Fallen veterans and those who have served in the armed services are honored and remembered during the annual Anderson Township Memorial Day Bell Ceremony.
This solemn remembrance is hosted by the Anderson Township Veterans Memorial Committee at 11:45 a.m. on Monday, May 25. The ceremy takes place on Anderson Center’s South Plaza, the site of the township’s armed service memorial.
Names of deceased members of the armed forces will be read during the ceremony. Sign in by 11:45 a.m. if you wish to have your loved one’s name read during the ceremony.
Speaking this year is Col. John Detling, a 30-year veteran of commissioned service to the Ohio Army National Guard where he now serves as chief of the joint staff. He has completed deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and he served as the JTF Commander of two of Ohio’s Title-32 Covid Response Forces. He is also a 2019 Superior Graduate of the U.S. Army War College.