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Photo: A legacy of liberty

Proudly we hail: Civil War re-enactors turn and face the American flag as “The Star-Spangled Banner” is played Tuesday during a remembrance ceremony to mark 150 years since President Abraham Lincoln was mortally shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865. The ceremony was put on by the Esther Reed Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which placed a wreath at the foot of the Lincoln Statue at Monroe Street and Main Avenue in downtown Spokane. “This gesture is one way to preserve the history of our country and memorialize one of our greatest presidents,” said DAR regent Christeen Olson. (Colin Mulvany)
Proudly we hail: Civil War re-enactors turn and face the American flag as “The Star-Spangled Banner” is played Tuesday during a remembrance ceremony to mark 150 years since President Abraham Lincoln was mortally shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865. The ceremony was put on by the Esther Reed Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which placed a wreath at the foot of the Lincoln Statue at Monroe Street and Main Avenue in downtown Spokane. “This gesture is one way to preserve the history of our country and memorialize one of our greatest presidents,” said DAR regent Christeen Olson.