Honoring all who served
Friday - May 29, 2015 by Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
Photo Credit: Robert L. Ortiz | The Southern Ute Drum
The annual Memorial Day services, ‘Day of Remembrance’ was presented by the Southern Ute Veterans Association on Monday, May 25 in the Southern Ute Veterans Memorial Park. The event began with an invocation from Ute Mountain Ute elder, Terry Knight Sr. (U.S. Air Force) and Master of Ceremonies, Howard Richards (U.S. Army) kept the ceremony tight. Speakers included Southern Ute Tribal Chairman, Clement Frost (U.S. Army), and Bill Morris (U.S. Marine Corp.) A Procession from the park to Ouray Cemetery proceeded the ceremony at the park. A special recognition was made to Rod Grove (U.S. Army) by the Box family, honoring him for all his hard work in putting together the annual ceremony.