Laying of Roses Sunday at Korean War Memorial

AUSTINTOWN

The Korean War Veterans Association of Mahoning Valley, Chapter 137, will conduct a Laying of the Roses ceremony at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Wickcliffe Circle Korean War Memorial.

The main speaker is Army Lt. Col. James Shurtleff, retired. There also will be comments by state Sen. Joseph Schiavoni of Canfield, D-33rd, state Rep. Ronald Gerberry of Austintown,

D-59th, and Mahoning County Commissioner Anthony Traficanti.

A rose will be laid by the Marine Corps Detachment at the foot of the monument in honor of Marine John Kelly, who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Then, roses will be placed in honor of the other 122 from Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties killed in the Korean War.

John Pariza, commander of Chapter 137, also will announce the dedication of Interstate Route 680 as Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway.