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LWC Singers honor U.S. Military killed in D-Day Invasion

By Duane Bonifer
News from Lindsey Wilson College

COLUMBIA, KY - A group of Lindsey Wilson College students celebrated the July 4 holiday by paying tribute to Americans who paid the ultimate price for to preserve the nation's freedom.

A select ensemble from the Lindsey Wilson Singers performed July 4 at a Memorial Recital and Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery in France. The students performed under the direction of LWC Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Ensembles Gerald Chafin.

A total of 73,000 U.S. soldiers were part of the 156,000 Allied troops who took part in the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion, the largest amphibious invasion in world history. Almost 2,500 U.S. soldiers were killed during the invasion.

The students who participated in the July 4 event in Normandy were: John Brown of Albany, KY; Allison Chafin of Columbia; Amber Clark of Kennesaw, Ga.; Jeremy Cloyd of Tompkinsville, KY; Kailyn Conner of Albany, KY; Andrew Ferguson of Columbia; Chelsea Pike of Campbellsville, KY; Emily Ramage of Columbia; Bailey Scott of Auburn, KY; Christian Talley of Columbia; and Lydia Tiller of Columbia. - Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College




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LWC Singers lay wreath at Normandy American Cemetery



2013-07-07 - American Cemetery, Normandy, France - Photo from Lindsey Wilson College.
Lindsey Wilson College Singers
John Brown of Albany, KY, left, Andrew Ferguson of Columbia, Lydia Tiller of Columbia, Christian Talley of Columbia and Allison Chafin of Columbia lay a wreath July 4 at the Normandy American Cemetery. - Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College

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Director of LWC Singers participates in ceremonies



2013-07-07 - American Cemetery, Normandy, France - Photo from Lindsey Wilson College.
LWC Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Ensembles Gerald Chafin, far left, joins the Lindsey Wilson Singers who participated in the July 4 Memorial Recital and Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the American Cemetery at Normandy, France. The students, in no particular order, who participated in the July 4 event in Normandy were: John Brown of Albany, KY; Allison Chafin of Columbia; Amber Clark of Kennesaw, Ga.; Jeremy Cloyd of Tompkinsville, KY; Kailyn Conner of Albany, KY; Andrew Ferguson of Columbia; Chelsea Pike of Campbellsville, KY; Emily Ramage of Columbia; Bailey Scott of Auburn, KY; Christian Talley of Columbia; and Lydia Tiller of Columbia. - Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College

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English Channel in background



2013-07-07 - American Cemetery, Normandy, France - Photo from Lindsey Wilson College.
LWC Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Ensembles Gerald Chafin, far left, joins the Lindsey Wilson Singers who participated in the July 4 Memorial Recital and Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the American Cemetery at Normandy, France. The students, in no particular order, who participated in the July 4 event in Normandy were: John Brown of Albany, KY; Allison Chafin of Columbia; Amber Clark of Kennesaw, Ga.; Jeremy Cloyd of Tompkinsville, KY; Kailyn Conner of Albany, KY; Andrew Ferguson of Columbia; Chelsea Pike of Campbellsville, KY; Emily Ramage of Columbia; Bailey Scott of Auburn, KY; Christian Talley of Columbia; and Lydia Tiller of Columbia. - Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College

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