STONE HARBOR – At 11 a.m. May 25, the Stephen C. Ludlam Post 331, of The American Legion, performed a solemn Memorial Day ceremony in a private service.
According to a release, a minimum number of the post’s Legionnaires and Sons of The American Legion (S. A. L.) members presented the colors, rifle salute, and Taps, in remembrance of fallen military personnel who had made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedoms and the American way of life. Under normal conditions, the post would have led a Memorial Day parade and service, in both of the island’s communities of Avalon and Stone Harbor, as well as a special ceremony on the beach in Stone Harbor. This year’s ceremony was low key with social distancing enforced and very limited public presence.
The wearing of face masks was strongly encouraged. Wreaths representing the fallen military personnel of Avalon and Stone Harbor and those lost at sea were laid at the base of the post’s flag pole.
Special remarks were made by the post commander, Tom McCullough, of Avalon, and the mayor of Stone Harbor, Judy Davies-Dunhour. Father James Betz, Post 331 chaplin, provided the invocation and benediction prayers for the service.
Previously, on May 22, members of Post 331 and its affiliated S. A. L. Squadron placed flags on the graves of departed service personnel in our local cemeteries. Post 331 supports veterans from the communities of Avalon and Stone Harbor and summer veteran visitors to those communities.
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