The 31 Battle Ground-area men who died in service will be remembered and honored by a reading of their names

A Memorial Day ceremony to honor the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who lost their lives in service to our nation will be held at 11 a.m., on Monday, May 27, at the Battle Ground Veterans Memorial located in Kiwanis Park at 422 SW 2nd Avenue in Battle Ground.

The ceremony will include the presentation of the flags by cadets from the Battle Ground High School Air Force Junior ROTC program.  The ceremony will also feature performances by Battle Ground High School Band Members Logan Gillespie (Bagpipes) and Rubyee MacPherson (Trumpet).  

The 31 Battle Ground-area men who died in service will be remembered and honored by a reading of their names.  These men, whose names are engraved on the wall of the Battle Ground Veterans Memorial, are:

World War II                                 
Julius J. Bergman                     
Otto O. Burgstahler                  
Edmond H. Condon                   
Jack O. Freel                           
Bruce C. Green                        
Joe J. Pancoska                        
Elmer E. Pellett                       
William A. Pelto                      
Archie C. Peru                                   
Abert E. Sakrison                      
Paul H. Snider                          
Sheldon E. Tessendorf                
William A. Uskoski                     
Leonard A. Wallace                           
Milton E. Winston                      
Walter G. Wright                                          
                                             
Korean War                            
Jack Hanley

Vietnam War
Raymond E. Carpenter
Daniel B. Cheney
Richard A. Hostikka
Dale R. Lindberg
Alvin L. Lowery
Timothy G. Mattson
Monte V. Thomas
Donald F. Thulin

Global War on Terror – Afghanistan
Bryce D. Howard
Jonah D. McClellan
Andrew J. Shields

From the Global War on Terror – Iraq
Cedric E. Bruns
Kane M. Funke
Jeremiah J. Johnson

Members of the community are invited to join city officials in remembering and honoring these heroes, as well as all members of the U.S. Armed Forces who died in service.  Read about the Battle Ground Veterans Memorial, at www.cityofbg.org/veteransmemorial. 

Information provided by the city of Battle Ground.