Sumter dedicates Blue Star Memorial
(From left to right) U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Charles Mills, 20th FW command chief, Ione Dwyer, city of Sumter councilwoman, Joseph McElveen Jr., city of Sumter Mayor, and Col. William Jones, 20th Fighter Wing vice commander, stand in front of the new Blue Star Memorial sign in Memorial Park, Sumter, S.C., during the city’s Blue Star Memorial dedication ceremony, June 4, 2014. The dedication was hosted by the city of Sumter and the South Carolina Garden Club. The Blue Star flag program started in 1917 to denote families who had children serving in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Bass/Released)