Charles "Charlie" Hoying, far right, prepares to order seven members of the Minster Veteran's Firing Squad to raise their M1 rifles and deliver three volleys in rapid succession. The 21-member volunteer group, which relies on donations, includes Korean War and Vietnam Era veterans.
MINSTER - Pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket toward a waiting grave at St. Augustine Cemetery as local firing squad personnel stand at attention. The time has come to bid a patriotic farewell to a fallen veteran who served his country during good times and bad. [
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