Heroes honored
Fallen soldiers remembered at Clinton, Norris ceremonies
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Gary and June Hampton of Lansing look over the monument to Staff Sgt. Daniel M. Morris, decorated with flags and flowers, during the Memorial Day ceremony in front of the Anderson County Courthouse on Monday morning. - G. Chambers Williams III
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Sharon Clapp and her son, Craig Clapp, of Clinton look over the memorial to Anderson County’s war casualties just after the placement of the honorary wreath during a Memorial Day ceremony in front of the Anderson County Courthouse on Monday morning. - G. Chambers Williams III
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces in Anderson County and across the nation who died either in battle or as a result of enemy action were remembered and honored in Memorial Day ceremonies held Monday morning in downtown Clinton and Norris.
In front of the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton, the ceremony featured remarks by Fred C. Mize III (U.S. Army, ret.), Anderson County Director of Veteran Services Scott Nation (U.S. Army, ret.), County Mayor Terry Frank, and state Rep. Rick Scarbrough.
The ceremony included the laying of a wreath in front of the monument outside the courthouse that honors the 181 fallen heroes from Anderson County.
There was also a 21-gun salute. The Oak Ridge High School Navy JROTC presented the colors, and Molly Duggins sang the National Anthem.
Craig Clapp and his mother, Sharon Clapp, attended the service, and afterward looked over the names of family members included on the monument.
“My great uncle W.R. “Walter” Brummet is one of the names on the monument,” Craig Clapp said. “He was killed in the Korean War.”
The Clapps said they also are related to John W. Reeves, who is listed on the monument as one of the Anderson County residents who died in World War I.
In Norris, the Memorial Day program was sponsored by the Norris Lions Club, assisted by student musicians from Anderson County High School Bugle Corps.
At the flagpole in front of the Norris Post Office, the ceremony was led by Randy Kurth, master of ceremonies. Giving the invocation was the Rev. Brandon Berg, pastor of the Norris United Methodist Church.
U.S. Army Col. Wayne Morris conducted the honors ceremony.
Former U.S. Marine Dennis Curtin presented the colors, and retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Grieve placed the annual memorial wreath, which was prepared and donated by Janet Donaldson of Keep Norris Beautiful.
