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Woodbury honors its fallen

| 31 May 2012 | 11:08
    Photo by Bob Curtis Longtime town resident Frances Van Etten poses with a photo of her late husband Ralph Van Etten, who served as a sergeant in the Army during the Korean conflict - she donated the photograph to the Woodbury Historical Society, to be added to the annual Memorial Day display of veterans from the Town of Woodbury.
    Photo by Bob Curtis Longtime town resident Frances Van Etten poses with a photo of her late husband Ralph Van Etten, who served as a sergeant in the Army during the Korean conflict - she donated the photograph to the Woodbury Historical Society, to be added to the annual Memorial Day display of veterans from the Town of Woodbury.
    Photo by Bob Curtis Two-year-old Noa Silber from Highland Mills likes the flags on display outside of the Woodbury Historical Society headquarters.
    Photo by Bob Curtis Two-year-old Noa Silber from Highland Mills likes the flags on display outside of the Woodbury Historical Society headquarters.
    Photo by Bob Curtis Members of Brownie Troop 389 were among the marchers in the Memorial Day parade along Route 32 in the Town of Woodbury last Monday.
    Photo by Bob Curtis Members of Brownie Troop 389 were among the marchers in the Memorial Day parade along Route 32 in the Town of Woodbury last Monday.

HIGHLAND MILLS — As part of the Town of Woodbury Memorial Day ceremonies, the Woodbury Historical Society displays the photographs of the veterans from the Town of Woodbury. It is a simple but powerful reminder of the sacrifices of these veterans.

Here is the father of one of your neighbor’s.

Here is the son who will forever be 21 years old.

Here is the reminder of just how good looking a husband was when you and he were courting.

And it doing so, the display does more, much more than simply putting a face to a name.