Click here for pictures from the 2011 Memorial Day ceremony.

Click here for the article covering the 2011 Memorial Day ceremony in the Leesburg Today.

Sterling Park Honors Fallen On Memorial Day

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Kara Clark

For the 35th straight year, Sterling Park honored America's fallen soldiers Monday during the annual Memorial Day observance.

American Legion Post 150 hosted the event, held at the Sterling Veterans Memorial located at the corner of Holly Avenue and Sterling Boulevard.

Air Force Lt. Col Bradford N. Norris served as the keynote speaker for the ceremony, which attracted dozens of local residents and veterans who braved the high heat to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice defending America's freedom.

Norris said Memorial Day was an important day to "maintain perspective" as many regard the holiday as the "beginning or end of a three-day weekend" and not for the true reason Memorial Day was established. The day is not meant to honor those present for today's ceremony, but rather the more than 1 million Americans who have died in combat fighting America's wars since the country was established.

Once again, our joint dinner with VFW Post 9478 was a huge success. This year, Santa managed to slip in and out before the photographer go there, so there's no proof that he was actually at the dinner. But all the kids (and a few of the adults) were absolutely sure that the guy in the red suit was Santa, so...

Here's the pictures from the Christmas dinner.

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Our joint dinner with VFW Post 9478 was a huge success. An extra special thanks goes out to Santa, who made the evening special for all the kids (and adults) who were there.

Here's the pictures from the Christmas dinner.

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