Honoring veterans who didn’t make it home is the true focus of Memorial Day, and one central Pennsylvania organization has spent years making that a priority.
Every year, the Hampden Twp Veterans Recognition Committee holds a ceremony near Memorial Day to honor those who have died while serving in the military.
On Saturday, the committee will honor the legacy of two soldiers with ties to central Pennsylvania: Maj. Gen. Harold Greene, who died in Afghanistan, and Capt. Williams Hendricks, who served in the Revolutionary War…