Service honors

Service honors
their sacrifice
Mahoning County residents killed or missing in action in the Vietnam War were remembered during the Laying of the Roses ceremony Sunday at the Vietnam War Memorial in downtown Youngstown. At top, Kathleen Bowman of Austintown honors her brother, Charles W. Brown Jr. At left, members of American Legion Post 235 in Girard prepare for the posting of the colors. Above, Carol Olson of Warren prepares to place a rose at the memorial in honor of her brother, Richard K. Lemmon. The 14th annual event was sponsored by Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 135 in Youngstown.