CONWAY — A small crowd of about 30 people gathered under blue skies Monday morning to honor the fallen during this year’s socially distanced Memorial Day observance.
It was just the way organizers wanted it.
kAmx? $2EFC52J’D $F?[ p>6C:42? {68:@? !@DE ce r>5C] !9:=:A '2D:?8E@?[ 2 |2C:?6 r@CAD G6E6C2?[ D2:5 96 925 9@A65 7@C 2 “BF:6E 6G6?E” H:E9 2 D>2== 4C@H5 E@ 2==@H 7@C D@4:2= 5:DE2?4:?8 2>:5 E96 r~'xs\`h A2?56>:4]k^Am
kAmp?5 E92E’D AC6EEJ >F49 H92E 92AA6?65 @? E96 7:6=5 369:?5 E96 {68:@? @? %2D<6C w:== #@25 :? r6?E6C r@?H2J]k^Am
kAm“(6’C6 96C6 E@52J E@ A2J C6DA64E E@ E9@D6 H9@ A2:5 E96 F=E:>2E6 D24C:7:46[” '2D:?8E@? D2:5] “%96J H6C6 F?23=6 E@ 4@>6 9@>6[ E96J 2C6 F?23=6 E@ 36 96C6[ 3FE H6 2C6 <66A:?8 E96> :? @FC 962CED 2?5 @FC >:?5D 2?5 <66A:?8 E96:C >6>@C:6D 2=:G6]”k^Am
kAm(:E9 E92E[ E96 8C@FA H6?E :?E@ E96 !=6586 @7 E96 p==68:2?46 2?5 E96 }2E:@?2= p?E96>] $E] |2C82C6E’D @7 $4@E=2?5 r9FC49 s624@?6DD %C24J v2C5?6C A=2J65 E96 <6J3@2C5]k^Am
kAm%96 #6G] y677C6J |@?C@6[ 2 42AE2:? :? E96 |6C492?E |2C:?6[ @776C65 2 AC2J6C @7 E92?<D 7@C 2== E9@D6 H9@ 5:65 :? E96 D6CG:46 @7 E96:C 4@F?ECJ]k^Am
kAmx? 9:D 4@>>2?56C’D 255C6DD[ '2D:?8E@? >256 >6?E:@? @7 E96 A2?56>:4 2?5 D2:5 2=E9@F89 E9:D :D 2 “92C5 E:>6[” E96 &]$] H:== A6CD6G6C6[ ;FDE 2D :E 92D E9C@F89 @E96C 4C:D6D =:<6 E96 H@C=5 H2CD :E H2D 6?82865 :?]k^Am
kAm“(6 92G6?’E 366? DE@AA65[ 2?5 H6 H:== ?@E 36 DE@AA65[” D2:5 '2D:?8E@?] “%9:D H:== A2DD 2D 2== EC@F3=6D A2DD]”k^Am
kAm%96 <6J?@E6 DA62<6C H2D y@6 tG2?D @7 }@CE9 r@?H2J[ H9@ C642==65 9:D 6IA6C:6?46 @7 36:?8 2 A@DE 4@>>2?56C 2E p>6C:42? {68:@? !@DE h :? s6CCJ J62CD 28@ 2?5 2EE6?5:?8 |6>@C:2= s2J D6CG:46D :? a__` ;FDE >@?E9D 367@C6 E96 E6CC@C:DE 2EE24<D]k^Am
kAm%92E H2D E96 7:CDE E:>6 p>6C:42?D 925 76=E E96 67764ED @7 H2C @? p>6C:42’D @H? D@:=[ 96 D2:5] qFE E9:D J62C E96C6 :D 2?@E96C 6?6>J @? p>6C:42? D@:=i E96 4@C?@?2G:CFD]k^Am
kAm“%96 4FCC6?E 6?6>J E92E H6 2C6 7:89E:?8 :D?’E E2<:?8 E96 =:G6D @7 @FC >:=:E2CJ A6CD@??6= 7:89E:?8 @? 7@C6:8? D@:= 3FE @FC 6G6CJ52J 4:E:K6?D 7:89E:?8 @? E96 7C@?E =:?6D C:89E 96C6 :? @FC @H? 4@F?ECJ[” D2:5 tG2?D]k^Am
