Memorial Day is when we honor those who died while serving.

So were the words spoken by Technical Sgt. Lacey Timony, who served as guest speaker during Tamaqua’s 149th annual Memorial Day service.Held Monday morning inside the Tamaqua Community Arts Center due to the weather, the service lived up to that billing and then some.Timony, a native of Ocean County, New Jersey, and a graduate of Panther Valley High School, served as guest speaker.She has 10 years of active duty, including supervising 55 wounded Airman in the Airman Transition Squadron, and currently serves at the rank of technical sergeant with the 193rd Special Operations Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Middletown."Memorial Day is when we honor those who died while serving," Timony said.Timony said, "More than a few local military members have demonstrated exceptional service before self."