119th East Palestine Firefighters Memorial
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The East Palestine Firefighters Association held their 119th memorial service to honor their brothers and sisters. The service included the last alarm drop memorial along with the playing of TAPS by a member of the East Palestine High School band. Rev. Mark McTrustry gave the invocation and benediction. Above: Jon McElroy, his father, Richard (Dick) McElroy and grandfather, Harold Brockman, are three generations of firefighters. Brockman is a retired life member who served 35 years with the department while Jon and Dick are current active members. As the honor roll of deceased firefighters is read, fellow firefighters and family members place a flag while the eagle clad brass bell is rung two times in their honor. Morning Journal/Patti Schaeffer
