Flags fly in Orrville's Field of Honor
The Field of Honor is a project started five years ago by the Orrville Exchange Club. This Memorial Day there were 115 flags flown in honor of those who have served in the military and as first responders.
America has a lot to be proud of and even more to be thankful for. In one small way the Field of Honor in Orrville, located just south of the fire station on Crown Hill Road, is a display for that very idea.
The Field of Honor is a way for anyone to show their appreciation to all who help keep us safe. The project began for all military and first responders, regardless of whether they are active or retired, living or have passed away, local or from far away, as a way to show appreciation for those honored.
This project was started five years ago by the Orrville Exchange Club, and the community has embraced it and has shown steady increases in support. This Memorial Day there were 115 flags flown, and there is still time to sponsor additional flags for the week-long display for Veterans Day in November.
The 115 flags are honoring the following:
Bobby Evans, Orrville Fire Fighter of the Year, and Cory Shane and Ryan Mace, Orrville Police Officers of the Year.
All veterans and active duty: Harry Fry, Army; Ross Ogden, Army; James A. Davis, Jr., National Guard; James A. Davis III, police officer; Dwight D. Brandt, Navy; Robert G. Butzer, Marines; Bob Hershey, Army; C.R. “Reggie” Williams, Air Force; Perry Auble, Army; Kenneth Auble, Navy; Milton Combs, Army; H. Chris Fisher, Marine Corp; Matt Birkbeck, police; Mason Birkbeck, police; James D. Clymer, Marine Corp; Jamison Clymer, Marine Corp; Myron Budd, Army; Thomas A. Chanda, Army; Clair Rehm, Army; Leroy Rehm, Army; J. Kent Seely, Army Air Corp;
James E. Gasser, Army and sheriff; William Herman Berk, Air Force; Robert Alan Gold, Sr., Navy; Gary Gonter, Army; Robert E. Gray, Army; Benny R. Horner, Navy; Pete Guster, Army; Fleet Brenneman, Army; Alvin M. Sowers, Jr., Marine Corp; Floyd “Junior” Johnson, Army; Charles A. Lorson, Army; Major Jeremy M. Forrer, Marine Corp; Lt. Jeffrey M. Lorson, fire fighter; Dennis Steiner, Marines, police; Richard and Kathryn Todd, Army/Air Force; Richard J. Todd, Navy; John M. Todd, Navy; William Wagner, Marines, Coast Guard Reserve;
Mike Wagner, Army and fire fighter; Larry Wagner, fire fighter, Coast Guard; George R. Amstutz, Army; Dean Lund, Marines; Theodore Hutchinson, Marines; SSGT Elliott Shaffer, Marines; Donald E. Holderman, Air Force; Daniel L. Holderman, Navy; Ralph Keplar, Army; Richard Keplar, Navy; Jack Crosser, Air Force; Jay Crosser, Army; Daniel Barden, Air Force; Kyle Likens, Army; Dick Lustig, Navy; Jared Lustig, Marines; John W. Raber, Army; Harry McMorrow, Army; Clifford H. Morrison, Army; H. D. Nelson, Army; Bob Nichols, Army Corp National Guard; David Pickett, Navy; Amanda Hammer, police; Dalton Hammer, police; James Brandt, Army;
Mike Hostetler, fire fighter; Craig Hostetler, fire fighter; Herman J. Panyard, Navy; Nevin Short, Army; Frank Short, Jr., Marines; Roger Saurer, Air Force; Russ Ballentine, fire fighter; Bob Reynolds, Army Air Corps; Don Weaver, Army; Walter B. Sturgeon, Army; Earl B. Crill, Army Air Corps; James R. Weeman, Marines; Raymond “Pete” Perkins and Angeline DellaFave Perkins, Army Air Corps/Navy; Dean Sullivan, Naval Reserve; Sam Paulo, Army; Joel Grossenbacher, Marines; Edwin Hignight, Navy; Lem Hignight, Army; Herb Liechty, Army; Kenneth M. Liechty, Army; Paul Sullivan, Army; Richard Sullivan, Air Force; Clarence Sullivan, Jr., Air Force;
Angel Kazim, Air Force; James L. Jackson, Army; Col. Clay Tipton, Marines; Michael F. Maag, fire fighter, paramedic; Adam Maag, fire fighter, paramedic; Irene G. Warner, Navy; Kent B. Warner, Navy; Orvis Evans, Air Force; Robert Webner, Army; Rodney L. Webner, Navy; S. Keith Bowen, Army; Robert T. Weltlich, Jr., Army; Robert Walsh, Navy; James Scarbrough, Navy; Phillip Simmons, Sr., Army; Robert A. Williams, Army; Dave Copley, Army; Rick Harvey, Marines; Jerry Supple, Army; Russell Rehm, Army; Carroll Scott, Army; Yehl Family, Army, Navy, Air Force; Robert E. McGill, Army, Air Force; Jerry L. McGill, Air Force; and police canine Freddie, police.
There is still time to sponsor a flag for 2020 Veterans Day and the 2021 season. The cost for the remainder of the 2020 season and the entire 2021 season is $45 per flag. Checks can be made payable to Orrville Exchange and mailed to P.O. Box 64, Orrville, OH 44667, or contact any member of the Orrville Exchange Club.
For questions call Lisa Reusser at 330-683-2888 or email orrvilleexchange@zoominternet.net. The proceeds from this project are split with one-third going to the Orrville Fire Fighters Association, one-third to the Orrville Police Auxiliary and the remaining going toward community projects.