Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster joined Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Casey Cox to honor local veterans during a regional Veterans Day ceremony. The event highlighted the community’s dedication to recognizing military service through local landmarks such as the Veterans Memorial Park, the Field of Honor at Garrison Park, the Fairfield Glade Veterans and First Responders Park, the Military Memorial Museum, and Quilts of Valor presentations.

A central focus of the gathering was the upcoming completion of the Milo Lemert Medal of Honor Memorial Park in downtown Cumberland County. The new site will commemorate a remarkable piece of local history from World War I, when an entire company of volunteers from Cumberland County deployed to France. Among them were Milo Lemert and Litton Thurman, who fought side by side in the same battle and received the nation’s highest military honors—the Medal of Honor for Lemert and the Distinguished Service Cross for Thurman.

Mayor Foster expressed gratitude to Speaker Sexton for securing state funding to help bring the memorial park and other veterans’ projects to fruition. Officials emphasized the ongoing importance of educating younger generations on the sacrifices required to preserve freedom.