Memorial Day in Cody

Color Guard member Gary Brown, left, presents the colors Monday at a Memorial Day ceremony in Cody honoring Lt. Shane Childers of Powell, the first U.S. combat casualty in Operation Iraqi Freedom. A street adjacent to the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Park was named in honor of Childers, who also was honored with a newly dedicated memorial. Facing the flag are State Auditor Cynthia Cloud, Powell Mayor Scott Mangold and Sen. John Barrasso.  (Ruffin Prevost/WyoFile – click to enlarge)

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