Memorial Day: Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice

Montgomery veterans give Salute to Deceased Veterans at the conclusion of the Memorial Day Program at the American Legion Post on Monday.

More than 700 names were read in the Roll Call of Deceased Veterans" by Ed Keogh, V.F. W. National Deputy Chief of Staff, Second District V.F.W. Commander and Commander V.F.W. Post 5340, and Corey Kotek, Commander American Legion Post 79 & Quartermaster V.F.W. Post 5340.

Ret. Army Sgt. Keith Deutsch was the featured speaker at the event. He spoke about hearing the “call of destiny,” when he joined the Army immediately after graduating from New Prague High School in 2002.

“Today, we remember those who gave their lives in armed service to our country. They died on beaches; they died in deserts, they died in certain and definite misery. They died being next to their friends, face down in the mud and sand. They died thousands of miles away from their family and from here. They died in the war,” he said.

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