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ENGLISH BURNETT PHOTO
Pictured above Ryan Ooley, left, ROTC Army student from
Sellersburg, presented a flag that had flown over Union
Township to Sarah Thomas, right, who was surrounded by family
and friends. Ooley also laid a wreath at the gravesite of
fallen Marine Cpl. John C. Bishop at the Cliff Hill Cemetery
on Saturday, May 14. The event was a memorial ride for the
March of Dimes in honor of Bishop. The Southern Indiana
Pipe and Drums played selections on bagpipes including the
Marine theme song and Amazing Grace. They were the group
that played for the funeral of Cpl. Bishop last year. Cpl.
Bishop was killed in Afghanistan September 8, 2010 and laid
to rest beside his father, Gene Bishop, who was a lifelong
Versailles resident. Members of the Versailles American
Legion attended the event on Saturday remembering the corporal
who was the first veteran killed in action since the inception
of the post. Not pictured, but also with the group was Steven
Alexander, Sellersburg, who held the American flag for the
ceremony. He will ship out for active duty with the Army
in October.
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