On a beautiful sunny Friday morning, there was a parade and visit to the tomb of former President William Henry Harrison.
Portrait of William Henry Harrison, former President of the USA
Many members of the community, state of Ohio and armed forces participated in the parade up the hill from the North Bend Community center.
Welcoming all participants was the Mayor of North Bend, Doug Sammons.
Once at the memorial, there were students from Taylor High School Choir and Band who sang the Star Spangled Banner to open the ceremony and God Bless America to close the event.
William Henry Harrison Memorial and Tomb in North Bend, Ohio
We were all treated to breathtaking views of the Ohio River Valley below us.
Ceremonial Wreaths were placed at the foot of the memorial by Hamilton County, Sons of the American Revolution, two chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution – Governor Othniel Looker and Hopewell chapters.
Ceremonial Wreath placed inside the memorial to William Henry Harrison
Flags were posted by the Knights of Columbus and VFW Post 10380.
A three round rifle volley was performed by the Green Township VFW Post 10380 followed by a musket salute performed by the Nolan Carson Memorial Color Guard of the Cincinnati Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Taps was played by SSG Jared Miller, Bugler for the 338th Army Band – U.S. Army Reserves. Ahh, how sweet the sound floating over the participants and onto the Ohio River valley below.
The opening and closing prayer was given by Chaplain Major Richard Melvin of the 643rd Regional Support Group, U.S. Army Reserve.
The event program is provided below:
Background of William Henry Harrison
Harrison had a farm in North Bend, Ohio where is tomb and monument stands on a bluff overlooking the Ohio river on the west side of Cincinnati.
Courtesy of Wikipedia – William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the ninth president of the United States, serving from March 4 to April 4, 1841, (31 days) the shortest presidency in U.S. history. He was also the first U.S. president to die in office, causing a brief constitutional crisis since presidential succession was not then fully defined in the U.S. Constitution.
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