All Veterans Day ceremonies held at Praha Cemetery on Nov. 10
GUEST SPEAKER was U.S. Army Major Travis Seale.
Master of ceremonies was Praha Veterans Club vice president Bob Heinrich.
Welcoming those in attendance was Praha Veterans Club president Bernard Svatek.
Participat ing in the Folding of the Flag ceremony were (from left) Flatonia American Legion Post 94 commander Danny Vyvjala, Donnie Christen and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 870 president Andy Janda. Photos By Melanie Berger/Courtesy of Flatonia Argus
The Prisoners of War /Missing in Action flag was brought forward by the Kopecky family – (from left) Marshall, Michael holding Miles, Madison, Theresa and Maxwell.
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The commemorat ive flyover was done by a T6 and a BT13. The BT13 did the flower drop perfectly for one of the first times in recent years, with the flowers falling directly over the Praha Cemetery and the crowd present. Shown at left is the BT13 and at right one of the flowers falls next to the cemetery flag.
Veterans performing the triple volley salute included (from left) Commander Joe Gajdos, Luciano Martinez, Joe Cockrell, Dennis Geesaman, David Fike, Mike Whitten, Dennis Muhlstein and Henry Miksch. At far right is Dennis Olsovsky, who is about to play “Taps.”
The 62nd anniversary All Veterans Day ceremonies at the Praha Cemetery, honoring all veterans of all eras, took place on Sunday, Nov. 10.
After a patriotic rosary and Mass, assembly for the ceremony began at 10:30 a.m.
Guest speaker was U.S. Army Major Travis Seale of Flatonia, who retired from active duty in 2019.
Seale spoke about the oath of enlistment, which has been administered to every service…
