5/27/14 - Beautiful blue skies, sunshine and a light breeze blew during the annual Howell Memorial Day parade, sponsored by the American Legion Devereaux Post 141. The parade included representatives of local veteransâ groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and members of the armed forces. Starting in front of the Howell Carnegie Library, the parade made its way along Grand River and up Barnard before ending at Lakeview Cemetery on Thompson Lake. The parade was followed by a ceremony honoring all those who gave their lives serving the United States of America. Speakers included Senator Joe Hune from Hamburg, who expressed the importance of honoring all those who serve. âWe can offer admiration and recognition for we live as a nation not under oppression or tyranny but at liberty. Their lives should always be remembered and their actions should be revealed by all Americans and all generations to come." Lakeview Cemetery is home to two veteran's memorials. A plague and flagpole near the graves of American Legion members, and an American Civil War Monument. The Civil War monument features a Union Soldier standing vigilant over the final resting place of veterans who served in wars as far back as the Revolutionary War. Howell's parade was one of six that took place across the county on Monday. (JK)
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