GREENVILLE – Greenville American Legion Post 140 held its Annual Memorial Day Free Lunch for local Veterans and spouses before the Memorial Day Parade through downtown Greenville. Services followed at the Greenville Union Cemetery for local Veterans and spouses sponsored by nine businesses and families.
“This means everything to the Veterans,” said Greenville Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran and Greenville Honor Guard member Rod Saylor. “Getting the community support and Eric Fee and the business that support the event is so much appreciated.”
“I know the Veterans appreciate it so much and the families also appreciate it,” Saylor added.
“It’s a group of us, I’m just a cog in the wheel,” said Tribute Funeral Homes’ Eric Fee. “We have a bunch of local businesses coming together because we wouldn’t be here obviously without our Veterans – they’re thanking us but this is just a small little thing we can do for them.”
Fee took time to show his appreciation for the Greenville Honor Guard.
“We appreciate everything they do and as a part of the community at the funeral home,” Fee stated. “When we have the Honor Guard participate, I’ve had Honor Guards in big cities and they’re not as good as ours.”
“Darke County is top notch and I mean that,” Fee continued. “I’ve had them. Our local Honor Guard is amazing.”
“We love doing this meal for the local Veterans,” Fee concluded. “We have a good number of sponsors. We appreciate our Veterans.”
Sponsors include Tribute Funeral Homes, Winner’s Meat Farm, Radiant Lighthouse Church, Beanz Buttercream Cakery and Eatery, Greenville Eikenberry’s IGA, Fitzwater Outdoor Maintenance, Wintrow’s Signs and Designs, Chuck & Vickie Wilcox, Dudley & Sharon Lipps.
