Veterans honored at Orchard Rehab and Nursing Center in Medina
Photos by Ginny Kropf: Honor Guard members from the American Legion and VFW line up in the parking lot at Orchard Rehab and Nursing Center this morning to honor their 23 resident veterans.
MEDINA – Twenty-three residents of Orchard Rehab and Nursing Center in Medina were honored this morning with a special service paying tribute to veterans.
The annual Veterans Day observance was arranged by Activities Director Jamie Murphy, who created a Wall of Honor, listing the name and branch of service of the facility’s 23 veterans. Those who served represent the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.
Jamie Murphy, activities director at Orchard Rehab and Nursing Center, pins a red, white and blue ribbon on Robert Armstrong, a U.S. Navy veteran from Hamlin who served on the USS Saginaw and USS Prairie. The nursing home honored veterans who are residents this morning.
The veterans were moved outside where an Honor Guard from the local American Legion and VFWs in Medina and Albion presented a three-gun salute. The ceremony began with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer by David Kusmierczak, a member of the VFW and American Legion.
Auxiliaries from Medina’s American Legion and VFW made patriotic favors for each veteran, and Tops donated donuts.
Twenty-three residents of Orchard Rehab and Nursing Center who are veterans were honored with a special observance this morning on Veterans Day, featuring a three-gun salute and prayer by members of the American Legion and VFW in Medina and Albion.
Bob Hale, formerly of Elba, president of the nursing facility’s Residents’ Council, served as a weapons specialist in the U.S. Navy. He said he looks forward to this observance every Veterans Day.
The rehab and nursing facility also has a large sign made by Greg Stanton of Medina about 13 years ago, where the names of all deceased resident veterans are engraved.
Jamie Murphy created this wall of honor, listing all the residents of Orchard Rehab and Nursing Center who are veterans.
