This is our Bluffton American Legion Post 382 response to the June 3, 2022, Iconoclast View:
This year we asked a Veteran to speak and verbally gave him our guidelines. Some may agree with his ideas, and some may disagree. Either way the speech was not appropriate for Memorial Day. Memorial Day is to honor our fallen comrades. We will in the future give written guidelines so this does not happen again. We have had excellent speakers and will continue to strive in the future to honor the fallen on Memorial Day.
To: Mayor Johnson, City Council Members, and Citizens of Bluffton, OH
I recently sent a letter to our mayor council members and also to the ICON, voicing concern about the thin blue line proposal. At this time I would like to continue expressing my concern. While many of us oppose the painting of the street, we are not opposed to honoring our law enforcement community as a whole and our fallen officers, in particular.
A suggestion is before Bluffton council to paint a thin blue line on Main Street, and/or blue American flags hung there in relation to Dominic Francis’ memory.
Bluffton is a good town, a good place to live, a good place to raise children, a good place to retire. Most recently, the tragic death of Officer Dominic Francis has simultaneously increased unity and also disparity within our community.
I would like to thank my entire family especially my wife, Mandy, my parents, Larry and Barb and all my friends for all of their prayers, support and words of encouragement during my recent medical issue.
The words, cards and support have been both extremely appreciated and humbling to say the least. A big thank you to my co-workers and “brothers” at the fire department for filling in for me when I was out on leave.
Here is an addition to old friend and classmate Bill Herr's article on longest home runs at Harmon Field diamond. I witnessed two legitimate homers, including the Brad Komminsk blast over trees, Riley Creek and onto the Triplett parking lot.
