GREENSBURG, IN — A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Bicentennial Banners lining the streets of Greensburg that honor Decatur County veterans and others who have made their mark, took place Friday afternoon at Decatur County Memorial Hospital.
Those who served in wartime, their families, surviving family members of those killed in action plus other notable Greensburg and Decatur County natives such as former Major League pitcher Dyar Miller, Bluegrass Hall of Famer Larry Sparks, and Award-winning broadcast journalist Ruthanne Gordon attended the ceremony.
Decatur County Bicentennial coordinator John Pratt says there are a total of 145 banners – 105 for the military and 40 for non-military notables.
“The non-military banners are downtown. The veterans stretch all the way across Lincoln Street, cross over Lincoln Street, go on to Veterans Way, and goes the whole distance,” Pratt said.
He added those who can’t get to the area to see the banners can view them virtually.
“If you go on the website of the Decatur County Community Foundation, you can follow a tour that’s now been created, so it’s pretty cool,” Pratt said.
Friday’s event included a welcome by Greensburg Decatur County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Dawn Lowe; remarks by Gordon, Greensburg Mayor Joshua Marsh, DCMH Community Relations Director Dennis Fogle, Decatur County Community Foundation Board member Rick Nobbe, and Brenley Jameson – who spoke on behalf of the family of Ricky Alan Pate, who was killed in Vietnam in 1969.
You can view the ceremony in its entirety on the WRBI Facebook page.
