Monday, February 25, 2013

Wyoming Monument Service
Date: 7/5/2012 Album ID: 1498434
Photos by Bill Tarutis
The Wyoming Valley Band, under the direction of bandmaster Donald R. Williams, performs patriotic music at the 234th anniversary and the 134th annual commemorative service of the Battle of Wyoming Wednesday morning at the Wyoming Monument.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
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Members of the First Battalion, 109th Field Artillery, present the standards at the 234th anniversary and the 134th annual commemorative service of the Battle of Wyoming Wednesday morning at the Wyoming Monument.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
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Eleven-month-old Ava Smith of Harding looks up at the Wyoming Monument.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
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Wyoming Monument Association President Marcella Starr, right, offers welcoming remarks as Wyoming Historical & Geological Society President Janet Flack, keynote speaker Dr. William Lewis Jr., and Wyoming Commemorative Association President Frank Conyngham listen.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
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William Lewis III of Pittston places floral tributes at the base of the Wyoming Monument.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
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Pittston native Dr. William V. Lewis, Jr., gives the keynote address 'Building a Monument to our Patriots and a Landmark for our Nation' at the 234th anniversary and the 134th annual commemorative service of the Battle of Wyoming Wednesday morning at the Wyoming Monument.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
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The 24th Connecticut Militia fires its annual volley tribute.  BILL TARUTIS/FOR THE SUNDAY DISPATCH
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