The Best Years of Our Lives, a World War II Remembrance, presented by the American Veterans Remembrance Association and the Amherst Historical Society was held in Amherst on Nov 9. The event continues Nov. 10 at the Sandstone Village, 763 Milan Ave.
, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.
m. and is free to the public. Approximately 200 people gathered to learn about November 1945 as WWII ended and millions of servicemen and women returned home where many changes had taken place.
The event, which included about 100 people dressed in uniforms and attire re-enacting the times, also included music, fashion and the culture of the era. Elizabeth Fought, public relations manager for the Amherst Historical Society, said the re-enactors came from all across the country from as far as Washington, California, Tennessee, Virginia and many other states as well as Canada. In the Village’s St.
George Chapel, memorial services told about the 32 men who were lost from the Amherst and surrounding areas of Amherst Township, Brownhelm Township and others. The men’s photographs were displayed in the church for the audience to see as Stan Cook, a chaplain from Indiana, presented information about them and their loved ones and the sense of loss felt as their families and friends mourned their passing. “I feel like I know them,” said Cook, who’s been researching the men and their families since August in preparation of the weekend event.
Cook’s sermon included sentiments from those who lost their loved o.
