Paulding Commemorates Veterans Day [VIDEO]

Locals gathered near the Paulding County Veterans Memorial on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to remember those who have served their country.

The memorial in downtown Dallas, across from Dallas City Hall, was the site Sunday of the county’s 19th-annual Paulding County Veterans Day service.

Those involved in the service included members of Paulding County High School JROTC, who presented the colors; Tabitha Ketchum, who sang the National Anthem; the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard; American Legion Post 111 and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 111; and members of the Paulding County Veterans Memorial Committee.

Speaking during the event were William McPherson, grand chaplain of Dallas Masonic Lodge No. 182, who gave the invocation; and Wanda Callahan, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 111 president.

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