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Memorial Day Parade in Flat Rock To Honor the Fallen

May 26, 2014 By Joe Pagano

Blue Star Mother and President of te Michigan Chapter, Lisa Gwilt Speaks in Flat Rock
Blue Star Mother and President of the Michigan Chapter, Lisa Gwilt Speaks in Flat Rock

 

This years Memorial Parade starts at the edge of the Business district and moves down Gibraltar through the Civic Center District to City Hall where the War Memorial is located.   This years speaker is President of the Blue Star Mothers of Michigan, Lisa Gwilt. She talked about teaching young folks to look at the memorials or grave sites of fallen solders not as just a name on a wall but that there is a real hero behind those name.   Members from the American Legion and VFW along with Ladies Auxiliary, Blue star moms and Boy Scouts laid wreaths at the base of the memorial.  Mayor Jonathan Dropiewski also spoke and thanked all of the current solders along with the veterans and families of fallen solders for helping making Flat Rock the city it is because of their sacrifices.

We must remember that this is a day to honor all those who gave their lives to keep us free.

“The greatest glory of a free-born people is to transmit that freedom to their children.” -William Havard

 

Honor Guard 21 Gus Salute n Flat Rock
Honor Guard 21 Gus Salute in Flat Rock

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The first Euro-American settlers in Flat Rock were Michael Vreeland and his five grown sons between 1811 and 1820. Michael had been captured by British Rangers during the Revolutionary War and released after American independence.

The family purchased 800 acres (3.2 km2). The town was called the Village of Vreeland until 1838 when the Vreeland family sold off the majority of the land and relinquished control of the area. The Vreeland families built the first grain and lumber mill, having brought the grinding stones from New York.

Descendants of Michael Vreeland still live in the town and attend Flat Rock public schools, being the seventh generation to reside in the town their family founded.

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