August 2007
Photos for August 10, 2007
Hometown Harmony, composed of Charleah Firestone, from left, Carol Buchanan, Brenda Hershiser and Beth Gilchrist, sings "Armed Forces Medley" on Thursday morning during the opening ceremony for the Moving Wall. The quartet also performed the national anthem during the ceremony.
Carrie Floyd and her 5-year-old son, Mitchell, located and photographed the name of Gale S. Pritchard, a 23-year-old Craig resident who died fighting in Vietnam. Floyd said it is important to her to teach her son about the history the wall represents.
Jim Harned, of Grand Junction, makes a rubbing of a late solider's name found on the Moving Wall on Thursday at Loudy-Simpson Park. "Even though I wasn't (in Vietnam), it's a pretty emotional thing," Harned said.
Veteran Charley Watkins addresses the crowd that gathered Thursday morning at Loudy-Simpson Park for the opening ceremony of the Moving Wall, which is in Craig until Monday. Veterans, the mayor and a pastor spoke to the crowd about the efforts to get the wall here and its symbolism.
Linda Griffith, of Craig, searches the Moving Wall for the name of a friend of a friend following opening ceremonies Thursday at Loudy-Simpson Park. Griffith has visited the national Vietnam memorial in Washington, D.C., and said it was an emotional experience. "All of the sudden, you get this light feeling," Griffith said.
Trevaen Webb, 7, stands quietly in front of the Moving Wall, which is a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, on Thursday morning. The wall, which travels across the United States, contains the names of 58,253 soldiers who perished, or are still missing in action, during the Vietnam War. The wall is on display 24 hours a day through noon Monday at Loudy-Simpson Park.
Summer Ossen shows off the award-winning crocheted scarf that will be taken to the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. The 9-year-old is attending her first year at the Moffat County Fair.
Senior Cayla Maneotis has spent the summer preparing for her first season at the University of Northern Colorado.
Trystan Lyons, 6, shows his goat, Noel, Thursday morning during the open class of the Moffat County Fair goat show.
Makayla Goodnow, 13, center, and Karissa Maneotis, 14, right, hold onto their goats, Butterscotch and Nanners, respectively, while listening to judge Wravenna Phipps, of Edmond, Okla., on Thursday morning at the Moffat County Fair goat show. Maneotis won grand champion breeding doe. Goodnow took reserve champion.
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Question of the week
Do you seek medical care from The Memorial Hospital in Craig or Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs?
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