Four local heroes will be inducted into the Pike County Memorial Hall of Heroes at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Zebulon Fire Station/Zebulon City Hall on 7818 US Route 19 South, Zebulon.
Pike County American Legion Post 197 will host the 2025 Pike County Memorial Hall of Heroes Induction Ceremony. The 2025 inductees include Georgia State Patrol Trooper Tony Lumley, Department of Georgia Natural Resources – Law Enforcement Division Ranger Rocky Wainwright, WWII Army Private Ezra Presley and WWII Army Private First Class William Presley.
Highlights of the Program include special bag pipe music, a POW/MIA tribute, a brief history of the Memorial Hall of Heroes, biography readings of the four inductees and the unveiling of each inductee’s shadow box and “Amazing Grace” with the posting of a Memorial Wreath followed by a moment of silance, “Last Call”, Federal Que siran blasts, three rifle ships and “Taps” in honor of the four inductees.
“The Memorial Hall of Heroes Class of 2025 will join 45 previous inductees. The Pike County community is invited to attend this ceremony in honor of these four heroes, and increase their knowledge of the Georgia State Patrol, the Department of Natural Resource – Law Enforcement Division, the WWII Normandy Invasion and the US WWII Pacific Theater of Operations,” said Post 197 Commander Bryan Richardson.
A reception in the Pike County Memorial Hall of Heroes will follow the ceremony. Attendees will be able to view all 49 current and previous inductee shadow boxes. The Pike County Memorial Hall of Heroes is open to the public when the Zebulon City Hall is open. The public is encouraged to check out this amazing museum of Pike County history.
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