After the strong storms on Friday evening, the humidity was
up and the grass was damp at Indian Hill cemetery on Saturday morning, July 14th. Undeterred, four Dragoons showed up before
8am to mow and trim grass and weeds on the cemetery grounds. Commander Waldo, Quartermaster Myrick, and compatriots
Tyrone Crowley and John Dennis participated in this workday and battled the
heat by drinking plenty of water and working in the shade of the trees when
possible. Tyrone indicated he was working in his brother Tom’s stead, representing
him as Tom had undergone eye surgery at the VA hospital just yesterday and
reported his eyesight was much improved. Treasurer Leverette had mowed around the entry
fence area earlier in the week which made running back over that section easier
and the roadside shoulder and all the areas back into the cemetery were mowed
today. Weed trimmers were used to cut
the grass in and around the bricked cemetery plots and around the trees and the
two mowers utilized cut the rest of the grass as well as most of the
undergrowth weeds. All the work was
completed by 11am. It was a long
productive morning of work that made the Indian Hill cemetery look terrific,
complemented by the Battle flags and iron crosses placed at the Confederate
graves. One photo shows a view of the
cemetery after accumulating a pile of limbs and twigs before mowing. Three photos show the cemetery after mowing and
trimming were complete. Two additional
photos in the next email show Tyrone trimming the fenceline and the other
showing a selfie of the other Dragoons at Indian Hill.
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