Flags, flowers and remembrance: Memorial Day in Spencer

Members of the Owen County Honor Guard prepare for a 21-gun salute during the Memorial Day service in Chambersville Cemetery on May 25. There were four services in the Spencer area, starting at Chambersville Cemetery, moving to the Owen County Courthouse, making a stop at Veteran's Memorial Bridge and concluding at Riverside Cemetery.

Former VFW Post #1405 Commander Ted Mangin gives the speech at the Owen County Courthouse Memorial Day service.

Spencer American Legion Post #285 Commander Mitchell Muse (left) and Spencer VFW Post #1405 Commander Brian Nash pose for a photo.

Past Department President and current Secretary of the VFW Post #1405 Auxiliary, Sharron Barger (right), places a wreath during the Memorial Day service in Riverside Cemetery. NICOLE DECRISCIO | THE OWEN NEWS