Chaplain Horace Hamm, left, of Fuquay-Varina, retired U.S. Navy captain, salutes Walter Middleton of Sylva during the "Where Honor Is Due" ceremony Sunday, May 25, at First Baptist Church of Sylva. Sylva Mayor Brenda Oliver helped honor the 30-some Jackson County veterans present at the Memorial Day ceremony. Middleton, the only ex-prisoner of war in the group, was presented with the POW flag, which is inscribed with "You are never to be forgotten."
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