roger Glunt plays the bugle during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day service at Churchill Cemetery on Monday, May 29, 2017.

Wilkins Township Memorial Day Service - 5/30/2016

Flags are exchanged during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day service at Churchill Cemetery on Monday, May 30, 2016.

Charlie Gledich, of Turtle Creek, plays Taps during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day Service at Churchill Cemetery. Gledich has been playing the bagpipes for the Syrian Shriners for over forty years.

Kelly Kelly, Mayor of Turtle Creek, reads "Observations in Memorial Day, 1996" by Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veteran's Affairs during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day Service at Churchill Cemetery.

Sergeant Bill Moore of the United States Marine Corps speaks at the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day Service at Churchill Cemetery. Sergeant Moore spoke about the difference between mourning and re-cherishing life and the fallen, and also of the value of the American flag.

George Fritsch (left to right), Frank Hunter, Kris Esghy and Keith Alghen of "The Un-4-Gettables" barber shop quartet perform a medley of armed forces fight songs, one for each branch of the United States Military, during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day Service at Churchill Cemetery.

World War II Veteran Private First Class Joseph T. Capone of the 104th Infantry Division (left) and Tristen Slacka of the United States Navy place the wreath during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day Service at Churchill Cemetery.

Wilkins Township Memorial Day Ceremony - 5/25/2105

The annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day Ceremony was held on Monday, May 25, 2015 at Churchill Cemetery.

World War II Veteran Joseph T. Capone, Company E, 415th Infantry, 104 Division, salutes the flag during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day Ceremony.

Corporal John Chmill speaks about what Memorial Day means to him during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day Ceremony. Chmill received the Purple Heart for his service in Iraq.

Bo Ronallo of Churchill places a memorial wreath on the grave of his late father, WWII Veteran August Ronallo, during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day Ceremony.

Master Sergeant William Moore speaks about apprehension of death in the military during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day Ceremony.

Mary Louise McHattie leads the Sounds of Pittsburgh chorus in a medley of wartime songs during the annual Wilkins Township Memorial Day Ceremony.

Memorial Day Service, Wilkins Township - 5/26/2014

U.S. Navy Seaman David Friez of the Wilkins Township V.F.W. Color Guard salutes the flag during the annual Memorial Day service at the Churchill Cemetary in Wilkins Township, Pa. Friez served for over 15 years in the Gulf and Vietnam Wars.

Former Wilkins Commissioner and former Police Chief Bill Wilson hosts the annual Memorial Day service at the Churchill Cemetary in Wilkins Township, Pa.

George Fritsch (left to right), Frank Hunter, Kris Eshghy and Keith Apelgren of the barbershop quarter "The Un4gettables" perform a medley of patriotic songs during the annual Memorial Day service at the Churchill Cemetery in Wilkins Township, Pa.

John Weber, exalted ruler of the 277 Wilkins Elks, speaks at the annual Memorial Day service at the Churchill Cemetery in Wilkins Township, Pa.

Charles Gledich of the Syria Shrine Highlanders plays the bagpipes during the annual Memorial Day service at the Churchill Cemetery in Wilkins Township, Pa.