Special ceremony

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
World War II veteran Charles Stoker of Benton, Ky., unveils the part of the Scott County War Memorial plaque where William O. Welty's name was added during a special ceremony Tuesday. Stoker is a family friend of Welty's survivors in Benton, Ky. (Photo by Scott Welton, Staff)

Name is added to memorial

scottw@standard-democrat.com

BENTON -- It was as if the space on the Scott County War Memorial had been reserved, just waiting for a name to be added.

A special ceremony was conducted Tuesday at the memorial on the Scott County Courthouse's front lawn to unveil the recently-added name of Pvt. William O. "Bill" Welty to the memorial.

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