People throughout the Valley especially enjoyed their freedom on Monday, while in the name of soldiers who fought but never made it home, the American Legion Post 100 organized the annual 21-gun salute, first at White Hill Cemetery and then at Veterans Memorial Bridge, on Memorial Day. Commander David Jackson’s grandson had the honor of casting the traditional wreath into the Roaring Fork River.
When asked what it means to him to be out there each year for this tradition, Commander Jackson, a certified steersman of the USS Forrestal aircraft carrier during the Vietnam War, simply responded, “It’s an honor.”
