Due to inclement weather, the dedication ceremony scheduled for May 16th began at 3:00 PM. Presented by the St. Bernard–Ludlow Grove Historical Society and hosted by General William H. Lytle Camp 10, Department of Ohio, the event took place in Section 2 of St. John Cemetery.

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Held in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, the program recognized nine U.S. Army veterans who received military headstones for previously unmarked graves. The ceremony also featured the unveiling of a Civil War headstone for Pvt. William H. Bode, which served as the central focus of the event.