Photo Gallery: Memorial Day Ceremony at Oconee Veterans Park

"When a soldier, Marine, sailor or airman dies on active duty, the members of his unit perform a rite called The Last Roll Call as part of the unit's memorial ceremony," explained Lt. Col. John Gentry during a Memorial Day Ceremony at Monday. "It's usually led by the senior non-commissioned officer and is a simple, yet poignant way for a unit to say goodbye to one of it's own."

The following names were read aloud during The Last Roll Call, led by Retired Army Sergeant Major Mark Saxon.

World War I

• Pvt. Dilmus Brown
• Pvt. Fred Foster
• Pvt. Edgar Coots
• Pvt. Willie H. Davis
• Pvt. Lewis S. Fields
• Pvt. Andrew Jacks
• Pvt. Lincoln Jackson
• Pvt. Manus Sanders
• Pvt. Pencila W. Thomas

World War II

• 1st Lt. Douglas M. Campbell  
• Staff Sgt. Roy V. Daniell
• Pfc. Henry A. Huff
• Pfc. Charles H. Hanson
• Technician 5th Grade James O. Hardigree Jr.
• Pvt. John E. Jackson
• Sgt. Erskine O. Marshall
• Pvt. Raymond O. Marshall
• Pvt. James W. McDaniel
• Sgt. William H. Mobley
• Seaman 1st Class Lee G. Nelms
• Pvt. Milton C. Newman
• Technician 4th Grade John W. Parker
• Pvt. Thomas L. Powell
• Chief Gunner’s Mate Frederick C. Sherrer
• Pfc. Lemuel H. Verner
• Pfc. William D. Walls
• Pfc. Walter L. Wood
• Pfc. Jewell Worley
• Pfc. Herschel H. Burger
• Seaman 1st Class Robert E. Branch, III
• Ssg. Arthur C. Bowden

Korean War

• Pvt. Donald I. Bell
• Cpl. Thomas R. Hardy

Vietnam War

• Pfc. Lawrence A. Stalnaker
• Spc. William T. Pittman
• Spc. John T. Walls

Operation Enduring Freedom

• 1Sg Luke Mercardante

Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Spc. Benyahmin B. Yahudah
• Spc. Joshua H. Reeves
• Spc. Evan Marshall