Brownsville interchange dedicated to fallen Vietnam War soldier
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The sign for the Corporal Denny Ray Easter Memorial Interchange is unveiled at a dedication ceremony in honor of the Brownsville soldier who was killed in the line of duty during the Vietnam War.
"Taps" is played for U.S. Army Cpl. Denny Ray Easter at a dedication ceremony for an interchange named in his honor Wednesday. Easter was killed in the line of duty during the Vietnam War.
Brochures were handed out with the picture of Cpl. Denny Ray Easter at a dedication ceremony for an interchange named in his honor Wednesday. He was killed in the line of duty during the Vietnam War.
A Brownsville interchange was renamed Wednesday in honor of a local war hero who died during the Vietnam War at age 20.
U.S. Army Cpl. Denny Ray Easter was immortalized in his hometown after a dedication ceremony with local officials, and the sign for the Corporal Denny Ray Easter Memorial Interchange was unveiled.
鈥淒enny watches over us today, proud that he served our country, and I hope he蘑菇视频 happy that we never forgot him and the eternal debt that we will always owe him,鈥� said state Rep. Pam Snyder, D-Jefferson.
Easter was an infantryman who served with B Company, 5th Battalion, 198th Light Infantry Brigade. He was killed in the line of duty in Quang Tin province in South Vietnam on Jan. 13, 1971.
鈥淐orporal Easter was truly a hero, both to his community and to his country, and it was an honor to pay tribute to him and honor his memory through this special ceremony today,鈥� she said. 鈥淓ach time we pass this way, we will be reminded of his service and sacrifice.鈥�
Also at the ceremony were state Sen. Pat Stefano, R-Bullskin Twp., Easter蘑菇视频 cousin, Delores Randolph, Fayette County Commissioners Dave Lohr, Vincent Vicites and Scott Dunn, and Brownsville council members.
The Rev. Christopher R. Burke from St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church provided the benediction. The Vietnam Veterans, Inc. of Fayette County presented the colors.