The annual Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 26, at Lile cemetery, located in Gallatin.
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2172 and the American Legion Post #68 are hosting the service, assisted by the Ladies Auxiliary of V.F.W. Post #2172, Gallatin, and the local boy scout troop.
Roger A. Woody will be speaker; Linda Arnold will be vocalist, performing a medley of patriotic songs; Russ Hamilton, minister of Gallatin First Christian Church, will have prayer; and John Corwin will play Taps. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
Most people will have Monday off and enjoy spending the day with their families, fishing, boating or just slapping some hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill. Let’s not forget to take time to honor the brave men and women of America’s military who have fought and died to make such days possible.
Lile Cemetery is south of the courthouse square on Main Street (Hwy. 13) about four blocks until Richardson Street. Turn right (west) at the Sandman Motel and go about five blocks to the First Baptist Church. Lile cemetery is at the corner of Benton Avenue and West Richardson Street. It’s a good-sized cemetery — but there is no sign that identifies it.
CMSgt. Roger Woody to speak at ceremony
Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt.) Roger A. Woody is the Superintendent of Enlisted Affairs, assigned to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
Roger is a native of Gallatin, born on Aug. 4, 1963, to Hazel and ‘Burr’ Woody. He attended Gallatin R-5 High School, graduating in 1981. Roger earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Maryland in 1999.
He enlisted in the Army in September 1981, and transferred to the Air Force in April of 1986. His background includes various duties in the Human Resources and Systems Engineering career fields, and since 1996 has served as the principle advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for all issues regarding the welfare, readiness, utilization and progress of the enlisted force.
Roger’s assignments have included bases in Louisiana, Germany, Missouri, Georgia, and Washington DC. In 1995, he became the youngest person ever promoted to the highest enlisted rank of Chief Master Sergeant CMSgt. Woody has a son, Mitchell.