Stories tagged with Southern Ute Veterans Memorial Park

Fri Mar 26th, 2021

Membership Memories

Fri Oct 23rd, 2020

Tribute to Richards, Grove

Members of the Southern Ute Veterans Association: Howard Richards Sr., Rod Grove, Rudley Weaver, Bruce LeClaire, Raymond Baker and Gordon Hammond assemble in front of the Southern Ute Veterans Memorial in Veterans Park after the Memorial Day ceremonies. The ceremonies were scaled back due to Coronavirus Protocol.

Fri Jun 5th, 2020

Memorial Day: Recognition carries on

Rudley Weaver and Bruce LeClaire unfold the new Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) flag as Raymond Baker holds the flag ties in preparation to raise the POW/MIA flag.

Fri May 22nd, 2020

Changing of the colors

Vietnam Memorial Etching

Thu Oct 10th, 2019

Welcome back to the World

Ute Mountain Ute elder, Terry Knight (USAF) led the procession from the Veterans Memorial Park.

Fri Jun 7th, 2019

Memorial Day: A day of remembrance

Etched in marble, the names of Southern Ute Vietnam Veterans are memorialized at the Southern Ute Veterans Memorial Park, Ignacio, Colo.

Fri Apr 12th, 2019

Remembrance and Recognition: Honoring Vietnam Veterans

Fri Dec 7th, 2018

Honoring past presidents

Southern Ute Vietnam Veteran Rodrick Grove, brings down the United States flag to half-mast on the morning of Sept. 11, in remembrance for those who lost their lives 17 years ago.

Fri Sep 14th, 2018

Veterans offer respects on 9/11

Veterans, families and community members walk along the End of the Trail road towards the Ouray Memorial Cemetery.

Thu Jun 7th, 2018

Southern Utes honor those who served

Members of the Southern Ute Veterans Association gathered in the Southern Ute veterans Memorial park to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall, which made it’s way to Ignacio exactly two decades ago. Southern Ute Veterans, Raymond Baker and Howard Richards Sr. give thanks to Ute Mountain Ute Veteran, Terry Knight for his participation in the event, which honored Vietnam Veterans on Monday, Sept. 11. The colors of the Vietnam service ribbon were on display in the form of a wreath. The gathering also paid respect those whose lives were lost on 9/11.

Fri Sep 15th, 2017

Veterans honor anniversary of Vietnam Moving Wall

The Southern Ute Day of Remembrance procession continued on to the Ouray Memorial Cemetery.

Fri Jun 9th, 2017

In remembrance of the fallen

Southern Ute veterans lowered the flags in Veterans Memorial Park to half-staff on Wednesday, Dec. 7 in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

Thu Dec 8th, 2016

‘A date which will live in infamy’

Southern Ute Veterans, Rod Grove (second from right) and Ronnie C. Baker (far right) thank the Southern Ute Grounds Maintenance crew for their hard work maintaining the Southern Ute Veterans Memorial Park year round. The veterans treated Grounds Maintenance to pizza in the park.

Thu Aug 18th, 2016

Veterans show appreciation to Grounds crew

Following the flag bearers, community members walk among veterans during the Day of Remembrance procession from the Southern Ute Veterans Memorial Park to the Bear Dance Bridge.

Fri Jun 10th, 2016

Sacrifice: What Memorial Day is …

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