Despite some late-morning rain, the village of Gilboa continued a 97-year tradition of honoring Blanchard Township men and women who have lost their lives while serving their country. The village held their annual parade and threw ten wreaths into the Blanchard River in honor of the ten major wars that US soldiers have lost their lives in. They then walked over the Gilboa war memorial to dedicate a bronze plaque to Captain Sheldon Hall, the only World War II Ace pilot from Putnam County and a purple heart recipient.