Veterans hold dedication at Sisters memorial

Sisters veterans and family members gathered at the end of last month at the Veterans' Memorial at Sisters Village Green to affix 10 metal nameplates to the memorial stone.

The plates carry the inscribed names of local veterans who died in 2009.

Jack Kinsey led a moment of prayer, then a large group of onlookers watched as Gary Frazee, Tom Salgado, Lance Trowbridge and Gene Hellickson attached the memorial plates.

After the ceremonies, relatives and friends visited together, reminiscing about their departed loved ones.

The gathering is a twice-yearly event at the Village Green Memorial. The next ceremony will be held in May, before the annual Memorial Day observances in May 2010.