kAm“$@ E9:D |6>@C:2= s2J[ x H@F=5 =:<6 E@ 9@?@C 2== E96 5@4E@CD[ ?FCD6D[ 7:CDE C6DA@?56CD 2?5 2== E96 @E96C 4:E:K6?D AFEE:?8 E96>D6=G6D :? 92C>’D H2J 5676?5:?8 FD 7C@> @FC ?6H6DE 6?6>J] %@ 2== @7 E96>[ x 8:G6 >J D:?46C6DE E92?<D]”k^Am
kAmp7E6C 2 C6?5:E:@? @7 “|J r@F?ECJ ‘%:D @7 %966[” |@?C@6 2D<65 2EE6?566D E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 :? 2 42?5=6\=:89E:?8 46C6>@?J]k^Am
kAm“%9:D :D 2? :?E6C6DE:?8 46C6>@?J E92E H6 5@ 2E $E] |2C82C6E’D EH:46 2 J62C[” |@?C@6 6IA=2:?65] “p?5 H6 7:8FC65 :E H@F=5 36 2 8@@5 52J E@ 5@ :E 96C6 2D H6== H@C<:?8 F?56C E96 2DDF>AE:@? E96 H:?5 H@?’E 3=@H @FE E96 42?5=6]”k^Am
kAm|@?C@6 :?G:E65 2?J A2CE:4:A2?E H9@ H:D965 E@ =:89E 2 42?5=6 :? E96 >6>@CJ @7 2 D6CG:46 >6>36C H9@ 925 A2DD65 2H2J]k^Am
kAmp =:E 42?5=6 :? 2 G@E:G6 9@=56C H2D @? 2 E23=6] t249 A6CD@? FD65 E92E 7=2>6 E@ =:89E 2 42?5=6[ H9:49 H2D A=2465 :? 2 A2? E92E H2D 92=7\7:==65 H:E9 D2?5] p3@FE 6:89E A6@A=6 E@@< E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ =:89E 2 42?5=6[ H9:=6 v2C5?6C A=2J65 96C <6J3@2C5 2?5 |@?C@6 C2?8 2 36==]k^Am
kAm$8E] y24< !@:C:6C @7 p=32?J W&$pu #6EX 82G6 2 AC2J6C 7@C E96 }2GJ[ |2C:?6D[ pC>J[ r@2DE vF2C5[ |6C492?E |2C:?6 2?5 6>6C86?4J C6DA@?56CD W7:C6[ t|$ 2?5 A@=:46X]k^Am
kAm“{@C5[ J@F 2C6 @FC F=E:>2E6 AC@E64E@C[ 2?5 E96D6 >6? 2?5 H@>6? 2C6 3=6DD65 E@ D6CG6 J@F[” D2:5 !@:C:6C] “*@FC AC@E64E:@? @7E6? 4@>6D E9C@F89 E9@D6 H9@ 2C6 A=2465 :? E96D6 C@=6D] (6 2C6 9F>3=65 3J E96 D24C:7:46D >256 3J E96D6 >6? 2?5 H@>6? 2?5 E96:C 72>:=:6D — D24C:7:46D D@>6E:>6D 36J@?5 H92E 2?J @7 FD H@F=5 :>28:?6]”k^Am
kAm!@:C:6C H6?E @? E@ AC2J 7@C E96 H6==\36:?8 @7 E96D6 >6? 2?5 H@>2? 2?5 E96:C 72>:=:6D][ |@?C@6 82G6 2 4=@D:?8 36?65:4E:@?[ 2?5 $E24J $2?5 A=2J65 E2AD @? E96 ECF>A6E]k^Am
kAm%96 }@CE9 r@?H2J r6>6E6CJ H2D D6E E@ 9@DE @3D6CG2?46D AFE @? 3J p>6C:42? {68:@? !@DE hd[ 2?5 :? |2:?6[ uCJ63FC8^{@G6== |6>@C:2= 'u( !@DE efgb H2D D=2E65 E@ 92G6 HC62E9\=2J:?8D :? {@G6== 2?5 :? uCJ63FC8]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.