During Memorial Day services conducted by members of Jim Thorpe American Legion Post 304 and Lady’s Auxiliary, Henry Desrosiers, Director of Veterans Affairs for Carbon County, prepares to drop a memorial wreath into the Lehigh River in remembrance of those who died at sea.

Members of Jim Thorpe American Legion Post 304 and Ladies Auxiliary conducted Memorial Day services at Christman’s Cemetery on Church Road in Penn Forest Township. VICTOR IZZO/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS