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Audio cut in Memorial Day speech
By Phil Keren - Akron Beacon Journal
In this image captured from Hudson Community Television, retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter checks to see if the microphone is functioning after organizers turned off audio during a portion of his Memorial Day speech.
HUDSON, Ohio Organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony turned off a speaker’s microphone when the former U.S. Army officer began talking about how freed Black slaves had honored fallen soldiers soon after the Civil War.
A ceremony organizer turned off the microphone when the event’s keynote speaker, retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter, began sharing a story about freed Black slaves honoring deceased soldiers shortly after the end of the Civil War.
Effective immediately, [American Legion Department of Ohio] Department Commander Roger Friend has suspended [the] Hudson Lee-Bishop American Legion Post 464 Charter pending permanent closure, stated a news release issued by the American Legion Department of Ohio Friday afternoon. Upon demand, Jim Garrison has also resigned as a Post Officer and we have since demanded that he resign his membership altogether. The American Legion Department of Ohio does not hold space for members, veterans, or families of veterans who believe that censoring black history is acceptable behavior.
Garrison had served as adjutant of American Legion Lee-Bishop Post 464.
The American Legion Department of Ohio s executive board members who attended a Friday morning meeting unanimously backed Friend s decision to suspend the Hudson American Legion charter, said Suzette Heller, the state Legion s Department Adjutant.
May 25, 2020 was a day spent honoring veterans who have served the country in groups no more than 10 as COVID-19 peaked and fears of contamination were at an all-time high. May 31, 2021 was a drastically different day. Dozens of teams and organizations gathered with banners and instruments to march through downtown Westport,.
Hudson, Ohio s American Legion post has had its charter suspended and its leader has resigned after a veteran s microphone got cut while he spoke about Black Americans role in the history of Memorial Day.