SUPERIOR — Memorial Day is a day to remember those who fought for our freedom, and in Superior, residents did just that on Monday.
“This is very important because of all the men that we've lost recently. We've lost our very, very good friends just recently. Of course, all the people that we've lost in the past,” said Superior veteran Ken Quitt.
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People first gathered on the bridge across the Clark Fork River, laying a wreath into the water in memory of those who have fallen, followed by a gun salute on the bridge.
Superior veteran Christopher Kemp told MTN that Memorial Day is about remembering the true cost of freedom.
“680,000 plus have died in uniform in combat, death in this country. If we forget their sacrifice, we forget what it means to be an American,” said Kemp.
Community members went to the Superior Cemetery following the ceremony on the bridge, where American flags were placed on the graves of veterans and their spouses.
Another gun salute and a reading of the names of the recently fallen veterans from Superior. took place at the cemetery.
The ceremonies ended outside of town, where the color guard went to another cemetery to honor yet more veterans from the area.
