Remembrance wreath placed on ‘Cross of the Unknown’

November 12, 2021 at 7:04 pm CST

The GFWC Illinois Polo Women's Club crafted and placed a remembrance wreath on the "Cross of the Unknown" in Fairmont Cemetery in Polo on Nov. 9. Left to right are: Sheila Dean; VFW Commander Max Snook; James Reynolds; Mike Scholl; Richard Jacks; Pat Kuhn; Cynthia Reynolds; Mary Cimino; and American Legion Post No. 83 Commander Marddi Rahn. Dean, Kuhn and Cimino are members of the GFWC Illinois Polo Women's Club. (Photo provided by Beth Green)

The GFWC Illinois Polo Women’s Club crafted and placed a remembrance wreath on the “Cross of the Unknown” at Fairmont Cemetery in Polo on Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. Women’s Club members, as well as Patrick Fegan Post No. 83 American Legion members, were present.

American Legion Post No. 83 Commander Marddi Rahn gave a statement explaining that 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. She gave a brief history of the tomb and read a befitting prayer honoring our lost servicemen and women whose remains have not returned home.