Remembering John V. Chapin

We stopped by the South Yamhill Cemetery today outside of McMinnville. I wanted a shot of a veteran's grave on Veteran's Day, and this one won out. We were a little dismayed that at this old cemetery, no caretakers or even families place flags on the graves of veterans on Veteran's Day. We found out that this is the site of the 3rd oldest church site west of the Mississippi, and there were many old graves. I don't know who John V. Chapin was, but he served in the army in World War I. Here are the other veterans we found:

Oren Melvin Wood
Private, Nebraska Cavalry
1846 - 1894
Civil War

Louis A. Bennett
Died October 23, 1918
22 years, 4 months, 14 days
World War I

Robert Millican
CPL US Marine Corps
1924- 1991
World War II

Ruth Whalen
TEG 3
US Army
World War II
11/4/1918 - 12/12/2000

David Wayne Ellis
Oct 22, 1954 - June 25, 1981
US Air Force
Vietnam

Thank you Oren, Louis, Robert, Ruth, David, and John. Veterans' Day, 2013.